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From University to Home: Adapting to Change in Our Daily Lives

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Nationwide, all aspects of higher education were forced to quickly adapt to the deep and widespread changes necessitated by mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic. While the movement to work from home has impacted all of us differently, I’m proud of what we have collectively accomplished at American Public University System and in higher education as a whole. By making the decision to “social distance” and then “work remotely,” I believe we minimized the potential spread of the virus to all of us. […]

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Illumine’: The Power of an Online Classroom Format

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One of my favorite memories of graduate school was from the morning we discussed John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost. Nerdy, I know. Thirty years later, I still remember the more than hour-long conversation we had about the title. The title! The professor asked us why we thought Milton chose to put the adjective after the noun instead of before it. […]

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How One University Has Adapted to Online Learning (Part 2)

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In the second part of this blog interview, Dr. Karan Powell and Father Malachi further explain Saint Francis University’s conversion to an online learning format. […]

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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: An Unforgettable Event

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My husband, Dale, and I lived in England from 2005-2009 while stationed in the U.S. Air Force. Each year, we tried to get tickets to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, but the tickets sold out so fast we were never quick enough to purchase them. It wasn’t until nine years later, after Dale had retired and we lived in Tennessee, that we decided to try and purchase these fast-selling tickets and return to the United Kingdom to attend one of the most popular military tattoos in the world. […]

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How One University Has Adapted to Online Learning (Part 1)

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Saint Francis University is one of the oldest Catholic universities in the United States with an enrollment of approximately 2,300 students and a Division 1 athletic program. I was curious how they converted from face-to-face courses to online learning, and Dr. Powell and Father Malachi Van Tassell agreed to provide me with answers to a few of my questions. […]

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We Will Get Through This Coronavirus Pandemic Together

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In January, I went to sleep one night and woke up the next morning, unable to breathe. I was literally gasping for breath. I had a dry cough, no sense of smell, a throbbing headache, and a low-grade fever. Yet I had no symptoms the day before: no cold, no cough, not even the sniffles. […]

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A Letter from the APUS Chaplain

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You are not alone – we need one another to remind each other that it’s OK to feel anxious, afraid and helpless. We are human and wired that way to respond to a threat, even when it is invisible. Feeling out of control is only natural. But we do have control over our inner self-narrative. […]

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Cat Rescues: Helping Animals That Need Foster Care

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Supply chain management is the field of study I am passionate about, but something else takes all my attention at times. That would be cats! I work actively with cat rescues in my state of North Carolina. Although I have had many cats over the years, this is something I never thought about until three years ago when I first connected with people working in cat rescue. […]

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Creating a Personal Brand through Using the Internet

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Today’s industries require college graduates to market their skills well beyond a career resource center. Soft skills such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership, followership, negotiation and specialized training are in high demand. However, graduates possessing these skills must find ways to distinguish themselves from their competitors. […]

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