Success can be a funny thing. We tend to think, “Once I get to this specific point I will have succeeded, and then I will be happy.” But the idea of success tends to morph and change the closer we get to realizing one form of it. For example, success could have been starting university. … Read more »
Bragg family Music Education Contributions Mount Allison University said, “The Department of Music at Mount Allison University is celebrating the announcement of a $1-million endowment for the program. The new funds, announced Oct. 27, will help support performance and experiential learning opportunities for Music students.” John Bragg founded the Bragg Women Music Opportunities Fund. Bragg… Read more »
Nothing like a contest to make people sit up and take notice. Case in point, the number of subscribers to the Voice Magazine have more than doubled since AUSU published our contest to win an iPad mini or one of 25 goodie packages of all new Voice Magazine and AUSU swag. But don’t worry, there’s… Read more »
Did you ever get denied an empty seat taken by a “ghost”? Or open doors for strangers who soak you with love or sock you with anger? Whatever the woe, tame that temper. Take scenario one—love: As I walked past a storefront, a middle-aged woman appeared in the parking lot. Her shoulders slouched. Her strides… Read more »
Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Info Session Tues, November 7, 10:00 to 11:00 am MST Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business business.athabascau.ca/event-details/athabasca-university-leadership-management-development-lmd-information-session-4-2-copy-copy-copy/ register online at above link Manufacturing Management (MMC) Info Session Tues, November 7, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business business.athabascau.ca/event-details/athabasca-university-manufacturing-management-mmc-information-session-4-2-copy-copy/ register online at above link Building… Read more »
November 1. This is it—the beginning of the end. I have six months to complete the requirements for my degree, and I’ve just started my very last course. Within six months, I’ll submit the final assignment. Breaking the plastic wrap on the final bundle of textbooks, printing out the final study schedule, staring at the… Read more »
Indira Gandhi was born November 19, 1917. in India and died October 31, 1984, in New Delhi, India. She was the first, and, to this day, the only female Prime Minister of India. She was in office from January 24, 1966 to March 24, 1977 and again January 14, 1980 till her death in 1984. … Read more »
On September 30th of this year Daniel Barbiero and Cristiano Bocci released their album Non-places. Barbiero has composed music that has been performed by orchestras such as The Subtle Body Transmission Orchestra and the Greek ensemble. Bocci has also had a storied music career, starting with guitar and bass and moving to the Theremin and… Read more »
Want the secret to getting an A? Use simple language sprinkled with big-words. That’s what the dean I knew did on her ascent to deanship. Her papers sounded grade-two jammed with jargon. That way, she didn’t pickle herself as either too stuffy or too stupid. To gather jargon for your essays, use critical theory—any theory. … Read more »
