“Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.” – Heddy Lamar. Heddy Lamarr was born November 9, 1914, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary and died January 19 2000, in Casselberry, Florida, USA She was a famous actress and an inventor who began her career in 1933 as an actress… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Tom wonders if there is an official AU Facebook page (answer: yes! http://www.facebook.com/AthabascaU/.) Isabella seeks advice on referencing Google images in a presentation. Jennifer asks for info on the ProctorU exam request procedure. Other posts include 2016 tuition tax receipts, appealing grades, Mexico, and courses BIOL 235, ECON 247, INST 430, MATH… Read more »
Scholarship name:CHHA/CHHAF Scholarship, the Dr Charles A Laszlo Scholarship, and the Frank Algar Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by: Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Deadline: March 3, 2017, 3:00pm EST Potential payout: $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be hard of hearing, deafened, or oral deaf, Canadian citizens*, and registered in, or planning to register in, a full-time… Read more »
AU Executive MBA Information Session – Regina Monday, February 27, 5:00 to 6:30 pm MST Delta Hotels by Marriott, 1919 Saskatchewan Dr, Regina SK In-person Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Business http://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/athabasca-university-executive-mba-information-session-regina/ register online at the above address Academic Integrity at AU Tuesday, February 28, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library… Read more »
Student action results in Sustainable Development success. A three-month campaign by Laval University student activist group “ULaval sans fossiles” helped persuade Laval U to stop investing in fossil fuels. In a February 15, 2017 press release, Quebec City’s Laval University committed to “taking responsible action to switch its endowment fund investments in fossil energy to… Read more »
American Secretary of Education nomination a concern for Canada According to The Tyee, the recent nomination of Betsy DeVos as the secretary of education for President Donald J. Trump’s Republican Administration could be a concern for Canadian education, and citizens. DeVos has “spent years wielding her inherited wealth to aggressively support the replacement of public… Read more »
Nancy Wake was born August 30, 1912, in Wellington, New Zealand and died August 7, 2011, in London, England. Wake became a prominent woman in the French Resistance movement during World War II, and one of the most decorated heroines of the war. Between 1940 and 1943 she saved hundreds of Allied soldiers and downed… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Kelly seeks help deciding between her final two choices for tablet/reader. Lynette asks for feedback on COMP 210. Anna seeks student feedback on a BA in Women and Gender Studies. Other posts include a Calgary study group, Australian weather, the AU crest, and courses ACCT 253, HRMT 322, and PSYC 200. Twitter… Read more »
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Scholarship name: RBC Students Leading Change Scholarship Sponsored by: Royal Bank Deadline: February 28, 2017, 3:00pm EST Potential payout: $10,000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be enrolled full-time in a degree or diploma program at a Canadian university or college, and have a GPA equivalent to a 75% average. See… Read more »