Elizabeth Eckert is a single mother of four children in her fourth year of an AU Bachelor of Arts — Psychology degree program. She grew up in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, but now resides in Red Deer, Alberta — a friendly city with less than 120,000 people and all of the amenities nestled among trees, rivers… Read more »
If you plan to make gym-going a lifestyle, learn the etiquette. First rule for new gym-goers? Don’t chat—especially if you’re female. You want to keep training for as long as possible, right? Then, don’t get duped by Ed the gym playboy. Truly, he doesn’t mean well. I’m in my fifties or sixties, you might think…. Read more »
On dusky, late-summer nights bats flit and flicker by in what appears to be playful pursuit of insect prey. I marvel at how it might feel to actually be what, in German, is known as a fledermaus (Reverso-Softissimo, online). As a flying mouse, Id traverse the starry nights buffet and dance aloft with my nocturnal… Read more »
Do you cringe at the idea of group work? Do you twitch and tingle to Cotton Eyed Joe busting your woofers? Professors dole out budgie-sized bits on how to work in groups. And howl when you flail. A feminist professor called students who declined group work “Princesses.” She despised princessesand hammered their grades. But groups… Read more »
Recently I moved from living in the comforts of my parents’ home to a new home closer to school, work, and downtown Edmonton. The first week navigating the freedom of cooking my own meals has been a rocky start. Not knowing where to begin, I scrambled to purchase ingredients, eliminate ingredients (from the mold!) and… Read more »
Dear Barb: I guess I have more of a statement than a question. A close family member recently passed away without a will and it has been chaos ever since. My aunt never discussed her wishes with anyone, not even her own children. Her husband passed away three years ago, so the responsibility for everything… Read more »
The disaster relief specials for Hurricane Harvey haven’t even aired yet and Hurricane Irma is lining up on Florida. And while we should remember that any individual extreme event is, of course, not evidence of climate change (just as a particularly frigid winter in Winnipeg isn’t evidence against it), the number of times that I’ve… Read more »
Jodi Campbell is the Executive Director of the Athabasca University Students Union. From BCs Lloydminster area, he moved to Edmonton in 2002. He graduated in 2006 after learning about business. He started working for MacEwan University as a Consultant/Advisor for the School of Business. He became the General Manager of the MacEwan University Students Union… Read more »
How seriously can students take anonymous online ratings of their AU tutors? One AU student recently commented on the unofficial AthaU Facebook page that shed checked her tutors ratings on http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/. After reading multiple negative reviews, she was considering dropping that AU course. Some responders to that post questioned what weight should be given to… Read more »
A while ago we brought you some tips on how to live on a shoestring during your student years. These tips come compliments of the art world, where (at least in theory), passion for ones work supersedes avaricea circumstance compelling artists to pinch pennies like there wont be any more next week, which is often… Read more »
Writing a cover letter can be challenging, what do you put in it? That depends on what you are applying for. Is it a posted job? Then you want to reference the posting and how your skills will benefit the company specific to that posting. Reference the skills required section of the posting and give… Read more »
Scholarship name: LiveBright Scholarship Program Sponsored by: Sun Life Global Investments Deadline: September 30, 2017 Potential payout: $2000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be residents of Canada, between the ages of 16 to 25 or entering first year, enrolled in or plan to enrol in a qualifying full-time post-secondary program for the upcoming academic year. Check… Read more »
Dr. Lalita Malhotra was born in Delhi, India, on November 2, 1941. She received her education in India and the United Kingdom before arriving in Canada in 1975. Dr. Malhotra is an obstetrician/gynecologist who set up her practice in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. She has become known as the “Angel of the North” for her efforts… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Susanne requests a link to the elusive AU LPN-BN Facebook group page; it’s just a click away at https://www.facebook.com/groups/4177983500. Alisha seeks recommendations for courses to finish off her BGS degree that will help when she goes on to an Ed. degree; responses include a variety of ANTH, ENGL, RELS, SOCI, and WGST… Read more »
Nursing and Health Studies Library Orientation Webinar Saturday, September 9, 12:00 to 1:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library http://library.athabascau.ca/orientations.html No pre-registration required MBA Info Session – Edmonton Tuesday, September 12, 12:00 to 1:30 pm MDT The Westin Edmonton, 10135 – 100 Street, Edmonton AB In-person Hosted by AU’s Faculty of Business https://business.athabascau.ca/event-details/athabasca-university-executive-mba-information-session-calgary-3-copy-copy/ register… Read more »
Income Inequality Worsening with Higher Tuition Fees Huffington Post: Business stated that the high tuition fees in Canadian universities are making economic inequality worse within the country. This is also adding to a mismatch between the economy and post-secondary education. Economists Benjamin Tal and Royce Mendes described the vulnerabilities potentially exposed in the following economic… Read more »
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