Archive for the ‘Career Advice’ Category
How to Overcome the Top 5 Online Education Challenges
May 26, 2011 8:55 am Career AdviceThinking of jumping into the world of online education, but you’re sweating the challenges? Fear not, for over 5.6 million people have figured out how to get their degrees online and so can you. Check out these common challenges to online education and how to overcome them.
10 Ways College Students Can Honor Memorial Day
May 25, 2011 12:59 pm Career AdviceMemorial Day is probably best known as the three day holiday which officially starts the summer season. Typically, the day is celebrated with family, friends and neighbors gathering together and having cookouts; with hotdogs, hamburgers and beer being the most popular food items. Children love the day because it marks the beginning of beach season [...]
University of Central Missouri (UCM) Honors Veterans at Memorial Day Event
May 25, 2011 11:41 am Career AdviceThe University of Central Missouri (UCM) will be hosting a pre-Memorial Day event to honor America’s fallen war veterans. This event is open to the public and will take place inside the Alumni Memorial Chapel. UCM has an enrollment of over 11,000 students, majoring in one of 150 degree programs. The school was founded in [...]
A New Option – The Degree Without a Major
May 24, 2011 6:24 am Career Advice, FeaturedDo you have college credit from multiple schools and wish you could pool them together to count toward one degree? Turns out maybe you can. Many online universities now offer bachelors degrees in liberal arts without requiring you to take all your previous classes over. Check out the new and improved degree without a major.
Local Farms and Co-ops Offer Summer Jobs and Educational Programs to College Students
May 22, 2011 10:51 am Career AdviceLocal farm co-ops offer up a wonderful variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Buying locally grown produce is both economically sound (because you are supporting your local economy) but it is much healthier in the long run. Why? Because local produce is usually much more organic in nature. Local farms, on the average, use less [...]
5 Types of Classes that Are Great to Take in the Summer
May 20, 2011 9:36 am Career AdviceLooking for ways to enrich your summer but short on cash? Why not take one of those classes you don’t have time for during the school year? Here are 5 types of classes you can take this summer that allow to have fun AND get a head start on the fall.
The Top 4 College Trends
May 17, 2011 6:08 pm Career AdviceCollege has changed more in the last 10 than it has since the birth of our nation. It’s not that college is any harder than it’s ever been, it’s just different than it used to be. And nothing illustrates those differences more than these four new trends that are cropping up on college campuses all over the country.
United Association for Labor Education Offers Summer School for Union Women
May 15, 2011 10:34 am Career AdviceFor the 34th consecutive year, the United Association for Labor Education is offering free summer education to working women whom belong to unions. The courses are tailored to meet the needs and interests of blue collar working women. The school is based on the women’s movement schools of the 1920′s. The first school was held [...]
10 Responsible Ways to Spend Your Student Loan Refund
May 14, 2011 3:29 pm Career AdviceIt is the time of year when student loan and grant refunds are issued. Most students will receive refunds worth hundreds of dollars. Here are 10 suggestions on how to responsibly spend yours. Keep it in your college. Student refunds are automatically mailed out to the student. But you don’t have to have it this [...]
