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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What I Learned from Harvard
Posted: 24th August 2010 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Ideology, College ProfessorsTags: A Higher Campus, college, college campus, Harvard, professors
This summer we went to Boston to attend a conference and did a little sight-seeing while there of the area. With more than 80 colleges in the Boston area, including MIT and Northeastern University, Boston has the feel of a college town. We liked the way the history and architecture of our country’s past fit [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
2 Reasons
Posted: 1st June 2010 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College LivingTags: A Higher Campus, alternative, college, College Living, college students, Daniel, higher, holiness, not conform, purpose, try higher, wisdom
I’ve talked a lot about why following Daniel’s lead is the best approach to college. Here are 2 more reasons to live like Daniel: 1. When you keep your heart pure, you can discern God’s will for your life. 2. Because God calls us to holiness. Reason 1 Romans 12:2: “Do not be conformed [...]
History and the Holocaust
Posted: 8th April 2010 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Ideology, College LivingTags: A Higher Campus, culture, David Faber, Erwin Lutzer, history, make a difference, reading, story, wisdom
This Sunday, April 11th, is National Holocaust Remembrance Day. Whether you are a history major or not, it’s important for us as young people to look closely at the history of our nation and our world and learn from both our victories and our failures. I’ve been listening to Holocaust survivor David Faber on the [...]