AthaU Facebook Group Richard posts a milestone selfie as he submits the final assignment for his degree. Micheàl seeks other students’ thoughts on the Bachelor of Management Marketing Major 4-year program. Lena wonders if it’s possible to reinstate a course she withdrew from by mistake. Other posts include the proof in the parchment, cats, murders,… Read more »
Amanda C. J. Vincent was born in 1960. She graduated from University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Science and earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge, England. Vincent is a Canadian marine biologist who spent her career studying, at length, the seahorse population. Vincent’s studies led the seahorse population being added to… Read more »
Scholarship name: TransCanada Community Leaders Scholarship Sponsored by: TransCanada Deadline: April 15, 2017 Potential payout: $1000 (up to 100 scholarships available) Eligibility restriction: Applications must be from a community near a TransCanada project or proposed project (see map), must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada or the U.S., and must be enrolled or… Read more »
First Nations House will celebrate 25th anniversary in 2017 Toronto Metro wrote about Diane Longboat’s graduation from the University of Toronto (1978), which was seen as a “significant feat.” Longboat said, “being an Indigenous girl and going to university was pretty unheard of.” Longboat founded the First Nations House, which is celebrating the 25th anniversary… Read more »
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If everyone hates hazing, why is it still a thing? Canadian university students are still subject to the often-cruel ritual of hazing. In a recent article, “How to break the vicious cycle of hazing“, Maclean’s examines the current state of hazing rituals in Canadian universities and the efforts to abolish the practice. The problem? Students… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Ingo advises that a new Labour Studies course, LBST 200, is now open for registration. Samantha seeks input on choosing between HADM courses 321, 379, or 400. Jessica seeks feedback on COMP 230, Storyboard Design and Development. Other posts include Moodle problems, AU student town-hall sessions, and courses ACCT 253, MATH 215,… Read more »
Canadian youth underemployed or unemployed According to the Montreal Gazette, regardless of the state of the business cycle, there has been a significant decline in the full-time employment of young people, ages 17-24. This excludes those who aren’t working because they’re full-time students from the count. Between 1990 and 2015, youth unemployment was about 12%…. Read more »
Scholarship name: The Cover Guy Annual Scholarship Sponsored by: The Cover Guy Deadline: April 1, 2017 Potential payout: $500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be enrolled in a post-secondary program in Canada or the U.S. See full eligibility requirements. What’s required: An e-mail containing student info and contact details, and an explanation of why you should… Read more »
Zotero and Mendeley Webinar: how to install and use these free tools to import references, organize your research, create bibliographies, and more. Saturday, March 25, 12:00 to 1:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library http://library.athabascau.ca/orientations.html no pre-registration required RISE: Actions and Words Thursday, March 30, 6:00 to 8:00 pm MDT Edmonton City Hall, 1… Read more »