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Sep 16

The AU team and Athabasca community at large enjoyed an amazing and fun-filled day at our annual golf tournament on Sept. 13! The rain held off long enough so that we could drive, chip, put, hack, and wack our way through the gorgeous Athabasca Golf and Country Club (@athagolf)! Thank you to all our amazing volunteers for making this a truly memorable event like no other in our home community of Athabasca!

Sep 5

Judy Obee, Bachelor of General Studies student
📍Calgary, Alberta

"I learned a lot about the various forms of dementia and determined that a healthy lifestyle would be my best defence."

Judy Obee experienced the pain of watching both her parents suffer from dementia in their later years. This family history made her frightened for the future so she determinedly did everything she could to exercise her brain to stay sharp: playing computer games, Wordle, Sodoku, and jigsaw puzzles.

"I wanted something harder," Obee said.

So in 2018, at age 70 and 48 years after completing her undergrad in math, Obee enrolled in #AthabascaU's Bachelor of General Studies program. Online learning at AU not only allowed her to keep her mental faculties sharp, the flexibility of open learning allowed her to choose her own academic adventure taking courses in psychology, Spanish, economics, physics, statistics, finance, and more.

"In the six years since I started, I can claim that my cognitive abilities are just fine, because I am a straight-A student!"

Obee is now just a few months away from completing her degree and looks forward to joining the Class of 2025! Thank you, Judy, for sharing your inspiring story and proving that it's never too late to learn!

Read Obee's full article recounting her AU journey at athabascau.ca/news or LINK IN BIO.

Aug 27

Aug 27

Presenting the dogs of #AthabascaU!

These little cuties came across our feeds today, National Dog Day, and we just had share some of the pups in AU's community! #NationalDogDay

Aug 21

What's your best way to deal with stress? Share your tips!

Aug 20

As summer fades, it's time to refresh your study routine with new goals and new strategies!

Whether you're just starting with #AthabascaU or getting back into the swing of things, there are many resources and tools available at your fingertips!

Aug 14

Thank you all SO much for entering the AU Summer Escape contest! We had many entries and many wonderful daydreams about the places our students and alumni escape to from long days of studying, parenting, working, and doing all the things. The winners have been notified. Stay tuned for future contests!

Aug 13

What things would you include in your ideal study space? 👇

Aug 2

"It’s a unique thing to be able to say that you went through ups and downs as a team and then came out the other end as Olympic champions."

Canadian rowing gold medallist Susanne Grainger shares that while she was putting her body through the paces training for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, she was also working out her mind with #AthabascaU. 🥇 LINK IN BIO for full Q&A with Susanne Grainger of @TeamCanada!

Aug 1

Have you entered the #AUSummerEscape Contest yet? What are you waiting for?!

Where is your ahhh?

We want to celebrate the cabins, campsites, calming cafes, cozy backyards and other cool spots where #AthabascaU students and alum unwind after a long day of studying, (and parenting, and working, and general busy life-ing).

Enter the 𝘈𝘜 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 and you could win a $100 Amazon gift card, a bag of Athabasca University Blend coffee from Transcend Coffee, an Athabasca University insulated tumbler, a cozy AU sweatshirt, and an AU backpack for all your travels!

All you have to do is:

😎 Follow Athabasca University on Instagram
👍 Like this post
🖼️ Share your photo to your stories, tag @AthabascaU and use #AUSummerEscape

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