MBA For Executives Webinar Tues, May 30, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business news.athabascau.ca/events/mba-for-executives-webinar-20230530/ RSVP through above link Library Chat Tues, May 30, 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 Library Chat Wed, May… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Too hot to handle.  A discussion thread prompted by AU’s announcement of an annual fee to access academic transcripts gets too fiesty and is pulled off the page. Discord Guardians at the gate.  A few posts discuss the recently-implemented requirement for installing the guardian secure browser for ProctorU-invigilated exams.  Nobody’s lovin’ it…. Read more »

Scholarship name:  Boom & Bucket’s Student Scholarship Program Sponsored by:  Boom & Bucket Deadline:  June 15, 2023, 12:00 pm CT Potential payout:  $1000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be enrolled, or planning to enrol, in a program related to heavy equipment at a college or trade school in Canada or the U.S. What’s required:  An online… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, May 23, 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 The Pushkin Question or: Shouldn’t You Be Reading Shevchenko? An Evening with Writer in Residence Myrna Kostash Tues, May 23, 7:00 to 8:30 pm MDT St Albert Public… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Hard deadline.  A question that comes up regularly about how strict the 10th of the month course enrol deadline is.  Sounds like there’s zero flex. Discord Getting prepared for outages.  A discussion about potential power or internet disruptions produces tips on preparing course material for offline access. reddit The Good, the Bad,… Read more »

Many Canadian communities continue to mount fireworks displays on the Victoria Day weekend.  Our archives revealed some different slants on fireworks. The smell of gunpowder in the morning.  Bill Pollett remembers the quiet hours of reflection after a late-evening fireworks display.  “It was long past midnight before the kids were finally bedded down in sleeping… Read more »

Scholarship name:  A-1 Auto Transport Annual Scholarship Sponsored by:  A-1 Auto Transport Deadline:  June 30, 2023 Potential payout:  up to $1000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be current full- or part-time students of an accredited or non-accredited institute, truck driving school or other logistics program, and must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher…. Read more »

When flushing a toilet we might say a silent prayer to the septic gods for another year of scentless success; nowadays there’s no cesspools out back of our homes because water management allows us to flow free of our less desirable productions.  Meanwhile, wherever water goes in nature we know that it’s vital and has… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, May 16, 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 Library Chat Wed, May 17, 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 Faculty… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Progressive Automations Scholarship Program Sponsored by:  Progressive Automations Deadline:  June 15, 2023 Potential payout:  $2500 CAD Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be enrolled in the September 2023 semester at a recognized Canadian or U.S. post-secondary university or college in a full-time engineering program. What’s required:  An online application, along with a description or design… Read more »