Parents
How STEM Education Can Help Preserve the Environment
By: H. Davis When you hear the phrase “STEM education,” the first discipline that should come to mind is environmental education. Why? Well, because environmental education is what connects us to the world we live in by teaching us about natural and constructed...
Creating a drug-free environment in schools and colleges
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Helpful Habits for Navigating Your First Year of College
Your first year in college is simultaneously amazing, terrifying, and empowering. For probably the first time in your life, you don’t have to answer to anyone but yourself. Well, maybe your professors, but for the most part, it’s all on you. While that freedom can be exhilarating, it’s also a lot of pressure.
Professors
My Son’s Spring Break Nightmare: What This Mom Wants Parents to Know
Before our 20-year old twin sons went on their spring break trip, we told them to stay together, keep their eyes and ears open. That wasn't enough. Source: My Son's Spring Break Nightmare: What This Mom Wants Parents to Know
10 Reasons Why C Students Are More Successful After Graduation – The Mission – Medium
In the late 1800's, schools were designed and intended to teach obedience. During the rise of our industrial age, big corporations needed… Source: 10 Reasons Why C Students Are More Successful After Graduation – The Mission – Medium
What All New College Students Should Know About Drinking
Not every college student drinks alcohol, but many of them do, and that can lead to dangerous mistakes. After all, people don’t always talk about the ways that drinking can go wrong, which forces you to learn from experience. The safest thing to do is not to drink at all, but consuming alcohol is also quite safe for most students as long as they keep a few things in mind.
Students
How to do College in Four Years
We are pleased to announce that registration will be open soon for a new online course that has been created with special care for soon-to-be and current college students.
Helicopter parenting is increasingly correlated with college-age depression and anxiety.
Source: Helicopter parenting is increasingly correlated with college-age depression and anxiety.
UAS Chancellor John Pugh leaves behind a legacy of caring for students
John Pugh is retiring after almost three decades with the college. He leaves a legacy of being much more than a chancellor to students — he was a teacher, adviser and friend. Source: UAS Chancellor John Pugh leaves behind a legacy of caring for students