This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact ausu@ausu.org with questions or comments about this page. IMPORTANT DATES – Oct 10: Deadline to register in a course starting Nov 1 – Oct 13: AUSU Council Meeting – Oct 15: November degree requirements deadline – Oct 30:… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Alicia inquires how much time she should expect to devote weekly to each course. Komal seeks feedback on challenging a course. Jaime seeks student input on course MKTG 414 International Marketing and Exporting. Other posts include PLAR, unreadable e-text pages, AUSU by-election results, and courses CRJS 360, EDUC 317, and GOVN 440…. Read more »
’Generations lost’ due to low funding for Indigenous schools According to CBC News: Manitoba, “generations” are being lost due to the underfunded Indigenous schools. There are “persistent” shortages “faced by” First Nations students, which the article says requires school divisions to demand a federal government fix for the underfunding. Sherri Rollins, Winnipeg School Division Chair,… Read more »
Canadians fall short and long on scientific literacy Science Literacy Week was from September 19th to Septeber 25th, and according to Radio Canada International’s Marc Montgomery, Canadians topped one list of science literates in a 2014 survey. But another survey by the Ontario Science Centre showed significant gaps in the science knowledge of Canadians. “19… Read more »
Patsy O’Connell Sherman, was born September 15, 1930, in Minnesota and died on February 11, 2008. Sherman was the inventor of Scotchguard, the fabric protector. In 1989 Sherman was the first woman inducted into the Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame, and in 2001 into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Sherman achieved many firsts in… Read more »
This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact ausu@ausu.org with questions or comments about this page. IMPORTANT DATES – Sept 30: October course extension deadline – Sept 30 ? Oct 3: AUSU By-Election Ballots Open – Oct 5: By-Election Results announced (4:30pm MT) – Oct 5:… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Bob posts some updates for students in the BHRLR and UCHRLR programs. Paul posts a link to his AU news blog on the U.S. elections. JoAnne shares AUSU’s posts on student advocacy and upcoming AUSU awards and bursaries. Other posts include the Oxford comma, APA Style Blog, and courses BIOL 235, COMM… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Sharon expresses the frustration of trying to contact AU’s exam services to book a 3.5-hour exam. Stephanie asks where she can buy a textbook to replace the provided e-text. Cam received notice of a new course tutor and inquires where to find the omitted tutor contact info. Other posts include full-text journal… Read more »
Josephine Cochrane was born March 8, 1939, in Ashtabula, Ohio, and died August 14, 1913, in Chicago, Illinois. She was the inventor and designer of the first automatic dishwasher. Cochrane needed help with the construction of the dishwasher and sought the assistance of mechanic George Butters. Cochrane’s dishwasher was the first to use water pressure,… Read more »
This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact ausu@ausu.org with questions or comments about this page. IMPORTANT DATES – Sept 30: October course extension deadline – Sept 30 ? Oct 3: AUSU By-Election Ballots Open – Oct 5: By-Election Results announced (4:30pm MT) – Oct 5:… Read more »