Universities and colleges

support about adjusting to all aspects of college life including academics, to mentees during their weekly meetings. Freshmen would get the support they need and help in their challenging courses while the upperclassmen would further develop their leadership and people skills while getting paid. Furthermore, a culture of students helping one another throughout the grades would be encouraged, making freshmen students feel more welcome at Trine University. Mentors would be recruited…

Every year millions of people print out those college basketball brackets and participate in their office pools. However what many of us do not know is that the NCAA generates 900 million dollars over a three week span we know as March Madness (Berr 1). The only madness about this is the fact that out of the 900 million dollars the players of the 68 teams do not see a penny. There is a major issue with these student athletes especially in the sports of men's football and men's and women's…

Campus Carry Law Many college students support the campus carry laws to be effective and preserve their safety; however the campus carry law can increase assaults within the campus, arguments and confrontations can become lethal, and when a student is under the influence, a weapon can be used incorrectly and harm the individuals that surround him. That is why the new campus carry law should be nullified because of the vulnerabilities it generates putting the students’ safety in jeopardy. The…

student achievement and decreases psychological distress (Deckro, Ballinger & Hoyt, 2002). This study seeks to examine the well-being of college students engaged in MBSR using the PERMA model as a framework. Background of the Problem…

At Louisiana State University or any college, student success is very important to the students, the teachers, the counselors, the administrators. There are a lot of resources and people to talk to on campus to help students be successful. Louisiana State University has this resource called the Center for Academic Success. The definition of student success is very broad. Student success is linked to the goals the student sets, the student values, their motivation, what motivates them, how they…

The social problem that I have chosen to discuss is campus crime. After the recent shootings at Umpqua community college in Oregon, I thought it would be interesting to take a deeper look into violence on college campuses. The umbrella term “campus crime” refers to a variety of things such as alcohol crimes, theft, assault & rape, drug crimes, harassment, and shootings. It’s important to distinguish the different types of campus crime, as well as understand why the crimes are committed and how…

years as a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago- College of Nursing I have acquired and mastered varies skills that have prepared me for a career in nursing. The University of Illinois at Chicago- College of Nursing has identified eight specific program outcomes that are expected for any nursing student whom is completing the Bachelors in the Science of Nursing program. Through the educational background and clinical expertise and guidance of the staff at the college of nursing…

issue with higher level education seeking students attending college. With the demands for a bachelors degree rising throughout companies students are left with a complicated issue choosing between paying a ton of money for a bachelors degree or risk getting paid a lot less and having more trouble finding a job. Because of this issue students have been taking out student loans and borrowing money to help fund their journey though college. This has not only put the student in debt but also ruins…

Invalidating the Freshman Fifteen It is two months into your college career and the stress is eating you. There is no time to sleep, several assignments to complete and finding time to eat properly is becoming extremely problematic. So, the late-night snacking begins and the time you previously committed to exercising has dramatically decreased. Fast forward six months, it is now the end of the year; you have made all A’s but when you glance into the mirror you no longer recognize the person…

In this day and age, media play a crucial role in our lives, it is present in almost every aspect, both from what we knowingly divulge on social media to other bits of information we don’t, such as our location through GPS on phones. Colleges have started to use data and information to completely transform higher education, to allow for higher retention rates and produce higher graduation rates than recorded in history. There are also many downsides to this new technology as it invades many…