Using Campus Resources

Connecting Your Student to the World of Work

One of the goals of college attendance is to help your student find a good job after graduation. In fact,…

6 years ago

Succeeding in Online Courses

For a number of years now, many colleges and universities have been promoting themselves as great for adult learners or…

6 years ago

All About Midterm Grades

Midterm is literally the middle of an academic term. Student often refer to “midterms” as though they are a specific…

6 years ago

The Best Academic Advising Appointment

I have a number of pet peeves. One of them is about how students approach academic advising. Just as students…

6 years ago

Campus Jobs are a Good Idea

Making money in college is often a concern for college students. For one thing, they may want to go with…

6 years ago

Homesickness

Many of us receive that teary phone call from a son or daughter asking to come home. That strong and…

7 years ago

Roommates

For many new students, college is the first time they’ve shared a room with someone they don’t know and it…

7 years ago

Using Their Lifelines: Getting Students to Use Campus Services

Every college or university offers a wide variety of services for students. And a significant number of people who work…

7 years ago

The College ID Card

Call it a badge of courage, rite of passage or simply a cool thing to have in a wallet. The…

8 years ago

The Smooth Referral

One of the most important skills parents of college students need to learn is making what I call the “smooth…

8 years ago