Scholarship name: Ingenium-NSERC STEAM Horizon awards Sponsored by: Ingenium Foundation, NSERC, and Indspire Deadline: January 15, 2022, 8:00 pm EST Potential payout: $25,000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada; be 16 to 18 years old as of the application date; have been recognized for accomplishments in the fields of… Read more »
Pride Student Lounge Tues, Dec 7, 2:00 to 3:00 pm MST Online via Zoom Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/pride-student-lounge/ Email ausu@ausu.org for meeting link AUSUNights Virtual Student Social Thur, Dec 9, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MST Online via Zoom Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/ausunights-virtual-student-social-9/ Email ausu@ausu.org for meeting link Alumni & Learner Virtual Seasonal Cheer Thur, Dec… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Fresh new-student enthusiasm. A student notices they already have access to a course that starts January 1 and wonders if they can submit assignments early. Responses are unanimous: no. Discord Group rides. A conversation thread in #coffee-shop-lounge spotlights the online cycling program, Zwift. Great exercise for students with stationary cycles! reddit From… Read more »
This update is provided to The Voice by AUSU. Contact services@ausu.org with questions. Important news for students! Athabasca University is offering another round of emergency bursaries following the successful distribution of $444,000 during the summer 2020 and spring 2021 cycles. By getting bursaries into the hands of learners who need them most, AU hopes to… Read more »
This update is provided to The Voice by AUSU. Contact services@ausu.org with questions. Thank you to everyone who filled out our 2021 Annual Survey! We received plenty of valuable feedback and look forward to reviewing the results over the coming weeks. AUSU will be randomly selecting winners today for the $2,500 in prizes, and the… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group When ten years is old. A CRJS 360 student observes the course textbook quotes outdated stats, and other students chime in with other course textbooks that are not as current as they’d like. reddit We need a tie-breaker here. A student asks whether the NUTR 331 exam focuses more on the textbook… Read more »
The Power of (Re)Thinking Tues, Nov 30, 10:00 to 11:00 am MST Online Hosted by AU’s PowerED™ news.athabascau.ca/events/power-of-rethinking/ RSVP through above link How to APA: The Essentials of Formatting, Citing, and Paraphrasing Tues, Nov 30, 1:00 to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU’s Write Site news.athabascau.ca/events/how-to-apa-the-essentials-of-formatting-citing-and-paraphrasing/ Register through above link All events are free… Read more »
Catastrophic flooding in B.C. recently prompted us to wade through the vault to see what our writers past have had to say about previous floods. At least I have a basement to be flooded. Bill Pollett wallows in some therapeutic self-pity while he mops up. “The floods have incapacitated the furnace and resulted in seemingly… Read more »
Scholarship name: The Heer Law Entrepreneurship Scholarship Sponsored by: Heer Law Deadline: December 31, 2021 Potential payout: $2000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be currently attending university or college or set to attend during the 2021-2022 academic year, and must be in good standing with their current or prospective institution. What’s required: An email with contact… Read more »
Virtual Student Lounge Mon, Nov 22, 2:00 to 3:00 pm MST Online via Zoom Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/virtual-student-lounge/ RSVP to ausu@ausu.org for meeting link Joshua Whitehead October Pride Keynote Presentation (re-scheduled from an earlier date) Thur, Nov 25, 2:00 to 3:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/joshua-white-keynote-presentation-for-2021-october-pride/ Access through above link or AUSU Facebook… Read more »