The Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment video by Think College highlights the ICE program, an initiative to promote inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in college.
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http The job market is more competitive than ever for millions of workers around the world. In America, one reason for that right now is high unemployment after the worst recession since the nineteen thirties. But other reasons involve changes in the needs of the American and global economies. In big developing economies like India and China, high turnover rates mean workers often move from job to job. These days, many job seekers go online to connect with employers. Job candidates want to show they have a lot to offer. But in many cases they simply apply for a job title and list their work experience. Instead, they should describe the talents and abilities they could bring to an organization.That’s the advice of Steve Langerud, director of professional opportunities at DePauw University in Indiana. He advises students on career planning and often talks about workplace issues in the media. He says social media sites are valuable when they show the abilities of job candidates and not just their job title and experience. He says: “This really is a talent economy, and we’re stuck with most job seekers presenting themselves in a job title mode. And I don’t think it matches very well.” Steve Langerud also says employers should think harder about the skills they really need to help their organization reach its goals. “Because at the end of the day, it’s still about getting the right people in the …
www.runnerspace.com RunnerSpace Live brings you the rundown on what happened in the world of running during the week of 11/5/08 – 11/12/08. HIGH SCHOOL -Washington State Cross Country Championships -Illinois State Cross Country Championships -New Mexico State Cross Country Championships -Delaware State Cross Country Championships -New York State Public HS Championships -Updated high school national rankings and other top individual performances. (see dyestat.com for results and coverage of these events) COLLEGE/PRO -D2 West Regionals -USATF New England Championships -Mo Farah- ‘06 European Cross Country Champion is planning to run the championships again after a 12 month injury. -Oregonian Kami Semick finishes second at the 100k World Cup in Italy ROAD RACING -Athens Marathon -Naoko Takahasi- marathon great has announced her retirement. -Delhi Half Marathon By: Matt Barnhart and Ian Terpin
Murder suspect Vincent Tabak told a dinner party only a “totally detached crazy person” would be able to act normally after killing Joanna Yeates, his trial has heard Tabak, 33, is said to have calmly discussed the mystery over the landscape architect’s death with friends five days before he was arrested. The Dutch engineer allegedly even joked about the police search for the missing woman, saying officers had looked for a body in his drawer. Tabak has admitted manslaughter over the death in December last year but denies he committed murder. Sarah Maddock said Tabak and his girlfriend Tanja Morson did not seem anxious or act differently at the party a month later. She recalled Tabak had said he was upset he had not heard anything the night of Miss Yeates’ death. The mother-of-two said they had discussed the case for “some time”, adding: “Vincent was his usual calm and quiet self.” She recalled he had said someone would have to be a “totally detached, crazy person” to be able to act normally after committing such a crime. Ms Maddock remembered saying: “You were on your own that night” and he agreed: “Yes”. But she said he did not look uncomfortable or try to change the subject. Host Andrew Lillie told police in his statement Tabak had joked about the case. He said: “Vincent just said a small remark about opening a drawer so they could look for a body.” Tabak and Miss Morson later offered to walk a fellow partygoer home amid fears that a killer was on the loose, the court …
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When you get to college, you will find out within days if not hours of your arrival that if you wanted to, you could spend every minute of your time socializing, whether it takes the form of hanging out in the common room with your friends, checking out the parties on Fraternity and Sorority Row, or checking out your new city. People who take the path of all social life no academics have a much better time than those who take the all academic no social life path — until they start getting (usually very bad) grades. Fortunately for you, there are many more moderate paths you can forge between these two extremes. A balancing act between your social life and your academic one takes some effort and commitment, but it’s worth figuring out how to do it. With a little planning, you can enjoy both aspects of school even more than you would if you were to pursue just one at the expense of the other. So, just how do you go about balancing your social life and school?
Social Life and Academic Life: Strike A Balance By Making A Plan
Okay, sure. Some people might get the career of their dreams because they shared a laugh over the keg with the right person during their sophomore year of college. But you can’t plan on things like this. What you can plan for is your academic success. And when you have that, the keg party or poetry reading you decide to attend with your friends will be that much more fun, because you won’t have work hanging over your head.
What this means in short is plan your social life around your academic life. That means you plan your academic life first; you give it priority over your social life, and you do the social things that appeal to you after the work day is done. Will this work 100 percent of the time? No, it probably won’t. For example, when Jimmy Eats World played a surprise show at USC last fall, many of my students had to re-arrange their study plans to go enjoy the show. But, if you make a commitment to academics for the most part, enjoying exceptions like a surprise concert or a call from your crush in math section won’t take you too far off course. When you get to school and find out what your classes are, make a study schedule, and stick to it to the best of your abilities. Plan on getting papers and assignments done sooner rather than later. That way, when your favorite band shows up, you won’t be behind the eight ball academically when you give in to the urge to go — which you should, because college is about the fun things you do, too.