Science Outreach Athabasca presents: 50,000 years of Arctic ground squirrels, volcanoes, and ancient DNA from Yukon Territory Tue, Sep 27, 7:00 to 9:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU and U of A news.athabascau.ca/events/science-outreach-athabasca-presents-50000-years-of-arctic-ground-squirrels-volcanoes-and-ancient-dna-from-yukon-territory/ No pre-registration necessary; access through above link Rural Resiliency:  Digital Divide Wed, Sep 28, 10:00 to 11:30 am MDT Online Hosted… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Bags of time.  Seeking tips on balancing full-time work with a full-time course load, a student benefits from others who are doing, or have done, the same, and who can manage to take the time to share their insights and suggestions. Discord There’s more than coffee percolating through the lounge.  Discussion threads… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Future of Work Scholarship Sponsored by:  Automotive Parts Manufacturer’s Association (APMA) Deadline:  September 30, 2022, 11:59 pm EDT Potential payout:  $2500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be students at a Canadian post-secondary institution; studying in the areas of engineering, skilled trades, cross-border logistics, or policy leadership; pursuing a career in Canada’s automotive sector; and… Read more »

Environmental, Social and Governance:  Reclamation in Canada’s Oilsands Tue, Sep 20, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU/ARBRI and Canadian Natural Resources news.athabascau.ca/events/environmental-social-and-governance-reclamation-in-canadas-oilsands/ Register through above link Medicine Wheel Teachings by Elder Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes Tue, Sep 20, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MDT Online via Zoom Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/medicine-wheel-teachings-by-elder-cheryle-chagnon-greyeyes/ RSVP through above… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Pretty Photoshop Actions Scholarship Sponsored by:  Pretty Presets & Actions Deadline:  October 15, 2022 Potential payout:  $500 USD Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be high school seniors, or enrolled in or planning to enrol in university or college in Canada or the U.S. What’s required:  An email with contact and academic info, a headshot… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Pretty Photoshop Actions Scholarship Sponsored by:  Pretty Presets & Actions Deadline:  October 15, 2022 Potential payout:  $500 USD Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be high school seniors, or enrolled in or planning to enrol in university or college in Canada or the U.S. What’s required:  An email with contact and academic info, a headshot… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group The GPA variations.  Answers to a query about GPA clarify that Program GPA includes only courses applicable to the student’s program while Transcript GPA includes every course taken, whether applicable to the program or not. Discord Who let the zucchini in here?  Conversations about funding, submitting course work on the final day,… Read more »

Scholarship name:  AES Engineering Scholarship Sponsored by:  AES Engineering Deadline:  October 8, 2022 Potential payout:  $500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be either high-school seniors or students attending a post-secondary educational facility. What’s required:  An email with contact and academic info, along with a 500-1000 word essay on the following topic:  “When you look back on… Read more »

Learning to Learn Online, AU’s massive open online course (MOOC) Sun, Sep 11 to Sat, Oct 15 Online Hosted by AU news.athabascau.ca/events/learning-to-learn-online-athabasca-universitys-massive-open-online-course-mooc-fall-2022/ Register through above link AUSU Town Hall:  Tuition & Fees Mon, Sep 12, 2022, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/town-hall-tuition-fees/ RSVP through above link  Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open… Read more »

Recent devastating floods in Pakistan got us thinking about how little many of us know about that country.  Books and movies, like travel, can help broaden the mind. On the screen.  Wanda Waterman reviews the 2013 filmed-in-Pakistan documentary Without Shepherds.  “Without Shepherds comes at a crossroads in the history of a country that has seemed… Read more »