community would benefit from education. The positive change that the act made to the public was the states were sold land to build public universities where everyone could benefit from. The Morrill act was made to make college for that was based on agriculture, the mechanic arts, and military tactics with not forgetting about literary or scientific studies. The establishment of the land grant allowed states to have 30,000 acres of public land for each member in Congress. The land grant gave…
School counselors are responsible for assessing, addressing, and advocating for the academic, career, and personal/social needs of students. Helping students achieve success in each of these areas can be a demanding and complex task. Many students will face barriers that may stifle their ability to achieve along these domains unless school counselors are able to effectively intervene on their behalf. One of the most substantial barriers to student success is the increasing prevalence of…
In addition, I also know that through this, I am not only making a difference on and the lives of fellow students easier, but are in turn making a difference upon agriculture in my home state to prevent the situation above and to keep the industry…
Over the years, college enrollment has exponentially increased, but is this good, or bad? In 1950, there were about 2.2 million students enrolled in all types of colleges. Today, there are about 21 million students in the United States. Some people will argue that this is a good thing because we have more students who are learning new things and majoring in something that they actually care about and getting better jobs. But, on the other hand, some people think it is just better for students to…
Student Affairs Field Reflecting on my personal college experience and those of my peers, I believe that the field of Student Affairs provides a unique and even essential opportunity to help shape the experience that student’s receive within the university setting. I strongly believe that students gain more from their college experience learning and growing outside of the classroom rather than inside. Self-discovery and personal exploration through extra-curricular activities and…
Debit card of College athletes As a college student, I find it hard to balance school and part time job; most of my time is spent on work instant of homework and it is not easy to juggle both at the sometime. Being a college student is hard in itself, but being an athlete in college, maybe even harder. A college athlete has to balance school and sport, college athletes have to work hard both on and off the field, they have many advantages but overwhelming disadvantages. Some college athletes…
become ASEAN citizens in order to gain professional qualification in the competitive market. At present, top university authorities in Thailand are energetic and dynamic to get involved in the student development in order to improve the quality of graduates. Moreover, the authorities not only aimed to develop their graduate but also to establish a reputation among ASEAN and Asian leading universities. Thus, a radical rethink of instructional policy is one of their many enthusiasms. As a…
Now let 's say that education is 100% free, now the state has to pay over 40% more that it already does to fund public colleges. Sadly the state can only give so much and chances are it won’t be able to fill that margin. Colleges would have to provide less services to students like dorms and food, professors get paid much less, and updating textbooks every year would be nearly impossible. Our public schools are state and locally funded and they don’t get near enough money to get everything…
resolution is not only beneficial to the typical organizations, but is translatable to a wide array of organizations, including public education institutions the field of conflict resolution will expand. This workshop being available for colleges and universities alone promotes the field of conflict resolution, allowing it as an option promotes the field and its use. This is why the creation of the website was so important. It expands the potential use of the workshop and conflict resolution in…
Statement of the Issue For many Americans obtaining a college degree is the ultimate American Dream. Getting a degree generally signifies success and opens the door for better jobs, health insurance, and economic independence for future generations. The dream of college graduation is especially one that foster youth wish to obtain. For many foster youth, attending college, getting a degree, and changing ones circumstances, is the key to a better life then the one they had. Unfortunately for…