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At Home: Higher US passport fees could affect Canadian tourism The success of the recent Winter Olympics in Vancouver brought Canada to the world’s attention. But a hefty hike in US passport fees could put a damper on American visitors getting to know us better. As the Toronto Star recently reported, the US State Department… Read more »
If you need statistics on just about any aspect of postsecondary education, this Statistics Canada page is the place to find them. The info is divided into several sections: Postsecondary; Data, Research and Analysis; Support for Faculty; Support for Students; and Additional Publications. There’s a wealth of information here?everything from links to student awards to… Read more »
The Laurence Decore award is a $500 bursary that recognizes students for their ?outstanding dedication and leadership to fellow students and to their community.? The AU winner must be an Alberta resident (the award is funded by the Alberta government) currently enrolled in three or more AU courses. The winner will be selected based on… Read more »
AUSU Election! It’s here! The Election for your 2010-2012 Council. AUSU is looking for interested individuals who believe they can speak for the students of AU. To be eligible, you need to have completed at least one course, and be currently enrolled in a course. Self-nominations will be accepted until February 15th. Voting starts on… Read more »
If you think surfing first became popular thanks to The Beach Boys, you’d be off by a couple of hundred years. Apparently, on Captain James Cook’s third expedition to the Pacific, Lieutenant James King made ?the earliest written account of surfing,? a diversion that was ?most common.? Surfing Dolphins Who says you need a surfboard… Read more »
At Home: U of T shifts to lower-risk investing After a decade of ?disappointing returns??and a $1.5-bilion loss?the University of Toronto is moving away from the aggressive investment strategy it implemented in 2000. As the Globe and Mail reports, a corporation called University of Toronto Asset Management (UTAM) was set up to ?boost returns by… Read more »
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AUSU Election! It’s here! The Election for your 2010-2012 Council. AUSU is looking for interested individuals who believe they can speak for the students of AU. To be eligible, you need to have completed at least one course, and be currently enrolled in a course. Self-nominations will be accepted until February 15th. Voting starts on… Read more »
The Laurence Decore award is a $500 bursary that recognizes students for their ?outstanding dedication and leadership to fellow students and to their community.? The AU winner must be an Alberta resident (the award is funded by the Alberta government) currently enrolled in three or more AU courses. The winner will be selected based on… Read more »