If you missed the Welcome Orientation by AUSU last week, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Here are the highlights: Indigenous Student Success Athabasca University respectfully acknowledges that we live and work on the Traditional Lands of the Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) of Canada. We honour the ancestry, heritage, and gifts of the… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Alaa (she/they), a student living in British Columbia who is currently enrolled in PSYC 289: Psychology as a Natural Science. (She recently completed PSYC 402: Biological Psychology). Alaa mentioned, “I am so grateful to be studying, working, and living on the traditional unceded lands of… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Chimaraoke Obinna (he/him), a Bachelor of Professional Arts in Human Services program student living in Calgary, Alberta. Chimaraoke stated, “I acknowledge that I live, work, and study on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Elijah English (he/they), a Bachelor of Arts in English student living in Camrose, Alberta. Post-graduation, Elijah hopes to pursue “a concurrent BEd and BMus … to become a teacher.” He noted, “I would like to acknowledge the lands I live and work on, both treaty… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Annette Karien (she/her), Bachelor of Science—with a major in Biological Sciences—student living in Calgary, Alberta. Annette stated, “I respectfully acknowledge that I reside on Treaty 7 territory—a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Blackfoot Confederacy, Tsuut’ina Nation, Stoney Nakoda Nations, and Métis… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Tammy Monro (she/they), a Bachelor of Arts major in Psychology student from Grand Prairie, Alberta. Tammy stated, “I would like to recognize that the land that I live, work, and play on is located on Treaty 8 and Metis district 13. I am grateful for… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Lexis Roy (she/her), a student in her final year of the Bachelor of Science Post Diploma program, from Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement, Alberta, “a place rich of Metis families, culture, and history!” Lexis added, “I acknowledge that I live, work and play on Treaty 6… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Natasha (she/her), Bachelor of Arts in Psychology student from Medicine Hat, Alberta. She explained that this program “will only be the beginning” as she plans “to develop a career in helping change the way the world views trauma, addiction, attachment, and identity.” On a more… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Pamela (she/her), a 4–year Psychology program student (with plans “to pursue graduate studies in Counseling Psychology”), who currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She stated, “I acknowledge the place in which I live is on Treaty 1 territory, the homeland of the Red River Metis, and… Read more »
After so many years of effort, you’ve finally received your degree. It feels great, but what are the next steps? “Now what?” you might be thinking to yourself. In a previous article, I reflected on my own personal journey as a class of 2024 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. While English may,… Read more »