With summer winding down, it’s time to start thinking about the upcoming semester. Are you ready for a fresh start? A new opportunity? Getting involved during college is essential to making the most of your time on campus. With all the changes and new experiences, you need a group of people that you can connect [...]
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Get Plugged In
Posted: 10th August 2010 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Bound, College Leadership, College Living, College OpportunityTags: A Higher Campus, campus ministry, college, college campus, College Living, college opportunities, college students, student action, student organization, wisdom
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Recession-Proof
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Nicole in College BoundTags: anxiety, career, college opportunities, college students, Georgetown University, higher education, Job, Money, planning, pray, purpose, recession
In a recent report from Georgetown University called “Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018,” researchers looked at the effect of the current economic recession on education and the job market. They concluded that some form of postsecondary education (this includes college, on-the-job training, military training, apprenticeships, formal employer-provided education programs, and [...]
An Orientation “How-To”
Posted: 14th June 2010 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Bound, College Leadership, College Living, College Opportunity, College Professors, College and FamilyTags: A Higher Campus, anxiety, classes, college, college campus, College Living, college opportunities, dorm, fear, higher education, orientation, parents, planning, pray, professors, wisdom
If you’re gearing up this summer to start your first semester of college in the fall or even if you’re already a few semesters in and getting ready to transfer to a university, you’ll likely be signing up for new student orientation. This is your day or two to get acquainted with your new school, [...]
College Questions
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Trevor in College Bound, College Living, College OpportunityTags: college, College Living, college opportunities, decisions, questions, real world, wisdom
College will present you with a series of questions. Questions that will require an honest response. What’s my unique mission? Is evolution the solution? Why does an all-powerful God allow evil? What should I major in? What courses should I take next semester? Should I join a sorority? Should I try that? No matter [...]
How to Pay for College
Posted: 1st December 2009 by Nicole in College Bound, College Money, College OpportunityTags: career, college opportunities, Money, pay for college, student loans, work
If God has led you to pursue your education in college or you feel as if He is preparing you for college in the future, He will provide you with a way to pay for it: “My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19). Perhaps [...]
Your Best Approach to College
Posted: 7th August 2009 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College BoundTags: college, Daniel, identity, prepare, purity
Last semester Kyle Kleber, a senior broadcast journalism major, and I set off across campus to ask the question, “What’s the best way to prepare for college?” We got a lot of answers: “Know how to make time for studying and time for partying.” “Lots and lots of early preparation.” “I don’t know. I didn’t [...]
College: Reality or Script? (Part III)
Posted: 29th July 2009 by Trevor in College BoundTags: A Higher Campus, college, Helen Horowitz, purpose, reality, script, types
The college stage is set and waiting for you. What role will you play? In her intriguing book, Campus Life, Helen Horowitz, professor of history at Smith College, describes four types of college students. She illustrates their mentality, how they view the purpose of college, and how they have impacted the college landscape. 1. [...]
College: Reality or Script? (Part II)
Posted: 21st July 2009 by Trevor in College BoundTags: A Higher Campus, college, Greek, identity, reality, script
Campus life is scripted. Most students don’t show up and write their own story. They show up and receive a script to read. Like playing a role in a play, they show up, pile onto the college stage, and act from the “college” script. In reality, you’ve already been primed for what role you’ll play [...]
College: Reality or Script?
Posted: 16th July 2009 by Trevor in College BoundTags: college, college students, Daniel, purpose, reality, script
What image do you have in your mind when you see the word college? Where did you get it? Think specific. What movie? What friend? What event? Who taught you what to expect about college? If you’re starting college this fall, chances are good that, unconsciously or not, you’ve [...]
Bible Literacy
Posted: 2nd July 2009 by Nicole in College Bound, College Ideology, College Leadership, College LivingTags: Bible, Jay Leno, literacy, professors, scripture, theology, Word
How much do you know about the Bible? If Jay Leno stopped you on the street, would you be more likely to know who Cain and Abel were or the names of the four Beatles? (Watch some real life jaywalking answers here: http://www.bibleliteracy.org/site/PressRoom/Video/press_lenovideo.htm) Do you just re-read your favorite verses, or do you really study [...]