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Student Sizzle—Following What’s Hot!

AthaU Facebook Group Hard deadline.  A question that comes up regularly about how strict the 10th of the month course enrol deadline is.  Sounds like there’s zero flex. Discord Getting prepared for outages.  A discussion about potential power or internet disruptions produces tips on preparing course material for offline access. reddit The Good, the Bad,… Read more »

Vintage Voice

Many Canadian communities continue to mount fireworks displays on the Victoria Day weekend.  Our archives revealed some different slants on fireworks. The smell of gunpowder in the morning.  Bill Pollett remembers the quiet hours of reflection after a late-evening fireworks display.  “It was long past midnight before the kids were finally bedded down in sleeping… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  A-1 Auto Transport Annual Scholarship Sponsored by:  A-1 Auto Transport Deadline:  June 30, 2023 Potential payout:  up to $1000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be current full- or part-time students of an accredited or non-accredited institute, truck driving school or other logistics program, and must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher…. Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

Library Chat Tues, May 16, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Library Chat Wed, May 17, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Faculty… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week!

Scholarship name:  Progressive Automations Scholarship Program Sponsored by:  Progressive Automations Deadline:  June 15, 2023 Potential payout:  $2500 CAD Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be enrolled in the September 2023 semester at a recognized Canadian or U.S. post-secondary university or college in a full-time engineering program. What’s required:  An online application, along with a description or design… Read more »

Vintage Voice

A Japanese journalist’s camera turns up sixteen years after he was killed covering protests in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).  After you read the story, check out our coverage of 2007 events. The Saffron Revolution.  Mandy Gardner looks back at the Burmese protests and other world events in this news feature.  “[T]he ruling Burmese junta… Read more »

Vintage Voice

With Mother’s Day coming up on Sunday, May 14, we combed through our (tidy and organized) archives to retrieve a pair of articles reflecting different facets of the role of mothers. An unapologetic love song.  Carole E Trainor pens a lyrical tribute to her mother.  “With a fistful of wooden pins and a mind intent… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

Beyond “Not in My Backyard”: A rural response to the toxic drug emergency Tues, May 9, 10:00 to 11:30 am MDT Online Hosted by AU Communities in Transition news.athabascau.ca/events/beyond-not-in-my-backyard-a-rural-response-to-the-toxic-drug-emergency/ Register through above link Library Chat Tues, May 9, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through… Read more »

Student Sizzle—Following What’s Hot!

AthaU Facebook Group Worth the wait.  When course textbooks for three courses didn’t show up by the first day of study, a student wondered how long they usually take.  After a number of responses were posted, including a few mini-rants about etexts, the original poster commented that the parcel with the textbooks arrived later that… Read more »