AthaU Facebook Group Amanda wonders how to best recognize excellent academic service; Shawna suggests nominating them for an AU Academic Excellence award. Dean asks for clarification on how much refund hell get if he withdraws from a course within the first 30 days. Other posts include AU student award deadline, and a revived discussion on… Read more »
Scholarship name: Scotiabank National Scholarship Sponsored by: Scotiabank; administered by yconic Deadline: November 2, 2017, 3:00 pm EDT Potential payout: $5000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be members of yconic, an online student community (membership is free.) Additionally, applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents or be international students with a valid student visa, be… Read more »
This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact services@ausu.org with any questions. IMPORTANT DATES Oct 13: November degree requirements deadline Oct 23: Edmonton Student Meet and Greet Oct 31: Deadline to apply for course extension for Dec Nov 10: Deadline to register in a course starting… Read more »
Marie Stopes was born October 15, 1880, in Edinburgh and died October 2, 1958, in Dorking Surrey. She was an author, palaeobotanist and a leading campaigner for eugenics and women’s rights. Stopes was educated at the University of Manchester where she became the first female lecturer in palaeobotany from 1904 to 1910. She was against… Read more »
AU Library Orientation Webinar Tues, October 17, 12:00 to 1:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library http://library.athabascau.ca/orientations.html no pre-registration required AU Meet & Greet – Toronto Wed, October 18, 5:00 to 7:00 EDT Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Dominion Ballroom 123 Queen Street West In-person Hosted by AU Alumni Relations https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/athabasca-university-toronto-meet-and-greet-tickets-38090259993?aff=eac2 RSVP by October 11… Read more »
Sarah E. Goode was born into slavery in Toledo, Ohio, in 1855 and died April 8, 1905. She was the first African-American woman to receive a patent for her invention of the folding bed, which she received in 1885. At that time African-Americans were seen as property and, as a result, their inventions belonged to… Read more »
Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Info Session Tues, October 10, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business https://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/athabasca-university-leadership-management-development-lmd-information-session-4-2-copy-copy/ register online at above link Manufacturing Management (MMC) Info Session Tues, October 10, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business https://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/athabasca-university-manufacturing-management-mmc-information-session-4-2-copy/ register online at above link Online… Read more »
Scholarship name: JCCF 2017 Essay Contest Sponsored by: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms Deadline: October 15, 2017 Potential payout: up to $1500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be enrolled in a Canadian college or university. What’s required: An online application, along with a maximum 2500-word essay on “Should federal and provincial governments restrict public funding from… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Chris posts about a Toronto AU meet and greet Oct 18 which other students hadn’t heard of but track down online. Nicole asks about accessing online exams through Lotus Notes; it turns out they are accessed through a direct link and not myAU. Sam wonders how to arrange a telephone quiz with… Read more »
