Posted by Martino Britt I would like to offer a small piece of advice to anyone who is willing to listen. The advice is small, but the results can be immeasurable. While technology has grown tremendously over the past few years, there is still only so much for which we can rely on technology. That [...]
Posted by Martino Britt Okay, summer is barely here, and I have taken on two new endeavors at SLU. I enrolled in my first two Summer Courses – EVER! I also took my First Intersession Class. Let me just say that it was quite the experience. It is summer, and there are a lot more [...]
Posted by Martino Britt I took two excellent classes last term. The material was great and required you to be involved. One of my classes required me to complete thirty hours of community service. During that semester, there was inclement weather that forced just about every school in the area to cancel class and other [...]
Posted by Sherry Wright-Gully Can you feel it, or should I say did you feel it? You know, that end of year hustle and bustle. Well, l can tell you that closing “out” the year for me felt more like the year was closing “in” on me. Work assignments were intense with time-sensitive tasks, and [...]
Posted by Martino Britt Okay, school is back and it is in full effect. I remember last year on the first day of school and how prepared I was. This year it seems to have crept up on me. I was ready with my books and syllabi, but the first day of class still came [...]
Posted by Sherry Wright-Gully Whew! Hot summer days and online classes. What a combination… speaking of crash courses – now I know the true meaning of the expression. I completed two online courses over the summer, and at the end, I needed to escape to allow my mind to be free from my focused method. [...]
Posted by Martino Britt I am taking my first online course this term. I am a person who learns a lot from the in-class discussions – the main reason I thought I would never take an online course. There are other reasons I was apprehensive about taking an online course. The discussions weighed heavily on [...]
Posted by Sherry Wright-Gully One may look at my schedule and ask, “Is she crazy?” I sometimes ask myself the same question. As an SPS student, I am juggling work, home (life with a teenager), and theatre and film projects, which are all very time consuming. Nevertheless, this SPS non-traditional student is pressing her way [...]