Category: college
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Sisters are doing it for themselves via @dcap
via nycdigital.tumblr.com What a kool view! Google hosted a hackathon for women last weekend in NYC. H/t to Daniela’s Lair for the link. Posted via email from STEPH is Wired
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Reflections on the #HEWeb11 Conference from Farther Away
In keeping up with tradition from the regional conference last year, it is time once again to review my impressions of the HigherEdWeb Conference, this time from farther away in Austin, while I was somewhere in the Tri-State area (if you have to ask which area, then you don’t know.) I think this tweet summed…
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If I Could Turn Back Time…
Once in a while, there are time when I run across something online that I wish I was still a student in college, starting out all over again. If I could tell my 20 – something self what to do with the wisdom I have now, what would I say? Well, that’s the beauty of…
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How to get a job or take the next step in your career? Volunteer!
We are no strangers to volunteering. After all, how do you think I got started building websites? Fast Company posted Volunteering Will Save Your Career (Or Put You In A New One) today. The article discusses how companies are starting to value and highlight volunteering experience in addition to professional experience. If you just left…
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Recruiters at Black Colleges Break From Tradition via @WSJ
via online.wsj.com It is no surprise that traditionally historic Black Colleges are expanding their sites on high schools with a Hispanic and White based populations. Learn what factors are contributing to this trend. Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous
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College roommate matchmakers: As UCF and other schools start classes this Monday, many students try online college roommate-matching services.
via orlandosentinel.com Don’t like your roommate? Maybe its not too late. These roommates used a roommate matching service to find each other. Learn what the service is about and how colleges & other schools are using it. Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous
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Planning Summer Breaks With Eye on College Essays – NYTimes.com
via nytimes.com If you think studying abroad is just for college students, think again. Learn what these high school students did and how it will help them with their college applications. Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous
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How A 21-Year-Old Design Student’s Sleeping-Bag Coat Could Break The Cycle Of Homelessness | Fast Company
via fastcompany.com How a student saw a need in the community and created a non-profit. Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous
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Why you want to go to college: In 140 characters or less – USA TODAY
via usatoday.com So much for old school essays. Now all it takes is a Tweet? Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous
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