Colleges reaching out to veterans

Written by Stephanie Cockerl on 27.12.2008 | Students, college, soapbox

I am here in Orlando spending my last few days of 80 degree weather vacationing  with family. I woke up this morning to find my father reading the Orlando Sentinel. Several articles caught my eye.
One of which is In the Orlando area, returning veterans get boost in trying to adjust to college life.
This article makes [...]

How many college profiles is too many?

All the talk about online reputation management lately has me thinking. For a while, I have been using Google Alerts to monitor what’s being said about my clients, including the schools that I work with. Its just that with the hundreds if not thousands of college profiles sites out there, its tough for an online [...]

Colleges, be mindful of your online identity

Written by Stephanie Cockerl on 21.12.2008 | soapbox

Colleges, don’t let others run away with your online identity.  Brad J. Ward posted about how a Facebook poser is trying to run away with the online identities of over a dozen or so colleges and universities.  Its time to wake up and be in control of how not only prospective students, but also parents, [...]

To teach or not to teach, that is the question

Written by Stephanie Cockerl on 06.12.2008 | Conferences, Teaching, college

That is not the only question in my mind, but it has become more a part of my conversations than I care to admit.
It has been nearly 3 years since I’ve been on the teaching side of the classroom, mainly due to personal circumstances. Instead, I’ve been opting for the flexibility of my consulting schedule.  [...]

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