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The Lonely Social Student

Facebook’s now a landmark for student cash, clubs, and contests. Let me clarify. Do you have a research project and need to solicit research participants for interviews? Do you want to start an academic club or debate team? Or do you want to sell tutoring services? If you flinched at any of these questions, then… Read more »

The Gummy-Bear Method for Motivation

Motivation tricks are the little games we play to cajole ourselves into persevering through a disagreeable task. Some days, students have no problem getting through several hours of solid studying while, on other days, every minute buried in a textbook seems like eternal agony. AU student Amanda Gillis recently posted a photo of her newly-adopted… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events – Upcoming AU-related Events

Creating a winning 3MT in 3 steps Tuesday, February 21, 1:00 to 2:00pm MST Online Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Graduate Studies http://fgs.athabascau.ca/news/presentations/ e-mail fgseducation@athabascau.ca to register Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) Information Session Wednesday, February 22, 10:00 to 11:00 am MST Online Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Business http://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/doctorate-business-administration-dba-information-session-3/ register online at the above… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name: RBC Students Leading Change Scholarship Sponsored by: Royal Bank Deadline: February 28, 2017, 3:00pm EST Potential payout: $10,000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be enrolled full-time in a degree or diploma program at a Canadian university or college, and have a GPA equivalent to a 75% average. See… Read more »

Minds We Meet – Interviewing Students Like You!

Dakota Soares was homeschooled until Grade 12. His educational path has been geared to earning a degree at AU. So, he started taking courses in high school to eventually start classes at AU. Last September, he signed up for the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Systems. For his day jobs, he raises… Read more »

Editorial – A Turn for the Worse

My reading lately has taken a turn for the worse. By that I mean I find my attention caught by stories of impending doom and gloom. And no, I’m not just talking about the endless parade of news stemming from the U.S. President’s office. I mean I’m reading about the coming of AI and automation… Read more »

AUSU Update!

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 – Feb 10: Deadline to register in a course starting Mar 1 – Feb 15: February degree requirements deadline – Feb 16: AUSU Council Meeting – Feb 28:… Read more »