I just received an email about Teacher Recruitment from the Arkansas Department of Education that might be of use to anyone considering a career in teaching. Although this information is specific to Arkansas, I’m sure other states are addressing similar concerns and might be worth checking into. Because over 4,100 Arkansans have recently lost their [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Teacher Recruitment
Posted: 27th February 2009 by Nicole in College OpportunityTags: Arkansas, career, college, education, higher education, teaching
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The Role of Tradition
Posted: 24th February 2009 by Nicole in College IdeologyTags: Chuck Colson, culture, family, parents, relationships, role, tradition, wisdom
Chuck Colson addresses “The Peril of Disregarding the Past: Liberalism and Conservatism” in a recent daily email from his ministry Breakpoint. Colson quotes a report by a Harvard faculty committee which reads, “The aim of a liberal education…is to unsettle presumptions, to defamiliarize the familiar…[and] to disorient young people and to help them to find [...]
A Monumental Debate
Posted: 23rd February 2009 by Trevor in College IdeologyTags: creationism, debate, evolution, intelligent design, John Lennox, professors, reason, religion, Richard Dawkins
As a college student in the world of academia, you’re faced daily with conflicting messages and confrontational people. It’s easy to see how sensitive an issue defending your faith can be. College students and professors want to base their decisions on rational fact and scientific proof. Can this be done? How do we prepare to [...]
Mordor & College Travel
Posted: 20th February 2009 by Trevor in College MoneyTags: international students, study abroad, travel, wisdom
I had the chance to meet an ambassador of New Zealand yesterday. Except for wanting to ask him about middle earth and Frodo Baggins, I couldn’t think of anything intelligent to say, so I just listened as professors and students asked him about nuclear energy, global warming, free trade, and the Rainbow Warrior. I was surprised [...]
Entitled or Thankful?
Posted: 19th February 2009 by Nicole in A Higher CampusTags: calling, culture, entitlement, grades, higher, motivation, thankful
The New York Times recently featured an article on education entitled “Student Expectations Seen as Causing Grade Disputes.” The article discusses the phenomenon of students’ assumption that hard work should equate higher marks; they expect to receive good grades for simply doing the work, not excelling. Professors from the University of Maryland, University of Wisconsin, [...]
Higher Professors & Staff
Posted: 13th February 2009 by Trevor in College ProfessorsTags: A Higher Campus, college, higher, higher education, ideology, professors, staff
I met with 6 Christian professors today. 2 are engineers. 3 educators. 1 an economist. We had an interesting discussion based on Dr. Joseph McRae Mellichamp’s book Ministering in the Secular University-A Guide for Christian Professors and Staff. It was nice to see how concerned they are about encouraging students during college and letting Christian students [...]
College Cheapskate
Posted: 5th February 2009 by Nicole in College MoneyTags: college, economy, Everyday Cheapskate, Mary Hunt, Money
Especially in today’s times of economic uncertainty, making the most of your college experience often requires careful planning, pinched pennies, and creative resourcefulness. This past semester, I heard about a lady named Mary Hunt who writes books and articles on Debt-Proof Living and offers a daily email called “Everyday Cheapskate.” Whether you’re navigating life with [...]
College Top 10 List
Posted: 4th February 2009 by Trevor in College IdeologyTags: college, college students, reading
What are you reading during college? According to a report by The Chronicle of Higher Education here was your top 10 list in the fall of 2008: 1. Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) by Christopher Paolini 2. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 3. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer 4. Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk 5. [...]
Higher Campus
Posted: 3rd February 2009 by Trevor in Higher InternationalTags: campus, college, higher education, Higher International, student organization, University of Arkansas
Thanks to 6 students, 1 professor, and 1 staff member , Higher International, a non-profit whose primary aim is to develop spiritual leaders on college campuses, became a Student Organization at the University of Arkansas this semester. I’m interested to see how our plans (see our initiatives) will play out this semester.