Ask yourself this question: What will hold my semester together? Sure you may start off with balance in mind, but will it last? Will your first things remain first? Will you keep your priorities in order? On Monday, I played a game with a group of freshmen. We stood in a circle so that we [...]
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Nucleus
Posted: 26th August 2010 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College Ideology, College LivingTags: A Higher Campus, college, College Living, college students, Daniel, higher, integrity, nucleus, planning, scripture
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Communicate and Connect: Part 2
Posted: 19th August 2010 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Leadership, College LivingTags: A Higher Campus, college, College Living, college students, communication, connection, John Maxwell, leadership, skills
According to John Maxwell, learning to not only communicate, but connect with people will help you be more effective in all areas of your life. In his book Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, Maxwell says that connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with [...]
Communicate and Connect: Part 1
Posted: 13th August 2010 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Leadership, College Living, College and CareerTags: A Higher Campus, college, College Living, college students, communication, connection, John Maxwell, leadership
You’ve purchased your new notebooks and pens, laptops and jump drives, books and study guides. You feel ready to start a new semester. You’ve prepared your schedule and your supplies, but how have you prepared yourself? In his new book Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, leadership expert John Maxwell says that the ability to communicate [...]
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
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 [...]
God Will Fulfill His Plan
Posted: 20th July 2010 by Trevor in College LivingTags: decision, Josh McDowell, Oswald Chambers, plan, purpose
God will fulfill his excellent plan for your life. Job said to God, “I know that you can do all things and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” (Job 42:2, ESV). Think of His plan for your life as a river. A river has a continual source that keeps it moving forward. If [...]
God Has An Excellent Plan
Posted: 15th July 2010 by Trevor in College LivingTags: college, College Living, college students, plan, pray, purpose
God has an excellent plan for your life. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Today, remind yourself that God has an excellent plan for your life. Take a moment to say [...]
The Case for Christ
Posted: 8th July 2010 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Ideology, College LivingTags: apologetics, college, college students, evidence, Lee Strobel, militant atheism, relativism, syncretism, The Case for Christ
Lee Strobel was an ordinary college student. He studied journalism at the University of Missouri before going on to Yale Law School and then The Chicago Tribune, where he was an award-winning professional journalist for fourteen years. It was during this time in his life that his wife became friends with a Christian woman [...]
Life Without Limits
Posted: 22nd June 2010 by Nicole in College Living, College OpportunityTags: calling, failure, higher, Life Without Limbs, make a difference, Nick Vujicic, purpose
Last week, one of the most watched videos on youtube was a Hyundai commercial for the World Cup featuring Nick Vujicic. Ever heard of him? We read about Nick some time ago and were inspired by his incredible attitude and the obstacles he’s overcome to share the hope of Jesus Christ around the world. [...]
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, [...]
The Christian Atheist
Posted: 10th June 2010 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Ideology, College LivingTags: alternative, christian atheist, college, College Living, Craig Groeschel, higher, higher education, reading
With summer pretty much in full-swing, you’re probably either enjoying some free time by the pool or trying to catch up or get ahead in the classroom. Regardless, summer is a great time to do some ”unassigned” reading and spend some time thinking and reflecting. I’ve just started reading a new book by Craig Groeschel, [...]