2009 AUSU Handbook/Planners
The 2009 AUSU planner order form is up! You’ll find the order form on the AUSU home page.
Anyone who ordered early will have had their planner included in the first batch mailed out. If you did order early, you should have your new planner by the time the January pages run out in the old one?and hopefullly well before that!
As always, we’ll be excited to know what you think of the planner, and especially want to hear of any improvements you think could be made.
Merchandise Still for Sale
We still have some locks and memory keys available for sale. Both of these were designed with ease of mailing in mind, which means they’re small enough to be easily stored pretty much anywhere.
The wristband USB key is a unique way to carry around your assignments, online materials, and even emails while You’re on the go.
With a 1 gigabyte capacity, it can even handle a good chunk of your music collection, and the design means you no longer have to worry about losing it.
The Voice memory key has less capacity (512 MB) but the dark, flip-top design is classy enough to accompany you anywhere.
AUSU Lock Loan Program
Still running, and still popular, the lock loan program can allow you to rest easy knowing your valuables are safe if You’re taking an exam at the Calgary or Edmonton campus. The locks can be set to any combination, and are loaned to people without any deposit, but we ask that you please remember to reset them to 0-0-0 before returning them so that we can continue this program.
SmartDraw Program Continues
If you haven’t yet, you might want to download a copy of SmartDraw. AUSU has purchased a licence agreement to supply the award-winning SmartDraw software to all AUSU members (current undergraduate students). To access this deal and find out more, visit the front page of our website.
SmartDraw allows you to create a wide range of graphics for your assignments and submit them electronically in a Word file. You can also place your graphics in Excel or PowerPoint files, or export them as TIF, GIF, or JPEG files to make a web graphic or even a logo. Just a few of the graphics you can make include Venn diagrams, genetics charts, graphs, organizational and flow charts, and Gantt charts.
For any course that requires charts that cannot be easily created in Word or Excel, this should be a real time saver and make it easier to submit all portions of an assignment by email.
Remember, though, that you should always check with your tutor to find out if there is a specific format he or she prefers. Your tutor does not have to have SmartDraw to view these graphics, however. Installations under this program are good for one year. The package includes both the Standard and Health Care editions of SmartDraw.
Employment Site is here!
Many of you will already have seen the link to our new employment site on the front page, and while there are not a lot of employers in evidence yet, It’s a great opportunity to get your resume, skills, and talents in there.
The Personnel Department is busily working on finding employers who could use your unique abilities as a distance education student.
Be sure yours are available to get the early opportunities!
