Letters to Students - What It Means to Be a College Graduate

Letters to Students discusses the meaning of higher education for the individual and offers advice on navigating the college experience, life, work, the meaning of success, the role of creativity and leadership.

List of contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1. Living a Life of Success
2. Getting the Most Out of College
3. Finding and Using Your Voice
4. Don't Listen!
5. What So Great About the Liberal Arts?
6. Syllabus for Your Life
7. How Do We Know What We Think We Know?
8. Let Your Life Speak.
9. How Should I Serve Others?
10. Who Do You Want to Be?
11. Trust Yourself!
12. Choices and Decisions
13. Why Diversity Matters
14. What You Say Matters
15. Being an Effective Leader
16. Developing Leadership Skills
17. Finding and Feeding your Creativity
18. Finding the Job of the Future
19. Preparing for Work, Not Just a Job
20. What is Your Real Job?
21. Voting is an Act of Choice
22. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
23. Acting as a Guest on the Planet
24. Being a Pilgrim in Life Not a Tourist
25. Change is the Only Constant
26. Mentors Matter
27. Being a Connoisseur of Knowledge.
28. Being Good Not Great
29. The Gift of a College Degree
30. Navigating the Passage Through College
About the Authors

About the author

By Drew Bogner and Robert Allyn Scott

Summary

Letters to Students discusses the meaning of higher education for the individual and offers advice on navigating the college experience, life, work, the meaning of success, the role of creativity and leadership.

Product details

• Authors: Drew Bogner, Drew Scott Bogner, Robert Allyn Scott
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.07.2024
• EAN: 9781475873733
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-7373-3
• No. of pages: 166
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Counseling / Academic Development, EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, Organization & management of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Educational administration & organization, Student life, Advice on education, Students & Student Organisations, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher