Albertus Spotlight on Joy Morrison

Submitted by the Division of Professional and Graduate Studies The first comment anyone makes about Joy Morrison is that she lives up to her name.  Upbeat and spirited, her enthusiasm is contagious.  And when she speaks about her studies in the Albertus Magnus College Accelerated Degree Program, her enthusiasm amplifies. Although she started her college

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Can I Go Back to College After I Start a Family?

Despite the sleepless nights and countless dirty diapers, we can all agree that your children are one of the greatest gifts that you will ever experience. You get to watch them grow up, become adults, and eventually go off to college. However, if you’ve delayed your own college experience as a result of raising your

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Six Seconds to Emotional Intelligence

Being an emotionally intelligent person requires us to remain poised when our stature, ego or psychological well-being is being threatened.  Emotionally intelligent people are able to prevent the emotional hijacking of their brain; more specifically the part of the brain called the amygdala.   When things heat up and stakes are high emotionally intelligent people prevent

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Why You Should Return to College

In 2013, over 34 percent of high school graduates decided not to attend college immediately after graduation*. Why? While there are a seemingly infinite amount of reasons, some people enter into careers at companies that simply don’t require employees to obtain degrees. If you fall into that category, you’ve likely felt that going back to

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How to Stay Ahead in the Workplace

No matter what your job title actually is, there’s a certain level of initiative that you’re expected to take. Regardless of the task at hand, supervisors will always take notice of an employee who takes the extra step in the workplace. Whether it involves showing a heightened level of enthusiasm, going beyond the call of

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