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The Voice

The Voice is the collective presence of the writers who submit on behalf of the magazine. All praise to them!

AU-Thentic Events

Indigenous Student Week What is the I in FNMI? Mon, Sep 25, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/whatistheiinfnmi/ RSVP through above link Library Chat Tues, Sep 26, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page FGS Developing… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  Pretty Actions Scholarship Sponsored by:  Pretty Photoshop Actions Deadline:  October 15, 2023 Potential payout:  $500 USD Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be either high school seniors, students transitioning to university or college, or already enrolled at a university or college in Canada or the U.S. What’s required:  An email with contact and academic info,… Read more »

Student Sizzle!—Following What’s Hot!

Facebook MATH 265 Help?  Students posted that they struggled with Math 265 after one requested resources. One student replied with a resource from Reddit on the topic of Math 265 learning aids. The Reddit post lists YouTube and Khan Academy tutorials that will aid the student in achieving success: https://www.reddit.com/r/AthabascaUniversity/comments/v25qmv/course_review_math_265/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Reddit How to get started… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

Library Chat Tues, Sep 19, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page What’s age got to do with it? Writing as a mature student Tues, Sep 19, 12:30 to 1:30 pm MDT Online via Microsoft Teams Hosted by AU’s Write… Read more »

Student Sizzle—AU Social Media

Facebook AI teaches interpersonal communications?! A student jokes that her Interpersonal Communications class involves interacting with AI. Another student asks if it’s COM 329. Yet another student jokes that she preferred the class as an introvert and mentions that the final essay is about AI.  Reddit Plan your major with Degree Works. A student is… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  Pretty Actions Scholarship Sponsored by:  Pretty Photoshop Actions Deadline:  October 15, 2023 Potential payout:  $500 USD Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be either high school seniors, students transitioning to university or college, or already enrolled at a university or college in Canada or the U.S. What’s required:  An email with contact and academic info,… Read more »

The Vintage Voice

Last week’s devastating earthquake in Morocco got us digging around to see what Voice writers had to say about that area. The fourth R.  Jason Sullivan examines the structure Morocco’s education system developed after its 1956 independence from France.  “Education in Morocco was always about more than just learning the three R’s or learning about… Read more »

Research Participants Needed!

PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH ON INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE SURVIVORS’ EXPERIENCES Have you ever been subjected to violence by an intimate partner? Did a law enforcement officer respond to an incident of abuse? Are you 18 years of age or older?  We are looking for volunteers to take part in a study of intimate partner violence… Read more »

Vintage Voice!

Twenty-two years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, we sift through the reflections of Voice writers from the years following those events. Twin towers keychain, anyone?  Travelling to NYC less than two years after the 9/11 attacks, Sara Kinninmont has mixed feelings about visiting the site of Ground Zero.  “All these images swarmed… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  AES Engineering Scholarships Sponsored by:  AES Engineering Deadline:  October 8, 2023 Potential payout:  $500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be high school seniors or students attending a post-secondary educational facility. What’s required:  An email with contact and school info, along with an essay of 500-1000 words answering the following:  When you look back on… Read more »