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AUSU Update – Convocation 2010; AUSU Executive Election

Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Dealing with Grief

As a funeral celebrant, I hold an affiliate membership with the Alberta Funeral Service Association. Recently, I attended a daylong Dealing with Grief conference in Edmonton; the keynote speaker was the Australian-born psychiatrist David Kissane. Dr. Kissane is Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, professor of psychiatry… Read more »

AUSU Update – Convocation 2010; AUSU Executive Election

Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Survival Kit

The village I live near has a population of less than 500. The school, which houses kindergarten to grade 12, has a combined population of around 200. In that context, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the high school graduation class numbers anywhere from 12 to 15 kids. Yet It’s a big deal. The local weekly… Read more »

Write Stuff – Libraries and Lunches

At first glance, the headline in The Wall Street Journal is a little alarming: ?New Library Technologies Dispense With Librarians.? Your immediate reaction might be to envision a future in which the community library will disappear, and reading will be reduced to the lonely glow of a million e-readers, an experience barren of human interaction…. Read more »

AUSU Update – Convocation 2010; AUSU Executive Election

Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »

Write Stuff – Ghostwriters in the Machine

If You’re a Justin Bieber fan, you’ve probably been eagerly awaiting the latest bit of merchandise to spring from the giant Bieber promotion machine. It’s called First Step 2 Forever: My Story, and It’s the pop sensation’s autobiography. Now, It’s perfectly possible that the 15-year-old found time to sit down and write a book (and… Read more »