Category: Diploma, Graduation & Job Search Topics
Hup, two, three, four...You might be chanting this army drill if you're attending the upcoming College Career Boot Camp NYC because you'll be getting in shape to enter the "toughest labor market in at least 25 years!" according to the Wall Street Journal.
Recent graduates and current students will be taught all kinds of helpful information that should give them insight into the job market during this fast-paced two-day program being held on June 3 and 4 ...
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"Full speed ahead!" - President Obama gives third Commencement address to United States Naval Academy
Our Commander in Chief will become the 12th President on May 22 to give a commencement address at the United States Naval Academy. This will be his third and final commencement speech of 2009 having delivered a speech to Arizona State University on May 13 and this Sunday, May 17, at the University of Notre Dame.
The U.S. Naval Academy has had the distinct pleasure of hosting the most Presid ...
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Featuring Honorable Mentions 24-30
We have reached the last week of Honorable Mentions featured on our blog! Below are the final seven entries that received Honorable Mention status for their outstanding entries in the "Frame My Future" Scholarship Contest 2009!
As a way to congratulate these 30 students for their hard work, and entries that were recognized from over 3,300 submissions, each will be awarded a personalized certificate with the "Frame My Future" Scholarship logo.
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Hottest ticket in Tempe: President Obama to give Commencement Address at Arizona State University
The hottest ticket in Tempe, Arizona, is to the Commencement Address at Arizona State University (ASU) on May 13, 2009. Approximately 8,000 students along with their friends, families, and ASU faculty will have the great honor of hearing from the 44th President of the United States of America.
ASU is one of three schools including the United States Naval Academy and Notre Dame that the President has ...
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Featuring Honorable Mentions 17-23
Week #3 of Honorable Mentions is here! Below are "Frame My Future" Scholarship entries from 7 more success-driven students. Congratulations to these 7 for their amazing submissions.
Be sure to comment on your favorites and share what you love about these students' entries!
Stacy Milbourn
This is a collage of a picture of me writing and pieces that ins ...
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Featuring Honorable Mentions 9-16
It's week #2 for our Honorable Mentions in the "Frame My Future" Scholarship Contest. Congratulations to 8 more students for their amazing and inspiring entries. Check them out below and enjoy!
Allison Hefely
I chose to “Frame My Future” by creating a self-portrait drawing incorporating a few dreams that I have. I really enjoy ...
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Featuring Honorable Mentions 1-8
A seven-month entry period had gone by, and over 3,300 entries later...a team of "Frame My Future" Scholarship administrators had to start narrowing down the amazing work. As a member of this team, we somehow (as impossible as it might have seemed at some points) had to select 24 finalists.
Based on extensive criteria and multiple selection stages, our "Frame My Future" Team chose a collection of 54 entries that the entire company's employees would then vote on.&n ...
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The "Frame My Future" Scholarship entries were laid out in the conference room on the big table in the middle of the room and on the long credenza against the wall as if part of a tasty buffet with all the trimmings. It was a true feast for the eyes. Employees of Church Hill Classics voted throughout the day last Thursday and Friday to determine the 24 finalists that would be up for public voting between April 15 and May 15. Now it wi ...
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That Are More Affordable Than You Think
Many young adults feel intimidated by Private School's prices and avoid applying to them, but some of the most prestigious schools are more affordable than you might think. According to The Princeton Review and USA Today the top "10 Best Valued Private Colleges for 2009" are:
1) Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.
This university is dedicated to accepting the brightest individuals without price being ...
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Financially, everyone knows, our country is a mess. Is there anything a student can do?
With Wall Street and the banking situation still in flux, and with the housing market in an unbelievable slump, businesses on the downturn, and unemployment up, it’s more important than ever for students to take steps to help themselves as much as possible.
Making things even more tenuous for students is that now more lenders are dropping student loans.
Several months before everything really fell apart, ...
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