Interesting Research from ASTD about how learning is happening everywhere! To review visit the ASTD website article here. For more information contact Mike Cherry 815-836-5562. Tweet
Here is an article that shares the importance of obtaining computer science skills… http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/one-skill-every-american-needs-learn-153037730.html?vp=1 Tweet
Review the Inc. Magazine article on exceptional leadership practices. Pragmatic suggestions. http://www.inc.com/peter-gasca/6-things-exceptional-leaders-do-better.html Tweet
Were you anxious to see what we have to offer for evening and weekend workshop options? We’re pretty excited about the topics!! We have a great selection of offerings for the rest of the semester. The entire schedule (day, evening and weekend options are all available on our Workshop Registration Page). Here is a sampling
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Do you need general elective credits? Want to accelerate your degree progress and reduce tuition costs? Prior Learning Assessment may be the answer. Rebecca Kowall did. Rebecca will be graduating with a Bachelors degree in Human Resource Management and a minor in Business Administration. She took full advantage of the PLA opportunity, and because of this, she reached her intended goal of graduating in May 2013. She successfully earned 21 general elective credits, which saved her just over $11,000 in tuition. Here’s what she has to say about Prior Learning Assessment: The decision to enroll in the PLA course was one of the best decisions I have made in my academic pursuits while completing my degree with Lewis University. The PLA taught me how to organize my thoughts and experiences in a way that enabled me to express HOW I have applied my learning at several organizations over the years. Additionally, the
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The Lewis University Board of Trustees has approved keeping the tuition in the adult accelerated programs at $600 per credit for 2013-2014. This means your tuition rates will have remained the same for three years in a row. Tweet
Join us and learn how to navigate your Blackboard courses! No need to be worried that you wont be able to adjust to taking classes in an online session. This step-by-step learning environment will introduce you to the system, as an actual online
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IMPACT Lab Innovative Multimedia Projects, Assessment and Coaching with Technology The IMPACT Lab features equipment and software which promote and enrich the learning experience and offer greater options for self-discovery and improvement. The Lab offers opportunities for multimedia project development, and writing and research support in conjunction with the Writing Center. It accommodates the production of work related to critical
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Congratulations to the following students who were elected into the following offices! History of Alpha Sigma Lambda Alpha Sigma Lambda is a nationally recognized honor society devoted to the advancement of scholarship and to the recognition of full- and part-time non-traditional adult students. The founding chapter was established in 1946 by Dr. Rollin Posey, Dean of University College at Northwestern University, to recognize the accomplishments of those returning to academic pursuits after the close of World War II. Dr. Posey realized that a measure of encouragement and recognition accorded an adult student’s scholastic achievement at an early stage of his/her program could provide the thrust of desire to achieve his/her educational objectives. Dr. Posey founded a society, Alpha Sigma Lambda, to honor those dedicated adult students, who while adroitly handling their life responsibilities, achieve and maintain high scholastic standards. Alpha Sigma Lambda stands as an inspiration to scholastic
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Every semester, the colleges publish a Dean’s List of Honor Students for full time students. Beginning Fall, 2013, to be eligible, an undergraduate student must have completed at least 12 hours during the semester, with a grade point average of at least 3.5 and with no “D” or “F” grades. A grade of Incomplete (I)
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