Elizabeth Eckert is a single mother of four children in her fourth year of an AU Bachelor of Arts — Psychology degree program. She grew up in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, but now resides in Red Deer, Alberta — a friendly city with less than 120,000 people and all of the amenities nestled among trees, rivers… Read more »
Scholarship name: LiveBright Scholarship Program Sponsored by: Sun Life Global Investments Deadline: September 30, 2017 Potential payout: $2000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be residents of Canada, between the ages of 16 to 25 or entering first year, enrolled in or plan to enrol in a qualifying full-time post-secondary program for the upcoming academic year. Check… Read more »
The disaster relief specials for Hurricane Harvey haven’t even aired yet and Hurricane Irma is lining up on Florida. And while we should remember that any individual extreme event is, of course, not evidence of climate change (just as a particularly frigid winter in Winnipeg isn’t evidence against it), the number of times that I’ve… Read more »
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Dear Barb: I am in my twenties and still living at home. I work full time and take courses at AU. I have recently begun dating a wonderful guy and I can see us working out long term, because we have a lot of common interests and rarely argue. I have met his family and… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Justine posts a link and invitation to AU psyc students and grads to join the new AU psyc group on Facebook. Courtney seeks feedback on RELS 204 Intro to World Religions, which spins off a discussion about helpful courses for essay-writing skills. Other posts include National Student Loans, ProctorU’s invigilator number (hint:… Read more »
Using classic novels to study creative writing is an easy way to learn plot and character development. I have found them most beneficial for character development as there is rarely a character that feels underdeveloped or there for no reason, each character is key to the plot. The characters are in control of themselves; the… Read more »
What do the rich and powerful do when family members need mental health care? If youre as ignorant of the lives of the upper crust as yours truly, the first image that comes to mind might be that of Rochesters first wife (in Charlotte Brontës 1847 novel Jane Eyre), shut off in one wing of… Read more »
Scholarship name: Act for Impact Scholarship Sponsored by: Scotiabank and yconic Deadline: September 20, 2017, 3:00pm EDT Potential payout: $2500 to $5000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be citizens or permanents residents of Canada or an international student, enrolled in a Canadian education institution for the 2017/18 academic year, and a member of yconic.com. See the… Read more »
“All successful academics work hard at the craft of writing,” says stylish writing evangelist, Helen Sword (p. 86). Many find that hard work thrilling (Sword). My thesis barely passed. I wrote longwinded sentences in passive voice. But most students write, well, poorly. Why? Universities rarely teach writing outside of the English department, says Sword…. Read more »