*****GovLoop has partnered with CampusSplash for a series of Back to School Articles**** You were on the debate team. You’ve seen every episode of West Wing. You are shocked when people don’t know the current Chief of Staff of our fine country. Of course you want to work at the White House. So how doRead… Read more »
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How to Make a Entire College Sustainable – Back to School Part 1
CREBs, grants, efficiency measures and creative thinking have turned one college into a sustainability leader. The video above explains how Mount Wachusett Community College has saved $4 million in energy costs, 17 million gallons of water and 36 million kWh of electricity since 2002. Even more, their curriculum has taken a turn towards greener subjectsRead… Read more »
College Degree: Worth Your Effort?
A post by Patra Frame, ClearedJobs.Net HR Specialist. He’s an Intel IT type in a senior management position and he doesn’t have a degree. But everyone who works for him and all new hires do. She’s military and ready to take her enlisted experience and security clearances into the government contracting world. But all theRead… Read more »
Suicides on College Campuses
I am a Civil Service retiree and a GovLoop subscriber who occasionally posts items online that deserve the awareness of the Federal Community. In this regard please check out a prominent article Preventing Suicide on College Campuses as well as a collection of relevant articles in the March-April 2011 issue of SAMHSA NEWS (Substance AbuseRead… Read more »
Job Search Without a College Degree
A post from Patra Frame, ClearedJobs.Net’s HR Strategist Many enlisted military and retiring federal workers who do not have a bachelors degree face a surprise in the civilian job world – the demand for a degree for jobs that they have held. Many federal contracts demand a degree for such jobs when contracted out. SomeRead… Read more »
Seven Things About Social Media That You’re Not Going to Learn in College
I talk a lot about the need to do a better job of integrating social media into the world of higher education. That’s why when my my alma mater asked me to speak at their annual Communication Week this year, I jumped at the opportunity (well, that and I was able to take my daughterRead… Read more »
Civic Knowledge Trumps a College Degree
Does having a college degree make you more likely to vote or participate in civic engagement? According to a recent study, “How Civic Knowledge Trumps a College Degree in Promoting Active Civic Engagement”, it does not! The report’s findings suggest that beyond voting, college graduates don’t become more civically or politically active than anybody else.Read… Read more »
The Retirement vs. College Savings Smackdown!
Goal: Find a smart strategy for retirement and college savings. 4 Steps to Saving Responsibly: 1. Save 3-6 months of debt payments and other critical expenses. 2. Accelerate payments of high-interest debt so that the total debt you owe is decreasing every month, even if only slightly (meaning you are paying more than the financeRead… Read more »
From Recent College Grad to CPO: It’s a Gov Up..Mash Up!
That’s right! If you haven’t heard about the Gov Up that is taking place tomorrow at Public House in National Harbour, then you’re missing out! The “Rock Your Career” Gov Up, will be a Mash Up of young govies and experienced executives. Holding true to the “melting pot” American spirit, individuals from the private sector,Read… Read more »
Gungahlin College and Library an Example of the School of the Future
In “Australian Learning Commons Proposal” I outlined how all Australians could be offered free online publicly accessible education from pre-school to university level. This would be supported through public libraries and schools. The new $72.4 million Gungahlin College in Canberra provides a good example of this approach.The College will accommodate 900 upper secondary students andRead… Read more »