AthaU Facebook Group Seeking portals.  A new student wonders how to access their student email account; replies offer clues for initial set-up student email accounts. Discord Ready, set…wait.  A platform outage prevents several students from accessing their exams, causing re-scheduling headaches and frustration; others offer tips on avoiding rescheduling fees due to such tech issues…. Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Non-starters.  A question about which months are blocked for start dates for financial aid receives a quick response:  April, August, and December. Discord Burying the bottom grades.  In the #general channel, discussion around the parameters and uses of AU’s Temporary Compassionate Grading Policy, which expires December 31. reddit Scrap the scrap.  A… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, Dec 13, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) Info Session Tue, Dec 13, 3:00 to 4:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business news.athabascau.ca/events/doctorate-in-business-administration-dba-information-session-20221213/ RSVP through above link Sweater… Read more »

As the holiday shopping frenzy escalates, we glance back at some articles that looked askance at the consumerism of Christmas. Don’t get me started about the chestnuts.  b.e. hydomako muses on the meaning of the holiday known as Christmas, and tries to get past the consumerism to the human connections.  “But no, the important part,… Read more »

Scholarship name:  AUSU Indigenous Student Award Sponsored by:  AU and AUSU Deadline:  January 15, 2023 Potential payout:  Tuition credit toward one AU 3-credit undergrad course Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian citizens, must be of Indigenous kinship as defined by the applicant’s Indigenous nation (includes First Nation, Métis, and Inuit), and be admitted to AU… Read more »

Scholarship name:  The Dalton Camp Award 2023 Sponsored by:  FRIENDS Deadline:  January 6, 2023, 8:00 pm EST Potential payout:  up to $10,000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.  To be considered for the secondary student prize, applicants must be enrolled full-time at a recognized post-secondary institution. What’s required:  An… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, Dec 6, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MST 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, Dec 7, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page CIDER… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group App invasion.  A student has their computer taken over after downloading the app supposedly required to access new student email accounts; turns out it was a big whoops on AU’s part because the app was never intended to be associated with student accounts.  AU reps later report the app requirement has been… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Instant Record Check $500 Scholarship Sponsored by:  Instant Record Check Deadline:  December 31, 2022, 11:59 pm EST Potential payout:  $500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be legal residents of Canada or hold a valid student visa, be 18 years of age or over, and be currently enrolled in, or accepted to, a full-time undergrad… Read more »

One of the features of American Thanksgiving is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.  Voice writers have been there, done that. Hazel in the Big Apple.  Columnist Hazel Anaka recounts her trip to NYC, some of which seems strangely familiar.  “Through a lifetime of watching movies and reading novels set in New… Read more »