As summer winds down and another school year begins, I find myself bracing for the onslaught of personal and professional tasks, errands, and obligations that come with it. I try to remember to breathe and be mindful of where I am and what I need to navigate it all with grace. “Mindfulness” is a buzzword […]
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I have often felt a little guilty when I have the following conversation with students: Student: Do you think it’s more appropriate for me to major in Communications or Marketing? I mean, I see the value in going either way. I’m not determined to go into business, but I see the practicality in the business […]
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Feedback is often tough to hear, unwanted, and unhelpful. When you think about it, feedback is coming at you all the time in various forms. It can be a harsh comment, a sideways glance, a grade, or an unexpected performance review. Sometimes, however, we get feedback that could be useful if we are open to hearing […]
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Everyone has a mentor. Some mentors make a larger impact than others, but most of us have had a special person that has guided us and helped us in school and in life. Have you ever thought about paying a tribute to that special person? Do you like to make videos? Would you like to […]
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How to rethink this internship thing and gain international work experience while still in college. More and more college students are completing at least one internship before they graduate. An internship is a work experience performed most often as a college student for a specified period of time, usually no longer than 6 months. Internships […]
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Do you know crazy, fun, or even useless facts? Well, if so, the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation (CKSF) has the best scholarship around. The CKSF’s mission is to create a scholarship in which everyone who participates has an equal chance of winning and being successful. Now, this crazy awesome scholarship can be entered just by taking fun […]
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Jenny’s first day back in the residence halls was an epic fail. The alarm went off at the right time, but Jenny was on vacation time, so she slept right through the Bruno Mars ringtone she had set for the rest of the semester — something fun, not harsh, with a touch of dance party […]
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Natalie was excited about college. She had grown up in a small town in the Midwest, and she had travelled a little — just enough, in fact, that the thought of going away to college in a big city was much more thrilling than scary. She planned, she dreamed, she planned some more, and when […]
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One thing that most of us can agree on in this wild and crazy world is that we believe education is the key to success. In order to achieve this much-needed and wanted college education, must we then suffer indefinitely under the crushing weight of wild and crazy debt? Lives are completely changed by education […]
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