The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Christine Sabourin (she/her), a 35-year old Bachelor of Arts in Psychology student from Cornwall, Ontario—“with roots from an even smaller township of Monkland, Ontario,” (where she spent her “formative years”). She added, “I acknowledge and am grateful to live, learn, play, and work on the… Read more »
Stately Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and its most populous city. The city is spread across fourteen islands in southeast Sweden, adjacent to the Baltic Sea. There has been settlement in the area since at least the Stone Age. Thirty kilometres west of the city is the Viking-age trading centre of Birka, which was… Read more »
“Sensibility”, “restraint”, and “cooperation” are words that would likely never get attributed to the Germany of the 1900s after what transpired during World War 1 (WW1) and World War 2 (WW2). Instead, words that would have been more closely associated with that Germany would likely have been words like “radical”, “war”, and “extermination”. Some of… Read more »
On April 8, 2024, stage one, week three of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Process and Democratic Institutions (The Commission) began. The three days of hearings featured testimonies provided by senior public servants, parliamentary advisors, Ministers, and the Prime Ministers. Senior public servants are invaluable during “writ periods”. During the thirty-seven… Read more »
Last weekend’s horrible attacks at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall in Sydney, Australia prompted us to cocoon in the archives and look for some gentler Bondi Beach references. Cue the Travelling Student… Textbooks and sand. Philip Kirkbride feels out of place studying at Bondi Beach while others surf and party. “Despite the always Saturday… Read more »
Facebook: How to apply for student loans. A student applying for a loan for the first time seeks advice on how to fill out the application. One student suggests leaving the application blank, allowing the applicant to receive the maximum amount allowed. Other students recommend using the course fee calculator, available at https://www.athabascau.ca/tools/fee-calculator/index.html. Additionally, another student… Read more »
One of my favorite breakfast items as a child was homemade tea eggs made by my grandmother. She would always advocate its health benefits alongside its incredible fragrance and flavor. When she made tea eggs for the household, the entire home would fill with the aroma of herbs and spices making my mouth water. Recently,… Read more »
In a sales course, I learned to balance empathy with focus, or in other words, be a bunny and a shark. The bunny is the super sweet bearer of customer service, and the shark sinks its teeth into the wallet. Although the teachings taught me to close the sale and get the highest cut while… Read more »
I had been entertaining my friend’s daughter who had a brain tumor erupt and was labeled as a vegetable by the doctor at the children’s emergency hospital. But I knew she was lucid but couldn’t express herself due to paralysis. I knew this because I had taken a Community Rehabilitation class where I learned that… Read more »
The Future of Architectural Education Tues, Apr 23, 9:00 to 10:30 am MDT Online Hosted by AU Centre for Architecture www.athabascau.ca/news/events/online-lecture-the-future-of-architectural-education-6 Register through above link Library Chat Tues, Apr 23, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page AU’s 2024 Three… Read more »
Scholarship name: Got a Spine Scholarship Sponsored by: Arctic Chiropractic Fairbanks Deadline: May 2, 2024, 11:59 pm EST Potential payout: $500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian or U.S. residents, be attending university or college in Canada or the U.S. full-time by October 2024, and have a GPA of 2.5 or greater during their last… Read more »
Why is it that some of the more highly evolved human beings are able to skate through life more or less unscathed by stress? They go about their days with a calm demeanor and an efficient, pragmatic approach to the challenges of the world. No doubt they are continually checking off chores, accomplishments, and major… Read more »
This unique research opportunity entails “investigating what interventions exist to support healthcare professionals to understand and use their conscience for ethical decision making.” The goal, logically enough but also juicy enough to merit some emotional involvement, is the creation of an academic “baseline sense of how conscience has been taken up for healthcare professionals in… Read more »
Interpretation is where we get to participate in our surrounding realm. To zoom in on our research priorities and delve into our thesis topic we must find valid sources and add our unique interpretation. Creativity matters too—no professor much enjoys reading the same tired tropes and allegories over and over. To further creative ends, no… Read more »
