Viola Irene Desmond was born July 6, 1914, in Halifax Nova Scotia and died February 7, 1965, in New York City, New York. Viola Desmond will be the first Canadian woman to be featured on a 10 dollar bill, beginning in 2018. In 1946 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Desmond refused to leave the main… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group New student Brittany wants to know where to find her instructor’s name. Amanda seeks input on the material differences of undergrad vs grad courses. Jeffi inquires when the 2016 T2202A forms will be ready. Komal is curious how quickly others have finished their programs. Other posts include student interviews, AUSU, AU’s Writer-in-Residence,… Read more »
Canadian Christians are behind in education According to The Catholic Register, the Canadian Christian population “is less educated than Canadian Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and even those who have no religious affiliation.” This is based on reportage from the Pew Research Center. The Pew Research Center, based in the United States, conducted a global study of… Read more »
It’s time to turn off the web cam, turn up the heat, and take it all off! You almost missed it, but February 3 is the eighth annual “Working Naked Day.” The first Friday in February is the designated day to strip away encumbrances and celebrate the unconcealed freedom that accompanies working—or studying—from home. Working… Read more »
Business Undergraduate Information Session Monday, February 6, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MST Online Hosted by Athabasca University’s Faculty of Business http://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/business-undergraduate-information-session/ register online at the above address AU Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Information Session Tuesday, February 7, 10:00 to 11:00 am MST Online Hosted by Athabasca University’s Faculty of Business http://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/athabasca-university-leadership-management-development-lmd-information-session-4/ register online at… Read more »
What do your workplace conditions look like? I survived my first month of work after overcoming years of daily panic attacks. At first, I felt strong in the workplace. But, now, I feel frazzled. I work in a high-stress, scatterbrained environment. My boss’s negative personality trait is “uncooperative”; mine is “oversensitive”—not the best fit. Some… Read more »
Scholarship name: AU First in Family to Attend University Award Sponsored by: Athabasca University Deadline: February 15, 2017 Potential payout: $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must not have grandparents, parents nor siblings who have earned a post-secondary degree, diploma, or certificate, must have completed a minimum 9 AU program credits, and have a GPA of at… Read more »
Sometimes you have to take a chance, an opportunity won’t “fall in your lap”, or appear before you. You create your own opportunities and chances. Just like there are no overnight successes there are no (or very few) chances falling from the sky with no work/effort to create them. When we attend university we are… Read more »
A Course in Bullshit. If you think the world is awash in bullshit, this course is for you. Also, if you don’t think the world is awash in bullshit, this course is for you. University of Washington instructors Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin West will deliver a 1-credit course entitled “Calling Bullshit in the Age… Read more »
This spring I’m going to be planting a small bundle of explosives near my home in Montreal, Quebec. I’ll be burying them in the soil at Dante Park, where I often go to sit on a bench, drink a thermos of tea, and talk to my good buddy, the bust of Dante. I’ve been a… Read more »