When I was a little kid, I was a TV watcher. Not a lot of television—my parents wisely wouldn’t let me—but enough to remember things like shoveling snow off the satellite dish to get a better reception. I remember throwing out VHS tapes because they had, as we said, “gone blippy”, and always making sure… Read more »
The best way to describe the significance of Alvin Finkel on Athabasca University would be through the following experience he related to me interview in mid-December: “One colleague, as I introduced myself to a new Registry employee who asked “and what do you do here?” interrupted to say “you don’t ask Alvin Finkel what he… Read more »
Athabasca University shines in many ways. It provides flexibility for domestic and international students; it offers a range of programs and courses in all disciplines; and it’s Canada’s premier open university with an online model. For all its strengths, though, AU also contains some weaknesses. One that has been on my mind lately is the… Read more »
On December 19, 2024, President Jan Lehmann commenced the AUSU council meeting on Zoom at 6:04 pm Mountain Time. The meeting addressed tuition advocacy, key requests presented to the federal government, council recognition, and holiday discussions. The agenda for the December 19, 2024 council meeting, the minutes from the November 21, 2024 council meeting, the… Read more »
Have you ever noticed that you tend to be more productive over certain months than others? This, I have found, is the case with me. For the past several years I’ve kept records of different things that I accomplish over the year toward different goals that I set myself. In nearly every case, every year,… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Octavio Gouveia, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology student, currently living in Toronto, Ontario. He stated, “I acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional lands of the Indigenous peoples of this area.” On a personal note, Octavio is “a Brazilian-Canadian living in Toronto.” … Read more »
While we had an extended break this year, the Best of the Voice has always included a comic feature of some sort. This year, it seemed to be appropriate for the Best of to include the reintroduction of our comic feature, because, honestly, I’ve missed it. The Love Goddesses comic started in our November 29th… Read more »
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 »
The long-standing Voice column is back! This week’s Course Exam shines a spotlight on GOVN 301: Governance, the Public Sector and Corporate Power. Overview GOVN 301/POLI 301 is a three-credit, senior-level course offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. It has no prerequisites, though a previous course in political science, governance, or public… Read more »