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Student Sizzle—Following What’s Hot!

Facebook: AU time management tips. A student with two young children is struggling to balance motherhood and four classes. Suggestions include focusing on two classes while seeking an extension for the other two, reducing the number of classes, or using a “study with me” YouTube video that includes break timers. [Here is one example of such… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  Allied Van Lines Scholarship Sponsored by:  Allied Van Lines Deadline:  December 15, 2023 Potential payout:  $1000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and be enrolled (or enrolling) as full time students of an accredited Canadian university or college for completion of an undergraduate degree in Logistics or equivalent field…. Read more »

AUSU Update!

Share Your Feedback and Win Big with AUSU As a student at Athabasca University (AU), you have the unique opportunity to study in an online environment that can provide convenience, flexibility, and customizable learning experiences. However, it also comes with its challenges. That’s why the Athabasca University Students’ Union (AUSU) exists – to advocate for… Read more »

Vintage Voice!

For National Take a Hike Day on November 17, we thought we’d traipse through some hiking articles Voice writers penned almost two decades ago. Beach vacations?  Who needs them.  Zoe Dalton extols the virtues of embracing winter in Canada.  “Think about the main difference between being young and loving the winter, and being ‘more mature’… Read more »

Research Assistant Opportunity!

If you’ve ever packed a lunch to work knowing that your midday break won’t find you faced with a Food Court of tasty options, this is the brown-bagging research project for you.  This fascinating project is about rural food options within the Albertan town of Drayton Valley – an area recently beset by forest fires… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

Library Chat Tues, Nov 21, 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 The writing process series: Writing the paper Tues, Nov 21, 12:30 to 1:30 pm MST Online via Microsoft Teams Hosted by AU’s Write Site www.athabascau.ca/news/events/the-writing-process-series-writing-the-paper Register through above… Read more »

Student Sizzle!—Following What’s Hot!

Facebook: How to resubmit an assignment? One student reported that his TA asked him to resubmit an assignment, but he was unable to locate the option to do so on the platform. Another student suggested that the TA should revert the original submission to a draft status, which would allow the first student to delete and… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name:  Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Sponsored by:  Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program Deadline:  December 1, 2023, 11:59 pm PT Potential payout:  up to $28,000 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants; graduating from high school or completing their first year of CEGEP or have completed high school; are planning to or… Read more »

Vintage Voice

November 11th’s Remembrance Day is on the minds of our writers, and every year The Voice publishes several articles marking the day. Never forgotten.  Max Birkner uses his personal experience to draw relevance to Remembrance Day for younger generations.  “My parents emigrated from the neutral country of Sweden in 1973. They had very little idea… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week!

Scholarship name:  Boster Bio Scholarships Sponsored by:  Boster Bio Deadline:  November 30, 2023 Potential payout:  $1000 USD Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must have been accepted into a research position in biology or medical-related lab on a full-time or substantial part-time basis (minimum 9 credit hours worth of research work for the next two semesters); for high… Read more »