On June 26th at 10:00am, council held its in-person meeting in Edmonton, but members were also allowed to join via teleconference. The meeting was called by President Wasylyshyn. Five councillors attended in person, and one by teleconference, but there were three Councillors who were absent including Philip Kirkbride, Dixie Tolver, and Josh Cross. The meeting… Read more »
The classic film Papillon illustrates the life of a convict who, immured on an island, counts waves crashing onto the shore and eventually realizes that one out of every seven will carry his raft to freedom. Distance education likewise recounts isolation in a way that no other life experience touches. We students choose our sentence,… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Jay wonders if requests for paper exams are being processed as usual. Zuzie wants to know how to obtain a letter of permission to take a course at another institution. Other posts include completing that last AU course and courses EDPY 470, LGST 369, MKTG 396, and PSYC 347. Twitter @AthabascaU tweets:… Read more »
The Atlanta-based blues-rock quartet Brother Hawk has just released a new album, Big Medicine, a selection of songs from their earlier EPs, and is now promoting it with a summer tour of the USA. J.B. Brisendine (vocals and guitar), Nick Johns¬ (keyboards and vocals), James Fedigan (bass), and Allan Carson (drums) got together in 2010… Read more »
Musician: Of Clocks and Clouds Album: Better Off Get ready for some intense alternative rock. Brooklyn-based rockers Of Clocks and Clouds have just released their self-produced album Better Off. Inspired by The Black Keys, Pink Floyd, Beck, and Queens of the Stone Age, musicians Joe Salgo and Ross Procaccio “pride themselves on standing apart from… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to find the middle ground between formal and informal writing. Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the study tips you need to help make your learning easier. I’ll also give you straight and honest opinions and… Read more »
Athabasca University’s library launched a new orientation video series earlier this month. This 9-part series provides students with a quick overview of how to navigate the AU Library website and how to conduct effective research. The video series is presented in easily-digestible chunks of about 4 minutes each. Each video builds on the previous one… Read more »
Dr. Eric Strikwerda is an AU assistant professor in the Center for Humanities. He teaches a number of courses and this article is a continuation of our interview with him about History 338: The History of the Canadian West Is there a part of the course they’ve heard students really enjoy? What is it? I… Read more »
Athabasca University has taken It’s 2015-2016 proposed budget to the General Faculties Council for review and explanation. I say explanation because That’s something this budget really needs. Do you remember not long ago, just last year, in fact, when reports were coming out that AU was going to be facing insolvency? But our interim President,… Read more »
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