Cleveland State University

It was a brisk summer morning in late August. The clouds were a dark shade of gray and were casting its shadow across the city of Cleveland, yet a ray of sunshine managed to squeeze its way past the darkness and onto Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. This day would change my life for years to come. “Paarth, wake up,” said my mom as she opened the blinds. The day had finally come. My eyes were filled with rheum from an eye infection I was dealing with, but that was not the problem that…

While completing my college education here at Cleveland State University, I have had challenges that I have overcame prior to trying to earn my degree. The challenge was me being a freshman and getting adjusted to the college lifestyle. By college lifestyle I mean getting used to the different courses and professors. My first few weeks here at Cleveland State as a freshman was simply the worst. I was so lost and overwhelmed with the syllabus and the amount of work load I would later face. I was…

College students need to feel supported by family, friends, and especially faculty. Support is important not only for lecture faculty, but clinical faculty as well. Lack of adequate support for faculty members can be perceived as discrimination by the student. The feeling of discrimination was reported in several studies as a barrier to success for minority nursing students. For example, a study by Sedgwick, Oosterbroek and Ponomar (2014) involved interviewing 41 minority students about…

higher education and the many problems of universities. As, the documentary takes the viewers through universities like Harvard, University of Arizona, and Cooper Union as they discuss how the cost of education is going up along with the increasing amount of debt that students have after they graduate. Rossi shows us the struggle that the students of Cooper Union went through to keep their school free consequently ending up in failure, different universities including their culture, and how…

In 2012, then-Ohio State third string quarterback Cardale Jones tweet out his frustration with having to attend classes. "Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain't come to play SCHOOL classes are POINTLESS." – Cardale Jones The tweet received negative backlash as Jones was seen as yet another irresponsible college football player misusing his opportunity. However, the biggest issue with Jones’ tweets is that he just may be right. In an article entitled…

become a leader at SSU. I believe that my prior experiences, leadership skills, and willingness to assist others in accomplishing their goals will make me a competitive applicant to fulfill this position. During my undergraduate time at Cleveland State University, I developed a high level of time management and self-discipline skills. I was awarded two degrees while managing an honor’s curriculum, competing as a student-athlete,…

Growing up in poverty, Doughty excelled in football and was able to earn a scholarship to play for the University of South Carolina (Walsh 3). Stanley Doughty was a solid defensive tackle who had a future in the professional league. Rather than finishing his senior year of college, he decided to enter the NFL draft. Doughty was eventually picked up by the…

without enduring student loans is impossible and most students do not know much of what they will be repaying”. Attending college is profitable but the debt makes it very tough. An article by Joel Elvery, an economist in the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland indicates that “Americans owe nearly $1.3 trillion in student loan debt, spread out among about 44 million borrowers”. Talking about college and debt issues are really important for students…

the achievements and misfortune of their team will help an athlete comprehend the game much more than a consistent player. For example, in game 6 in the NBA finals the Warriors was disappoint when they played Cleveland. They had the chance to win their second in a row NBA title over the Cleveland Cavaliers, however were defeated for huge extends of the game. A portion of their disappointment was with the directing, which they didn 't concur with for the vast majority of the night. A considerable…

competition. Andrew Carnegie- He made his fortune by incorporating the Bessemer Steel Process into his steel manufacturing business. He donated a university, because he believed it would help the poor by having the rich succeed and would give the poor a place to experience fine arts, rather than food. President Grover Cleveland- He is the only president to sere two terms, but not together. In addition, he secretly…