Academic advising

The organization I will be utilizing for this discussion and my final project will be Bethel University: College of Professional Studies. Bethel University is Cumberland Presbyterian faith-based non-profit organization located in McKenzie Tennessee. As it stands today, Bethel University is the second oldest cornerstone of education throughout Carroll County and Tennessee for that matter, dating back as far as 1842. Additionally, the university has many satellite locations which are spread…

“What is the main purpose of going to college or university” Those people who finished up with high school, they might be thinking about whether to continue their higher education by starting with college or university. There are diverse ideas and opinion related to the main purpose of why people attending college or university. According to Michelle Adam’s article “Is college worth it” the two main causes for people going to college or university are either personal and intellectual growth or…

business, computer science and education. The university also offers 5 educational specialist programs and 1 doctoral program, which is in emergency management. Online students will have access to 24/7 technical support, online tutoring, online academic advising, an extensive online library with access to multiple research article databases and an online job board. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges provides accreditation for Jacksonville State University.…

John Thelin, an university research professor, discusses in his journal, the reason why colleges used to cost so little years ago and why it cost so much now. He presents a major source that is composed of enrollments, institutional data on finances, and research from summary charts in Edwin Slosson 's 1910 anthology, Great American Universities. It contains statistical assemblage in categories such as "endowments, revenues, expenditures, cost per student on education and instruction, cost per…

Sawhill states that it has been widely debated that a college degree is a prerequisite to enter the middle class ranking of Americans over the past few decades. For certain schools, majors, and occupations, college may not be a smart investment. By advising all young people that college is a must to achieve success is doing some of them a disservice according to the authors mainly due to cost and expenses. This is because many successful entrepreneurs did not attend college and they are living a…

For most students, college is the next big step in their lives. To be truly successful in this day and age in the job field you desire you need a good education outside of high school. This is where college comes in. Some people are starting to believe different tho. “Only 42% of the American population believe college is necessary for the workforce”(Agenda Public). Students have a big decision to make when it comes to which college to choose. There are many things to consider when it comes to…

I needed at least another semester to do so but my advisor had advised me not to take the max classes as I had done during the summer semester. My original plan was to take the max classes so that I could boost my gpa back up higher but with her advising me not too, it would have taken at least 2 semesters to get it back up to where I wanted. After much consideration, I decided to switch schools and come here to Faulkner University in order to give myself a fresh start. So far, things are going…

These study programs mimic a full-time work experience and develop student skills early on. The application process requires each student to create a resume and cover letter and interview (Jackson, 2016). While the Work-Study programs target Freshmen and Sophomores, Job Shadow programs and Loyola’s Job Fairs target Juniors and Seniors looking to enter into the workforce post-graduation (Jackson, 2016). Due to their location in an urban environment, Loyola establishes strong relationships with…

Shayan received a job at Microsoft where he absorbed a lot of information about operating a technology business. The immigration legal team and outside counsel at Microsoft helped Zadeh by advising him to not switch tasks within the corporation while his Labor Certificate was still in progress. Due to the fact Zadeh is from Iran, the company feared he would not be able to re-enter the US if chosen to travel on behalf of certain significant…

Ever since I was a little girl, I was asked “What do I want to be when I grow up?” At first I always used to say a lawyer because of Legally Blonde, but then as I grew older I thought I wanted to do something with animals. I realize now that I could never put an animal down and my heart couldn 't take seeing an injured animal. I’ve decided now that becoming a registered nurse (RN) is the career that I want to pursue. Being an RN is a rewarding career because I will be taking care of people…