On April 1st 2021, The Disclosure To Protect Against Domestic Violence Act, or “Clare’s Law”, came into effect in Alberta. According to the Government of Alberta’s website, this law gives people who feel at risk of domestic violence a way to get information about their partners so they can make informed choices about their safety…. Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, I am 16 years old and still living with my parents, but they are driving me crazy. They won’t let me do anything. My friends go out to concerts and stay out overnight and their parents don’t say anything to them. I really want to move out and live on my own. … Read more »
You’ve just read a chapter of a 1000-page textbook, applying the system for reading textbooks I outlined last week. You scheduled two days to read the chapter. Now you’ve got three days to take notes on it and two days to memorize it, spending one week total on the chapter. What note taking strategies will… Read more »
Fall activities are in full swing in our house. Our kids are all into something, and life is busy again. Our son is in hockey, our youngest is trying out ringette, and all three are in scouting. Our oldest is still looking for a thing to try, and we are considering martial arts. Classes are… Read more »
Artist: Typhoid Rosie Album: Queen of Swords Typhoid Rosie, a high-energy, alt/punk rock band with pop hooks and indie grit, have just released their new album, Queen of Swords, an empowering and defiant rally cry of self-love, self-reliance, and independence. Frontwoman Rosie Rebel says of the new album, “While I have the world’s ear, I… Read more »
As a kid in the 1980s and as a teenager in the 1990s, the technological tide brought many changes. Rural BC aided and abetted a Napoleon Dynamite sense of distance from the paved sandlots of urban Canada. Here in the Okanagan Valley, at Princeton—our favourite pariah of a Brokeback Mountain town if you’re from it’s… Read more »
The fight for workforce talent is real, organizations are in a battle to hire and retain top talent and it has been a major cost driver across all industries. In the tech space, organizations competing for talent have bent over backwards trying to implement favorable working circumstances including providing daily free lunches, unlimited vacation time,… Read more »
Being a perfectionist is a great thing, in my opinion. A Korean friend recently said that the Western psychology labels perfectionism as almost a disorder. But in the engineering field, he said, perfectionism is critical to success. That’s because one tiny error in calculation can have catastrophic outcomes, such as explosions. Why settle for less… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am a woman in my mid forties. When I was younger, I seemed to have a lot more friends than I have now, and the friends that I do have I am not that close with. I remember when I was a teenager my friends were my lifeline. We shared everything. Life… Read more »
Great news! Intake for AUSU’s fall Awards and Bursaries Program is now open! It’s our favourite way to promote and celebrate academic achievement and community spirit, and to provide aid to students encountering financial hardship. They are available to all AUSU members currently taking any AU undergraduate course! Awards Now Open for Application: Academic Achievement $1,000 each… Read more »
International Coffee Day is October 1. Coffee and students go together like essays and late nights, and The Voice has published dozens of articles about coffee over the years. But I can stop at any time. Debbie Jabbour dispels some of the misconceptions about addictions—including caffeine. “Most addicts are normal people like you and I,… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Even technology has its limits. A question on where to find hard-copy textbooks attracts several suggestions, plus a discussion about textbook options, and accommodation on medical grounds. Discord Not waving, but drowning. Amidst discussions about audiobooks, a student asks how many times a failed course can be re-taken (two), and others offer… Read more »
MBA for Executives Webinar Thur, Oct 7, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business news.athabascau.ca/events/mba-for-executives-webinar-20211007/ RSVP through above link All events listed are free unless otherwise noted
Scholarship name: 2021 Academic Excellence Award Sponsored by: Global Teletherapy Deadline: Nov 12, 2021 Potential payout: $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be enrolled at a university, college, or graduate school for the 2021-2022 academic year, be in good academic standing, and have a GPA of at least 3.0. What’s required: A completed online application form,… Read more »
Being a perfectionist is a great thing, in my opinion. A Korean friend recently said that the Western psychology labels perfectionism as almost a disorder. But in the engineering field, he said, perfectionism is critical to success. That’s because one tiny error in calculation can have catastrophic outcomes, such as explosions. Why settle for less… Read more »