Blog posts tagged with "helpful information"

  • What Can My College Student Do During Winter Break?
    December 14, 2011

     Most college students eagerly look forward to Winter Break as a welcome respite from their college life.  Whether your student has adjusted well to college life or is still struggling to find his place, the break from school and the chance to rest a

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  • Update Regarding Japanese Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Warnings & What To Do If Affected
    March 11, 2011

    An 8.9 earthquake hit Sendai, Japan in the middle of the night, sending off tsunami warnings to more than 20 countries, including the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. A tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has been widened beyond East Asia to include Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, North, Central and South America and the rest of the Pacific Ocean.

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  • How the College Career Office Can Help Your College Student
    February 9, 2011

    Almost every college or university has an office dedicated to helping students find a career in which they are interested and to getting a job after college.  Whether the office is called the Career Center, Career Services Office, Career Placement Office, or some other variation of the title, the function is similar everywhere.  The variety of services offered by these offices is usually wide-ranging.  Unfortunately, many students think of the Career Office as a place they should visit during that last semester of senior year as graduation looms and they realize that they won

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  • Helping Your College Student With Goal Setting - And Action Plans
    January 27, 2011

    There’s a quote that’s attributed to Yogi Berra that says, “You’ve got to be careful because if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll wind up somewhere else.” In true Yogi Berra fashion, his seemingly simplistic quote may contain some important wisdom.  For college students, setting goals and working toward them may be a particularly difficult task.  Some students may be very career oriented and know exactly what they wa

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  • Embracing Your Role As A College Parent
    November 7, 2010

    You may be ready to embrace your role as a coach to your college student.  Good for you.  But you may wonder just how you will do that.  How do you coach from afar?  What do you need to do to coach him on to success?

    We’d like to offer six coaching suggestions for parents of college students.

    Remind your child that he should not expect you to deal with his issues.

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  • Helping Your College Student with Goal Setting - And Action Plans
    January 27, 2010

    There’s a quote that’s attributed to Yogi Berra that says, “You’ve got to be careful because if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll wind up somewhere else.” In true Yogi Berra fashion, his seemingly simplistic quote may contain some important wisdom.  For college students, setting goals and working toward them may be a particularly difficult task.  Some students may be very career oriented and know exactly what they wan

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