A Public Sector Equalizer: Clear the Way for First-Gen Professionals
In the federal workforce, a barrier to entry and differentiator for success is socioeconomic status – especially, for first-generation professionals.
Posts Tagged: College
Generation Texas Inspires a College-Going Movement
This special day helps to create a college-going culture for all students as they take their next steps toward a brighter future.
Making Courses Count During a College Transfer
Making courses count during college transfer is essential to student success and college affordability.
Marketable Skills: Educating College Students on Their Value to the Workforce
By knowing their value to the workforce, college graduates can make an excellent start toward a productive and meaningful life in the competitive job market.
For the Federal Worker, is College Worth It? (I Think So!)
Whatever the contemporary debate may be among economists and philosophers about the benefits of college, for the federal worker, given the ever-increasing educational requirements for career advancement, college is definitely worth it.
Considering College Costs Beyond Tuition
If you’re heading to college this fall, you may be focused on the major costs—tuition and fees, possibly room and board. We have examined some of the other costs of college, such as textbooks and college debit cards, that can really add up if you’re not looking out for them. Here’s some information to helpRead… Read more »
Career Advice for Millennials: How I Landed a White House Gig at Age 23
That’s me pictured above with my parents and Bill Clinton in the Oval Office. It was a Saturday morning about 20 years ago following a Presidential radio address. The “Blue Pass” I’m wearing allowed me unfettered access to the West Wing, including the White House Briefing Room where I assisted dozens of reporters. This isRead… Read more »
College Students, NASA Send CubeSats to Space
Students from four colleges worked with NASA to launch four research satellites into space Friday as the agency aims to give the academic world experience in researching and developing flight hardware. Each CubeSats deployed from their protective cases three hours after the liftoff of a a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, NASA said Friday.Read… Read more »
IJIS Institute Executive Director Emeritus appointed as a Lecturer at the George Washington University
Paul Wormeli appointed as lecturer in new IT Graduate Certificate program Ashburn, VIRGINIA, Sept. 17, 2014 — The IJIS Institute—a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security—is pleased to announce that Executive Director Emeritus Paul Wormeli will be teaching an introductory course in George Washington University’s (GWU)Read… Read more »
A Partial Reading List for PR Students
This post originally appeared on my blog, Social Media Strategery. College students across the country are in the midst of moving back to college for the fall semester. In between partying, traveling, club activities, sports, Greek commitments, and jobs, some will also be attending classes. Those lucky enough to be taking a PR class shouldRead… Read more »