Scholarship name: David and Shelley Scholarship Sponsored by: Easter Seals Ontario Deadline: April 30, 2021 Potential payout: $500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be residents of Ontario, seeking post-secondary education, and have a physical disability. See full eligibility requirements. What’s required: A completed and mailed application form, along with academic transcripts, two reference letters, and a… Read more »
Bannock and a Movie April Edition: The Cree Hunters of Mistassini Apr 1 to Apr 30 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin www.athabascau.ca/indigenous/bannock-and-a-movie/index.html Access through above link Blended Learning Practice MOOC Apr 4 to May 1 Online Hosted by AU and Commonwealth of Learning news.athabascau.ca/events/blended-learning-practice-mooc-spring-2021/ Register through above link Facebook: Fact or Fiction? Wed, Apr 7,… Read more »
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March 26 is Purple Day, but the connection with the colour is only tangential. Purple Day’s purpose is to draw attention and support to epilepsy. For balance, we reached into our vaults for a piece on purple and another on epilepsy. Purple is the new gray. Laura Seymour chafes against the blandness of North American… Read more »
Scholarship name: Sabrina Shannon Memorial Award Sponsored by: Food Allergy Canada Deadline: April 23, 2021 Potential payout: $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian residents, under 25 years of age, and enrolled at a post-secondary institution. Applicants do not need to have food allergies to be eligible. What’s required: An online application including contact, academic,… Read more »
This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact services@ausu.org with any questions. IMPORTANT DATES Mar 10: Deadline to register in a course starting Apr 1 Mar 11: AUSUnights Virtual Student Social Mar 15: Apr degree requirements deadline Mar 17: AUSU Public Council Meeting Mar 31: Deadline… Read more »
Bannock and a Movie March Edition: Wahkohtowin: Cree Natural Law Mar 1 to Mar 31 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin www.athabascau.ca/indigenous/bannock-and-a-movie/index.html Access through above link Bannock and a Movie April Edition: The Cree Hunters of Mistassini Apr 1 to Apr 30 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin www.athabascau.ca/indigenous/bannock-and-a-movie/index.html Access through above link The Grad Lounge Fri,… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group You gotta clean behind the computer, too? A student with a built-in cam on a desk-top computer wonders how ProctorU will be able to see the whole room; responses suggest either using a mirror, or cell-phone video. Discord A good reason to scan all channels: A discussion in the #general-studies channel leads… Read more »
Bannock and a Movie March Edition: Wahkohtowin: Cree Natural Law Mar 1 to Mar 31 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin www.athabascau.ca/indigenous/bannock-and-a-movie/index.html Access through above link Learning to Learn Online MOOC Mar 21 to Apr 24 Online Hosted by AU and Contact North news.athabascau.ca/events/learning-to-learn-online-athabasca-universitys-massive-open-online-course-spring-2021/ Register through above link Keeping Organized as You Search Tues, Mar 23,… Read more »
World Poetry Day is March 21. Poetry is integral to life (not just in song lyrics) and The Voice‘s contributors have mused on the many facets of poetry. Verses to fight by. Writer Wanda Waterman St. Louis traces how controversy over a poetry reading fuelled a rebellion. “Other insurrections have reportedly been inspired and fuelled… Read more »