As college sports continues to evolve and cultivate more and more popularity and attention in our society today, the controversial question of “whether college student athletes should be paid?” has consequently been debated endlessly over the past few decades. Being a student of one of the biggest and most prominent sports dominant universities in the world, I can’t help but notice how impactful and fanatic sports plays in the culture of not only our school, but our entire society. In…
First, being a student mentor will give me the chance to help other students transition from high school to college. This process can be difficult and overwhelming, but that is why I think the mentor program is so beneficial for incoming students. As a mentor, I can share my knowledge about the Campbell Business School and other facilities in order to encourage academic and personal success. Furthermore, mentoring gives me the opportunity to enhance both my organization and leadership skills by…
A good student fails an assignment and does not try it again , luckily his extra credit saves his grade. A bad student screws up on an assignment and tries again and again until he gets the concept . He is only credited for his first assignment. He learns that understanding a concept after the test is over is pointless. He is overcome with a sense of failure and believes he will never amount to anything. A good student sits in the back of the large classroom. He’s slouched over his phone…
I should treat the student as an individual instead of a member of groups. I think some good qualities such as honesty, amicability and respect are shared with all human's cultures. No matter what the student's identity is, these qualities are welcome. And it is a good way to approach working with a student of a different identity than mine differently than me might have last week. My strategies had to change in order to adapt different students. I would meet with my student at the place that he…
This study focuses on the data collected from a questionnaire about if it is easier for Antelope Valley College students to have friends with benefit or a real relationship. The hypothesis is that the busier a student is the less time they have to maintain the responsibilities of a committed relationship. There were 50 college students between the ages of 18 to 36 who participated in this study. Each individual was expected to fill out a questionnaire that consisted of 21 questions. The…
Student debt has been one of the biggest issues for many graduates. The federal government has proposed to decrease debt for those who will have graduated. Still, many stumble into piles of student debt. Not to mention that in the near future, these people will have a difficult time to afford the necessities to live the American dream. There is a limit now for people to expand education, who are willing to work hard. Due to the fact that the states across the border are not funding universities…
international students. This is an ever growing subset of those attending an American university, making up almost 820,000 students across all colleges and universities in the United States during the 2012-13 academic year (Institute of International Education). Even though the number of international students is growing consistently, around seven to eight percent per year over the past couple of years, there is still hostility and an exclusiveness towards this diverse group of students…
This essay examines the relationship between students and teachers’ feedback on assignment in higher education and why students value feedback. In university, feedback seems very important and valuable to students as feedbacks provide teachers’ suggestions and reflect teachers’ opinion of the students. Therefore, it will be argued that nowadays many students find that feedbacks are important. Furthermore, it is argued that the reasons for students to value feedback and the effect of the negative…
technology information, and student services to name a few. Within each expenditure there are categories. For example, Student services cover a broad range of categories such as recruitment, admissions, campus security, and resident counselors. The student service expenditure has their concerns and issues when it comes to cost and it effectiveness. The issues are what drives colleges and universities to evaluate the purpose of the expenditure and its importance to student success and…
“Skill Development Among Student Affairs Professionals” is an article written by Darby M. Roberts about self-evaluation by three different Student Affairs professional levels about skills within the Student Affairs profession. The three skill levels are new professionals, mid- managers, and senior student affairs officers. New professionals worked full time in Student Affairs for 0- 5 years. Mid- managers are defined as individual who reports directly to the CSAO (chief student affairs officer)…