AthaU Facebook Group Seeking paper text.  A student looking for a paper version of an etext receives tips on both the AUSU app, and the Athabasca University Textbook Buy/Sell Facebook group. Discord Hit the showers.  A discussion in the #general channel discusses the merits of cold showers vs hot.  Hey, anything to avoid studying! reddit… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, Nov 29, 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, Nov 30, 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 Reference… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Calgary study group.  A call-out for students in or near NW Calgary to begin meeting for socializing, support, and accountability attracts some enthusiastic responses. Discord You’ve got mail!  (Maybe.)  Discussion in the #general channel mostly revolves around how to access student email after the upgrade.  Some students are forgetting about the “u”… Read more »

Scholarship name:  North American Van Lines Logistics Scholarship Sponsored by:  North American Van Lines Deadline:  December 15, 2022 Potential payout:  $1000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian Citizens or permanent residents, and enrolled (or enrolling) as a full-time student at an accredited Canadian university or college in an undergrad degree program in Logistics or equivalent… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, Nov 22, 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, Nov 23, 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. Faculty… Read more »

Last weekend’s bomb blast in Istanbul prompted us to delve into the archives to see what our Voices past have written about Turkey. East goes west.  Jason Sullivan describes the massive overhaul to Turkey’s education system in the 1920s.  “Women in particular benefited from Atatürk’s education reforms. Under the Islamist caliphate, girls had received little… Read more »

Since John McCrae wrote about poppies in his poem “In Flanders Fields”, poppies have come to symbolize our remembrance of those who lost their lives in WWI and subsequent wars. Lest we forget what the day is about.  Columnist Hazel Anaka outlines the reasons why we pause on Remembrance Day.  “If we ever stop remembering… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, Nov 15, 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 MBA for Executives Webinar Wed, Nov 16, 10:00 to 11:00 am MST Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business news.athabascau.ca/events/mba-for-executives-webinar-20221116/ RSVP through above link Library Chat Wed, Nov… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Money in the AU bank.  Responses to a question about where to find a student’s tuition account balance on myAU reveals that there is no such info in the student portal, but you can request it by contacting AU directly. reddit Learning supports.  A student with ADHD wonders how much AU course… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Burger King General High-School Track scholarship Sponsored by:  Burger King Deadline:  December 15, 2022 Potential payout:  $1000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be living in Canada, the U.S., Guam, or Puerto Rico; be graduating from high school or equivalent home schooling; have a cumulative high-school GPA of 2.0 or higher, or the equivalent; and… Read more »