Student Scott D. Jacobsen managed to get some time with Athabasca University’s interim president Mr. Peter MacKinnon. Scott interviewed him over a wide set of topics with the president, and the result is this three-part interview that we’re happy to present in The Voice Magazine. Scott: You hold a number of distinctions in terms of… Read more »
AU’s Women’s and Gender Studies 425 ? Feminist Family Therapy, was co-authored by Dr. Deborah Foster and Dr. Karen Nielsen, and the two continue to tutor the course to this day. The introduction of feminism to counselling and family therapy was pioneered in Canada by Judy Myers Avis, and in the 1980’s, both Foster and… Read more »
During a recent research project on students’ unions in Canada I came upon a motion passed by the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU): [Be it resolved] that the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union call on the University of Saskatchewan to commit to implementing Indigenous content into the curriculum of every University of Saskatchewan College… Read more »
The switch to Daylight Saving Time begins in three weeks. Remember last year? If you want to avoid the sudden lurch in your circadian rhythm, you need to start preparing now. Every March the majority of Canadians make the switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST.) Although “springing forward” sounds energetic, the days that follow are… Read more »
The Council Meeting for February 11, 2016 started at 4:30 pm, with the biggest take-away from the meeting being that AUSU Council decided to first accept the bylaws that the students at AUSU had previously accepted, as a first step to bringing the organization into line with the requirements of the Alberta Post-Secondary Learning Act… Read more »
I still remember the feeling when I came home to Grandmas’ house after an evening out with friends. The kitchen was softly lit with an under-the-counter fluorescent bulb, displaying a neat and orderly the kitchen. I could hear the low murmur of the television in the next room and I knew Grandma and Grandpa were… Read more »
So, the Voice Survey is closed. If you’re one of the ones who entered the contest, the draw has been made, the emails sent, and I’m just waiting for confirmation from the winners before I announce who they are. If you haven’t recently, please check the email address you gave to the Voice Survey. If… Read more »
On the AU app and the AU Unofficial Facebook page there have been many questions about developing a thesis statement, usage of proper grammar, how to properly format a paper, proper citations, and advice for constraining a paper within a specific word count. There is a resource available through AU that can help with these…. Read more »
