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• Are you taking breaks or are you breaking?

  Did you know that the brain experiences fatigue after 60 minutes of uninterrupted study and taking a periodic 10-minute break from studying can improve your concentration and retention? But what ….

  Posted on January 23, 2017

• Increase Student Engagement with Video Assignments

  By Amy Erickson Visible Learning In the January edition of The Online Classroom, Robert Talbert offers several compelling reasons for using video assignments in the online classroom. Instead of submitting ….

  Posted on January 18, 2017

• Late on an assignment? Talk to your instructor!

  Dilanthi Graham, Student Success Coach, on communicating with your instructor: Kevin’s story is a perfect example of the importance of communicating with your instructor. Kevin Gillie is a flight medic ….

  Posted on January 5, 2017

• There’s An App For That: Budgeting

  Happy Holidays! It’s Kelli and Hannah your Student Success Coaches again with another monthly app! With the holidays quickly approaching we thought this would be a great time to introduce ….

  Posted on December 15, 2016

• Perspectives: Cesar Munguia, MPA Graduate

  Cesar Munguia is one of Excelsior College’s School of Public Service first Master of Public Administration graduates. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program launched early 2015. The MPA program ….

  Posted on December 15, 2016

• Remembering to Breathe

  Have you ever caught yourself holding your breath or not breathing at all? I know this has happened to me before taking an exam or public speaking.  I’ll admit it ….

  Posted on December 9, 2016

• Visual Reminders!

  I don’t know about you, but I can’t remember anything unless I WRITE IT DOWN! Every morning I write down what I would like to accomplish today, essentially my “to-do ….

  Posted on December 9, 2016

• There’s An App For That: Wunderlist

  Hello! It’s Kelli and Hannah your Student Success Coaches again with another monthly app! We went ahead and scoured the worldwide web to find the most helpful apps for your ….

  Posted on November 30, 2016

• Excelsior College & Zone 5 Training Academy announce degree pathway for Capital Region law enforcement

  Excelsior College and Zone 5 Training Academy today announced an educational agreement that will provide more than 7,500 Capital Region law enforcement personnel – and their spouses/domestic partners – an ….

  Posted on November 29, 2016

• Building the Government’s Cyber Workforce: Challenges and Solutions

  Building the Government’s Cyber Workforce: Challenges and Solutions Like the private sector, the government is challenged today to educate a cybersecurity workforce to, among other things, understand the various Risk ….

  Posted on November 29, 2016