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The Study Dude – Help! For Writers, Part II

There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to make your first sentences punchy. 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 personal anecdotes?even the embarrassing… Read more »

Student Sizzle! – AU Social Media

Not every AU student is on summer vacation! Many students continue their studies through the summer and keep connected through social media. AUSU Student Forums In the By-Election 2015 forum, Philip gets the ball rolling by announcing his intention to run for council, and inviting questions and comments. AthaU Facebook Group Kristin posts her exuberance… Read more »

AUSU Update

This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact ausu@ausu.org with questions or comments about this page. IMPORTANT DATES – July 31: Last day for Nomination for By-election – Aug 5-24: AUSU By-election campaign period – Aug 10: Last day to register for courses starting Sept 1… Read more »

Editorial – Bye-Bye July

This week, in addition to our Minds We Meet feature that brings us an interview with student Carla Knipe (who we soon may be seeing more from as a new writer in The Voice Magazine), we are also fortunate to have an interview with none other than the current President of Athabasca University, Dr. Peter… Read more »

Student Sizzle! – AU Social Media

AUSU Student Forums In the Business and Administration course discussion forum, neomonkey has found out that his tutor is on vacation for over a month ? the one he wants to do his exam in. AthaU Facebook Group Danielle wants to know what people’s favorite and least favorite courses are, and why. Shannon asks about… Read more »

This Summer’s Secret to Essay-Writing Motivation

Would you write an essay if you were offered hundreds of dollars? If You’re like me, you find essay-writing tedious and agonizing. I spend more time avoiding an essay than writing it (I became so proficient at this, it prompted Essay Avoidance: The Fine Art of Procrastination, my first article for The Voice Magazine.) My… Read more »

Riding the Storm

I needed to take a break from the books and get back into the wilderness, surround myself with nature, and lose myself for a while. Lucky for me, my Mom is always ready and willing to head out into the wild, so last week we loaded our kayaks into the back of the truck and… Read more »

Interview with Dr. Peter MacKinnon – AU’s Interim President

Dr. Peter MacKinnon is the interim president of Athabasca University. With a new NDP government and the recent report about AU’s financial vulnerability, you can imagine he’s a fairly busy guy. Fortunately for The Voice Magazine, Bethany Tynes managed to get a few minutes with him to conduct this interview. Dr. MacKinnon, you have an… Read more »