Scholarship name: CHS Scholarship Program Sponsored by: Canadian Hearing Society Deadline: June 22, 2017, 4:00 pm EDT Potential payout: up to $3000 per year of study Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be hard of hearing or deaf, be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and attending a recognized post-secondary program in the Fall of 2017 full- or… Read more »
When you fire up the blender, do you hear screams, baby gurgles, or mere whirls? Whichever, movie makers plan on you hearing subliminal sounds. Horror filmmakers add screams to creaking floors. Romance movie-makers slip-in moans to nightlife scenes. Most filmmakers add telling conversations you can’t quite hear. But, this stuff happens every day?in real life…. Read more »
In the early courses, I found I didn’t want to ask “silly” questions of my tutors. I felt that most of the questions I had were things I should be able to answer myself, and I didn’t want to bother anyone. But part way through, I believe it was my first philosophy course (difficult to… Read more »
Dr. Mary Claire King, an American Human geneticist, was born February 7, 1946, in Illinois, United States. King is recognized for identifying the genes responsible for certain types of breast cancer, she also was able to demonstrate that humans and chimpanzees are 99% genetically identical. In 1973, she received her doctorate in genetics from the… Read more »
Online MBA for Executives Info Session Wednesday, June 14, 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-6/ register online at above link second session: Wednesday, June 14, 6:00 to 7:00 pm MDT http://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/executive-mba-information-session-6pm-mst-7/
Graduation is something that can never be taken away from us. Attaining a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree means so much more than just receiving a piece of symbolic paper: it represents the adoption of a new social role. I learned this firsthand in 2014 when I attended my own convocation in Athabasca. Upon donning my… Read more »
AU’s Convocation 2017 is well underway. From Thursday, June 8, to Saturday, June 10, AU students are taking the final portion of their AU journey across a stage in Athabasca. They have come from all over Canada and beyond. For most, it is their first time on AU’s campus. I’ve watched each year’s convocation ceremonies… Read more »
This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact services@ausu.org with questions or comments about this page. IMPORTANT DATES – June 8: AUSU 25-year Birthday Party – Jun 8-10: AU 2017 Convocation – Jun 10: Deadline to register in a course starting July 1 – Jun 15:… Read more »
Dear Barb: A co-worker of mine lost his eighteen-year-old son in a terrible car accident. Everyone in the office is devastated and we don’t know what to say. He recently returned to work after a week off. We don’t want to make the father’s pain worse, but we also want to express how we feel…. Read more »
