Best Value

I love a sale.  I love getting a high quality item that won’t break my wallet.  I just bought some killer Gucci sandals at T.J.Maxx for only $30.  It may not be sandal weather yet, but that didn’t stop me from taking a picture of my sandals, along with the price tag, and sending it to all my friends.

When it comes to education, this is hard to do.  School is expensive.  Wouldn’t you love a high quality school without the high price tag?  Well, according to Princeton Review’s 2012 ‘Best Value Colleges’ list, that is exactly what you are getting at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

UW-Eau Claire was recognized on the 2012 ‘Best Value Colleges’ list based on academics, costs, and financial aid.  The Princeton Review profile stated that UW Eau Claire “scholarships and grants are numerous, and often considerable, too”.

Read what UW-Eau Claire Students had to say:

• “a great all-around school while still being affordable”
• “a very good education for a very reasonable price”
• “makes a high quality education accessible to those who could not typically afford one”
• “scholarships offered secured my decision to attend”

So go ahead and brag.

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Source: http://www.uwec.edu/News/releases/12/02/0210Princeton.htm

You are the expert

As the BPS student services coordinator it is my job to connect with students, to help identify any roadblocks, as well as document factors that bolster academic success.  Student input is what helps us refine and direct BPS programming and supports.  It is essential to the success of BPS, and I enjoy checking in with students more than any other aspect of my job.

This past week I spoke with several BPSers about how classes were going.  Their insights proved to me just how important their voice is and how potentially powerful the blog forum would be to share these insights with all BPS students.

For example, I spoke with two students who, in my opinion, gave an excellent overview of e Books, including: their experience with them, the pros and cons, and their recommendations for use.  Their insights were just as meaningful as any I’ve read, and because they were unique to our program, they became more relevant to me than other more generic applications that I have read on-line.  I am still hoping one of them will write a blog…hint, hint.

When confronted with the task to write, most students say “I don’t blog” or “I don’t know how to blog”.  It couldn’t be easier.  Send an email to professionalstudies@uwec.edu with a couple of paragraphs you would like to share.  It doesn’t have to be written like a newspaper article.  Write like you speak, like I am doing now.  If you share something cool that you have read somewhere, write down where you found it, so we can look it up as well.

Then just cut and paste whatever you wrote into the body of an email, or attach it in a Word document.  Not interested in writing, but wanting to pose a topic for discussion on the blog, email me that as well.  We will do the research and begin the conversation.  Chime in at any time by clicking on “comment” which is located directly below the post.

That’s all there is to it.  You can do it.

FreeRice.com!

It’s Tuesday, everyone! Usually, that means I’d have some kind of tech tip for all of you, but today I’m going to tell you all about one of my favorite websites. It’s too easy to get distracted when you’re online, so if you must get distracted go to freerice.com. Put your vocabulary to the test while simultaneously helping to end world hunger! Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice to the World Food Programme for every question that you answer correctly. The more answers you get right in a row, the more rice they donate! If you’re not a fan of vocabulary, no problem! You can change the subject to mathematics, chemistry, geography, art and foreign languages and the difficulty levels vary. Take a break from that essay you’re writing and earn some rice for hungry people everywhere!

Tech Tuesday – Your Online Community

Hey BPSers! It’s Tuesday and time for Technology!

One of the amazing things about the BPS program is that it’s 100% online. Your homework, your tests, your grades, all born-digital.

Just as all of your school work is online, you, too, can be online with your peers.

1. Create a wiki page to share ideas about classes or assignments

2. Like us on Facebook! You’ll meet some of your peers in a non-school space and maybe get to know each other better.

3. Make a comment on our blog posts.

4. Join us in the blogosphere and be a guest-writer for a day.

Your online community is yours to make. Get out there and have fun doing it!