There’s nothing so moving as settling back into the plush seats of an elegant concert hall, closing your eyes, and drinking in “the rhythmic strains of the haunting refrain, the rippling rhythm of the woodwinds as it rolls around and around,” as Elmer Fudd so eloquently put it.

Any real musician who’s willing to be honest should admit that even the best music can be stunted by the less-than-stellar acoustics of a poorly designed stage. On the other hand, even mediocre musicians can be made to sound marvelous in the right setting. Is it any wonder, therefore, that the best musicians plant their music stands at colleges that offer the most perfectly designed music halls? Schools like Juilliard, Johns Hopkins’ Peabody Institute, Yale’s Music School, and the Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music are spot-on examples of music programs that offer their students the very best acoustic chambers to make perfect technique sound truly prodigious.

No musical prodigy would judge a score of music by the appearance of the cover. On the other hand, the appearance of a music building is a great indicator of the quality of a school’s music program as a whole. Music is an art, and it’s only right that the auditory experience should be as enjoyable to the eyes as it is to the ears. Without further ado, here are fifty of the most splendid music buildings the United States has to offer.

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The campus arts center is an important part of the arts culture at a university. In time and dollars spent, and in impressions made, these buildings, education centers for an entire community of aspiring professionals, make a statement about the pride a school takes in its young performers. For students majoring in the performing arts, the right setting can make a valuable difference in nurturing developing talent and ambition. The following is a list of arts centers at American universities that possess great functional beauty and inspirational qualities.

“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” – Winston Churchill

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6 % of undergraduates and 4 percent of graduate students in 4-year colleges have “seriously considered attempting suicide” in the past year—and nearly half of each group did not tell anyone.
3X: The suicide rate among young adults, ages 15-24, has tripled since the 1950s and Suicide is currently the 2nd most common cause of death among college students.
1,100: number of suicides that occur at colleges every year – that’s roughly 7.5 per 100,000 students. 1 in 12: number of college students who have actually made a suicide plan at some point 1.5: number of college students out of every 100 who have actually attempted it.
2X as many young men, ages 20-24, commit suicide, compared with young women.
In the past 50 years, the suicide rate for those age 15-24 increased by over 200%.
12 people aged 15-24 will commit suicide today – that is one about every two hours.

Demographics:

Caucasians account for over 90% of all completed suicides.
2X: though Caucasians are twice as likely to commit suicide as African Americans; the rate of suicide is growing faster among young African Americans than among Caucasians.
Suicide rates from 1980-1995 increased 93% for African American females (age 15-24) and 214% for African American males (age 15-24).
Native Americans have the highest suicide rate among all 15-24 year olds.
Asian American women have the highest suicide rates among women ages 15 to 24.
Men commit suicide more than four times as often as women, but women attempt suicide about three times as often as men.
Suicide by firearm is the most common method for both men and women.

FACT: The emotional health of college freshmen — who feel buffeted by the recession and stressed by the pressures of high school — has declined to the lowest level since an annual survey of incoming students started collecting data 25 years ago.
The percentage of students who said their emotional health was above average fell to 52 percent.
It was 64 percent in 1985.

Campus stress producers
• Cost: Financial pressure, tuition plus room and board, is a huge stress-inducer.
• Competitiveness: How academically rigorous is the school?
• Acceptance rate: More competitive schools generally produce a more competitive student body.
• Crime on campus: is it safe?
• It’s the economy, stupid: has added to the stress, not just because of financial pressures on their parents but also because the students are worried about their own college debt and job prospects when they graduate.

5 Most Stressful Universities
5. Northwestern University Undergraduate Enrollment: 9,660 Total Price per Year: $58,829 Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 51 percent Average Amount of Financial Aid: $23,337 Average of Financial Aid as Percentage of Total Price: 49 percent Percent of Applicants Admitted: 23 percent Crime Rank (among top 25): 23
4. Harvard University Undergraduate Enrollment: 10,277 Total Price per Year: $56,000 Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 47 percent Average Amount of Financial Aid: $33,276 Average of Financial Aid as Percentage of Total Price: 59 percent Percent of Applicants Admitted: 6 percent Crime Rank (among top 25): 13
3. Columbia University in the City of New York Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,184 Total Price per Year: $59,208 Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 50 percent Average Amount of Financial Aid: $31,796 Average of Financial Aid as Percentage of Total Price: 54 percent Percent of Applicants Admitted: 10 percent Crime Rank (among top 25):
2. University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Enrollment: 11,852 Total Price per Year: $57,360 Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 50 percent Average Amount of Financial Aid: $25,952 Average of Financial Aid as Percentage of Total Price: 45 percent Percent of Applicants Admitted: 12 percent Crime Rank (among top 25): 9
1. Washington University in St Louis Undergraduate Enrollment: 7,303 Total Price per Year: $58,901 Percent of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 50 percent Average Amount of Financial Aid: $23,963 Average of Financial Aid as Percentage of Total Price: 41 percent Percent of Applicants Admitted: 17 percent Crime Rank (among top 25): 6

Sizing up the risk factors include:
Prior history of suicidal behavior
Family history of suicide or suicide attempts
Suicidal behavior of a friend or colleague
Mental health problems like depression or substance abuse
Family history of depression or substance abuse
Easy access to lethal methods (like firearms)
Interpersonal isolation
Impulsive, aggressive or antisocial behaviors
History of abuse or family violence
Some common warning signs are when student:
Talks about suicide, death or having no reason to live
Is preoccupied with death and dying
Has trouble eating or sleeping
Experiences drastic changes in behavior
Withdraws from friends or social activities
Loses interest in hobbies, work, school, etc
Prepares for death by making out a will and final arrangements
Gives away prized possessions
Takes unnecessary risks
Relationship difficulties including a recent loss or threat of significant loss
Loses interest in their personal appearance
Increases their use of alcohol or drugs
Expresses a sense of hopelessness
Is faced with a situation of humiliation or failure
Performance difficulties
Legal or financial trouble
Is unwilling to “connect” with potential helpers

In America, someone attempts suicide once every minute, and someone completes a suicide once every 17 minutes. Throughout the world, approximately 2,000 people kill themselves each day.

What can parents do?
Stay in touch with your college kid. Freshmen especially need to know that the family support they relied on through childhood is still there, even long distance
Chat by phone, IM or Skype
Send care packages
Visit occasionally
Be a calming voice when things get rough
Do not undervalue the importance of sleep, diet, exercise and de-stressing activities
Familiarize yourself with the student health and mental health services available on campus, so you can remind your child of the support available on campus
Be sensitive to the signs of stress
What is being done to combat college student suicide:
The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) is the first piece of legislation to provide federal funds specifically for youth, adolescent and college age suicide prevention. Included in the bill is $31 million for over five years to fund the matching-grant programs for colleges and universities to help raise awareness about youth suicide
The Campus Suicide Prevention Grants program supports colleges and universities in their efforts to prevent suicide among students and to enhance services for students with depression, substance abuse, and other behavioral health problems that put them at risk of suicide.
The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention is taking action on a broader scale. With this public/private partnership, leaders from Government, business, the advocacy community, and other groups are working together to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
National Graduate Student Crisis Line, offers immediate help for grads in crisis
1-800-GRAD-HLP
(1-800-472-3457)

Sources:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/04/04/the-50-most-stressful-colleges.html
http://www.nabita.org/documents/NewDataonNatureofSuicidalCrisis.pdf
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2012/08/05/college-rankings-2012-most-stressful-schools-photos.html#slide_3
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/education/27colleges.html?_r=0
Suicide statistics taken from numbers provided by the American College Health Association (ACHA)
http://youngadults.about.com/od/healthandsafety/a/5signsstress.htm
http://www.stateuniversity.com/blog/permalink/Suicide-and-Suicidal-Behaviors-Among-College-Students.html
http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/07/15_suicide.html

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This year Lumosity analyzed user data to determine the smartest cities in America. The study involved 3,385,648 people between the ages of 15-85 who had participated in all 5 cognitive training exercises: Speed, Memory, Attention, Flexibility, Problem Solving. The results are grouped into Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSA), which are urban centers combined with adjacent areas that are socioeconomically tied to them through

commuting.

Attention
Top 50 (out of 478)
1. Appleton, WI
2. Sunbury, PA
3. State College, PA
4. Brainerd, MN
5. Whitewater/Elkhorn, WI
6. Batavia, NY
7. Corvallis, OR
8. Lawrence, KS
9. La Crosse/Onalaska, WI/MN
10. Harrisonburg, VA
11. Boulder, CO
12. Wisconsin Rapids/Marshfield, WI
13. Bloomsburg/Berwick, PA
14. Bloomington, IN
15. Reading, PA
16. Ithaca, NY
17. Bismarck, ND
18. Ottawa/Peru, IL
19. Lafayette/West Lafayette, IN
20. Madison, WI
21. Iowa City, IA
22. Claremont/Lebanon, NH/VT
23. Charlottesville, VA
24. Eau Claire, WI
25. Newport, OR
26. Mount Pleasant, MI
27. Mankato/North Mankato, MN
28. Lancaster, PA
29. Lebanon, PA
30. Pullman, WA
31. Barnstable Town, MA
32. Fond du Lac, WI
33. Oneonta, NY
34. Oshkosh/Neenah, WI
35. Provo/Orem, UT
36. Logan, UT/ID
37. Meadville, PA
38. Blacksburg/Christiansburg/Radford, VA
39. Winona, MN
40. Burlington, NC
41. Milwaukee/Waukesha/West Allis, WI
42. Rochester, MN
43. Morgantown, WV
44. Truckee/Grass Valley, CA
45. College Station/Bryan, TX
46. Michigan City/La Porte, IN
47. Houghton, MI
48. Breckenridge, CO
49. Winchester, VA/WV
50. Topeka, KS

Flexibility
Top 50 (out of 478)
1. Ithaca, NY
2. State College, PA
3. Boone, NC
4. Iowa City, IA
5. Ann Arbor, MI
6. Bloomington, IN
7. Boulder, CO
8. Charlottesville, VA
9. Burlington/South Burlington, VT
10. Oxford, MS
11. Blacksburg/Christiansburg/Radford, VA
12. Madison, WI
13. Champaign/Urbana, IL
14. Lawrence, KS
15. College Station/Bryan, TX
16. Lafayette/West Lafayette, IN
17. Harrisonburg, VA
18. Starkville, MS
19. Provo/Orem, UT
20. Ames, IA
21. Boston/Cambridge/Newton, MA/NH
22. Stillwater, OK
23. Muncie, IN
24. Ogdensburg/Massena, NY
25. Stevens Point, WI
26. Logan, UT/ID
27. Claremont/Lebanon, NH/VT
28. Auburn/Opelika, AL
29. Columbia, MO
30. Pullman, WA
31. Concord, NH
32. Cedar Rapids, IA
33. Corvallis, OR
34. Lebanon, PA
35. St Cloud, MN
36. Santa Cruz/Watsonville, CA
37. Lincoln, NE
38. Bloomington, IL
39. Moscow, ID
40. Augusta/Waterville, ME
41. Winchester, VA/WV
42. Pittsfield, MA
43. La Crosse/Onalaska, WI/MN
44. Burlington, NC
45. Gainesville, FL
46. Laramie, WY
47. Athens, OH
48. Manchester/Nashua, NH
49. Bellingham, WA
50. Springfield, MA

Memory
Top 50 (out of 478)
1. Appleton, WI
2. State College, PA
3. Lafayette/West Lafayette, IN
4. Stevens Point, WI
5. Ithaca, NY
6. Houghton, MI
7. Provo/Orem, UT
8. Rolla, MO
9. Winona, MN
10. Rexburg, ID
11. Rochester, MN
12. Pullman, WA
13. College Station/Bryan, TX
14. Sheboygan, WI
15. Logan, UT/ID
16. Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA
17. Madison, WI
18. Grand Forks, ND/MN
19. Urban Honolulu, HI
20. Laramie, WY
21. Brainerd, MN
22. Sioux City, IA/NE/SD
23. Iowa City, IA
24. Walla Walla, WA
25. Fond du Lac, WI
26. Wisconsin Rapids/Marshfield, WI
27. Lincoln, NE
28. Ann Arbor, MI
29. Boulder, CO
30. New Castle, PA
31. Minneapolis/St Paul/Bloomington, MN/WI
32. Ames, IA
33. Corvallis, OR
34. Milwaukee/Waukesha/West Allis, WI
35. Lawrence, KS
36. Oshkosh/Neenah, WI
37. Fort Collins, CO
38. Champaign/Urbana, IL
39. Bloomsburg/Berwick, PA
40. Bellingham, WA
41. Stillwater, OK
42. Bloomington, IN
43. Eau Claire, WI
44. Show Low, AZ
45. Ellensburg, WA
46. Oil City, PA
47. St Cloud, MN
48. Hilo, HI
49. Charleston/Mattoon, IL
50. Eugene, OR

Problem Solving
Top 50 (out of 478)
1. Ithaca, NY
2. Lafayette/West Lafayette, IN
3. Ames, IA
4. State College, PA
5. Champaign/Urbana, IL
6. Iowa City, IA
7. Bloomington, IN
8. College Station/Bryan, TX
9. Blacksburg/Christiansburg/Radford, VA
10. Rolla, MO
11. Madison, WI
12. Ann Arbor, MI
13. Pullman, WA
14. Stevens Point, WI
15. Lawrence, KS
16. Starkville, MS
17. Cedar Rapids, IA
18. Boone, NC
19. Oxford, MS
20. South Bend/Mishawaka, IN/MI
21. Charlottesville, VA
22. Columbia, MO
23. Oshkosh/Neenah, WI
24. Appleton, WI
25. Muncie, IN
26. Rochester, MN
27. Fond du Lac, WI
28. Bloomington, IL
29. Fargo, ND/MN
30. Harrisonburg, VA
31. Trenton, NJ
32. Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA
33. Milwaukee/Waukesha/West Allis, WI
34. Ottawa/Peru, IL
35. Boulder, CO
36. Athens, OH
37. Stillwater, OK
38. Boston/Cambridge/Newton, MA/NH
39. Sheboygan, WI
40. Burlington, NC
41. San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara, CA
42. Lincoln, NE
43. Gainesville, FL
44. La Crosse/Onalaska, WI/MN
45. Findlay, OH
46. Bismarck, ND
47. Indianapolis/Carmel/Anderson, IN
48. Houghton, MI
49. Tuscaloosa, AL
50. Auburn/Opelika, AL

Speed
Top 50 (out of 478)
1. Ithaca, NY
2. Bloomington, IN
3. Ann Arbor, MI
4. Corvallis, OR
5. State College, PA
6. Provo/Orem, UT
7. Iowa City, IA
8. Lafayette/West Lafayette, IN
9. Houghton, MI
10. Champaign/Urbana, IL
11. Ames, IA
12. Blacksburg/Christiansburg/Radford, VA
13. Logan, UT/ID
14. Morgantown, WV
15. Charlottesville, VA
16. Boulder, CO
17. Pullman, WA
18. Claremont/Lebanon, NH/VT
19. Madison, WI
20. Wooster, OH
21. Rolla, MO
22. Lawrence, KS
23. Lancaster, PA
24. College Station/Bryan, TX
25. Appleton, WI
26. Boone, NC
27. Stillwater, OK
28. Mount Pleasant, MI
29. Burlington/South Burlington, VT
30. Big Rapids, MI
31. Columbia, MO
32. Moscow, ID
33. Laramie, WY
34. Keene, NH
35. Auburn/Opelika, AL
36. Harrisonburg, VA
37. Marion, IN
38. Oil City, PA
39. Mount Vernon/Anacortes, WA
40. Reading, PA
41. Cedar Rapids, IA
42. Brainerd, MN
43. Oneonta, NY
44. Breckenridge, CO
45. Rochester, MN
46. Fort Collins, CO
47. Athens, OH
48. Minneapolis/St Paul/Bloomington, MN/WI
49. Milwaukee/Waukesha/West Allis, WI
50. Newport, OR

Overall Cognitive Ability
Top 50 (out of 478)
1. Ithaca, NY
2. State College, PA
3. Lafayette/West Lafayette, IN
4. Iowa City, IA
5. Ames, IA
6. Ann Arbor, MI
7. Bloomington, IN
8. Madison, WI
9. Lawrence, KS
10. Pullman, WA
11. College Station/Bryan, TX
12. Appleton, WI
13. Champaign/Urbana, IL
14. Blacksburg/Christiansburg/Radford, VA
15. Charlottesville, VA
16. Boulder, CO
17. Provo/Orem, UT
18. Harrisonburg, VA
19. Rolla, MO
20. Houghton, MI
21. Muncie, IN
22. Corvallis, OR
23. Boone, NC
24. Logan, UT/ID
25. Stillwater, OK
26. Milwaukee/Waukesha/West Allis, WI
27. Claremont/Lebanon, NH/VT
28. Lebanon, PA
29. Moscow, ID
30. Cedar Rapids, IA
31. Lincoln, NE
32. Bloomsburg/Berwick, PA
33. Minneapolis/St Paul/Bloomington, MN/WI
34. Starkville, MS
35. Athens, OH
36. La Crosse/Onalaska, WI/MN
37. Brainerd, MN
38. Burlington/South Burlington, VT
39. Fargo, ND/MN
40. Stevens Point, WI
41. Columbia, MO
42. St Cloud, MN
43. Rochester, MN
44. Auburn/Opelika, AL
45. Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA
46. Oil City, PA
47. Fort Collins, CO
48. Sheboygan, WI
49. Boston/Cambridge/Newton, MA/NH
50. Keene, NH

Bottom 50 (out of 478)
428. Stockton/Lodi, CA
429. Forest City, NC
430. Dunn, NC
431. Houma/Thibodaux, LA
432. Winston/Salem, NC
433. Jackson, MS
434. Farmington, NM
435. Riverside/San Bernardino/Ontario, CA
436. Gadsden, AL.
437. Pueblo, CO
438. Birmingham/Hoover, AL
439. Tupelo, MS
440. Killeen/Temple, TX
441. Punta Gorda, FL
442. Valdosta, GA
443. Florence, SC
444. Yuma, AZ
445. Madera, CA
446. Lakeland/Winter Haven, FL
447. Montgomery, AL
448. Cleveland, TN
449. Monroe, LA
450. Johnson City, TN
451. Dalton, GA
452. Victoria, TX
453. Visalia/Porterville, CA
454. Danville, VA
455. Bakersfield, CA
456. London, KY
457. Hobbs, NM
458. Orangeburg, SC
459. Hanford/Corcoran, CA
460. Sumter, SC
461. Texarkana, TX/AR
462. Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton, NC
463. Lufkin, TX
464. Albemarle, NC
465. Meridian, MS
466. Milledgeville, GA
467. Hinesville, GA
468. McAllen/Edinburg/Mission, TX
469. Wilson, NC
470. El Paso, TX
471. Talladega/Sylacauga, AL
472. Albany, GA
473. Brownsville/Harlingen, TX
474. Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm Beach, FL
475. El Centro, CA
476. Kinston, NC
477. Laredo, TX
478. Lumberton, NC

Sources:
http://asset1.lumosity.com/smartest-cities-2013/SmartestCities2013.pdf

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At higher rates than ever, men want to be at home, having a part in raising their kids.
They don’t want to just show up at sports games, and think they’re the world’s best dad.
But many women don’t want to go to work

With the choice:
37% of women would prefer to work full time
50% part time
And 11% wouldn’t work at all
Compared to the 75% of men who would want to work full time

The weeks workload is evening out:
Women: 59 hours
Men: 58 hours

But Men still work outside the home 11 more hours than their (partners in dual working couples)
Making work/home conflict a bigger deal for men

[For dual earning couples]
6% more women than men say they are happy with their lives
And men are twice as likely to say that they are unhappy with their lives than women

A more balanced work/home achievement rate would solve the male crisis

The question remains:
Why hasn’t the demise of institutionalized sexism, and higher education rates amongst women led to more success outside the home?

Contributing factors

Fields of work
Women dominate the education field
Men dominate the engineering and MBA programs

The Wharton school is the closest to achieving “the magic half” of gender equality in MBA programs[4]
and it is still 58% male

Money’s a pretty big incentive to stay outside the home.

Location
Currently, men are at work longer, leaving them less time to
Help around the house
Spend time with the kids the kids

Even if they are willing to help, they’re in another place

Postpartum
Many work places are now offering men pregnancy leave if their spouse is expecting

In California, where up to 6 weeks of unpaid leave is available to fathers, only %29 of those who take the leave are men

But think about it:
If there are no health complications:
The baby needs feeding (80% are breastfed)
The baby sleeps
The mother rests
And occasionally the baby goes to the bathroom
Sure mom can use some help, but days on leave are often listless for dads

Expectations
Even if the man does the cleaning, the woman is often blamed by others if the house is not cleaned well enough.

Reactions
Whether cultural, emotional, or something else, women overwhelmingly feel guiltier pulling late nights at the office, or going on extended business trips with kids.

Communication breakdown
Woman: “support me more”
man: “But you always tell me I’m doing it wrong.”
Don’t worry, sometimes progress comes in fits and starts. Adjusted per family income is on the rise, and three times as many father’s spend time with their kids as in 1965.

[citations]
Pew
Gallup
Esquire
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-14/women-in-business-school-why-so-few

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The Evolution of Online Schooling

What humble beginnings begot the massive explosion of online schooling? Let’s take a look.

1930’s – Radio education was tried, but unsuccessful

1940’s – Military successfully uses TV education during WWII

1950 – Henry Ford begins long-term support of distance learning, starting with televised educational
programs

1960 – University of Illinois developed PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations)
and uses linked computer terminals for remote lectures

1969 – Internet founded, opening the door to more online learning

1971 – Ivan Illich writes Deschooling Society, describing a computer-based education network

1982 – University of Wisconsin begins offering “distance education” classes | CALC (Computer Assisted
Learning Center) founded in New Hampshire, opens door to adult learning online

1984 – CSILE (Computer-Supported Intentional Learning Environments) developed, allowing for
collaborative learning online

1989 – University of Phoenix becomes first online correspondence school

1992 – CAPA (Computer Assisted Personalized Approach) introduced, ushering in international
online learning

1993 – Jones International University becomes first fully accredited online college

1994 – MOOC (Massive open online courses) hit the scene with Open University’s Virtual Summer School

1995 –University of Illinois develops Mallard, a web-based course management system allowing
flexibility for graduate students to serve as online professors

1996 – Duke starts Global Executive MBA program, combining online learning with on-campus classes in
Europe, Asia, and Latin America

1997 – California Virtual University opens offering 1,500 online courses | Blackboard founded, allowing for a more personalized online learning experience

1999 – U.S. Department of Education establishes the Distance Learning Education Demonstration
Program, allows financial aid distributions for distance learners

2000 –First online law school opens: Concord University School of Law

2001 – Moodle introduced: this open-source software enabled educators to create better online
learning websites

2003 – Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities’ GlobalNet accommodates 1 million online
Learners

2004 – Sakai initiated a Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE), initiating a collaborative online learning environment

2010 – Online education revolution begins | Top colleges offer some free online courses

2011 – Nearly 1/3 of all college students enrolled in at least one online class

2012 – Harvard Open Courses are opened to the public, offering online classes to mimic real Harvard classrooms

Today – Over 6 million students enrolled in online classes | Twice as many students earn online degrees
as traditional degrees

References:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/09/online-education-degrees-now-dwarf-traditional-universities/
http://docs.moodle.org/24/en/Online_Learning_History
http://seacstudentweb.org/a-history-of-online-learning.php
http://innovativelearning.com/online_learning/timeline.html
http://www.bakersguide.com/articles/127-distance-education-timeline

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Outbreak: The Epidemic of Stress In College Students

College students are reporting increased levels of stress. Family, academics,
finances, and an uncertain future are all contributing factors to a feeling of stress in
student’s daily lives.

GENERAL INFO:

Stress by Generation – American Psychological Association (APA) Study1:

(A 10 point scale where 1 is “little or no stress” and 10 is “a great deal of stress,”)

stress level reported by All Generations
stress level reported by Millennials (18-33) – college-age demographic
stress level reported by Gen Xers (34 to 47)
stress level reported by Boomers (48 to 66)
stress level reported by Matures (67 years and older)

Accounting for the greater stress
Younger people don’t have as much experience coping with stress as older
people thus they report having greater amounts of stress.

percentage of Millennials that report their stress has increased in the last year
(2011-2012)3.

STUDENT STRESS:
85:percentage of students in 2009 said they have felt stressed in their daily
lives.
69:percentage of campuses that provide stress reduction programs
(as reported by 293 College Counseling Centers surveyed)

The Make-up of Student Stress:
Family issues & Relationships/dating:
54:percentage of students that feel family issues contribute to their stress
53:percentage of students that feel relationships/dating contribute to their
stress.

Academics:
74 percentage of students that feel grades in school contribute to their stress.
78 percentage of students that feel schoolwork contributes to their stress.

Physical/Emotional/Mental Health:
35:percentage of students that feel physical health contributes to their stress.
31:percentage of students that feel mental health/emotional issues
contributes to their stress.

Concern for the Future:
47:percentage of students that feeling concerned for finding a full-time job
after graduation contributes to their stress.
38:percentage of students that feel being concerned about getting into
graduate or professional school contributes to their stress.

Finances/Economy:
67:percentage of students that feel financial worries contribute to their stress.
52:percentage of students that feel the economy contributes to their stress.

Other Stats:
17:percentage of students that are “seriously considering leaving or
dropping out of college”.
54:percentage of students that site “financial problems” as a factor in
considering dropping out of college.
77: percentage of students that are worried about their parent’s
finances.
57:percentage of students that are worried that they might not find a
job after graduating from college.

Is Technology adding to Student Stress?
– Distracts development of emotional skills
– Contributes to the inability to stay focused and understand that one
cannot control everything.
– Increases the feeling of being disconnected, anxious and a general sense
of meaninglessness.

SLEEP:
o A healthy adult should get an average of 8 hours of sleep each day.9
o One quarter of all college students are chronically sleep deprived

Affects of Sleep Deprivation:
o Short sleepers tend to have lower grade point averages, perform worse on
tests, and get worse grades.
o Lack of sleep decreases the brain’s ability to concentrate, resulting in more
mistakes.
o Students who get 6 hours or less of sleep per night feel more tired, sad, and
stressed.
o More illness, such as colds and flu, due to a lowered immune system.
o Increased weight gain and obesity.

How To Deal With Stress:
1. Stop Stressing about Stress – Admit that you are stressed and figure out
how to handle it.
2. Sleep – Getting more sleep can help your mind refocus, recharge, and
rebalance.
3. Food – Go eat something balanced and healthy: fruits and veggies, whole
grains, protein.
4. Exercise – It doesn’t have to be long, it can mean a relaxing 30-minute walk
while listening to your favorite music.
5. Quiet time – Finding a few moments of peace and quiet – with no cell phone,
roommates or crowds – might be just what you need.
6. Social time – Having a social life is an important part of your college
experience, so don’t forget to take a break from studying to enjoy friends.
7. Fun – Schoolwork just needs to get done – so try to figure out how to make it
a little more fun and enjoyable.
8. Distance – Of course you want to help and support those around you, but if it
is adding to your stress, it’s okay to take a step back and focus on yourself for
a little while.
9. Perspective – Talking out your stresses may help you process what you
need to do and help you realize that things are much more manageable.

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The printable Excel cheat sheet

Excel can be used to prepare data, do math, and even run small businesses. With a few simple tools, you too can work wonders.

The Basics

1.)
A function = a predefined formula

Ex.
Sum = add cells
Average = find the mean of cell
Count = count a number of cells
INT = round off decimals leaving integers
Round = rounds to a specified number of digits or decimals

And hundreds more.

So you’ve chosen a function, now how do you use it?

2.)
Syntax = the way in which you must format a function for it to work

First an equal sign (=)
Then, the function name (SUM)
Then, the argument (B3:B12)

3.)
The argument = the information you want the function to calculate
+ = Add
– = Subtract
* = multiply
/ = divide
^ = exponent
( )’s = organization for order of operations
B3,E4,… commas seperate elements
B3:B45 colons denate ranges of cells
$ = makes references absolute

Order of operations
Excel treats multiplication and division of equal importance, as well as addition and subtraction
() Parentheses
^ Exponents
* or / from left to right
+ or – from left to right

4.)
References

When pasting formulas somewhere else,
1.)=A1 = relative reference
2.)=$A1 = Column is absolute, row is relative
3.)=A$1 = Row is absolute, column is relative
4.)=$A$1 = Everything is absolute

Relative references adjust to their new surroundings.
[Format: Cell name:Contents]
–B2:4
–B3:5
–C3:=B2+6

Paste C3 to C4…And
–C4:11

The relative reference in C3 tells excel that you want to reference the cell to the left and up one.

You can drag formulas down to fill up entire rows or columns

–A1:5–B1:=sum(A1:A5)
–A2:5–/
–A3:5–/
–A4:5–/
–A5:5–/
–A5:0–/