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Archive for October, 2009

During These Harsh Economic Times Can You Really Afford College?

Guest Blogger: Whitney McGinnis, OrgSync Campus Liaison Many young people are probably asking themselves, “How am I going to afford to go to college in this global financial crisis that we are in?” The more important question to ask is, “How can I NOT afford to go to college?” When the economy settles it will [...]


Online Virtual Meetings are Cost Effective, Efficient & Not to Mention Green

Guest Blogger: LaRoun Tolbert; OrgSync Campus Liaison for Bowling Green University. Every year the world is continuing to advance itself and becoming more fast paced. People have become so accustomed to life on the web, we are technological people and our main source of connectivity is via the internet. Meeting up virtually eliminates many barriers [...]


Student Learning Outcomes Attributed to Social Media

Guest Blogger: Jeff Lail is the Assistant Student Center Manager of the Brower Student Center at the College of New Jersey. His position integrates student center management as well as student activities and programming. You can read more of his work at the Student Affairs Collaborative blog as well as his personal blog. We’ve heard [...]


Community Involvement Helped Me Graduate From College

Guest Blogger: Evelyn Wang, former OrgSync Marketing Intern, Student at the University of Texas at Austin As I grow older and hopefully wiser, I have come to the conclusion – communities matter. Before coming to college, I never fully comprehended the importance of having a group of friends and belonging to a community. Not to [...]


Academic Advisors: An Untapped Resource

Blog By: Whitney McGinnis, OrgSync Campus Liaison, Emporia State University Most students do not realize the vital role academic advisors can play in their college career and future profession.  Advisors not only help you enroll in classes, but they can write recommendation letters and be your resource and connection to future internships, programs, conferences, and [...]