If you are concerned or dissatisfied with your current employment options, you are not alone. Many people are considering acquiring new skills or additional education to either make themselves more marketable in the workforce, to advance in their current career field, or change careers completely. However, the uncertainty of not knowing which direction to…
Typically, when you think of a school year, you might keep summer out of it, but you really should consider a summer course (or courses!) for a bunch of great reasons. My first summer course was a government class in the summer of 2020. I had never taken a summer class before, and…
Opting for life experience instead of education left me as a mom of two and a full-time employee, loving life but wanting more opportunities for career choices. One day, I had a customer come into my store that worked as a family and marriage counselor. We made…
My sophomore year in college was ROUGH. And when I say ROUGH, I mean I almost quit entirely, but I’m so glad I didn’t. I was required to take 12 hours to keep my scholarship, but one of my classes was kicking my butt. The tests were hard,…
What do you want to be when you grow up? My favorite question to ask when working with students, and the question I hated the most when I was a student. I graduated high school with the road map of starting at the local community college, transferring to…
“You could have had more fun with this assignment,” the bright red feedback beamed across my computer screen. There were no grammar or punctuation issues and the facts in the story were accurate. Unfortunately, my coverage of what was supposed to be a fun community event left much to be desired.
One. That is the number of traffic lights located in the small Texas town where I graduated high school. It is a typical, well-loved community where Friday night football is king, family is important and most jobs are industry based. As a teenager, the phrase “first…
Online and hybrid classes offer flexible study times, freedom to travel or work during traditional class times and the ability to work ahead on classwork as needed. My personal favorite thing about studying online is “attending class” from my laptop, outdoors, on a beautiful day, in the comfiest clothes I own. Self-discipline is defined by…
I entered my freshman year of college completely convinced that I was on the path to medical school. I had spent more than a decade envisioning myself wearing a white coat, brandishing a fancy M.D. after my name. The plan seemed logical at the time, I excelled…
What I’m about to say will blow your mind — ready? Rogers Student Center has a third floor! This is where you’ll find both TRIO programs—SSS and EOC. Movies have often painted college like a fairy tale, but the reality is that college requires a lot of dedication. Navigating college can be overwhelming, which…
