Scholarship name: Mayor Andrée P. Boucher Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by: Federation of Canadian Municipalities Deadline: January 31, 2017 Potential payout: $4500 Eligibility restriction: Open to female students only, who are enrolled in a Canadian college or university. See the full eligibility criteria. What’s required: A cover letter describing your involvement in campus or community activities… Read more »
I have tried to use planners and calendars in the past and have had success with them. Calendars are good for having an overview of your months, appointments, deadlines, etc. My issue with using a day planner was I would be too ambitious. I would schedule my entire month a day at a time. It… Read more »
Did you take the #goodthings2016 challenge? In my article A Year Full of Goodness in The Voice Magazine last January, I wrote about my intent to keep a “jar of goodness” for the year. For a full year, I decided to jot a little note about one good thing that happened each day and add… Read more »
AU Library Orientation Tuesday, January 24, 6:00 to 7:00pm MST Online, Adobe Connect Hosted by AU Library & Scholarly Resources library.athabascau.ca/orientations Login to webinar at: https://athabascau.adobeconnect.com/library/
Bette Nesmith Graham was born on March 23, 1924, in Dallas, Texas and passed away May 12, 1980, in Richardson, Texas. She was known for inventing Liquid Paper?a lifesaver for secretaries and typists worldwide. Graham spent years working in her kitchen perfecting her formula. Eventually she mixed up a few bottles and brought them to… Read more »
John Vaillant, author of The Golden Spruce, The Tiger, and The Jaguar’s Children, is AU’s 2016-2017 Writer in Residence. During his term as Writer in Residence, Vaillant will spend time providing feedback to AU students about their writing while also working on his next book about last year’s devastating fires in Fort McMurray. The Voice… Read more »
Veronique “Ronnie” St. Germain-Wiwchar wanted to earn a psychology degree. So is working toward a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Psychology. She found AU through a doctor, when she was going through a difficult time. She wanted something to work towards, so decided on becoming a psychologist or psychiatrist to help people. What… Read more »
In case you missed the news, the government recently announced the people who would be conducting the long promised third-party review into the future of Athabasca University. If you’re a fairly new student to Athabasca, this may sound particularly concerning, but, sadly, this is nothing new, and really just a continuation of struggles that The… Read more »
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