New Universities

Annually a lot of international students have left their own countries for the sole purpose of seeking higher education in Universities abroad and with this the population of international students is increasing every time. Moving to another country is a major life transition that can have potentially detrimental effects on people’s mental health (Mallinckrodt & Leong, 1992). Hess (1994) postulated that, in most situations it is very common for people who face an unfamiliar culture that during…

first thought about what area of higher education I wanted to learn more about. After thinking of a few different individuals I decided to interview Sabrina Tapps-Fee, a Senior Admission Counselor and Coordinator of the Tour Guide program for the University of Iowa. I decided to interview Sabrina, because admissions is an area of higher education that really interests me. I knew Sabrina had a long history working in admissions and I was interested in learning more about her experiences. To…

1. Why do you want to be a START Leader? As a first-year student, finishing the winter semester soon, being a start leader provides me with an opportunity to share my experiences and knowledge with many of the new students entering in Fall 2018 semester. I feel that I can best relate to help students transition smoothly to become acquainted with on- campus resources such as the library services, IT services, Humber Learning Resources, Accessible Learning Services, Peer Tutoring, Writing and…

Is an Apology Enough The University of North Carolina is a fully accredited college that recruits potential students by academic standards: grade point average (GPA), and various scholarships. Every school has a code of ethics which defines the morals of an organization. The Chancellors of a university is the Senior Administrator, whose job description includes, but may not be limited to the responsibility for leading, and mentoring staff, faculty and the students. Mary Willingham is considered…

strong academic reputation. Others may look for a university which has a small campus. High school seniors use all of this information to decide which college they want to achieve their higher learning at and, finally, they head off to the college of their dreams. Now, I am doing the same and am hoping to go to one of two colleges. The colleges that I have devoted the most amount…

shooting that took place at Northern Arizona University during the early hours of the morning on Friday, October 9. A freshman and pledge of Sigma Chi at the university became involved in a fight with other students around 1:20 a.m. He then proceeded to run to his car and picked up a handgun. He shot four members of the Delta Chi, another fraternity, multiple times, killing one of his victims. Students that attend the university were upset because the university did not announce the incident…

3. The Best universities to attend if you are Hispanic 906 tikwiza All universities strive for diversity, but no one university fits every ethnic background. Hispanics, just like African Americans, are a minority group in the U.S. Some factors that Hispanics might consider when making a choice to go to a particular university are: Affordability Graduation rate of that particular ethnic group Hispanic friendly universities; and universities that strive to ensure protection of the rights of…

choose the right college for them. Selecting a university can be overwhelming as high school prospects do not often know what factors to take into account. Colleges can be analyzed in three main areas: academics, student life, and financial factors. Each of these topics can then be broken down into specific statistics. The top four universities with the best petroleum undergraduate programs are Texas A&M, The University of Texas at Austin, Oklahoma University, and The Colorado School of Mines.…

institution that you attended in your late teens to early twenties may determine your stature in a company; it is the red flag deciding between an applicant that graduated from a local community college and an applicant that attended a well-known research university. Though it seems unfair to compare the two applicants because the decision can be made based upon financial status or others, the difference still stands and makes or breaks your job application. It is important to evaluate…

Welcoming a New Generation to College: The Millennial Students Dr. Carol Elam, associate dean for admissions and institutional advancement and director of medical education research at University of Kentucky College of Medicine; Dr. Terry Stratton, assistant dean for the student assessment and program evaluation and assistant professor of behavioral science at University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Denise D. Gibson, PH.D, assistant dean for academic support and associate…