AthaU Facebook Group Sarah seeks insight on writing a supplemental exam. Renee wonders if construction noise is an issue at the Calgary exam centre. Vicki is looking to buy an HRMT 387 textbook. Other posts include DegreeWorks, course waiting list, student funding, grad portraits, and courses FMAC 503 and MATH 244. Twitter @AthabascaU tweets: “’I… Read more »
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was born May 10, 1900, in Wendover, Buckinghamshire and died December 7, 1979, in Cambridge Massachusetts. She was a British-American astronomer and astrophysicist who is known for the explanation of the spectra of the Sun and more than 3,000,000 observations of stars. Payne-Gaposchkin was the first person to earn a PhD in astronomy… Read more »
Scholarship name: James Pon Memorial Award Sponsored by: Foundation to Commemorate the Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada Deadline: May 31, 2017 Potential payout: $200 to $500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be enrolled in a program at a Canadian college or university for September 2017. What’s required: A 1000- to 1500-word essay related to the history… 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 – May 5: Deadline to finish courses for 2017 Convocation – May 10: Deadline to register in a course starting June 1 – May 14: AUSU Council Meeting… Read more »
Statistics Software Tools Saturday, May 6, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm MDT Athabasca University, Peace Hills Trust Tower, 10011 – 109 Street, 12th floor, Room 1112, Edmonton AB In person and online Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Graduate Studies http://fgs.athabascau.ca/news/presentations/ Registration closes Friday May 5; e-mail fgseducation@athabascau.ca to register Nursing and Health Studies Library Orientation… Read more »
Scholarship name: Emily Woodward Scholarship Sponsored by: http://www.realmoney.co.uk/ Deadline: May 31, 2017 Potential payout: $2000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution as of July 31, 2017, must be 18 years of age or more, and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. What’s required: An e-mail with personal information plus… Read more »
Florence Bascom was born July 14, 1862, in Williamstown, Massachusetts and died June 18, 1945, in the same city. Bascom was the first female geologist in the United States. She was a woman of many firsts, including the first woman hired by the U.S. Geology Survey in 1896, the first woman to present a paper… Read more »
Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan Views Research Chair Nominations as “Dismal” Maclean’s said, “Canada’s Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan made headlines when she expressed frustration over the fact female scientists occupy only 30 per cent of the 1,612 positions in the Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP).” Global News noted that Minister Duncan considered universities to… Read more »
Next stop: the Oscars! In a first for a Canadian post-secondary education institution, Ontario’s Sheridan College has received a Tony Award nomination. In a news release on its website, Sheridan College announced it has received a nomination for Best Musical for its role in producing the musical “Come From Away”. The popular play about air… Read more »