Events and activities

Stay up-to-date with the latest events and activities from Athabasca University, Canada's Open University.

What's age got to do with it?: A webinar for mature learners

Jan. 21, 2025, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Mountain)

AUSU speaker series: "Humans: The 300,000-Year Struggle For Equality" with Dr. Alvin Finkel

Jan. 21, 2025, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain)

Writing Forum: January session

Jan. 22, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

Science Outreach – Athabasca presents Strings Across the Sky

Jan. 22, 2025, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Mountain)

Online and in-person

Developing your research series: Keeping organized as you search

Jan. 23, 2025, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Mountain)

Developing your research series: Citation management with Zotero

Feb. 4, 2025, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Mountain)

Developing your research series: Research data management

Feb. 11, 2025, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Mountain)

MBA application webinar

Feb. 12, 2025, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Mountain)

Writing Forum: February session

Feb. 12, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

MBA for executives webinar

Feb. 18, 2025, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Mountain)

Developing your research series: Intro to literature reviews

Feb. 18, 2025, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Mountain)

Faculty of Business new program student orientation

Feb. 19, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

Citation: How to APA 7

Feb. 25, 2025, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Mountain)

Writing Forum: March session

Mar. 12, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

Faculty of Business new program student orientation

Mar. 19, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

Writing Forum: April session

Apr. 9, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

Faculty of Business new program student orientation

Apr. 16, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

Faculty of Business new program student orientation

May. 21, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

Convocation 2025

Jun. 5, 2025, 9 a.m. to Jun. 6, 2025, 4:30 p.m. (Mountain)

In-person event

Faculty of Business new program student orientation

Jun. 18, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

Faculty of Business new program student orientation

Sep. 17, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

Faculty of Business new program student orientation

Oct. 15, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

Faculty of Business new program student orientation

Nov. 19, 2025, noon to 1 p.m. (Mountain)

11 advantages of going back to school as a mature student

It's never too late to return to school. Mature students are in good company at AU, where the average age of an undergrad learner is 33. AU's Write Site shares why returning to school with some life experience can be a recipe for success.