Dear Heather, I have done a few courses through AU and enjoyed them, and I’m thinking of trying to get a bachelor’s degree. How do I plan my program and decide which courses I should take? Steve, Calgary AB Dear Steve: Congratulations on deciding to earn a degree! It’s a challenge and requires lots of… Read more »

The Voice wishes to congratulate the following students, who have made the AU honours list for January 2004 Arril, David – London ON Atwell, Laura – Ardrossan AB Avery, C.E. Julie – Bedford NS Baird, Laura – Lethbridge AB Balash, Tracy – Edmonton AB Baptista, Theresa – St Albert AB Barrett, Thomas – Coquitlam BC… Read more »

AU SPORTS CLUB, NOW ONLINE! The AU Sports Club (AUSC) is now online and accepting new members. If you are a fan of sports or athletics, and would like to keep up to date on happenings in the world of sports, or just have an opportunity to speak with other sports fans, then this club… Read more »

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. ATLANTIC UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITIES BIOLOGY CONFERENCE AND AQUACULTURE CONFERENCE Mar 5-7 The annual Atlantic Undergraduate Universities Biology Conference and Aquaculture Conference is being hosted by the University College of Cape Breton (UCCB), in Sydney,… Read more »

The same Voice mugs and fleece jackets that you have seen pictured as prizes on the Annual Reader Survey page, are also for sale at great introductory prices. Own your own Voice logo merchandize, and let everyone know that you are a student of Canada’s premier distance education provider! The Voice coffee mug is a… Read more »

Classifieds are free for AU students! Contact voice@ausu.org for more information. TEACH ENGLISH Overseas: Jobs $$ Guaranteed-Great Pay. TESOL Certified 5 days in-class, on-line or by correspondence. FREE Information Seminar. FREE Infopack: 1-888-270-2941 or globaltesol.com – http://www.globaltesol.com AU SPORTS CLUB, NOW ONLINE! The AU Student Sports Club is now online at http://www.ausu.org/clubs/ausc . If you… Read more »

THIS WEEK AUSU ELECTION COVERAGE This week, more interviews with candidates for the next AUSU council! Watch for more in the next issue: Are you good at digging up information on the net? The Voice needs a contributor with excellent web searching skills to help create the Scholarship News column each week. We need scholarships… Read more »

AUSU COUNCIL CANDIDATE – Cindy Stobbe See http://www.ausu.org/election/candidates.php for a list of all of the candidates. How did you first become aware of AUSU Council, and why do you want to be a part of council in 2004? I first became aware of AUSU through a co-worker who used to sit on Council. This was… Read more »

AUSU COUNCIL CANDIDATE – Joy Krys See http://www.ausu.org/election/candidates.php for a list of all of the candidates. How did you first become aware of AUSU Council? While I was looking for a study companion, the idea of creating a club for student moms came to me. Since then, I got to know many council members and… Read more »

Dear Heather, My husband and I are in our early 30s and have been very happily married for almost five years. We have no children, and are getting very tired of people (family, friends, strangers) asking us when we’re going to have a baby. Usually, we try to ignore these questions, because the truth is,… Read more »