In June, AU’s Florene Ypma (a course materials editor at AU Central) will join over 200 other cyclists as they cycle across country to battle poverty. The goal is to raise $1.5 million to help aid the world’s poor. The group’s nine-week tour will begin June 28 in Seattle, Washington, and end in Jersey City,… Read more »
On Saturday, March 8, the lines lit up for the 15th annual AUSU Annual General Meeting! Including council, a total of 22 AUSU members dialled in, and the topics ranged from budget issues to online course evaluations. After the agenda and 2007 AGM minutes were approved, the floor was opened for members to discuss the… Read more »
In honour of a new mix of people on the students’ union, this week It’s a mixed bag of links. Hopefully they’ll be equally useful; and, if not, at least entertaining! The Do It Yourself Giallo Generator ?A Glass Eye on the Velvet Tapestry: Directed by Stefano Giocomonte: An American priest finds a human torso… Read more »
WOLFVILLE (CUP) ? The federal government moved to improve the state of graduate studies and research in Canada as the Minister of Finance announced his new budget on February 26. On top of a $25 million investment over two years to establish a new set of new graduate scholarships, the government also added $15 million… Read more »
Are you an AU grad student? If you are, do you know about all the services and information available to you through the Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association (AUGSA)? Created in 2007, the AUGSA is ?dedicated to serving its students worldwide, by promoting a global community and acting as a liaison between students and the… Read more »
Next time you visit Athabasca University’s home page, check out the ?I Stand Out? banner at the top of the page. The banner features photos of AU students in their home towns. But did you know the banner is interactive? Click on the banner and you’ll enter a mini site. Along with links to courses,… Read more »
Dr. Frits Pannekoek has been elected president of UNESCO’s International Council of Distance Education (ICDE). The appointment was announced after a weekend meeting of the ICDE’s Permanent Secretariat in Oslo, Norway. Dr. Pannekoek will also chair the ICDE’s Executive Committee. The ICDE is a global network of institutions, founded in 1938, That’s involved in distance,… Read more »
At Home: Ontario judge upholds helmet law in face of religious challenge An Ontario judge has ruled against a man who claimed he should be exempt from the province’s motorcycle helmet laws based on religion. Baljinder Badesha, who is a devout Sikh, was fined $110 in 2005 when he was stopped for failing to wear… Read more »
Canada has always prided itself on being a cultural mosaic, on being a home for even the most diverse and disparate cultural groups. This week is a foray into the Oriental, into how it functions in its native lands, and its impressions on the rest of the world. Hanzi Smatter Quite simply: dedicated to the… Read more »
At Home: Alberta votes 2008 On March 3, Albertans are due to hit the polls again and ultimately to elect Progressive Conservative leader Ed Stelmach. Let’s face it, Alberta isn’t known for its close political races. The only real excitement this time around comes from the Edmonton-Castle Downs race, where in 2004 Progressive Conservative candidate… Read more »