Scholarship name:  EnergyRates.Ca College Scholarship 2022 Sponsored by:  EnergyRates.Ca Deadline:  January 31, 2022 Potential payout:  $500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be enrolled at a Canadian or U.S. post-secondary educational institution, or planning to enrol within the following calendar year. What’s required:  An online application, including an essay of no more than 500 words on any… Read more »

The devastation of last week’s tornadoes in the U.S. sent us chasing after tornadic experiences of our past Voices. Run for the basement?  Or the camera?  Columnist Hazel Anaka recounts the terrible beauty of an approaching funnel cloud.  “There’s something mesmerizing about this phenomenon: the power, the fury, the sound, the spectacle, and the inherent… Read more »

Holiday Closures Athabasca University Closed Fri, Dec 24 to Mon, Jan 3, inclusive Reopens Tues, Jan 4, 8:30 am MST More info at:  news.athabascau.ca/announcements/holiday-closure-2021/ AU Library Last day to order materials: Fri, Dec 17 Closed Fri, Dec 24 to Mon, Jan 3 inclusive Reopens Tues, Jan 4, 8:30 am MST More info at:  library.athabascau.ca/page/ann AUSU… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group A student by any other name.  One students wonders how the process to change their name works at AU, and other students offer advice and suggestions on timing (to avoid issues with exam ID, for example.) reddit Online doesn’t always equal instant.  A student wonders why they can’t access the course they… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Seeing into the future.  A student wonders if there’s any way to know that a course is going to be closed for revision in the near future; one AU insider responds that sometimes a course is temporarily closed due to sudden lack of materials and even AU doesn’t know in advance. Discord… Read more »

Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) Info Session Wed, Dec 15, 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-20211215/ RSVP through above link Sacred Circle of Squares for Indigenous learners Thur Dec 16, 1:00 to 3:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences news.athabascau.ca/events/sacred-circle-of-squares-for-indigenous-learners/ Indigenous learners… Read more »

With National Cookie Day just passed on December 4, we got a craving to take a peek at what our Voices past had to say about that tasty little snack. I’ll have what you’re not having.  Katie D’Souza offers advice on holding fast to your diet resolutions under the seasonal onslaught of baked goodies.  “Even… Read more »

The eruption of Mt Semeru on Indonesia’s Java island recently got us thinking about what The Voice‘s contributors have had to say about volcanoes. Something is bound to get us.  Voice editor Karl Low reviews the web-based documentary and book, Dystopia: What is to be done?.  “To my mind, it feels too much like propaganda… Read more »

Scholarship name:  Ingenium-NSERC STEAM Horizon awards Sponsored by:  Ingenium Foundation, NSERC, and Indspire Deadline:  January 15, 2022, 8:00 pm EST Potential payout:  $25,000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada; be 16 to 18 years old as of the application date; have been recognized for accomplishments in the fields of… Read more »

Pride Student Lounge Tues, Dec 7, 2:00 to 3:00 pm MST Online via Zoom Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/pride-student-lounge/ Email ausu@ausu.org for meeting link AUSUNights Virtual Student Social Thur, Dec 9, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MST Online via Zoom Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/ausunights-virtual-student-social-9/ Email ausu@ausu.org for meeting link Alumni & Learner Virtual Seasonal Cheer Thur, Dec… Read more »