Maryville College

The Covenant Stone is found at the center of the Maryville College campus. Students pass it on a daily basis headed to and from classes. The stone represents what the Maryville College students find value in. Before the Covenant Stone there was just the Covenant, which was ideals that students came up with in 1990. These ideals, according to the Maryville College website, were taken from the College’s Statement of Purpose. The Covenant has three tenets: scholarship, respect and integrity. New students started to join the Covenant through the Covenant Ceremony, in 1996. Finally, in 2002, the three words were inscribed on a stone, now known as the Covenant Stone, and placed in the center of the campus. Even though the history of the stone can be found on…

Diversity is one of many things that I believe a college should have. In order to meet the needs of all students, a school should be diverse in many different areas. One of these areas being in the classroom. No one learns the exact same way as another student, so I believe that classrooms being diverse with the ways they teach are very important in the learning process. Another area that a college should be diverse in is the classes, activities, and clubs that they offer. Many different ideas…

Today, Pearson announced the company is growing its partnership with Maryville University to launch three new online master’s degree programs in the areas of Nursing Practice, Business Data Analytics, and Software Development. These programs will increase access to flexible, high-quality education opportunities that enable practitioners and professionals interested in a career change to seek additional graduate level credentials in growing fields. With the addition of these new online master’s…

When you go to a college sporting event,how do you feel? Like many people, I get excited to see good games and players. I’m the first in my family to get the opportunity to play a sport in college. Playing a sport in college is a big accomplishment because you get to play a sport that you love while going to school. I’m going to be introducing myself by talking about my sports background, the college I’m going to and my major, and my plans after college. Growing up all I can remember is…

civil rights are not the current issue at hand. From the privilege movements, incorporating fair treatment and creating more diversity to make up for the events in the past is the present issue at hand. Being a free country, the United States is constantly accepting new immigrants that travel here to find a better life for themselves. Because of the many races and ethnicities that move into it, the country begins to increase its variety of ethnicities such as Latinos, Orientals, and Middle…

a chance at higher education. College tuition should be free for hard working students around the country no matter the income or where they 're from. High achieving high school students should be awarded with a shot to prove themselves. Secondary Education is more important in today’s society. Just about all well paying jobs will soon require a bachelor’s degree. Minimum wage isn 't enough to support a familiar because the cost of living is rising as well. The tuition should be free because the…

The Day I Choose LCC Have you ever thought about what college you would attend and how successful you would be? Well I have, as child I would imagine what college I would attend and would I be able to succeed. I imagined how collage would be, would I attended a large university or a small local community college. Students may even worry about the ACT and SAT and how successful will they be when taking those two extremely important tests. Luckily, I choose a school that didn 't stress me out…

children to work hard, do well, and earn a college degree, then they will get a job. Many would argue that this philosophy helped the older generation be successful in their educational and post-educational careers, so it should not be changed; however, in the words of Ken Burns, “the problem is that the current system of education was designed…

Up program was introduced, I had a fair idea of what I was intending to study, but I remained unsure and had made no further necessary decisions about my post-secondary education. The reason I had not even thought about what university I wanted to go to or what career I wanted to pursue was due to a lack of resources and guidance. My parents, although always supportive of me, were limited as to what they could help me with when it came to making academic decisions beyond high school as they had…

Many say that American high schools teach students to learn how to take standardized tests on writing, rather than actually prepare them for college. Therefore, most secondary students are entering college without an understanding of how to meet demands of college writing beyond the prescribed “standard five-paragraph essay.” Susan Fanetti’s “Closing the Gap between High School Writing Instruction and College Writing Expectations” examines the discrepancy between American high schools and their…