News & Events

Voice Events Listings

To list events in your area, e-mail voice@ausu.org with “events” in the subject line. CALAWAY PARK Calgary, AB September – October 2006 The park contains everything from roller coasters to the Log Ride and bumper cars, as well as daily live entertainment, Western-themed mini-golf and a whole host of rides designed specifically for younger kids…. Read more »

Conference Connections

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE October 10 – 13, 2006 – Scottsdale, AZ, USA http://www.jcpartners.net The goal of this innovative conference is to enhance the leadership skills of non-profit executives and their staff while inspiring and re-invigorating their minds by providing an atmosphere where they can speak openly to their peers. Leaders will be able to discuss… Read more »

Conference Connections

PGIB WOMEN PRESENT: THE SECRETS TO DISCOVERING YOUR PROSPERITY FACTOR Monday, August 14, 2006 – 12:00pm – 1:30pm – Manor Café, Edmonton, AB $16 for PGIBW members; $32 for non-members (includes lunch) To register, call 1-866-725-2143 Ext. 2 or e-mail pgibwomen@pgib.ca http://www.pgibw.ca; http://www.womenspages.ca Guest Speaker: Kelley Keehn of http://www.kelleykeehn.com This presentation will include strategies to… Read more »

Scholarships & Awards

CRA OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE AWARD PROGRAM Value: $1,000 (2) Application Deadline: October 15 Description: Undergraduate students attending university or college in Canada or the United States. Majoring in computer science, computer engineering, or an equivalent program. Shows outstanding research potential in an area of computing research. Academic record and community service will be considered. Nomination by… Read more »

AU COURSE RE-NUMBERING

Have you every struggled to explain why AU’s “first year” courses have 200 numbers and both “second” and “third year” courses have 300 numbers? If so, this will hopefully change in two years. By September 1, 2008, “first year” courses will be designated as 1000 level courses, “second year” as 2000, “third year” as 3000,… Read more »

International Newsdesk – Spinach Scare

I thought, when I went vegetarian, I would avoid all those particularly nasty bacteria that cause food poisoning. No raw or questionable meat, no germs, no diarrhoea, no food sickness, right? Apparently not. A batch of spinach, imported from the United States, is the alleged culprit in an E. coli infestation. The infestation has spread… Read more »

Scholarships & Awards

CRA OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE AWARD PROGRAM Value: $1,000 (2) Application Deadline: October 15 Description: Undergraduate students attending university or college in Canada or the United States. Majoring in computer science, computer engineering, or an equivalent program. Shows outstanding research potential in an area of computing research. Academic record and community service will be considered. Nomination by… Read more »

International Newsdesk – Farewell to the Crocodile Hunter

I awoke this morning as usual to the news and was shocked to hear about the tragedy a few hours earlier in Australia. Steve Irwin was dead. The friendly and excitable conservationist, known best for his television series The Crocodile Hunter was killed by a stingray while filming a nature documentary in Queensland. What a… Read more »

Scholarships & Awards

CRA OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE AWARD PROGRAM Value: $1,000 (2) Application Deadline: October 15 Description: Undergraduate students attending university or college in Canada or the United States. Majoring in computer science, computer engineering, or an equivalent program. Shows outstanding research potential in an area of computing research. Academic record and community service will be considered. Nomination by… Read more »