Alternatives to Campus Visits

5 years ago

There are many ways to “visit” a campus, other than a traditional campus tour, interview, etc. This item is being…

Students Can Succeed When Taking Classes at Home

5 years ago

I wrote earlier about succeeding in online classes, and how students can do their best using this platform. So if…

Succeeding in Online Courses

5 years ago

For a number of years now, many colleges and universities have been promoting themselves as great for adult learners or…

All About Midterm Grades

5 years ago

Midterm is literally the middle of an academic term. Student often refer to “midterms” as though they are a specific…

Community College is Not the 13th Grade

5 years ago

One of the pitfalls for first year students in college is their perceptions that college is like high school, or…

Meeting Us At Least Halfway

5 years ago

Years ago, I told students that our support services were available to them; they just had to take the first…

The Best Academic Advising Appointment

5 years ago

I have a number of pet peeves. One of them is about how students approach academic advising. Just as students…

Campus Jobs are a Good Idea

5 years ago

Making money in college is often a concern for college students. For one thing, they may want to go with…

New Start for the New Year

5 years ago

At the end of every academic term, students say they’re happy that term is over and they’re looking forward to…

Temporary Reentry

5 years ago

As students begin returning home for the holidays, be those holidays Thanksgiving, or one of the many celebrated in December,…