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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 COMPUTING SERVICES HELP DESK – SUMMER HOURS

The Computing Services (CS) Help Desk’s summer hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m daily, from July 5 through August 27. The CS Help Desk can be contacted by using the online trouble reporting form at http://www.athabascau.ca/html/depts/compserv/helpdesk/students/helpdesk_students.html(with the form link in the upper left), emailing helpdesk@athabascau.ca or phoning 1-800-788-9041, ext 6405. Make sure you… Read more »

AUSU This Month – AUSU Elects New Executive

NEW AUSU EXECUTIVE ELECTED This week, during the May 3rd council meeting, AUSU held an internal election to fill the three AUSU executive positions for this new term. The three positions were filled my acclamation, by a new President and Vice President External, and a returning VP Finance. The new Executive is: President: Mac McInnis… Read more »

Dear Heather

Dear Heather… My sister is getting married this summer, and we are in the process of mailing out invitations. While helping her do this, I discovered that she is planning to invite two of her ex-boyfriends! They are still good friends, but I think it is inappropriate for her to invite them to the wedding… Read more »

Editorial Pages – As if AU didn’t have enough to overcome…

As if AU didn’t have enough to overcome… If you live in Alberta, you’re probably already sick of hearing about Ralph Klein and the heavily plagiarized essay he submitted to the Alberta legislature last week in a bizarre attempt to worm his academic work into an entirely unrelated discussion on insurance rates. Klein clearly wanted… Read more »

Editorial Pages

Last week Laura Seymour asked, in a letter to the Editor, whether there is an AU doctorate in the arts or psychology on the horizon. It’s a question I’ve heard several times. AU students want to stick with AU as long as they can, and those who want to pursue master’s or doctoral studies don’t… Read more »

AU COMPUTING SERVICES HELP DESK – SUMMER HOURS

The Computing Services (CS) Help Desk’s summer hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m daily, from July 5 through August 27. The CS Help Desk can be contacted by using the online trouble reporting form at http://www.athabascau.ca/html/depts/compserv/helpdesk/students/helpdesk_students.html(with the form link in the upper left), emailing helpdesk@athabascau.ca or phoning 1-800-788-9041, ext 6405. Make sure you… Read more »

Dear Heather

Dear Heather: About two months ago, my oldest daughter, who was three months pregnant, suffered a miscarriage. She is still very upset and depressed about it, and I wondered if you had any suggestions about how I can help her begin to get over this loss. Sharon Dear Sharon: For many people, a miscarriage is… Read more »

AUSU This Month – AUSU Elects New Executive

NEW AUSU EXECUTIVE ELECTED This week, during the May 3rd council meeting, AUSU held an internal election to fill the three AUSU executive positions for this new term. The three positions were filled my acclamation, by a new President and Vice President External, and a returning VP Finance. The new Executive is: President: Mac McInnis… Read more »

Conference Connections

Know of a conference that is not on this list? Contact voice@ausu.org with the details and we’ll list it in Conference Connections. 58TH ANNUAL QUALITY CONGRESS May 24-26 Metro Toronto Conference Centre, Toronto, ON, http://aqc.asq.org/ Conference Contact: Robin Barry; Phone: 414-298-8789 x7364; Email: rbarry@asq.org Who should go? Teachers & Trainers – Administrators – Board Members/Trustees… Read more »