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3 Questions To Ask While Pursuing Your Dream College
By Anna Swenson
Even if you’ve read twenty brochures and ten college guidebooks about a school you’re considering, it can be tough to determine what life at that university is really like. Until your futon is moved into your…
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Is Pop Culture to Blame?
“Follow me and do exactly what the song says: smoke weed, take pills, drop outta school, kill people, and drink,” Eminem rapped in his 1999 song, Role Model. Even before the turn of the…
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Earlham College Student Athletes Get Involved
This school year Earlam College in Richmond, Indiana honored 14 of their student athletes by giving them Community Service Awards for their outstanding…
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SAT Scores: Mo' Money, Less Problems?
In a recent paper, three educators came together to explore the effect that family background and income has on SAT performance. Race, Poverty and SAT Scores: Modeling the Influences of Family Income…
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Earlham College Student Athletes Get Involved
This school year Earlam College in Richmond, Indiana honored 14 of their student athletes by giving them Community Service Awards for their outstanding…
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How To: Hold a Book Drive
Spread the gift of literacy! Host a book drive in your school or community to benefit the underprivileged.
1. Find your target. Contact someone to receive the books
• the local library
• a shelter
• a nursing home
• children’s hospitals
2. Location is key. Set up boxes in your area’s schools, stores, hospitals, or anywhere else you’d think you’d snag a lot of reads (get permission…
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College Bound Freshmen Volunteer and Make A Difference
While several other incoming freshmen across the country spent their first few days on campus sleeping in, playing video games and taking advantage of being away from mom and dad, a special group of…
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Steve Harvey Mentoring Follow Up Program
Just four months after debuting the Steve Harvey Regional Mentoring Program in the city of Atlanta, staff of The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation returned to Atlanta to launch their brand new 12-month follow-up program. On March…
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Kohl's $440,000 Scholarships and Prizes Giveaway
In 2012, department store giant Kohl’s is looking to give away $440,000 in scholarships and prizes to 2,200 kids between the ages of 6 and 18. Every year, the Kohl's Cares® Scholarship…
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Teens For Jeans Contest
Recognizing that 1 in 3 homeless people in the U.S. is under the age of 18, DoSomething.org and Aeropostale are working hard to push their Teens For Jeans campaign. In 4 years they’ve collected and donated over 1.5 million pairs of…
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Disney's Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey
A Word from Steve Harvey
When The Walt Disney Company approached me about partnering to create Disney's Dreamers Academy, I knew we were going to start something special because it shared the same goal that inspired me to start The Steve Harvey Foundation and The Steve Harvey Mentoring Weekend for Young Men — giving young people the tools they need to realize their…
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Andrew Aldaz named 2011 Grand Canyon Community Leader
Recognized by Grand Canyon Rotary for more than 30 years of selfless service to community
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - Andrew Aldaz doesn't like a lot of praise. He helps out his community simply because he enjoys lending a hand to those in need.
As his name was announced during Rotary's annual dinner dance on Dec 10, Aldaz said his mind went blank, but he managed to express sincere thanks to everyone and smiled for the cameras. Now that the award…
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The Emergence of E-Mentoring
Online mentoring is considered by some experts to be an effective alternative to face-to-face meetings.
By Doug Gross
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
• Online mentoring is starting to grow as a viable alternative for young people
• Some say children find it less intimidating than a formal sit-down session
• The Internet also makes it easier for more people to participate
(CNN) -- Over the past 10 years, 25,000…
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Ronald McDonald House Charities® U.S. Scholarships
Unfortunately, many of those students can’t afford to get the education of their dreams.
We want these students to reach their full potential. To help them accomplish this, our network of U.S. Chapters, along with RMHC Global, offer scholarships to students in financial need who have demonstrated academic achievement, leadership and community involvement. Since 1985, more than $40 million in scholarships have been awarded.
Scholarships are…
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Art Center College of Design
Learn to create. Influence change.
This is our mission at Art Center College of Design. For more than 80 years, we’ve achieved an international…
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Rockland Elks Announce Scholarship Opportunity
ROCKLAND — The cost of college is formidable, preventing many deserving students from attending at all and leaving many others to graduate with an overwhelming amount of debt. Last year, the average tuition at a private four-year institution rose 4.4 percent, reaching $26,273, and the average cost of attending a public four-year university increased 6.5 percent.
The Elks National Foundation Most…
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