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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Doors
Posted: 25th May 2010 by Trevor in College Ideology, College Leadership, College Living, College OpportunityTags: alternative, college, college opportunities, college students, Daniel, decisions, doors, prostitution
Senior year of college I was sitting in a debate. The topic? The legalization of prostitution. I was sitting on the far side of the room, near the back row. The room wrapped around, so it gave me the perfect view for watching everyone and their reaction to the debate. As I panned the audience, [...]
Summit Ministries
Posted: 15th April 2010 by Nicole in College IdeologyTags: A Higher Campus, alternative, apologetics, college, college opportunities, college students, culture, Summit Ministries
Taking philosophy or world lit this semester and feeling a little confused? Too worried or afraid to take a class that might challenge what you believe? You don’t have to be. Check out Summit Ministries. Summit Ministries, founded by Dr. David Noebel in 1962, is an educational Christian ministry designed to address our current post-Christian [...]