Nine years ago a significant back injury changed the trajectory of Ginny Greenway’s life, shifting her focus to working smarter rather than harder. As a mom of six, Ginny had always envisioned herself going to college when she was done raising her children. She suffered her back injury when her youngest child was still in […]
CCV Works: Jean Cota
Jean Cota was a stay-at-home mom beginning at the age of 19, and went on to spend 16 years as a registered in-home childcare provider. “I knew times were changing, and that eventually a degree would be required,” she said.
Telepresence Brings a New Dimension to Distance Education at CCV
Like the 300 fully online courses that CCV offers each semester, telepresence courses are all about access for students.
Fake News and Media & Information Literacy
Fake news has been in the spotlight in the past couple of months. We’ve seen outlandish hoax stories spread like wildfire, political figures Tweet misinformation, and “fake news” develop into a lucrative industry. Teaching media literacy is more important than ever before.
Keys to Success in the New Semester
A new semester is upon us and with it comes a fresh slate and the opportunity to succeed. Success, although dependent on certain factors that may be out of our hands, is directly related to the choices we make throughout the semester, particularly when it first begins.
Make the Most of Your Summer!
Summer is about to kick off and with it comes a whole host of sweet courses at CCV!
While summer usually denotes lazing around, frequenting local swimming holes or kicking back with friends, summer is also the perfect opportunity to earn college credits and get a jump start before the fall semester.
Not sure if taking summer classes is worth it at all? Think again.
Building a Better World, Community by Community
How does one go about getting a check for a cool grand in the mail from CCV?
Here’s a recipe: To start, contribute in class and keep your grades up. Next, spend a good amount of time helping your fellow students succeed. When asked for help, give freely. And finally, do lots of selfless acts to strengthen your community. Essentially, act like a leader and you’ll be rewarded as a leader.
Avoid Procrastinating and Meet Your Goals
We have arrived at the point in the semester where many students are juggling multiple projects and assignments with looming deadlines – and, sometimes students find themselves procrastinating. Education expert Skip Downing reminds us that, “successful students [and professionals] master self-management, consistently planning and taking purposeful actions in pursuit of their goals and dreams.” In other words, successful students avoid procrastination and practice sound time management strategies.
A Key to Success – Time Management
As a college student, one of the most challenging and critical habits of success is time management. CCV students are often juggling multiple priorities – kids, work, class time, homework, and family. The most successful students do not underestimate the number of hours they will need to spend on studying and completing assignments outside of […]
A Time to Serve: MLK Day
Let’s be honest –it is sometimes easy to feel like we don’t have a voice or we can’t impact or help fix the woes of the world. I’m a realist. I know that I am not going to single-handedly end world hunger tomorrow (even though that would be incredibly cool), but I do know that […]