Facebook: A finance degree can be overwhelming without a tutor. Students find the finance curriculum challenging to learn independently of instruction. Students provide advice, including hiring a tutor, asking ChatGPT for guidance, watching YouTube videos, and locating a study group. Reddit: Sick of writing papers. A student laments his frustration with constantly writing essays and… Read more »

Scholarship name: Consolidated Credit Canada Scholarship Program Sponsored by:  Consolidated Credit Deadline:  December 13, 2024 Potential payout:  $500 Eligibility restriction:  A Canadian resident who is enrolled or starting post-secondary in the upcoming semester. What’s required:  An essay on your greatest financial achievement and how you made it happen. Tips:  Be sure to read the previous… Read more »

Scholarship name:  The Smooth Movers Scholarship Sponsored by:  The Smooth Movers Deadline:  November 30, 2024 Potential payout:  $1000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be high school, university, or college students in Canada, U.S, Australia, or Europe. What’s required:  An email with a 900-word essay expressing your thoughts on what the future of housing will look like,… Read more »

Facebook: New course on sex work and sex workers. A student indicates that a new course is available: Labour Studies 415: Sex Work and Sex Workers. Students respond enthusiastically, suggesting they “can’t wait.” Reddit: Graduate programs have presentation components. A student asks where the graduate program presentation components are held. One student responds that the… Read more »

The education of nurses is front and centre in our times of changing health care dilemmas amid a burgeoning population.  This Research Assistant will analyze research dissertations, and their dissemination, so as to improve quality of care by nurses whose obligations are widening to meet present needs.  Dr. Petrovic is seeking to hire someone who… Read more »

AUGSA Council By-Election Nomination Deadline October 31, 2024 4:00 p.m. Hosted by Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association Learn more at https://augsa.com/2024-Elections-Information AUGSA Special General Meeting November 7, 2024 6:00 p.m. Online Hosted by Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association Register by contacting chair@augsa.com Developing Your Research How to APA 7 November 18, 2024  1:00 p.m. Online… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Nora’s Nursery Scholarship Sponsored by:  Nora’s Nursery Deadline:  November 15, 2024 Potential payout:  $1000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be parents seeking to further their education, be currently enrolled at an accredited university or college in Canada or the U.S., be legal residents of Canada or the U.S. or hold a valid Student Visa,… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, Oct 22, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Developing Your Research webinar series: Research Data Management Tues, Oct 22, 1:00 to 2:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library and Write Site www.athabascau.ca/news/events/academic-research-data-management Register through above… Read more »

Facebook: Easy courses? A student requests recommendations for easy electives to finish a full course-load semester. Other students suggest CMNS 419 Digital Storytelling, HSRV 311 Social Justice in Action, MAIS 615 The Business of Emotions, and SOCI345 Version 6 Women, Gender, and Work in Canada. Reddit: Automatic citation tool. A student asks Jesus (and fellow… Read more »

Building a better mousetrap has been a trope since the first rodents ventured into caves to gnaw on tomorrow’s breakfast bones.  So, in today’s high-tech realm the problems are familiar: how to handle situations in a way that will prevent untenable problems from getting worse.  To that end, this Research Assistant Opportunity is about “simulating… Read more »