Nursing and Health Studies Library Orientation Webinar Saturday, September 9, 12:00 to 1:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library http://library.athabascau.ca/orientations.html No pre-registration required MBA Info Session – Edmonton Tuesday, September 12, 12:00 to 1:30 pm MDT The Westin Edmonton, 10135 – 100 Street, Edmonton AB In-person Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Business https://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/athabasca-university-executive-mba-information-session-calgary-3-copy-copy/ register… Read more »

Income Inequality Worsening with Higher Tuition Fees Huffington Post: Business stated that the high tuition fees in Canadian universities are making economic inequality worse within the country. This is also adding to a mismatch between the economy and post-secondary education. Economists Benjamin Tal and Royce Mendes described the vulnerabilities potentially exposed in the following economic… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Susanne requests a link to the elusive AU LPN-BN Facebook group page; it’s just a click away at https://www.facebook.com/groups/4177983500. Alisha seeks recommendations for courses to finish off her BGS degree that will help when she goes on to an Ed. degree; responses include a variety of ANTH, ENGL, RELS, SOCI, and WGST… Read more »

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This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact services@ausu.org with questions or comments about this page. IMPORTANT DATES • Sept 4: AU and AUSU closed for Labour Day • Sep 10: Deadline to register in a course starting Aug 1 • Sep 12: AUSU Council Meeting… Read more »

Leadership and Management Development (LMD) Info Session Wednesday, September 6, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Business https://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/athabasca-university-leadership-management-development-lmd-information-session-4-2-copy/ register online at above link AUSU Member Consultation for Bylaw Revisions Wednesday, September 6, 1:00 to 2:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AUSU

Mary A. Delaney was an American inventor. Very little is known about her life, other than she received a patent May 12, 1908, for her invention of the retractable dog leash. Here is how Mary Delaney describes why she created her invention: “It is usually desirable that the dog should have a certain freedom in… Read more »

Scholarship name: Act for Impact Scholarship Sponsored by: Scotiabank and yconic Deadline: September 20, 2017, 3:00pm EDT Potential payout: $2500 to $5000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be citizens or permanents residents of Canada or an international student, enrolled in a Canadian education institution for the 2017/18 academic year, and a member of yconic.com. See the… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Justine posts a link and invitation to AU psyc students and grads to join the new AU psyc group on Facebook. Courtney seeks feedback on RELS 204 Intro to World Religions, which spins off a discussion about helpful courses for essay-writing skills. Other posts include National Student Loans, ProctorU’s invigilator number (hint:… Read more »

Katharine Burr Blodgett was born January 10, 1898, in Schenectady, New York, and died there on October 12, 1979. In 1926 Blodgett was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in physics from the University of Cambridge. Following the completion of her master’s degree she was hired by General Electric as a research scientist,… Read more »