Ever had an ant farm? Or watched them outside or on your countertop? What have you noticed? That they can show up anywhere? That they’re incredibly strong? 2 incredible lessons from ants: 1. No one has to tell them to work. They’re motivated from within. 2. They back their motivation with skill. Motivation I [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Ants & College Life
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Trevor in College Leadership, College LivingTags: ants, choices, college life, motivation, skill, work
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Community
Posted: 24th September 2009 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College IdeologyTags: comedy, community, community college, NBC, purpose, tv
Did you catch NBC’s pilot for “Community”? Any thoughts? Do you think the show, “a smart comedy series about a band of misfits who attend Greendale Community College” according to NBC, has promise? I’m a big fan of community colleges and comedy, so I was pumped about watching the pilot. Take an experience that a [...]
Blind Spots
Posted: 21st September 2009 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College Living, College OpportunityTags: academic advisors, blind spots, campus, college opportunities, freshmen, support, wisdom
Last week, I had the chance to talk with 80 freshmen about getting solid advice during college. Not the kind of advice where you’re told what you should do, but the kind that helps you commit to the best plan of action, to make the wise choice yourself. I said, “As recipients of a leadership [...]
You, Me, & College Culture
Posted: 16th September 2009 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College Ideology, College LeadershipTags: calling, Chuck Colson, college, culture, try higher
What’s our mission when it comes to the college campus? To accurately answer the question, we would do well to follow Chuck Colson’s lead. Colson says we tend to get the Great Commission right, but we ignore the “culture commission.” The mission of the Christian professor, college staff member, campus minister, and student are the [...]
Agent Tim Online
Posted: 11th September 2009 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College LeadershipTags: Daniel, higher, make a difference, student action
When college students speak up, others listen. In the same way that Daniel caused his friends and a nation to look higher, you have the same opportunity. If you’ll live with integrity in the details of your life, you’ll find that God will begin to expand your influence. He’ll use you to encourage others to [...]
Sharpen Your Skills
Posted: 8th September 2009 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Leadership, College Living, College OpportunityTags: college graduates, grades, higher, new, professors, scripture, skill
The first few weeks of a new semester are always overwhelming. Getting oriented to a new schedule, new classes, new people. Trying to figure out the teaching style and grading tendencies of new teachers. The first-day-of-class summary of every assignment, paper, project, and test you’ll be expected to do over the entire semester. It’s exciting, [...]
Store Up Knowledge
Posted: 4th September 2009 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College Leadership, College Living, College OpportunityTags: Ben Carson, decision, information, knowledge, major, try higher
Your mind is able to take information and use it to create. When you store up knowledge, by remembering and understanding, you allow your mind to take that information and to move you to a place of illumination, to an “ah ha” moment. Even when you’re asleep, your mind works on creating solutions to problems [...]
Multi-Tasking: Pro or Con?
Posted: 2nd September 2009 by Nicole in College LivingTags: culture, information, media, multi-tasking
Ever found yourself trying to study while sitting in a pile of books, typing on your laptop, checking your Facebook news feed, updating your Twitter, watching TV, and texting your mom all at the same time? Multi-tasking. Is it only for the skillfully adept? In a recent Stanford University study published in the Proceedings of [...]
10 Tips for Classroom Success
Posted: 1st September 2009 by Trevor in College Living, College Opportunity, College ProfessorsTags: classroom, focus, homework, papers, professors, study, success, take notes
1. Go to class. 2. Find a good seat. Why not try the first 3-4 rows? 3. Remember that professors are people too. Show them that you’re interested and offer supportive feedback. 4. Utilize an effective note-taking system. (http://lsc.sas.cornell.edu/LSC_Resources/cornellsystem.pdf) 5. Start homework the day it is assigned (plan out how you will approach it). Example: [...]