STUDENT: Sarah Kertcher The Athabasca University Students’ Union has just elected its new council! The next series of profiles will highlight the new and returning councillors of the AUSU Student Council. This week, we meet returning AUSU councillor Sarah Kertcher, a student in Athabasca University’s Bachelor of Management program. Sarah, who’s concentrating in marketing and… Read more »

STUDENT: Karl Low The Athabasca University Students’ Union has just elected its new council! The next series of profiles will highlight the new and returning councillors of the AUSU Student Council. This week’s profile focuses on Karl Low, who is returning to the AUSU Student Council for a second term. Karl, an English major, feels… Read more »

STUDENT: Barb Rielly The Athabasca University Students’ Union has just elected its new council! The next series of profiles will highlight the new and returning councillors of the AUSU Student Council. This week, we meet returning AUSU councillor Barb Rielly, hailing from central Ontario, near Lake Ontario. Barb, whose children are grown, explains why she… Read more »

STUDENT: Bethany Porter The Athabasca University Students’ Union has just elected its new council! The next series of profiles will highlight the new and returning councillors of the AUSU Student Council. In this week’s profile, we meet AUSU councillor Bethany Porter, an AU student who is also a stay-at-home mom. Bethany, who’s studying English, describes… Read more »

STUDENT: Gonzalo Belmar Ramírez AU students are scattered all over the globe. Take Gonzalo Belmar Ramírez, a musician living in Lima, Peru, who chose Athabasca because its flexibility allows him the freedom to work on his music and other hobbies. He describes the importance of art and music in his life, why a musician would… Read more »

If you’ve ever moved, you know that the worst part is, without a doubt, the unpacking. And the longer you’ve been established, the more boxes and boxes and unending boxes there are to unpack, sort, and somehow store. When, a month after our last move, my family and I were still weaving around a towering… Read more »

STUDENT: Kate Slivko This week, we focus on Kate Slivko, a student taking Athabasca University classes for her medical school prerequisites. Kate, who emigrated to the U.S. from Russia when she was 16, moved to Alberta after college in anticipation of applying to medical school there. She talks about why she chose AU’s unclassified option… Read more »

STUDENT: Amanda Evans This week’s profile focuses on a student who’s studying for two degrees at once, but still gets the job done. Amanda Evans, who lives in Hamilton, Ontario, is enroled both as a distance student in Athabasca University’s Bachelor of Science in Human Science (BScHS) program, and as a traditional student at Mohawk… Read more »

STUDENT: E. Wayne Benedict How did Athabasca University help turn a locomotive engineer into a labour lawyer? In this week’s profile, E. Wayne Benedict, a 2006 graduate of AU’s Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations (B.HRLR) program, talks about how his initial desire to upgrade his skills eventually turned into a law degree. He… Read more »

STUDENT: Katie Tippelt This week, we introduce AU student Katie Tippelt, a single mom in her first year of Athabasca University’s Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations program. Katie, who lives about an hour east of Toronto, is enthusiastic about AU and the opportunity it provides for single parents. She explains why AU’s flexibility… Read more »