Scholarship name:  For the Love of Curling Scholarship Program Sponsored by:  Curling Canada Foundation Deadline:  June 30, 2022, 11:59 pm EDT Potential payout:  $2500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian citizens, 22 years old or younger by December 31, 2022, enrolled full-time in a Canadian university or college, have a minimum grade average of 70%… Read more »

The United Nations recognizes May 21 as International Tea Day.  After water, tea is the world’s most-consumed beverage, and our writers past had much to say about it. The art of down-home tea.  Wanda Waterman hunts for a brew equal to that she remembers from Nova Scotia.  “When poured out the colour is a rich,… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Course switch.  A required course has disappeared from AU’s course list, a student reports; in this case the course had been renamed, but in general responders advise that students can always inquire about alternate courses when one is no longer offered. Discord Tech shopping tip.  A student asking whether AU provides student… Read more »

If spring has finally arrived in your little patch of paradise, you might be thinking about gardening.  Us too! Soil and the city.  Zoe Dalton summarizes the concept of sustainable urban landscape design.  “Looking at the garden as a static piece of yard wallpaper is a vision that won’t go far in improving the future… Read more »

CHAT with AU Library Tues, May 10, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library library.athabascau.ca/page/ann No pre-registration necessary; access through CHAT link on home page Academic Integrity Webinar:  Who, me?  Cheat? Tues, May 10, 12:00 to 1:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library news.athabascau.ca/events/academic-integrity-webinar-who-me-cheat/ No pre-registration needed; access webinar through… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Bayer Crop Science Opportunity Scholarship Sponsored by:  Bayer Crop Science, Inc. Deadline:  June 8, 2022, 1:00 pm EST Potential payout:  $3000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and be planning to enter a full-time degree or diploma program at a recognized Canadian university or college.  Eligible programs are related… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group And, they’re done!  Several students share their elation after submitting the final assignment or writing the final exam on their final course.  Congrats to all who made it past the finish line! Discord Who let the cats in?  One student posts a photo of their cat “helping” them study, and before you… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Keep going, you’re getting there.  A recent AU grad shares her experience and provides encouragement to students still working on their degrees; great to see these success stories! Discord Suddenly everyone wants to study.  Conversation in the #general channel is dominated by the myAU outage; students swap updates and work-arounds until myAU… Read more »

Scholarship name:  The Irene Adler Prize Sponsored by:  Lucas Aykroyd Deadline:  May 30, 2022 Potential payout:  $1000 USD Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian or U.S. citizens, and be women commencing or continuing an undergrad or grad degree in journalism, creative writing, or literature at a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or the U.S. in… Read more »

CHAT with AU Library Tues, May 3, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library library.athabascau.ca/page/ann No pre-registration necessary; access through CHAT link on home page CHAT with AU Library Thur, May 5, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library library.athabascau.ca/page/ann No pre-registration necessary; access through CHAT link… Read more »