Library Chat Tues, Dec 19, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Library Chat Thur, Dec 22, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page All… Read more »
Scholarship name: Dr. Tony Simmons Memorial Award for Marginalized Students Sponsored by: AU Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences and Family of Dr Tony Simmons Deadline: January 15, 2024 Potential payout: Tuition credit towards one AU 3-credit undergrad course Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be AU undergrad students enrolled in an FHSS degree program (BA, BGS,… Read more »
Book your exams for January 2-8 by December 20. @athabascaUBiz writes, “AU will be closed from end of day Dec. 22, 2023, through Jan. 1, 2024. If you intend to write exams the week of Jan. 2-8, 2024, you must plan ahead! https://twitter.com/AthabascaUBiz/status/1731704925644595509.” Facebook: Easy courses to take at AU. A student inquires about easy… Read more »
Don’t Miss Your Chance: AUSU Student Survey Closes November 26, 2023 Time is running out! The Athabasca University Students’ Union (AUSU) 2023 Annual Student Survey closes at 11:59 p.m. MST on Sunday, November 26th. We encourage you to seize this opportunity to have your voice heard and make a difference in the Athabasca University (AU)… Read more »
Scholarship name: Instant Record Check Scholarship Program Sponsored by: Instant Record Check Deadline: December 31, 2023, 11:59 pm EST Potential payout: $500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be legal residents of Canada or hold a valid student visa, be 18 years of age or older, and be enrolled in or accepted to a full-time undergrad or… Read more »
Library Chat Tues, Dec 12, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Common Sentence Errors Tues, Dec 12, 12:30 to 1:30 pm MST Online via Microsoft Teams Hosted by AU’s Write Site www.athabascau.ca/news/events/common-sentence-errors Register through above link Library Chat Thur,… Read more »
We’re in the midst of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, which began at sunset on December 7 and continues until nightfall December 15. There was no struggle to find references to Hanukkah in the archives; the difficulty was selecting only two to highlight here. Hanukkah or Chanukah?. Christina M Frey provides a seasonal style guide… Read more »
If having a computer know you and your ways, really know you, like in a romantic comedy or at least a favourite professor kind of way, is high on your agenda of sidebar learning outcomes then this is the posting for you. One line in this research assistant posting summarizes, perhaps, whether a would-be applicant… Read more »
Facebook: Register for a course when the prerequisite is incomplete. A student wants to register for a January course but hasn’t finished the prerequisite. Another student suggests contacting the course coordinator and committing to completing the prerequisite to get approval. A link to contact the coordinators is provided.: https://www.athabascau.ca/contact/coordinators.html. Reddit: Torn between career paths? Combine them! A student… Read more »
Policy pronouncements are just words until the rubber hits the road with actual action. Be it our ceasing to procrastinate in our studies that we may engage in some real research, or governments enacting assorted legislation purportedly to ameliorate climate change, the proof really is in the pudding. To that end, this research assistant posting… Read more »