Posts By: Tamra Ross

Tamra Ross

COVID-19—What you Can Do and What you Should Not Do.

This afternoon, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom held a press briefing on the current situation and recommendations surrounding COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Following is a summary of the WHO recommendations, and information on what you should and should not be doing right now. An important fund has been established to collect funds… Read more »

Truth & Reconciliation – Will Your Next University Program Have a First Nations’ Content Requirement?

During a recent research project on students’ unions in Canada I came upon a motion passed by the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU): [Be it resolved] that the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union call on the University of Saskatchewan to commit to implementing Indigenous content into the curriculum of every University of Saskatchewan College… Read more »

Truth & Reconciliation – Will Your Next University Program Have a First Nations’ Content Requirement?

During a recent research project on students’ unions in Canada I came upon a motion passed by the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU): [Be it resolved] that the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union call on the University of Saskatchewan to commit to implementing Indigenous content into the curriculum of every University of Saskatchewan College… Read more »

Decoding an AU Transcript

AU’s online transcript preview is convenient when you just need a copy for your own use. Also, some grant and scholarship providers now accept the PDF preview under the same rules that apply to submitting receipts for taxes (i.e., they will take your word for it, but reserve the right to request a hard copy… Read more »

Decoding an AU Transcript

AU’s online transcript preview is convenient when you just need a copy for your own use. Also, some grant and scholarship providers now accept the PDF preview under the same rules that apply to submitting receipts for taxes (i.e., they will take your word for it, but reserve the right to request a hard copy… Read more »

Editorial – Shuffling Papers

Last week we bid adieu to Christina Frey, to whom we are grateful for three years of making sure The Voice was always letter-perfect. She will be missed. While It’s always hard to see a valued team member go, the reason Christina left is rather a point of pride for our publication: she was simply… Read more »

New Facility Opens in Calgary

Last week we introduced the brand new combined Calgary student centre, an expansion of Bow Valley College and a place for students of Athabasca University, University of Lethbridge, and Olds College to meet, study, take exams, and access a wealth of services?services that AU has never provided in Calgary and some they do not provide… Read more »

New Calgary Facility

May 12 marked the grand opening of the new Bow Valley College (BVC) expansion in Calgary; originally scheduled for last month, it was delayed for the funeral of Ralph Klein, the premier who first approved funding for the new $300 million environmentally sustainable multi-campus building in conjunction with the City of Calgary. For those who… Read more »