Last week I asked students to comment on the legalization of gay marriages. You had plenty to say! I think that this is a wonderful thing. Why should only straight people enjoy such things as prenuptial agreements, lawyers, divorce, property settlement, custody fights, alimony and such. On the serious side, however, there are so many… Read more »

Last week I asked students to comment on the Mad Cow scare in Alberta: Mad cow is the least thing I worry about being in my beef! One case does not necessarily lead to rampant wide-spread infections of all cattle, this could have been a dormant gene passed down many generations. We are a society… Read more »

GRADUATE PROFILE: LYNDA MOSS Sandra Moore spoke with Lynda on convocation day: AGE: 47 LIVES IN: Flatrock, Newfoundland TRAVEL TIME TO ATHABASCA: 8 hours by plane and car PROGRAM COMPLETED: Bachelor of Arts YEARS IT TOOK TO COMPLETE: 6 FAVORITE COURSE: Psychology of Aesthetics LEAST FAVORITE COURSE: Philosophy FAVORITE TUTOR: Bonnie Ryan-Fisher, Dale Lindskoy HIGHEST… Read more »

Before I start I want to defend my reasons for choosing this film – it’s hilariously bad (films like this have websites dedicated to them!), but at the same time it’s got such clever mixed media and creative nonsense I thought I’d risk my reputation to review it. (Do I have a reputation?!) Other write-ups… Read more »

Alberta Relents? The Alberta Government might be starting to get the message. Over the past week, additional funding has been announced (http://www.gov.ab.ca/acn/200306/14634.html) for the post-secondary system. 30 million dollars has been allocated to Alberta Learning’s post-secondary institutions to be used for operating costs and maintenance. That money has to cover all the post-secondary institutions in… Read more »

Dear Sandra, Please help! Summer is coming and my kids (ages 7 & 10) will be home for two whole months. How am I going to get any studying done? I need to keep them out of my hair. I’ve been so used to my 8 hours of peace a day that I now don’t… Read more »

New Global and Social Analysis website Learn more on-line about the Governance Law and Management Degree available at Athabasca University by browsing the new virtual home pages for the Governance, Law and Management (GLM) and Public Administration degree programs The new site is located at: http://bpa-governance.athabascau.ca/contents/index1.html AU’s existence confirmed at June 13 and 14 Convocation… Read more »

Contributed by The Insider ED-MEDIA – “World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications” – June 23 – 28, 2003 – Honolulu, Hawaii. Details: http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/default.htm IASTED – “International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology” – June 30 – July 2, 2003 – Rhodes, Greece. Details:http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2003/greece/cate.htm Distance Teaching & Learning Conference: – 19th annual -“Working Smarter… Read more »

AU Convocation 2003 took place this past weekend. Graduates from all over Canada – and beyond – made their way to Athabasca for the ceremonies, while others celebrated their achievement at home. This week, I asked AU students to send their congratulatory messages to our grads. Here is what you had to say: Dear Voice,… Read more »

GRADUATE PROFILE – SANDRA A. MACISSAC Here’s what Sandra had to say on convocation day: AGE: 38 LIVES IN: Rochester, Minnesota TRAVEL TIME TO ATHABASCA: 5 hours by plane & car PROGRAM COMPLETED: Bachelor of Science YEARS IT TOOK TO COMPLETE: 6 FAVORITE COURSE: Molecular Cell Biology LEAST FAVORITE COURSE: Historical Foundations Of Modern Science… Read more »