Montclair State University

If you want to be happy, you have to be happy on purpose. When you wake up, you can’t just wait to see what kind of day you’ll have you have to decide what kind of day you’ll have. This quote, by Joel Osteen, has shaped my perspective for the past few years. Popularized by singer songwriter, Lauren Sanderson, I began to appreciate the abbreviated form, You Have to be Happy on Purpose. This quote impacts daily life as a reminder to live purposefully and not passively. To be Happy on Purpose,…

The second lecture in the Berges Lecture series was a presentation by John Heiser, President and Chief Operating Officer, Magnetrol International, Inc., discussing the idea that leadership is a journey and began his talk by reflecting on his on journey of leadership. John went to college to become a lawyer and after graduating from law school, began his career as a lawyer. After 10 years however, John had an intervention in which he ultimately decided that his current career path was not what he…

and are overlooked by society. In 2006, economist Alan S. Blinder wrote the article “Will Your Job be Exported” informing society that education is no longer our biggest concern, but rather our jobs that are being offshored. Blinder states in his article that offshoring is becoming more eminent, and that many service jobs that were assumed to be safe are now in danger of foreign competition. The author believes that offshoring will expand past low-end service jobs towards high-end…

Terrell L. Strayhorn presents a series of research studies, from qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods, while focusing on different types of college student populations and groups. Throughout his research he incorporates the theory of belonging and mattering in College Students’ Sense of Belonging: A Key to Educational Success for All Students in order to gain a better understanding of their sense of belonging in higher education. Strayhorn (2012) frames sense of belonging as a “basic…

In the tone of the essay, Deresiewicz's includes sarcastic comments to help judge the applicants without it being direct . In the article Deresiewicz states, “ At least the classes at elite schools are academically rigorous, demanding on their own terms, no?” ( 204). The quote is proving that Deresiewicz is using a sarcastic tone, this is helping the reader see that Deresiewicz is more than a college…

come within ourselves. The courage to take chances, the ability to bounce back, the capacity to let go of shame, and the coping skills are some of the most important lessons of failure mentioned in the article. Particularly, in paragraph seven, Perez states, “The ability to bounce back is a fundamental life skill students have to learn on their own.” This implies that the aptitude to stand up after a failure would help students boost their chances to do well in college and increase the…

Saturday, August 19, 2017, was the day I left my best friend. Going into my senior year of high school, my initial thoughts were college applications and the freedoms college would soon grant me. I could make my own schedule and decisions, I didn’t have to abide by some sexist dress code, my parents wouldn’t be down my back, but most importantly I would just be identified as myself rather than the twin. My identical twin sister and I have always been grouped together and almost every time…

Purpose Paper Pur·pose (n.): a person's sense of resolve or determination. The purpose paper is a paper that helps students outline their goals, and find their purpose through their strengths to reach those goals. I have 3 goals in my college life: to pass my classes with a B or higher, apply for an internship, and to become more knowledgeable and wiser. My purpose is to live life to the fullest, to discover what is beyond the horizons; in other words, I want to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.…

education within the system of universities, as well as a juxtaposition of their positions. In “Universities and their Function,” Whitehead writes that “[t]he universities are schools of education, and schools of research.” (Whitehead, “Universities,” 2). For the universities to properly serve these functions, they need to cultivate imagination in the students and in the faculty. In fact, he states that “A university is imaginative or it is nothing”(Whitehead, “Universities,” 2). This…

Kids these days love to get what they want. Most of them are shown that they need to earn it, or either wait for it. This causes children to flare and want to get a job, to earn the things they want sooner. Student’s should not be allowed to get afterschool jobs because it interferes with school, students are risking their grades to earn minimum wage. A job creates a less personal life for a student that it does not allow them to have leisure time or even a social life. Those who get a job at a…