Students Blog

Hello all! My name is Hannah and I’m on enrolled in Globe University online.  My major is Health Fitness.  It’s an honor to be able to participate in this blog program as an intern.

I think most college students suffer from a lack of motivation at some point in their academic career.  Online students are at a greater risk for becoming unmotivated because they usually only have themselves to make them “go to class” or complete their homework.  Where do you get your motivation from?  Is it in the form of a poster on your wall?  Your children who will someday look up to you?  The promise of a different life?

The first couple weeks of class I got near perfect scores on my weekly assignments in one of my classes with comments about “formatting issues” or something similar to that. Finally my professor said something about how every assignment has to be in APA format (complete with title page, references, citations). It took me another week to finally get things exactly the way she wanted them.

I have no problem writing research papers or other major projects in APA format, but for weekly assignments it seems a bit much, especially when we aren’t required to use or cite sources. I’ve taken to using some citations just so I don’t get docked points for “missing something.”

Dont get me wrong, I understand that by requiring us to utilize the APA format in our weekly homework, we become more accustomed to using it, and that will help us overall. However, I’ve never had another professor who had an issue with my (non-APA) well-formatted assignments.

This makes me wonder: have you had an experience like this? Am I overreacting, or is it a bit silly to require APA formatting for weekly assignments? I’m interested to hear what everyone thinks.

I love student Appreciation days - who doesn’t love free food and goodies????

Student apprecation is Feb 8th 11:30 to 1pm and 4:30 to 6pm

Its going to be soups (yay! Boy could I use some with this cold i have)

Broccoli Cheese

Chicken Wild Rice

Chicken Noodle

Also attending is the MS Bee - yep we got a mascot…and they will be there too. Don’t let it kipe your soup!

Hope to see you there!!
~Tiana~

Snow is dropping down again, gotta love MN. So drive safe wherever you are going! This seems like a dumb post to most…. but every snowfall we all see those people in ditchs or in signs. Drive safe - your going to college for a reason. Dont let it be cut short by show-boating it in the snow.

~Tianna~

Here is a list of the activities that are going to be offered here at the La Crosse campus this month:
Yoga
Fat Burn Cardio Classes
Blood Pressure Screening
Healthy Snacking
Valentine Making for the ones you LOVE
Chair Massages
T’ai Chi: Chinese Energy Exercises
Skin Care
Veggie out Potluck with Movies
Reiki
Belly Dancing

Below are the events, dates and times for the activities taking place during the 8th - 14th.

Monday, February 8th:
Chair Massages 6-7pm - Front Lobby

Tuesday, February 9th:
Yoga 4:30-5pm - Rm 210
Fat Burn 5:15-5:45pm - Rm 210

Wednesday, February 10th:
Free Blood Pressure Screening 11-12pm - Front Lobby

Thursday, February 11th:
Yoga 4:30-5pm - Rm 210
Fat Burn 5:15-5:45pm - Rm 210
Healthy Snacking and Valentines 11-2pm - Front Lobby

See you there!!!!
Jennifer

A Reiki workshop will be held at the La Crosse campus.

What is Reiki you ask? Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by “laying on hands” and is based on the idea that an unseen “life force energy” flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one’s “life force energy” is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

WHEN: Saturday, February 27th at 9am-2pm

This is a level 1 workshop and anyone can participate.

Students / Staff must sign up at the front desk.
The cost is $50 per person and will be collected at the session.

At least 8 people must be signed up to hold the event.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Aimee Miritello at amiritello@globeuniversity.edu or Jessica Cook at jessica.cook01@students.globeuniversity.edu

I plan on attending myself……hope to see you there!!!

Jennifer

Help support the La Crescent Animal Rescue

WHAT: Chili Sale

WHEN: Wednesday, February 10th
10-12pm and 4-6pm

WHERE: Globe University Student Commons

COST: $2.00 per bowl

ALL proceeds will go to La Crescent Animal Rescue!!

It is with a saddened heart that I hear about Tom Rolnicki passing away.  He was an amazing teacher at MSB Brooklyn Center campus.  I had him just last quarter.  When I heard the news, I was in shock.  It seems like yesterday he was making me and the class laugh with his sense quick sense of humor.  I had no idea he was sick.  He hid his cancer well.  He was strong and loved his students. 

My favorite memory of Rolnicki was when we were learning about proper ways of saying things in meetings so that people of other cultures could understand our meaning.  Such as not using the phrase, “I am feeling under the weather” because someone from another culture might not understand what that means.  In any case, coincidently, the following week, MSB College announced the change of the next quarter to “Early Fall” rather than “Summer” Quarter.  He laughed about how suddenly their was a new season.  It lightened the mood people were feeling about the new name.  He really knew how to make people feel understood.  He was a great teacher and I will forever remember him.

What is your favorite memory of Rolnicki?

Many of us use our phones for just about everything and anything.   We have become a highly technical society and because of this technology, we are able to be in many different places at once.  We can be at a game and stream live the game back to our love ones.  We can be on vacation and send the pictures to a great number of people without having to stop some where to get them developed and now through the use of VoIP, we can actually see who we are talking to on the other end.

Lately, for many like myself who opt to report, blog, twitter, Facebook, or use any of the other social media, there five essential tools that will help you rival and news van.  The following information is from a website called

Mashable - The Social Media Guide.

This site is great because it is dedicated to helping you, as a blogger, learn to use get the most out of the tools of the trade.  Read about the 5 essential tools here: http: //bit.ly/ckcFUh.

Types of Social Media

Enjoy and happy blogging, twittering, Facebooking (I know, no such word. Just keeping up with the rest - hahaha) , etc.

Here is another site for those of you who like to tweet a lot.  These tools can be very useful: http://bit.ly/9t01gO.

Have a great day!

I cannot believe it is that time already.  The time has come to start thinking about what classes to take next quarter.  Spring Registration begins in 2 weeks on February 16th.  REGISTER EARLY!!!!!!!  What are you taking?