Writing an Abstract for a Conference Wednesday, April 19, 1:00 to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Graduate Studies http://fgs.athabascau.ca/news/presentations/ e-mail fgseducation@athabascau.ca to register Bannock and a Movie “People of a Feather – Part 2 of 2” Friday, April 21, 12:00 to 1:10 pm MDT Athabasca University, Peace Hills Trust Tower, 12th… Read more »
AUSU will be splashing out $15,000 in a few weeks. Do you want some? May 1 is the deadline for the next round of AUSU scholarships, awards, and bursaries. With only a couple weeks to go, it’s time to start looking at which awards you qualify for. Most AUSU award applications require you to gather… Read more »
Are you a B or C student, dreaming of A’s? Or do you simply want to get smarter? In either case, you’ll benefit from Dan Hurley’s book Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power. Hurley challenges the recent notion that brain-smarts stay the same. Yes, research now indicates you can get smarter. We know… Read more »
Scholarship name: The Loblaw Scholarship Sponsored by: The W. Garfield Weston Foundation and Loblaw Companies Limited Deadline: April 28, 2017, 3:00pm EDT Potential payout: $1500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, must be enrolled or planning to enrol in an undergraduate degree program at a Canadian university or college… Read more »
I recently spoke with AUSU’s new (as of April 12) Vice President Finance and Administration, Scott Jacobsen, about some specific motivations and ambitions for his first term as an AUSU Executive. Scott is completing the third year of a general studies program at AU, and he has been an active member of AUSU council since… 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 – Apr 10: Deadline to register in a course starting May 1 – Apr 11: AUSU Council Meeting – Apr 28: Deadline to apply for course extension for… 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 – Apr 10: Deadline to register in a course starting May 1 – Apr 11: AUSU Council Meeting – Apr 28: Deadline to apply for course extension for… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, my girlfriend and I have been dating six months. We have a lot of the same interests and get along remarkably well, except that she’s extremely jealous. Her last boyfriend cheated on her, so I understand being cautious, but this is extreme. Everywhere we go she seems to pick out some woman… Read more »
CBC’s Canada Reads debate is upon us again. I love listening to books being debated and the conversations that flood social media after each elimination. There is something wonderful seeing a love of literature flood social media. It may only last for a few days, but it is fantastic. Not everyone agrees with the execution… Read more »
Religious nations “likely” to perform worse in science and mathematics education The Irish Times reports that religious nations are “likely to perform worse in science and maths.” 76 countries were examined by the researchers in the study. The “five least religious countries” were the Czech Republic, Estonia, Japan, Norway, and Sweden while the most religious… Read more »