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Category: Soapbox

  • It’s almost as if #DailyJay is in my head.

  • Rediscovering the artist within – Daily Calm

    When I was little, I loved coloring books. In elementary school, I was a fan of building dioramas with shoeboxes. Now, with various commitments, it can be a challenge to get back to what I loved doing as a child. Now, as an adult, that creativity has taken other forms. I have a back and…

  • 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…

  • Network for your Next Opportunity through Volunteering

      OK, we all know the cries of graduating seniors about the challenges of obtaining employment after college. In addition to keeping you eyes peeled for opportunity, why not volunteer? Its how I got started. For instance, If you are in the NYC area next week, Brandcamp is in need to volunteers. You never know…

  • Huffington Post: Community College Graduates Earn More Than Four-Year College Grads

    Good news for community college grads. Just goes to show…you know the rest. Community College Graduates Earn More Than Four-Year College Grads Community college graduates, on average, earn a higher starting salary than those who graduate from four-year institutions, according to the Miami Herald. 2009 Florida employment… Sent from my iPad Posted via email from…

  • Another Lesson from the School of Hard Knocks

    http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/static/flash/embeddedPlayer/swf/otvEmLoader.swf?version=&station=wabc&section=&mediaId=7685611&cdnRoot=http://cdn.abclocal.go.com&webRoot=http://abclocal.go.com&configPath=/util/&site= Sometimes you can’t believe everything that you hear on campus. Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous

  • Some things they can’t teach you in college…

    http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/static/flash/embeddedPlayer/swf/otvEmLoader.swf?version=&station=wabc&section=&mediaId=7680670&cdnRoot=http://cdn.abclocal.go.com&webRoot=http://abclocal.go.com&configPath=/util/&site= A C.W. Post, LIU (Long Island University) student written to the CEO of Apple, Inc. for an quote about the use of iPads in Education. Take a look at the video to see what happens or read the story here: Student says Steve Jobs sent rude email. Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous

  • The Huffington Post covers Plagiarism

    I have spoken about my experiences as an adjunct professor regarding plagiarism.  Recently, the Huffington Post wrote a post  – More Students Misunderstand The Fundamentals Of Plagiarism. Colleges and Professors need to know that their students can form their own opinions and plagiarism is a dissolution of any original thought. Hopefully, with the new school…

  • Commmunity Colleges are the Foundation for Success

    http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/static/flash/embeddedPlayer/swf/otvEmLoader.swf?version=&station=wabc&section=&mediaId=7478227&cdnRoot=http://cdn.abclocal.go.com&webRoot=http://abclocal.go.com&site= This was what  Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said when she delivered  the commencement address at Hostos Community College yesterday. In addition to her collegiate duties, she also had a Bronx Housing Project, Bronxdale Houses renamed after her and attended a ceremony at her high school. As a former New York  City Project Kid…

  • Dress up your Firefox browser with your favorite school

    Its been a big week for me since my alma mater did the impossible. So, I wanted to find a way to let my browser get dressed for the big game. So I did a search of my alma mater’s name and there were 2 Firefox Personas that I could choose from. Now my browser…