From my many years of “online class-time,” I’ve picked up a few tricks of the trade and I want to share them with you. From one online student to another, this is how you survive an online class.
Category: Features
Candid conversation with the president
This week’s installment of the Current series, which exposes students to various aspects of student life, includes an interview with NSU President George L. Hanbury II. Hanbury was a city manager in three cities and served as NSU’s Chief Operating Officer for 13 years. He became president and chief executive officer of NSU in 2010.
Diary of… a musician and radio host
Daniel E. Urdaneta is a communication studies major. His hobbies include swimming, racquetball, going to the beach and playing with his dog. Daniel’s favorite quote is “Always follow your heart and intuition, somehow they already know what you want to become,” by Steve Jobs.
Faculty Spotlight: Sandra Brener
Sandra Brener, assistant professor in the Division of Developmental Science for Pediatric Dentistry, had to answer that question. She loves pediatric dentistry so much that she went through the seven year process of fulfilling the requirements to practice dentistry in the U.S. after leaving Argentina in 2002 as a certified dentist there.
Cheap finds in the winter season
From gadgets to big ticket items, here is what to buy in January and February.
Students show creativity at Block Painting Party
Organizations and clubs woke up early on a Sunday morning, drove (or walked) to the Alvin Sherman Library quad wearing “stainable” clothes and painted a block.
Don’t lose your focus – breeze through the final weeks of the semester
Let’s face it; we’re almost at the finish line of what was a very long school year. As we wind down to the remaining eight weeks of class our focus has, well, diminished since spring break. How can we recover from post-inebriation? We can’t. But here are some tips to help you attempt to keep your head in the game:
How to choose the perfect minor
Choosing a minor is not like a mathematical equation. You can’t add your major plus your interests and divide by your career goal to equal the perfect minor. Even though your choice of minor can’t be figured out mathematically, it doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Here’s how you should go about choosing your minor:
Diary of…a student who traveled the world
Ionna Hernandez is double majoring in communication studies and international relations. She is originally from Panama, but was raised in South Florida. She speaks both Spanish and English fluently, can speak French conversationally and is currently learning Arabic. Her favorite quote is “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely in these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime,” written by Mark Twain in “Innocents Abroad.”
Did you know? Facts about March
March was originally the first month of the Roman calendar and was named after Mars, the god of war. After the switch to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, January became the start of the new year.