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Ground Rules for Using AI at AU
December 18, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into education, understanding how to navigate its use in academic settings is essential. As a student at AU, it's important to familiarize yourself with how to ethically and responsibly use AI in your coursework. 1. Read your...

How to Ask AI the Right Questions
December 18, 2024

Knowing how to ask the right questions is crucial to making the most of artificial intelligence tools. Learning how to effectively communicate with AI can significantly enhance your learning experience by being able to more efficiently obtain information and insights. What is prompting? To work...

build your credit
July 3, 2024

Establishing your creditworthiness as a college student is an important step in building a successful career. It can lead to long-term savings and more stable financial footing throughout your life. Having good credit can help you buy a car, purchase a house, rent an apartment, and even get a...

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
June 18, 2024

Recreational therapy (sometimes called therapeutic recreation) is an expanding field that uses activity-based interventions to help people with physical disabilities, sensory disorders, or mental-health needs fully participate in life. About 17,000 professionals work as recreational therapists,...

student using an adaptive bike
August 31, 2023

Pre-occupational therapy is a mouthful. But it’s actually a pretty easy-to-explain pathway to becoming an occupational therapist. First, let’s talk about what it means to be an occupational therapist.  What is occupational therapy? Occupational therapy is a kind of...