Recently with the public health precautions taking place worldwide with the outbreak of COVID-19, I’ve been living a life not unlike that of a hermit. Some of you may have already shopped for a month’s worth of food items and non-perishables, but others may have not. For the latter half of the audience, I’ve compiled… Read more »
You are a writer! Don’t believe me? Have you ever written anything? Well, then? But more than that, you are a soul. And the beauty of your soul is like a piece of a mosaic. Put the pieces of every soul together, and you have a stunning view of what makes us all tick. That… Read more »
PSYC 388 (Introduction to Counselling) is a three-credit, senior-level psychology survey course that is designed to increase students’ awareness of the field of counselling, including its evolution, processes, theories, and specialties. This course offers a broad survey of the field of counselling, including an introduction to the foundational skills and processes involved in counselling relationships. … Read more »
Judge not lest ye be judged. It’s an aphorism as old as time, humming a song as old as rhyme. Yet negative judgements of others flow to the surface of our mind as natural as ducks taking to water. Avoiding toxic thoughts of superiority isn’t merely a matter of consciously and calmly pressing some mental… Read more »
Today’s column will take more of a scholarly slant, exploring recent “scientific” studies conducted in several ivy league universities that prefer to remain anonymous. According to cutting edge research funded by KarmaPharma Holistic Antipsychotics, most of what we thought we knew about the development of individual personality is totally incorrect. Darwinism, nature / nurture, and… Read more »
Do you want to develop a graduate student mindset as an undergraduate? If so, you’re reading the right stuff. Let me show you how to read critically so that you can get published in academic journals. In graduate school, I took a methodology course in Communications. A methodology acts as a tool that frames how… Read more »
There is something deeply therapeutic about picking your own fruits and vegetables. Arguably, there is even a greater sense of gratitude and humbleness when you grow the fruit or vegetables yourself and harvest them at the very end. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a public fruit garden on the outskirts of Los Angeles…. Read more »
Know your values, strengths, and personality. I mean really know these things. They can guide your choice of academic discipline and career. They can turn you into a star at a young age: a star employee, a star student, a media star, any kind of star. A superstar. Seek your lucky stars as early as… Read more »
COMP 466 (Advanced Technologies for Web-Based Systems) is a three-credit, senior-level computer science course that is designed for students to learn some of the advanced Web technologies that are widely used by IT professionals in developing web-based systems and applications. It extends the student’s knowledge and skills in computing; network programming; web design; and in… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, I read your column often and finally decided to send in a question. I am a mother of two teenage boys. My husband and I are in our forties and both work full time, and I also take a few courses a year through AU. We are very busy and find it… Read more »