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Going green
In the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman) is advised to go into “plastics” as the hot career field of the future. A lot changes in 46 years, and increased environmental awareness, population growth and climate change have made “sustainability” the buzzword for the future. “Green ...
How to get started in the sports field
When Carlos Sanchez says he’s “living his dream,” he’s not talking about playing ball. He’s referring to working in the highly competitive field of sports management. A sports fan all his life, Sanchez grew up in Puerto Rico and watched the Atlanta Braves play on TV. When his family moved ...
Job outlook bright for personal financial planners
For people who are good with numbers and people, personal financial planning could be a rewarding career path. These professionals — who help people assess their personal financial goals and advise them about investments, tax laws and insurance decisions — are part of one of the fastest-growing occupations in the ...
Tuition reimbursement programs benefit workers, employers
Andrew Cox is the director of human resources at WellStar Health System. He’s also ABD (all but the dissertation) in Bellevue University’s development and empowerment of human capital Ph.D. program. Cox, who plans to graduate in late 2014 or early 2015, credits WellStar’s learning culture and tuition reimbursement program for ...
Student uses numbers to help the world
While many college students spend considerable time pondering their own futures, Kemi Oyewole has devoted hours to thinking about the future of the world’s economic stability. She’s particularly engrossed by the challenge of how to increase household incomes in some of the world’s poorest areas by employing math and economics. ...
Disability services offer helping hands
David Anderson had a particularly keen connection with the students who came to his office at the University of Georgia. Like many who sought his assistance, Anderson has a disability that isn’t easily diagnosed or identified. “I have always struggled with academics and I failed out of my first school ...
Pipeline for undergrads to attend medical school
Joshua Dorsey of Carrollton says he became fascinated with the medical profession when he was still in diapers. “I was 2 years old when I started saying I wanted to be a doctor,” Dorsey said. “I was too young to know exactly what that meant, but my Mom says I ...
Early decision: Is it right for you?
It’s September and early decision deadlines for college admission are looming in October and early November. Is this an option prospective college students should consider? Only if you have absolute clarity about your first choice for college, said John Latting, assistant vice provost for undergraduate enrollment and dean of admission ...
Programs prepare students for medical, IT and digital media jobs
Not everyone can rap like Ludacris or croon like Usher, but even the stars of Atlanta’s growing music scene need someone at the sound board to make them sound terrific. At Omnitech Institute in Tucker, becoming a technician who works behind the scenes to produce the city’s signature sound is ...
College fair caters to aspiring artists, performers
Most high school students who attend college fairs discover that the events are great ways to meet representatives from schools around the country and to learn about programs that might make appealing majors. But students who already have their hearts set on studying the performing or visual arts often need ...
Navigating the college application process
While going to college fills many students with excitement, most dread filling out the application forms. It’s just one more thing to do for busy high school seniors, and increasingly, for working adults who have decided to continue their education. “College applications seem overwhelming because they have so many different ...
'If you want to go to college, make it a priority’
The second entry in Stephen Covey’s best-selling book “The 7 Habits of Highly-Effective People” is “begin with the end in mind.” That’s good advice for anyone who wants to pursue postsecondary education. There are more than 4,200 colleges and universities in the United States. That’s a lot to choose from, ...
Games on: Developers bring creativity to industry
Seeing the game “Final Fantasy VII” for the first time was John Ingebrigtsen’s ultimate “ah-ha” moment. “I was 13, in my room at home, and I knew the minute I saw 'Final Fantasy VII’ that I wanted to make games for a living,” Ingebrigtsen said. “At that time, it was ...
Job demand for respiratory therapists is strong
For the fourth consecutive year, students from Gwinnett Technical College’s respiratory care program in Lawrenceville have achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the National Board for Respiratory Care’s Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) exams. “Only five programs in the nation have a running three-year total pass rate of 100 percent ...
MBA information sessions can help with choices
If you think deciding to enroll in an MBA program is a major decision, try deciding which type to pursue. MBA degrees now seem to come in more flavors than Baskin-Robbins has ice cream. Because today’s business world is global and complex, people turn to an advanced degree for many ...
First-person: New freshman looks ahead
Editor’s note: Emily Dardaman, a 2013 graduate of Wesleyan High School in Norcross, was a summer intern with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Marketing Department. We asked her to reflect on her hopes and fears as she prepares to start classes at the University of Georgia on Aug. 12. “Follow us ...
The benefits of Path2College 529 plans
If you’re already planning to help pay for your children’s or grandchildren’s college education, why not be smart about it? That’s the message that Mitch Seabaugh, executive director of Georgia’s Path2College 529 Plan, has been delivering to community organizations and civic groups across Georgia this year. The reaction he hears ...
Balancing school, work and family
Education used to be for the young only. It was a straight ascent through elementary, middle and high school. Some went on to college and graduate school before joining the work force and raising a family. Most worked for about 40 years based on what they learned before age 25 ...
Southern hospitality: Atlanta offers opportunities for those in service industries
When she was growing up, Betsy Griffin liked nothing better than traveling and planning parties for her friends. At 16, she hosted a surprise party with 60 guests for her parents’ 20th wedding anniversary. Little wonder that Georgia State University’s Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality is a perfect fit ...
The ties that bind
Members of the Butler family have put a new spin on that old saying, “The family that stays together… .” For this clan, family togetherness means going back to school. In the last year, Toni Butler; her son, Dean; her nephew, Keith Allen; and her stepdaughter, Na’Shay Chamberlain, have attended ...
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