Sometimes you need a change of scenery, even if you protested that change several times in the past. I had set my office up in a small spare bedroom, it was cozy, quaint (tiny), and it worked for me. It was my space and I could hide away in there for hours working. My husband… Read more »
LinkedIn Tips & Training Workshop Tuesday, March 14, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Business http://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/linkedin-tips-training-workshop/ register online at above address AU Open House Info Session – Edmonton Tuesday, March 14, 12:00 to 1:00 pm MDT Commonwealth Rec Centre, 11000 Stadium Rd NW, Room 205, Edmonton AB In-person Hosted by… Read more »
50 Shades Darker is the sequel to the first film in the series, 50 Shades of Grey. Not much has changed from the previous film; Christian (Jamie Dornan) remains a billionaire with lots of money and Anastasia (Dakota Johnson) is working for a publishing firm after quitting her position at Mr. Grey’s office. After a… Read more »
StarBenders is an Atlanta-based electro-rock glam band noted for addictive melodies and youthful angst lyrics. They’ve just released “Down and Out,” a follow-up track to their recent album, Heavy Petting. Maestro guitarist and singer Kimi Shelter recently took the time to answer our questions about her background and the band, and gave some clues as… Read more »
Scholarship name: Retail as a Career Scholarship Sponsored by: Retail Council of Canada Deadline: March 31, 2017 Potential payout: $1000 to $5000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be pursuing a retail, business, or marketing-related program, be enrolled at a Canadian college or university for Fall 2017, and currently working within the retail industry. See full eligibility… Read more »
The Student Lifeline program has more than just general mental health and wellness advice. AU students will find plenty of resources to help them in their studies too. AUSU and AUGSA provide the Student Lifeline program free for all AU students. Students can access the program from anywhere, twenty-four hours a day. In addition to… Read more »
Want a shocker? Well, I plan on posting my students’ presentations on YouTube—with student permissions, of course. Online for the public eye—creating open and transparent knowledge—knowledge educators tend to stuff inside the catacombs (translate: garbage bins) of ivory towers. As an aside, I’m not an AU instructor; I instruct at a small community college. But… Read more »
Equality in Education. In an International Women’s Day…by the numbers post, Statistics Canada offered recent stats on where women stand in education: – 56.3% of postsecondary enrolments in 2014/2015 were by women – 57.7% of postsecondary graduates in 2014 were women – 54.2% of university degree holders aged 25 to 64 (in 2011) were women… Read more »
The Voice Magazine spoke to one AU student who epitomizes the late bloomer mindset. Many students will recognize JoAnne Formanek Gustafson from the unofficial Athabasca University group page on Facebook, where she volunteers as the group’s administrator. Some may remember her from our AU Profile in 2009, and if you ever wondered what became of… Read more »
A recent Facebook message sent by someone I went to high school with informed me that a group from our grad class was starting to plan our 30-year reunion. After reading it, I had two reactions. The first one was, “We are just not that old—seriously; weren’t the 1980s just ten years ago?” and the… Read more »