The S.T.E.M. Opportunity In recent years, huge steps have been taken to encourage students into STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The primary motivation for such encouragement has been need. We, as people, need more unique minds in this field, we need creativity and innovation to solve many of the problems which have begun…
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So You Want to be a Broadcast Journalism Major This week we were able to interview Erin MacArthur who received a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. Interviewer: What made you want to major in Broadcast Journalism? Erin: I enjoy writing and mostly it just sounded interesting. Interviewer: Where did you do your schooling? What are…
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The Benefits of Extracurricular Activities As students we hear it all the time, we need to participate in extracurricular activities. Many of us may ask, “What counts as an extracurricular activity?” and “Why do I need to participate?”. Today we would like to address each of these questions. To begin, let’s first discuss what an…
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Becoming a Learner I had the opportunity recently to read a truly incredible book entitled Becoming a Learner: Realizing the Opportunity of Education by Matthew L. Sanders. Being a college student myself, this really opened my mind, and heart, up to more effective learning. School can be hard. So often it feels as though the…
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What I wish I knew before I started college. The transition from High School to College is one of the most exciting and terrifying experiences of our lives. It means freedom, it means the opportunity to make our own decisions about how we live our lives, but it also means responsibility. We need…
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