One skill that Athabasca University taught me well was time management. I learned to prioritize my schedule and learned to say “no” to requests for use of my time. It was a hard lesson for me at first, I always wanted to be available to help, to visit, to do whatever. But there came a… Read more »
AUSU Council Meeting Tuesday, July 11, 5:30 to 7:30 pm MDT Telephone and online Hosted by AUSU http://www.ausu.org/event/july-council-meeting/ e-mail admin@ausu.org for meeting package Online MBA for Executives Info Session Wednesday, July 12, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Business http://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/executive-mba-information-session-10am-mst-7/ register online at above link second session: Wednesday, July 12,… Read more »
What if you plotted your own passing?literary style? You’re given three criteria: you begin with two initial scenes and a final scene. Well, That’s a way to start plotting, suggests Elizabeth Sims, author of You’ve Got a Book in You: A Stress-Free Guide to Writing the Book of your Dreams. Once you got these three… Read more »
Album: Spacebound Apes Artist: Neil Cowley Trio Deluding Ourselves as a Species “We are all spacebound apes. Whatever way you look at it. However much we delude ourselves that as a species we are at the pinnacle of all understanding, in truth we know nothing.” ?from “Lincoln” The 2017 Montreal International Jazz Festival is off… Read more »
Patricia Bath was born November 4, 1942, in Harlem, New York. Dr. Bath invented the Laserphaco which is a device and technique used in cataract surgery. In 1988, Bath received a patent for the Laserphaco. She was the first female ophthalmologist appointed to the faculty of the University of California, in the Los Angeles School… Read more »
AUSU recently rolled out its new AUSU Forums. The forums are an online social platform which enable AU students and others to discuss courses, ask questions, and interact with AUSU staff and council. Quietly launched in May, 2017, already some students have found the new AUSU Forums. Several course discussions are underway and more are… Read more »
People joke about running away and joining the circus, but what is life on the road really like for circus performers? The Royal Canadian Circus is currently making its way across Canada with its new show SPECTAC. The Circus has received rave reviews from audiences, and there have been many sold-out shows along the tour…. Read more »
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