Articles

Convocation

As I write this the last group of students is getting set to walk through the crowd to the sound of beating drums. The drums that sent chills of excitement down my spine as I walked down that red carpet only a couple days ago. I watched the live stream last year and I couldn’t… Read more »

Reading for the Road

They say travel broadens the mind?and it does. So do books. If reading books broadens the mind, and travelling broadens the mind, then reading books while travelling must really give the old noodle a workout. Travelling is conducive to reading. For starters, You’re on vacation and (theoretically) have more leisure time. Additionally, travel often comes… Read more »

Editorial – The Dark Lining on the Silver Cloud

If you follow news about AU, you might have come across this article from David Climenhaga at AlbertaPolitics.ca that looks at various moves by AU’s Board of Governors in comparison with what’s been coming from the Alberta Advanced Education Minister, Marlin Schmidt. The article notes that the board seems to object in particular to having… Read more »

AU Exams at Home with ProctorU

AU students can now write exams where they study?at home. Online invigilation for AU students was launched June 2, 2016, after a successful pilot project. Partnering with online proctoring service ProctorU, AU now offers its students the choice to write online exams from home. With ProctorU, students can schedule exams 24 hours a day, 7… Read more »

Editorial – Life is But a Stage

For many AU students, graduation, convocation, isn’t quite the big deal it is for our counter-parts at traditional universities. Sure, it’s important. Just like any significant milestone in our life is important, but for many AU students, a graduation doesn’t mark a significant change in their life, rather it just means they now have the… Read more »

Food Waste

Each week, I go through the same ritual: I look in my pantry, fridge and freezer to take stock of what food I have so that I can plan my grocery list and also what meals I will cook. I feel rather smug that I am so organized. But, then there is also a darker… Read more »

Break a Leg

As I prepare to leave for graduation I find myself feeling a bit nostalgic. There is a rather unusual similarity between my first day of kindergarten and my first day with AU. I started both in a cast. I remember making my “grad” speech in grade seven as we nervously prepared for high-school. I don’t… Read more »