College application essays are an essential component of your application. Don’t listen to the movies that have romanticized or made light of these process with frivolous regard. Students should approach with caution and understanding as these essays have the ability to make or break you in the college application process. A carefully crafted and compelling…
The Student Applause Award was first introduced in June 2008(http://fncstudentservices.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/introducing-the-student-applause-award/). Although the majority of our students are still learning about this recognition opportunity, one South Campus teacher inspired reams of support from his students. Yes, I mean that literally . . . well almost. We received quite an impressive stack of nominations for Mr. Diaz,…
I call my close friends “my adoptive family.” My blood relatives all live out of state, so the only family I have here in Miami is the family I make for myself. Creating an adoptive family isn’t easy. You have to select just the right individuals. These people both nurture and support you and challenge…
Military recruits typically enlist and serve for one term. They intend to use the military as a starting point rather than pursue as a long-term career. After serving, military personnel return to civilian life and obtain a college education. The GI Bill was designed for military personnel to attend college without paying out of pocket…
Gracias. Es una palabra simple, pero que tiene un potencial enorme. La palabra Gracias envuelve una expresión de gratitud que tiene el poder de transformar tanto a individuos como a comunidades. Vivir en un estado de gratitud incrementa nuestra habilidad de reconocer nuevas oportunidades al enfocarnos, mas allá de nuestras propias individualidades, en el mundo…
Thank-you. It’s a very simple phrase, yet it has enormous potential. The words thank-you are an expression of gratitude and has the power to transform individuals as well as communities. Living in a state of gratitude increases our ability to recognize new opportunities as we look beyond ourselves into the world around us. Appreciation flows…
The best way for creative professionals to demonstrate their expertise is to share what they’ve done. Rather than sending a prospective employer or client your work by attaching files to an email, enhance your résumé by developing an online portfolio.
Today, the most informal and ironically personal way to connect with a person is through the use of social media. The phenomena of social media started with MySpace in August 2003. It was used as a casual platform for people to be the star of their own webpage, and then it evolved into a way…
The United States National Forum on Information Literacy defines information literacy as “… the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand.” (American Library Association, 2012) In general, everything is already said and written.…
Congratulations! If you are reading this, you’ve taken an important step: deciding to pursue a college education. You already know that receiving your higher education is a key step towards career success and higher earning potential in your chosen field. Now that you’re getting ready to start college, it’s important to think about what preparations you need to make beforehand.
