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Stephen Blasiak May 14, 2013 at 07:18 am
Doctor Dallai is very deserving of the honor! I had the pleasure of being one of his students, he…Read More was an excellent teacher and I believe a very fair administrator! Congrats Dr.D!
Edward Fast Lazarus April 1, 2013 at 06:34 pm
Mr. Tiger! You are right on target! Going back to what I initially wrote--- Higher Ed is Big…Read More Business and uses the terms (behind the walls) sticker price, discount, margin, net revenue etc. When I left some time ago--- there was a national industry standard for the average private institutions "discount" of tuition-- it hovered around 40%. No idea now. But, like any business this is driven by demographics and by the quality of the school. It is not uncommon for a student to e-mail their award to another school and say: "Hey, I really want to come to your college, but look what Univ. X gave me...can you match?". Learning takes place outside the classroom--this is good and bad-- I was a Dean of Students and VP for Student Services. You can trust me when I say this, I have never gotten a call at 2 am about a Chamber of Commerce Emergency!!!!!! The whole Residential Life Experience is a whole different conversation. Some recommended reading: Fiction (kind of) " I am Charlotte Simmons"-- Thomas Wolfe NON-Fiction-
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Steve Bristol April 1, 2013 at 05:38 pm
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A couple things we found out through our sons' college searches:
1) Once you…Read More figure in the various scholarships and school-based grants, many private colleges end up at about the same price as the public university. Even some out-of-state public schools manage to come pretty close to in-state costs.
2) Unless commuting is a financial necessity, live on campus. There's a reason that many schools forbid Freshman commuting, and it's not to be able to charge more. The sooner the student learns to be on his/her own the better. They need to learn how to deal with roommates, classmates, responsibilities, and time management. I've known plenty of parents who tell their kids NOT to come home that first semester (except Thanksgiving), and the kids were better for it.
Steve Bristol April 1, 2013 at 02:03 pm
Mr. Lazarus
Piggy-backing on what you said about length of time to graduate: If you know your…Read More expected major or even have it narrowed to a few choices, make sure you find out what the course load will be for each. Many schools--especially public universities--put together course loads that all but require more than 4 years/8 semesters. Take this info into account when figuring total cost. The student may want to consider Summer Schools sessions, when possible.
Also, for any quality athlete out there, make sure that the school you choose is one that you would want to attend WITHOUT athletics. SO many athletes find that they simply can't handle the time demands (including travel, practice, etc.) that the sport(s) require. Also remember that your participation can end in a hearbeat with an injury. Athletic scholarships are also different now as they are subject to 'renewal' each year.
Steve
mr. digital March 22, 2013 at 04:38 pm
I agree with all of the points in this post. Being a business professional, I am often appalled by…Read More the inaccurate use of sentence structure especially in business writing. Many of the new hires directly out of college often communicate by writing everything from their stream of consciousness. Although today's various new forms of digital communication (Twitter, FB, etc.) may actually influence and encourage the lack of attention to correct grammar, such mediums should not be that much of an impact on business communication. All this being said, I do now question today's educational emphasis on effective writing skills from grammar school through the collegiate level.
Bill Keane March 22, 2013 at 01:56 am
So, hopefully, their print is adequate... and it may well be...
You see, when the power goes out, a…Read More pencil and paper can do what a PC and printer cannot.
g March 17, 2013 at 08:36 pm
Take a look at the entrance area outside Abbott Tech in Danbury, a 2 story Pi. Pi is an irrational…Read More number. It is created by dividing a circles circumference by it's diameter. Virtually all solutions for Pi calculated by modern devices, either us a constant to the number of digits the device is capable of supporting, or calculate Pi using a power series to approximate it's value with ever greater precision. As the value of Pi is irrational, the power series solution would be infinite. A mathematical power series must be transformed into a computational algorithm, either by looking at prior art, or employing a computer scientist who understands mathematics.
Iterative processes on infinite series are interesting, but can lead to infinite loops. Managing manipulation of various functions and constants (Sine, Tangent, Pi, e). We take for granted the ability to get very accurate results for many functions and constants today, in the past, calculation was impossible without direct measurement as the mathematics and methods for calculation weren't up to the task.
Flowers March 14, 2013 at 09:51 pm
Schools are always trying to make their mascot more politically correct or more fierce. Note the…Read More disappearance of Indian mascots ( St John's Redmen) and other ethnic totems. U of Iowa is always trying to make its emblematic hawkeye look more fierce. The result usually looks like a crazed chicken and the fans reject it.
bball fan March 13, 2013 at 05:47 pm
So after they make a big deal about Morgan (Clinton) High School "stealing" the UCONN logo…Read More and forcing them to make changes, UCONN goes ahead and changes their own logo. Just so typical of this school/state. Does anyone really care about the look of the husky dog? And of course there will be costs associated with this change. Now we know why they have to continue to raise the tuition at state schools. Only in CT.
Glen K Dunbar March 9, 2013 at 12:16 am
Unfortunately, I live in New Canaan. They cxl school too. Wish I could break free of here. You all…Read More are lucky not to live in New Canaan where I have been shunned and so discriminated against since day I was born it seems.
Glen
Laura I. Maniglia March 11, 2013 at 09:05 pm
As I stated in a previous blog, the College Board has recognized problems and plans to modify the…Read More test again. However, no target date has appeared for the revisions. Learning "active reading" techniques can certainly help, not only with the SAT & ACT, but with reading and studying in general.
sharon cerasoli February 20, 2013 at 02:31 pm
this is so wrong, on so many levels! I wish we as state residents had some input into this...crazy…Read More decision!!
Patrick Madley February 20, 2013 at 12:57 am
I disagree with this. So in state students would be the ones hurt in this situation. That's wrong.…Read More Plain wrong. Essentially, it seems to me that means that the total cost could rise to 4,000 or more. I think any increase for in-state residents is a horrible idea. It is not the right move.
JohnnyScrewed February 19, 2013 at 05:28 pm
So in-state students get screwed going to their own state universities. Maybe we should allow…Read More ourselves to be 'lured' in by neighboring state universities.
Why does this state need to 'lure' out-of-state students anyways?
This state is now 2billion in the red even after huge taxes increases a year ago. Maybe that has something to do with it
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