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Facebook College Class of 2015 Pages

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

It’s that time again! My College Guide makes it easy to connect to the college or university that you are planning on attending. These college and university Facebook Pages are official – and give you the perfect opportunity to find out about new student events, dorm housing application deadlines, and connect with your future classmates.

Some may serve as a starting point for college admission hopefuls, for those that are simply curious about the school, or for those who have been accepted! On a few of these college Facebook Class of 2015 Pages you may need to request permission to join the group (when they say admitted students only, they mean it!).

As on any social network, use common sense. Schools can take back their offer of college admission (and yes, it really has happened). Be polite, don’t be afraid to reach out to others, but keep overly personal information to yourself. If you need a bit of guidance, My College Guide has a few Facebook tips just for you!

Acadia University	New Mexico Tech
Alfred University	New York University
Anna Maria College	Nichols College
Arcadia University	Northeastern University
Benedictine University	Northern Kentucky University
Bob Jones University	Olivet Nazarene University
Boston University	Oxford College of Emory University
Bowling Green State University	Pratt Institute
Bradley University	Seton Hall University
Bryn Mawr College	Skidmore College
Bucknell University	Southern Methodist University
Butler University	St. Ambrose University
Carnegie Mellon University	St. Lawrence University
Catawba College	Stonehill College
Cleveland State University	SUNY Fredonia
College of Charleston	Tufts University
Colorado State University	University of Alabama
Dickinson College	University of Chicago
Emerson College	University of Cincinnati
Florida Southern College	University of Illinois
Fordham University	University of Kansas
Gettysburg College	University of Miami
Grinell College	University of Minnesota
Illinois State University	University of Rochester
Illinois Wesleyan University	University of Scranton
Indiana State University	University of Toledo
Indiana University	University of Virginia
Johns Hopkins University	University of Washington-Madison
Kansas State University	Vanderbilt University
Marquette University	Washington and Lee University
Marshall University	Western New England College
Michigan State University	West Virginia University
Monmouth University	Whittier College
Montana State University	William Jewell College
Mount Saint Mary College	Xavier University

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College Graduation: Pomp, Circumstance, and Unusual Traditions

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

My College Guide has mentioned unusual college traditions and superstitions before…but with all the exciting talk about college graduations all over the web — we thought you might be surprised to hear that many college commencement ceremonies are definitely not what you would expect! Take a peek at some of the fun and unique traditions surrounding college graduation – and some of the fun events that you have to look forward in the future!

Colleges with a large student body, like at Texas A&M University, decorate their mortarboards so friends and family can pick them out in the crowd!

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For some colleges, it is all about the graduation gowns: they’ve gone green! No, we aren’t talking about the color — colleges like the University of New Hampshire and Saint Michael’s College are wearing earth-friendly recycled graduation gowns created from plastic bottles.

The College of Charleston has a different take on caps and gowns: they just don’t wear them! Spring graduates wear white — dinner jackets for the men and dresses for the women, while December College of Charleston graduates attire themselves in black tuxes or dresses. No formal dress required at the University of California Davis – students go with the creative flow, decorating their mortarboards as they see fit, even wearing flowers and leis from friends and family.

Some colleges give a nod at their heritage, like Covenant College which includes bagpipes at their graduation ceremony. While others, like Connecticut College, honor the college seal. For almost twenty years, Conn College graduates have received an Eastern White Pine sapling, wrapped in blue and white ribbon, Conn College’s school colors, and green, that they will carry with them as they walk.

Saint Mary of the Woods College doesn’t receive a sapling but a crown of leaves. The intertwined leaves are a symbol of success and a “well-rooted foundation” and are handed to graduates while at the Faculty – Senior Reception, traditionally held the week before graduation. At Williams College, graduates hope for success as all eyes focus on a watch, or rather, the dropping of a watch from the top of the college chapel spire, a fall of 80 feet! This Williams College tradition dates back to 1916 – if the watch breaks, the class will be lucky in life!

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The University of South Florida new graduates, like many college grads, sing the USF Alma Mater at the end of the graduation ceremony. Goshen College graduates sign their names in the college book, a 100 year tradition! Oglethorpe University graduating seniors also sign a book – but not before gaining exclusive access to the Lutpon Hall Clock Tower and ringing the bells! The College of William and Mary seniors line up to ring the Wren Building Bell after their last class.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology students have a different tradition – before graduating, MIT undergraduates wear their class ring, or Brass Rat, flipped around, so only the seal, motto, and skyline is visible. When graduating, the ring is turned, to proudly display the graduation date! Meredith College and Indiana University are a couple of other colleges that share this common college ring tradition.

Wondering about any new college traditions? It might just involve Twitter! Colleges like East Carolina University, Hampton University, and the University of Pennsylvania encouraged the Class of 2010 graduates to follow along or update their Twitter status during the ceremony – it’s a trend that is sure to catch on!

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Second Life and Higher Education: Endless Possibility

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Second Life is a fun way for colleges to engage, connect, and keep costs down – and that’s good news for everyone! It’s no wonder that it is quickly becoming the go-to platform for colleges to reach out to the higher ed community.

The Sistine Chapel recreated on Vassar College's Second Life Island

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From interacting with the world or just a select few, Second Life lets colleges choose who has access to what, which makes seminars and classes possible — and stops griefers (a term to describe attention-seeking, and unwelcome, SL users).

Colleges are incorporating elements of campus life into Second Life. The University of Kentucky isn’t the only college to embrace the possibilities of Second Life. For example, The University of North Carolina Pembroke has over 50 different Second Life locations that range from a wheat field to an art gallery in addition to the usual computer labs and classrooms.

The University of California Irvine has created a virtual library on Anteater Island, which faculty and students have integrated into University of California Irvine college classes, like Reasoning and Modeling with Graphical Models and Computer Games as Art, Culture and Technology.

Sometimes higher education takes Second Life construction beyond anything you would find on campus! You can view the beauty of the Sistine Chapel without ever leaving home – if you head to the Sistine Chapel on Vassar Island. Indiana University, and the IU-based Synthetic Worlds Initiative, has created a slew of virtual reality worlds, from Shakespearean Arden and the Victorian-era LondownTown, to Greenland, which investigates trade and diplomacy in the Stone Age, and United Islands, a more modern look at government.

Unusual or everyday, the main point of higher education on Second Life is to enhance learning. As the University of Oregon (and its partners) know, learning languages can be rough, especially with a tonal language like Chinese. So – they created MyChina Life, a Second Life world to help students study the Chinese language by actually interacting with Chinese speakers!

North Carolina State University Second Life Campus

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Second Life is becoming almost indispensable to Health related industries. In a very real, as it happens kind of way, the platform provides a way to test trainees on reaction and knowledge. The University of Kansas Medical Center’s uses Second Life simulations for its Nurse Anesthesia Education Program.

The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health created a program to test public health officials at their ability to handle various disasters (think small pox or anthrax). Idaho State University uses SL for its bioterrorism awareness and preparedness program – testing response reactions to man-made or nature related crises.

Want more? The University of Texas purchased over 50 Second Life regions in 2009 for a campus-wide (and beyond) level of learning and sharing – and to help the university “go green.” Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Buena Vista University, and Montana State University’s Creative Research Lab are a handful of other colleges that have become a part of Second Life! The State University of New York doesn’t have a campus wide presence just yet – but they do have plenty of sub-groups!

Colleges and universities are interested in spreading knowledge too – and host virtual events! Drexel University recently hosted the virtual symposium Education for Everyone. Emerson College provided a place on its island for the Floating 6 Event to take place, an event that encourages discussion regarding art and video games.

There are many ways that colleges and universities are using Second Life – it’s unbelievable! These are just a few examples – know of any others? Share your observations in the comments section below.

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Don’t Want to Sacrifice Quality for Cost? Eight More Inexpensive Public Universities

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Need more inexpensive college choices? We’ve got a few more to get you started. Of course, there are plenty more colleges with great financial aid packages and/or inexpensive tuition – but it’s a great place to start. Need more help? Use My College Guide’s handy-dandy college search form and find the college you’ve been hoping for!

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University of North Carolina Wilmington – Community oriented. A student body of 12,000 students, bachelor’s degree-seeking UNCW Seahawks can choose among 52 majors. When not hitting the books, join other UNCW community oriented students, all 4,700 of them who volunteered over 51,000 hours of service! Save some room for the 200+ student groups and events!

Indianapolis University Purdue University Indianapolis – There’s more than corn in Indiana! At IUPUI you’ve got over 10,000 class choices – and more than 200 programs awarded from either Purdue University or Indiana University. IUPUI’s 29,000 students can choose from unique degrees, like motorsports engineering, while enjoying downtown Indianapolis – and the Indy 500.

State University of New York Plattsburgh – Great day in the morning. Be close to the outdoors – and just an hour away from vacation hot-spots like Montreal, Canada and Lake Placid, Vermont! SUNY Plattsburg majors range from Expeditionary Studies (think rock and ice climbing to sea kayaking) to Foreign Languages and Literature or Military Studies.

Mississippi State University – More cowbell! The state’s largest university, MSU bulldogs enjoy a 14:1 student to faculty ratio – which means you have a chance to really get to know your professors. Just don’t be late to class, there’s no excuse — not with the 400+ clocks in The Cullis & Gladys Wade Clock Museum in the Welcome Center lobby!

Texas State University – Everything’s bigger in Texas. At least, that’s true for the large TSU student body: over 30,000 students call the 457 acre San Marcos campus “home.” There aren’t only a lot of students – there are also a lot of undergraduate degrees to choose from: 101 of them, in fact! Great news for those undecided major types!

Arizona State University – Affordable? You bet – ASU offers almost half a billion dollars in financial aid each year! What began on a twenty acre cow pasture turned teacher’s college now spans the Phoenix, Arizona area with four college campuses. Arizona State University holds more than 52,000 students!

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Oregon State University – Clean energy using treadmills? OSU students are all about “going green” – check out the Powered by Orange video series. We’re talking renewable energy, local food, and innovation. The 400 acre Oregon State University is one of only two universities in the country to hold land, sea, space, and sun grant titles (which means lots of research funding dollars flow in).

University of Central Florida – Everyday is a vacation! Okay, maybe not but with 1,400 acres making up UCF’s main campus in sunny Orlando, Florida, it might feel like it is. Check out the 225 degree programs and more than 350 student clubs and organizations — the $4.4 million of academic scholarships for new students is just a fun little bonus.

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Extreme Stress Relief: Weird Ways to Unwind During College Finals Week

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Even in high school, finals week is an incredibly stressful time. But in college, the pressure gets amped up through the roof. For many courses, how you do on your finals will play a huge role in your semester grades, so you’ll need to make sure you’ve memorized every detail of the Franco-Prussian War or that you can correctly label every bone in the human body, or you’ll risk jeopardizing your chances at grad school.

Once you get to college, you’ll probably spend most of the weeks leading up to finals staying up until 3 AM, reading and re-reading a semester’s worth of notes, and downing coffee after coffee. But too much stress isn’t healthy, and colleges know that. That’s why many schools have come up with some unique traditions to help students slow down, de-stress, and have fun before finals start. Here are a few of our favorites.

Puppy therapy. In the words of Charles Schultz, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” We agree—and so do the folks at Chapman University in Orange, California. The school has launched a new event during the week before finals called “Furry Friends for Finals,” in which a group of puppies for students to play with are stationed outside of the library, providing a fun and cuddly study break.

Scream therapy. Being under so much stress can make you want to scream. So why don’t you? At many schools around the country, including Northwestern, Stanford, and Harvard, students take part in a “primal scream,” where everyone opens their dorm windows and screams as loud as they can for about five minutes. If you’re not a part of it, you probably don’t want to be within earshot.

Late-night breakfast. After pulling an all-nighter studying, you’re sure to be in need of some sustenance. So at some schools, including New York University, professors will treat their students to a special late night breakfast of pancakes, French toast, and other tasty treats to give them the strength for another long day of exams.

Library dance parties. They aren’t exactly faculty-sanctioned, but at schools including James Madison University and Carleton College, students have organized secret library dance parties via Facebook, turning the study haven into half an hour or so before returning to business as usual.

Free massages. Many schools, including Indiana University, offer free massages during cram and finals weeks, along with snacks, movies, and games.

Undie runs and streaks. Finally, for the ultimate in goofy stress relief, at a handful of schools, it’s become an annual tradition to take part in a cross-campus run wearing nothing but underwear—or, at some schools, nothing at all. At UCLA, more than 5,000 students often take part in the Undie Run, while UC Berkeley, Harvard, and several other schools have a tradition of streaking across campus. It’s definitely a way to take your mind off the books—but if you get involved, make sure you don’t get photographed or you’ll probably end up thoroughly exposed on Facebook!

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