The Trident blog shares information and tips with topics ranging from online learning success to career development.
According to a 2013 report conducted by Pearson, more than 70% of college students own a smartphone that’s used daily for schoolwork. If you’re a student who depends on a smartphone for taking notes, managing schedules, and staying organized, don’t get overwhelmed by all of the apps to choose from.
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Dr. Joseph Chan is a motivating person, but don’t mistake this as me comparing him to a motivational speaker. He motivates through his actions and advice, which has made him an asset at Trident. And it influences those around him.
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With many service members leaving the military ranks and beginning their academic journey at colleges and universities nationwide, we have a pressing need to understand suicide warning signs and the effects of depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) among these new students.
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Life after military service is tough. I believe it's tough for everyone, regardless of employment, marital, economic, or social status. Although it can be tougher for some, no one is spared from these challenges. By all appearances and societal standards life is great for me. And it really is…but it's still tough not being a soldier.
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When I began my educational journey, I made a conscious decision to have a mindset of constant self-evaluation in regard to mind, body, and spirit. I had a desire to encompass and showcase this holistic health approach as I truly believe in a healthy work-life balance.
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I’ve always been told that I needed to manage my time, so I get up at the crack of dawn and work until dusk. I make a schedule every day, build agendas for my meetings, and I try to be physically present at each event that is important to my family and me. I always thought that scheduling everything down to the minute was an effective way to manage myself.
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As a morning news anchor, current Trident Master of Business Administration student Gloria Ogletree’s alarm goes off early in the morning…very early. She’s on set and ready to go live even before the sun is thinking about waking up. From early morning calls to delivering breaking news, morning news anchors are on-air early to help prepare their communities for the day ahead.
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I have a birthday tradition – one that may cause some of my family to chuckle – where I run at least one minute for every year I have lived. Since I have just reached 60 this year’s run was more of a challenge, but I was more worried about the number than how I felt after the run.
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Every student at Trident has a different reason for obtaining a degree. Their motivation comes from different obstacles or challenges they may have faced or their will to keep pushing forward to better themselves and their families. That is what makes our students great and their motivation makes it easier for us to help them
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I have always been hesitant to take college classes because I was not successful in high school and I always had trouble with writing. I have three children, two of whom are college graduates, and one that is attending college now. I have always pushed my children and the youth I work with to pursue a higher education.
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