Dispersing from point A to point B, particularly when point A is hundreds of kilometres from point B, is probably not something one would normally consider plants to be capable of. Often when we think of mobility, we think in terms of the individual–the Canada goose migrating south, the white-tailed deer leaving a wooded area… Read more »
As a student at Mount Royal College completing the last year of my Psychology degree at Athabasca University, I recently attended an AU workshop called “Career as a Process and Not an Event.” Organized by Anita Spence, our Academic Advisor, and facilitated by Shannon Yates, a tutor in AU’s Centre for Psychology, this workshop left… Read more »
Flexibility has always been an issue for me. I am a free spirit who likes to break through the cage when I feel so inclined. Trouble arose when it was necessary for me to get a degree to enable myself to continue as an English teacher in Asia. Over dinner in South Korea, a Canadian… Read more »
First it was the ABCs. Then there were the three Rs. Now, students have another set of letters to add to their repertoire–DEM. As students at Athabasca University, we’re all familiar with the first one: D stands for distance education (or d-learning). The second letter stands for e-learning, the use of electronic tools to enhance… Read more »
Federal budget separates PSE money, promises increases OTTAWA (CUP) — Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion says there is nothing in the federal budget for students, but some groups are hopeful increases to provincial transfers will mean money for universities. ?The dedicated transfer is kind of a macro issue, It’s providing reliable transparent funding for provinces, which… Read more »
Mount Royal Granting Nursing Degrees Athabasca University has successfully helped another college to begin delivering full degree programs. This week, the Honourable Doug Horner, Minister of Advanced Education and Technology for Alberta, announced that Mount Royal College has been granted the ability to award four year nursing degrees (1). Previously, Mount Royal did not have… Read more »
MONTREAL (CUP) — About 500 people gathered in Montreal on March 15 as part of the International Day Against Police Brutality. According to police, 15 people were arrested: four will face arson charges, one will be charged with assaulting a police officer, one with mischief and nine with illegal assembly. The march wound through the… Read more »
OTTAWA (CUP) — Women’s groups are concerned that impending tax cuts could hurt lower-income women. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced the federal budget will be released on Monday March 19. Flaherty has said cuts to income tax are planned for this budget. “It’s not that lower income women don’t want tax cuts —… Read more »
It’s difficult to estimate the number of vegetarians out there, given the flexible nature of many people’s dietary patterns. It is challenging to conduct effective cross-cultural research into the issue, such as research into vegetarianism in urban Canada versus rural India). Consider the question of what really constitutes vegetarianism. Is it complete avoidance of all… Read more »
Are you planning to focus your undergraduate degree in educational studies? AU has recently launched EDUC 404 (Law and Ethics in Education), a senior level education course to “provide an introductory understanding of the legal and ethical issues, and potential legal liability encountered by school principals, teachers and school administrators and counselors,” according to course… Read more »