Five (5) Tips to Help College Students Navigate the Extended Holiday Break You just completed your college semester. Final exams were tough but you survived and excelled in many of your classes. You arrive home excited about your extended break, exhausted, with dirty laundry in tow. But wait, things have changed! Your sibling has moved into your room and taken over your … [Read more...]
Reality Check! Are You on the Road to College Success?
5 Tips to Help You Get on Track It is time to grade your journey as a college freshman or sophomore. You are half way through the semester and at a crucial decision point in your college career. When you look back at this time, will you see success, or remember you spent time on a college campus, had an awesome time -- but failed out? This is a very vulnerable time for any … [Read more...]
I Love College, But Hate My Roommates!
5 Ways First-Year Students Can Avoid A Roommate Crisis Jacquelyn is a first generation college student from a low-income family. She worked hard to complete high school, compete for scholarships, and select the college of her dreams. She arrived on campus and moved into her residence hall room with a friend from home and two other girls. All were from … [Read more...]
CMU Office for Institutional Diversity 2012-2013 Programming
Diversity is the opportunity to interact and work with people who view the world and solve problems differently. Imagine all the solutions that diversity can bring and join Central Michigan University's Office for Institutional Diversity throughout the 2012-2013 Academic Year and help us in our efforts to create an environment of inclusiveness on the CMU campus. See … [Read more...]
Setting Pathways for Success! GEAR UP Scholar Follows “Path” to Doctoral Studies
By Kathy Backus, Centralight Central Michigan University Alumni Magazine The Summer after sixth grade Donnesha Blake visited CMU through her participation in GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) - a national initiative to prepare middle and high school students for college - at her middle school in Flint, Michigan. The week-long … [Read more...]