Allie Vibert Douglas was born December 15, 1894, in Montreal, Quebec and died July 2, 1988, in Kingston, Ontario. She was an astronomer and the first Canadian woman to become an astrophysicist. Douglas began her education at McGill University, but, with the outbreak of WWI, she moved to England with her brother where she worked… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Oksana posts an invitation for submissions to AU Equity Committee’s second annual equity event. Stephanie offers her MATH 215 textbook for sale. JoAnne posts APA style blog info on the use of the singular “they”. Lesley seeks feedback on the Learning Disabilities course. Other posts include AUGSA elections, APA guidelines for images,… Read more »
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Equality in Education. In an International Women’s Day…by the numbers post, Statistics Canada offered recent stats on where women stand in education: – 56.3% of postsecondary enrolments in 2014/2015 were by women – 57.7% of postsecondary graduates in 2014 were women – 54.2% of university degree holders aged 25 to 64 (in 2011) were women… Read more »
Scholarship name: Jennifer Laura Eve Wilson Memorial Scholarship and the T-Base Communications Scholarship Sponsored by: Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) Deadline: March 31, 2017 Potential payout: $1000 to $2000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be blind, deaf-blind, or partially sighted, and studying or planning to study at a Canadian post-secondary institution between September 2017… Read more »
Ann Moore was born in 1934 and grew up on a farm in Ohio. She was a nurse and became one of the most influential inventors of the twentieth century with her inventions of the Snugli and Weego baby carriers. The Wall Street Journal acknowledged Moore’s design as one of the most important inventions of… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Kari wonders what browsers other students use to access AU courses. Laurie seeks info on exam re-writes. Sarah posts a link to the new Facebook group for AU BSc Applied Math students. Other posts include student funding, easy courses, student input for AU third-party review, and courses FREN 100, LGST 331, and… Read more »
AU Third-Party Review – Student Input Teleconference Monday, March 6, 1:00 to 2:00 pm Telephone Hosted by Dr. Ken Coates http://www.ausu.org/2017/03/au-students-invited-participate-au-third-party-review/ click on above address for more info and teleconference access details Business Undergraduate Information Session Monday, March 6, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Business http://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/business-undergraduate-information-session-copy/ register online at… 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 – Feb 28: Deadline to apply for course extension for April – Mar 10: Deadline to register in a course starting Apr 1 – Mar 14: AUSU Council… Read more »