Library Chat Tues, Feb 4, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Developing your research series: Citation management with Zotero February 4, 2025  1:00 p.m. MST Online Hosted by AU Library and AU Write Site Register at the Event Link… Read more »

Scholarship name: Pattison Media Equity Scholarships Sponsored by:  Pattison Media Deadline:  February 21, 2025 Potential payout:  $2,500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be a Canadian Citizen and a resident of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba, and must be attending on a full-time basis, a post-secondary institution in a recognized Journalism program. Preference will be given… Read more »

Facebook: Courses without exams. A student requests suggestions for courses that don’t have exams. Recommendations pour forth including Psych 478, HERM 322, and almost all history classes. Reddit: Did your AU degree get you a job you love? A student asks whether an AU degree will lead to a job that is liked or, better… Read more »

When we step away from dogmatic fears about AI and pop culture concerns, we find that there are earnest researchers seeking to usefully apply technology to distance education. To that end, this AI and digital learning research assistant posting covers an array of locales “that use basic Natural Language Processing techniques include tokenized, n-grams, and… Read more »

Denied funding. A student received an extension for a full-time funded course and was denied funding. Other students say the full-time status of three classes or more needs to be met, and the extension is okay if a new semester isn’t started with the outstanding extension. Other students say different provinces have different rules. Another… Read more »

AUGSA Elections Information Session January 20, 2025  2:00 p.m. MST Online Hosted by AU Graduate Students’ Association Register at the Event Link Library Chat Tues, Jan 21, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page What’s age got to do with… Read more »

Scholarship name: CPA Alberta Young Emerging Professional Award Sponsored by:  CPA Alberta Deadline:  January 31, 2025 Potential payout:  $2,500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be post-secondary students enrolled in business or commerce at a degree-granting post-secondary institution in Alberta. What’s required:  A letter or video outlining the qualities you believe are the most important to become… Read more »

Library Chat Tues, Jan 14, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Developing your research series: Search like a pro January 14, 2025  1:00 p.m. MST Online Hosted by AU Library Register at the Event Link Mastering the Art of… Read more »

Scholarship name: Kin Canada Bursaries Sponsored by:  Kin Canada Deadline:  February 1, 2025 Potential payout:  $1,000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and be planning to register as a full-time student in the 2025-2026 academic year at a recognized post-secondary institution. What’s required:  A completed application form (submitted via online application),… Read more »

No caring person wants their family to go undernourished or unfed – but in Canada it happens all the time. Maybe the Food Bank hamper has run dry or maybe paycheques have been lean, but students and parents alike face increased food shortages. Furthering this social justice cause, Dr. Alexa Ferdinands advertises for a Research… Read more »