Once again, I had the privilege of attending Athabasca University’s crown jewel performance – Convocation 2004. The university catch phrase most often heard regarding convocation is “this is why we are here,” and you truly get a sense that convocation is the highlight of the year, the reason why the university exists. Every time I… Read more »
AU’s newest grads flocked to Athabasca this past weekend to collect their parchments and visit their alma mater. For many, it was the first time they had laid eyes on AU’s main campus, which is visited by only a small number of students each year, primarily science students attending summer labs. This year’s graduates were… Read more »
Are you ready to graduate? AU convocation 2004 takes place this year over the June 11th to 12th weekend. The undergraduate ceremony is on Friday June 11th, and the graduate ceremony is on Saturday, June 12th. You may be eligible to convocate this June if you have finished all of your degree requirements. Students who… Read more »
I’m looking for the face I had Before the world was made — W.B. Yeats Sometimes, standing before the bathroom mirror, I find myself confronting the wraith. Like a swamp creature, he rises up to meet me as if from the depths of a great dark pool. In a gesture of friendship or demonstration of… Read more »
Are you ready to graduate? AU convocation 2004 takes place this year over the June 11th to 12th weekend. The undergraduate ceremony is on Friday June 11th, and the graduate ceremony is on Saturday, June 12th. You may be eligible to convocate this June if you have finished all of your degree requirements. Students who… Read more »
Are you ready to graduate? AU convocation 2004 takes place this year over the June 11th to 12th weekend. The undergraduate ceremony is on Friday June 11th, and the graduate ceremony is on Saturday, June 12th. You may be eligible to convocate this June if you have finished all of your degree requirements. Students who… Read more »
As if AU didn’t have enough to overcome… If you live in Alberta, you’re probably already sick of hearing about Ralph Klein and the heavily plagiarized essay he submitted to the Alberta legislature last week in a bizarre attempt to worm his academic work into an entirely unrelated discussion on insurance rates. Klein clearly wanted… Read more »
From March 11th to 13th, the History Department of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sponsored the “Fifth Annual Graduate Symposium on Women’s and Gender History.” Established in 1867, and located about three hours south of Chicago, UIUC has over 38,000 students, and boasts the world’s largest public university library collection. When my wife was… Read more »
Last week Laura Seymour asked, in a letter to the Editor, whether there is an AU doctorate in the arts or psychology on the horizon. It’s a question I’ve heard several times. AU students want to stick with AU as long as they can, and those who want to pursue master’s or doctoral studies don’t… Read more »
NEW AUSU EXECUTIVE ELECTED This week, during the May 3rd council meeting, AUSU held an internal election to fill the three AUSU executive positions for this new term. The three positions were filled my acclamation, by a new President and Vice President External, and a returning VP Finance. The new Executive is: President: Mac McInnis… Read more »