Hey, how did it get to be the end of August already? The march of time is like online studies: relentless. It’s back-to-school-flyer season. Barbara Lehtiniemi clings to the rapidly-dwindling days left in summer. “I want the days to feel like they’ll last forever, with no sign of September on the horizon. I want more… Read more »
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This update is provided to The Voice by AUSU. Contact services@ausu.org with questions. Undergraduate Abstract Submissions Welcome at GSRC The Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association and the Faculty of Graduate Studies are excited to announce the call for abstracts for the 2021 Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC), which will take place virtually on October 1st and 2nd. Current AU graduate students and… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Academic erasure. A student wonders if a course can be removed from an AU transcript; responses say no, along with interesting conversation about why they should/should not. Discord Conversational ping-pong. One conversation on the #coffee-shop-lounge channel bounces around vaccination efficacy rates, politics, abortion, statistics, and flu season. Oh, also MATH 216. Twitter… Read more »
Scholarship name: Syncrude/Athabasca University Aboriginal Scholarship Sponsored by: AU and Syncrude Deadline: September 30, 2021 Potential payout: $2000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be residents of Alberta, be of Aboriginal ancestry (Status/Non-Status Indian, Inuit, or Métis,) and entering or continuing full-time AU studies in the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Management, or Bachelor of Science undergrad… Read more »
As annoying as a federal election during a pandemic might be, even more annoying is that August 20 is World Mosquito Day! Who gave those little pricks their own day? The thirteenth zodiac? Columnist Hazel Anaka contends 2011 should be named for Alberta’s plague of skeeters. “According to Alberta Health Services, there are 43 (yikes!)… Read more »
Bannock and a Movie August Edition: First Nation Stories Aug 1 to Aug 31 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin www.athabascau.ca/indigenous/bannock-and-a-movie/index.html Access through above link Faculty of Business Undergrad Program Orientation for New Students Wed, Aug 25, 12:00 to 1:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business news.athabascau.ca/events/faculty-of-business-undergraduate-program-orientation-for-new-students-20210825/ RSVP through above link ATTACH webinar… Read more »
This update is provided to The Voice by AUSU. Contact services@ausu.org with questions. Undergraduate Abstract Submissions Welcome at GSRC The Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association and the Faculty of Graduate Studies are excited to announce the call for abstracts for the 2021 Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC), which will take place virtually on October 1st and 2nd. Current AU graduate students and… Read more »
Bannock and a Movie August Edition: First Nation Stories Aug 1 to Aug 31 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin www.athabascau.ca/indigenous/bannock-and-a-movie/index.html Access through above link All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Never mind that Friday the 13th stuff—August 13 is also International Left Handers Day! Although lefties make up at least 10% of the population, we really had to dig to find mention of them in our archives. School (dis)orientation. A news compilation includes reference to a book called Your Left-handed Child. “In other cases, according… Read more »