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Posted @ Monday, May 06, 2013 By Nyquist, Lindsay
Completing an undergraduate education in four years can be a challenge. But the rewards can be many -- personal accomplishment, financial savings, and moving on to the next stage of your career-building.
Finishing a degree in four years isn't always easy, though. That's where Finish in Four! comes in. Finish in Four! is an agreement that first-time freshmen can make with the college that guarantees students access to the classes needed to graduate in four years in exchange for deadline commitments.
Posted @ Tuesday, April 23, 2013 By Nyquist, Lindsay
For Dr. Susan Kraus, associate professor of psychology at Fort Lewis College and recipient of the 2013 Alice Admire Outstanding Teaching Award, began, in part, by getting criticized while earning her graduate degrees from the University of Colorado-Boulder.
“As a graduate student, I was chastised for spending too much time mentoring my students, and was pushed to prioritize research,” she recalls. “While I love research, and have not neglected that part of my career, teaching always will be my highest priority.”
Posted @ Tuesday, April 23, 2013 By Nyquist, Lindsay
What do Costa Rica, happiness, and the Fort Lewis College Achievement Award have in common? In his decade of work, Associate Professor of Psychology Brian Burke has shown deep dedication to the college’s staff, faculty, and students, as well as the Durango community. Per the American Psychological Association’s mantra to “give psychology away,” Dr. Burke has spread his enthusiasm off campus to the new Durango Discovery Museum, an interactive science center, shared his expertise in Durango Herald articles and an NPR short, and trained Axis, San Juan Basin Health, La Plata Youth Services, and Durango School District 9-R staff in Motivational Interviewing, an evidence-based counseling approach.
Posted @ Monday, January 07, 2013 By Nyquist, Lindsay
Why study about the cruise industry in a land-locked classroom when you can experience it at sea on board a cruise ship?
Why try to learn Greek history and culture in Colorado when you can immerse yourself in both in Greece?
Why dream about someday helping people in need when you can make real change right now in Africa?
Posted @ Thursday, October 11, 2012 By Nyquist, Lindsay
For Jeremiah Scott, earning both a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in social work in only five years means he not only saves time and money, it also means he can get on with reaching his career goal: Helping people, like how others helped him.
And now, a $30,000 scholarship has sealed his passage to that dream.