Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

xecutive Report: University of Southern California (USC) Summer Bridge Program Overview The Academic Counseling Services (ACS) is a unit of the Undergraduate Programs in the Office of the Provost. The purpose of the ACS is to identify and assist specific populations in an effort to increase retention and graduation rates of undergraduate students at the University of Southern California (USC). In collaboration with academic partners, ACS offers general academic advising, tutoring services,…

increases, factors such socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic diversity continue to grow as well. Multiculturalism can be seen in all aspects of life, including university education. With increasing minority populations at colleges across the nation, an education in diversity becomes more important. Promoting an education in diversity in university life and cultural courses not only discourages students from developing disrespectful preconceptions but also prepares them for the diverse environment…

USC’s purchase of Verdugo Hills Hospital Located in the heart of Los Angeles in Southern California lies the home of the USC Trojans. In the year eighteen eighty the city of Los Angeles opened the doors of its first university to a total of fifty three students. USC began its journey in a city just as underdeveloped as the university itself. Since then they have blossomed into a nationally known institution and have graduated hundreds of thousands of students who have gone on to make a huge…

about all the colleges in the United States and what how reaching a higher level of education could positively affect my future when I was in middle school. Out of all the schools in the United States, why did I, Jessyka Spivey, choose to attend the University of Memphis? The answer to this question is not simple at all. The stressful decision to decide which college I should attend and which one would benefit me the most in the long run was an intense process I began my junior year. By the…

USC’s motto, PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT, means “let whoever earns the palm bear it.” This motto asserts virtues of dedication, honor, and achievement which reverberate in the work ethic of every student. As a Human Biology (B.S.) major aspiring to pursue the Applied Physiology tract, USC offers a thorough curriculum for me to develop a comprehensive knowledge on the subject material with ethical principles intertwined. USC’s major and minor combinations promotes a holistic education to help me…

the age of twenty-six, while Bryan was only nineteen at the time of his brother’s death. Bryan went to college and was married soon after. He went to college near his town so he could be close to his family. The college was named Georgia Southern University. He graduated in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He met his current wife in college at a bar called Dingus Magee’s. Bryan was a senior at the time and his wife Caroline was a freshman. They were college…

choice is narrowed there are a few key characteristics that should be taken into consideration. Two very good schools that have similar atmospheres are the University of Kentucky and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The University of Kentucky is superior to SIUE in many aspects such as academics, athletics, and housing options. The University of Kentucky is consistently ranked within the top 100 public colleges in the United States. The median ACT score for UK is around 25, which is…

but not as a full time employee. Skylar’s family also struggled with money since her mom could not find a fulltime well paying job. Almost every job required a degree nowadays. One of my distant cousins named John. He graduated at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville two years ago. John major was information technology. He got hired right away and had moved up to a higher…

When speaking to Isuara “Mikaela” Carro, she seemed to be very busy with her little nephew. We began talking about our plans for Thanksgiving and what we will be doing throughout the day. We also talked about how many people would be visiting or in attendance for Thanksgiving dinner. We also spoke about the last session we had, and she said she was very excited to have been able to attend a session and see us up there on line. I asked her what her parent’s reactions were to her joining a…

Research from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), located near St. Louis performed a ground level field study that had 28 built-in-place (BIPs) green roof models, four modular units, and four roof decks with standard black membrane were arranged in a completely randomized…