So convenient it's silly!
I just moved into a new neighborhood recently where it seems everyone on my block goes to some local community college. Funny enough, that school is where both my fiancé and I had originally started...
View ArticleChoosing Your Path Through Adult Education at Granite State college
If you are in the beginning stages of choosing your major, coursework, and the ultimate goal you hope to acheive when you graduate from Granite State College, I hope you will consider the following...
View ArticleCollege Educations?
I was sitting at the coffee shop this morning, listening to the news on TV and heard that college educations are not worth getting. It aggravated me so much as I disagree. Yes, maybe our economy is...
View ArticleStudent Success Teams
At all of our Granite State College campuses, we have recently implemented a new model for serving students on their path to degree completion. We have formed Student Success Teams at each of our...
View ArticleChanging how we Educate
The Concord Monitor recently ran a story entitled "Changing the way we Educate" that profiled Granite State College and the unique ways in which we serve undergraduate and graduate students. The focus...
View ArticleA new Start!!
I had such a nice Sunday afternoon. I was invited to an old friend's house for a farewell party for both her young adults; they are leaving the state. One is moving to Seattle, Washington and other to...
View ArticleSetting a Good Example
In a recent class for the early childhood education major at GSC's Rochester NH college campus, we were talking about family strengths. One of those strengths revolved around encouragement and setting...
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The Snow is falling!!
It is a beautiful morning in Michigan. I peered out my little kitchen window and was delightfully surprised to see a blanket of white snow. Yes, I am not used to the snow as I had lived in the south...
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Project Management for the Holidays
It's Christmastime, the decorations are out, the carolers are warming up, the shopping season is in full swing, and it's time to reflect on the challenges and accomplishments of the past year. If I...
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The Lost Boys Of South Sudan ( Formerly known as Sudan)
If I was to appreciate one thing it would be my very striking journey from my homeland and those who gave me refuge in their countries. I left my country due to the civil war that had put the country...
View ArticleWhat to major in??
We dream of our perfect career that we will land once we finish your degree and maybe we should be thinking about the type of degree we get, employable degrees. Employable, what a concept to think...
View ArticleCould aggressive parents use a course in Child Psychology at Granite State...
I was horrified to read that an annual Easter egg hunt in Colorado Springs has been canceled this year. Was it because the kiddies misbehaved? Was there some egg-throwing that got out of hand?...
View ArticleConsuming alcohol can increase racial stereotyping
The effects of alcohol on the brain are always interesting, challenging, and worth studying, as well as sometimes scary, sad and aggravating. And my students at Granite State College love examining...
View ArticlePeople Who Love Their Jobs
I am teaching a Foundations in Early Childhood Education course online at Granite State College this semester. It is a course that I have not taught before. Many of the people in the class are...
View ArticleYou can run, but you can’t hide—in online.
You can run, but you can’t hide—in online. If you have never taken an online course, or have free floating anxiety about logging into a classroom, please read on. Some of the potential students I meet...
View ArticleMy GSC Story
I've been taking classes on and off at Granite State College (starting when it was CLL) for well over 12 years. I love the flexibility of being able to take in-class, hybrid, or online classes -...
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