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 Recently, I was having a conversation with a colleague who happens to be an adult student, and the topic of school came up. He goes to a local university (not SLU) and is not happy with what he is getting in terms of a quality education. That is because when looking [...]

Posted by Alyssa Owens I was driving to work one morning and heard a commercial for adult education on the radio. The students in the commercial were talking about their person responsibilities and how they had a desire to obtain a great-quality college education. When I first heard the beginning of this commercial, I was [...]

Posted by Francesca Zanti Earlier this year, I received an email from my advisor, Mary Schmelter, stating that she was having a small informal breakfast gathering for her students. She would be providing coffee, orange juice, and donuts. I was excited about this, because I had only met her once on my initial enrollment to [...]

Posted by Sherry Wright-Gully What is mentoring? Traditionally defined, it is an interpersonal relationship between two individuals known as the mentor and mentee or protégé. In organizations mentoring is a vehicle used to cultivate and grow employees. Simply put, it is a higher ranking employee who has advanced in organizational experiences and knowledge and is [...]

Posted by Martino Britt My first year back to school ended on a positive note. Being in school presented me with new challenges. Not only did it help me academically, but it helped me professionally and socially as well. I really enjoyed my first year, and I actually surprised myself. Because of some of the [...]