What can I do with an interest in: Children & Youth

Possible Personal Characteristics: Enjoy working with a younger population, like being in a leadership role, and are responsible and caring

Majors

Leisure, Youth, and Human Services: LYHS allows students to move from theory to application. The focus areas are: Nonprofit Administration, Outdoor Recreation, Community Recreation Services, Therapeutic Recreation, and Tourism

Psychology: Psychology is the study of human and animal behavior (normal and abnormal) and the cognitive, emotional, social and biological processes related to that behavior

Communicative Disorders: Students will first focus on the basic anatomy and physiology of speech and auditory systems. Students will then move into treatment and diagnosis of problems in speech and hearing. The undergraduate major in Communicative Disorders is designed to provide the academic preparation and experiences required for admission into a graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology.

Special Education: Programs provide teacher candidates with the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes, and learn the best practices necessary for becoming effective teachers responsive to the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families

Early Childhood/Elementary Education: Students will learn to teach and work with children from infants through elementary. Provides teacher candidates with the opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for becoming teachers who are responsible, reflective decision makers in a global society.

Social Work: Students will develop the skills and knowledge to work with a diverse population. Graduates of the social work program find jobs in child and adolescent social work, family practice, probation and parole, medical social work and working with the aged
Family Services: The discipline of Family Studies explores patterns of family functioning and how relationship processes and other contextual factors influence individual development and behavior

Minors: Coaching; Leisure, Youth and Human Services; Family Studies; Psychology

Career Possibilities: Child Psychologist; Coaching; Education Administrator; Childcare Worker; Counselor; Special Education Teacher; Preschool Teacher; Audiologist; Speech Pathologist

Prepping for Tests

Sleep Enough While pulling an all-nighter may seem like the perfect way to finish a paper on time or prep for a test that's in the morning; skipping a night of sleep actually makes it harder to concentrate, multitask, and remember information. In fact, sleep is known to consolidate memory - so skip the all-nighter and keep sleeping your normal hours. It will help you feel calmer, remember more, and do better on your exams.

Do not make assumptions Read the question for what it is. Don’t add in details that could change the question. Don’t think of real-life examples that are similar. They likely will skew your thinking. Your real-life example is probably the anomaly, not the norm. The ONLY time I would recommend using a real-life example is if you have no clue. Then your best guess is as good as any.

Determine WHY you are missing the questions This is a skill, after-all. So when it comes to big tests, (like the SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT, NPTE…) you have to practice! Take a practice exam. Go through and score your exam and categorize each wrong answer into THREE categories.

Academic error You lacked the necessary knowledge to answer the question. EXAMPLE: They asked you what the dermatome level of the lateral thumb was and you had no idea. By the end of categorizing your practice exam results, it may become very clear that you are lacking knowledge in a certain area. This will help you clarify where your weaknesses are. Spend the most amount of studying time in these areas. Stop studying “everything” and focus where you need it.

Decision-Making Error You narrowed the answers down to two and you chose the wrong one. Determine what is the purpose of the question? Read the questions carefully and imagine the questions through the eyes of the exam writer providing the test.

Test-taking error This is all those questions you totally would have got right had you read them correctly. Whoops. They are the worse questions to miss. You won’t know everything, so academic missed questions are inevitable. Decisions making questions misses are inevitable too. Tests are stressful. You likely will make a wrong judgment. But test-taking errors should be kept to a minimum! If you review your practice exam and have a lot of misses in this category, you need to re-evaluate how you are taking your exam. Perhaps you are going to fast? Should you take notes as you read? Or not take notes? Determine what helps you clearly and succinctly read the questions and answers better. Try out new strategies until you eliminate test-taking errors.

Define which of the three categories from above that your “misses” are from. Focus on improving in that category (or categories). Retake another practice exam and repeat. Keep taking exams until you are happy with where your scores are at and feel confident to take the exam. You can do this!!

 

What can I do with an interest in: Social Services

Possible Personal Characteristics: Caring, empathetic, strong communication skills, and a willingness to help others in times of need

Majors

Family Services: The discipline of family studies explores patterns of family functioning and how relationship processes and other contextual factors influence individual development and behavior.

Social Work: Students will develop the skills and knowledge to work with a diverse population. Graduates of the social work program find jobs in child and adolescent social work, family practice, probation and parole, medical social work, and working with the aged.

Criminology: Criminologists concentrate on studying the various forms of criminal behavior, the causes of crime, the definition of crime and societal reactions to criminal activity, as well as, juvenile delinquency, the effects of crime on victims, and the response of the criminal justice system to crimes and victims.

Sociology: This major covers a wide range of interests. This can include race and ethnicity to statistical analysis. Students will learn to view the world through a sociological eye.

Religion: Students will gain knowledge of several different religions. Through learning about these diverse beliefs, students will have to use their critical thinking skills and abstract thinking skills.

Psychology: Psychology is the study of human and animal behavior (normal and abnormal) and the cognitive, emotional, social, and biological processes related to that behavior.

Gerontology: Gerontology is the multidisciplinary study of the issues associated with aging and the aging process. It is concerned with the psychological, sociological, behavioral, and other social aspects of aging. One setting focuses on long term facilities and another focuses on the broader study of aging.

Leisure, Youth & Human Services: LYHS allows students to move from theory to application. The focus areas are: Nonprofit Administration, Outdoor Recreation, Community Recreation Services, Therapeutic Recreation, and Tourism.

Minors: Family Studies; Gerontology; Leisure, Youth, and Human Services; Psychology; Sociology; Criminology; Religion

Certificates: Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Family and Life, International Peace and Security, Conflict Resolution, Nonprofit Management and Humanics, Skills in Social Research, Social Identities, Substance Abuse Counseling

Career Possibilities: Social Worker, Criminologist, Case Manager, Psychologist, Parole Officer, Educator, Elderly Service Provider, Youth Services, Public Relations, Social Scientist

Co$t of $kipping Cla$$

Thanks to some research and graphic design from Student Scholarship Search we can talk about how much it really costs to hit snooze instead of attending that 8am class of yours.

 



Average in-state tuition at UNI is $7,426. The numbers they worked with are pretty close to ours. But now, what if we start skipping class..

 

 

 

The amount adds up!

What if you were using financial aid to pay tuition in the first place? Your cost for skipping the 26 classes would be $591.50; and you've got to pay all that back for time and knowledge you didn't even utilize!! How're you going to pay that debt back?

 

Male grads earn an average of $21.68/hour while female grads earn an average of $18.80/hour. It's going to take +110 hours of work or 2.8 full paychecks for the fella's to pay their skipped classes (from a public institution) back. The ladies are going to have to work +127 hour or use a full 3.2 paychecks to pay off their skipped classes (also from a public institution). If those classes were from a private institution, you might as well double the numbers.

 

 

 

Just like drugs, are the long-term effects worth it? But why are we skipping class in the first place!?

 

 

 

 

Get out of bed. Go to class. Graduate. Make money. Be Happy.

 

 

Quote of the Day

College Relationships and Valentines Basics

College Specifics on Relationships
More to learn- College is different than high school in that the people you meet won’t know a lot about your past. You probably haven’t met your new partner’s parents yet and you have no idea who their friends are from home.
Roommate tension- No matter how much your roommate likes your partner, they probably doesn’t like them as much as you do (let’s hope!). The fact is, they might get annoyed if they’re over every day and night, and that’s something you have to consider. Remember to check with your roommate before you have people over for an extended period of time.
Prioritize- Like in high school, you’ll have to find a balance of spending time with your partner, your friends, in outside activities, and on your schoolwork. Your friends will want to spend time with you just as much as your partner does so you’ll have to find the time. School will be a demand, too – college is all about balance.
Long-distance- Most likely, your new partner isn’t from your hometown so during school breaks and summers you’ll have to be long-distance. The two most challenging periods will be winter and summer breaks since they’re the longest.

 Valentines Gifts for the College Budget
Mixtape or playlist- This tradition was lost when the tape was, but you can modify it to modern media. Burning a CD or even sending a Spotify playlist will show just as much soul-savvy. You don't have to stand outside of anyone's res hall and blare your mixtape, but you may be the best valentine/John Cusack impersonator ever if you did.
Share a banana split (or froyo)- There's plenty of ice cream and banana to go around, and sharing is caring. The collegiate version of this may be to mix some froyo flavors. That way, you can tailor the flavors and toppings to your liking. Or you can just sample all the flavors, that's always fun too.
Watching the sunset/sunrise in a scenic spot- Seeing as your in college, seeing the sunrise after an all-nighter may be more realistic. Change it up a bit by going to your favorite spot on campus or in town.
Tell someone how you feel in a different language- Sometimes you don't even have the right words to express how you feel -- so try another language. With all the mixed signals that come with dating, this is a way to say what you mean and leave the rest to Google Translate. Whether you use the "language of love" or not this is a chic way of letting your amour know how you feel.

 Valentines Outing for the College Town
Enjoy the outdoors- and share a breath of fresh air with your partner. Walk around the campus, go to a park or maybe even go for a hike. Being outside in the middle of February might not feel as comfortable as it would in May or June, but try to withstand it for as long as possible. This day only comes once a year; you can handle it.
Netflix and dinner at home- Go grocery shopping the night before and fight the idea that your partner has that you’re only capable of cooking cups of noodles and heating up microwavable foods. Have a list of movies ready for the other person to choose from or you’ll both be cycling through the list for hours.
Go to a hole-in-the-wall restaurant- before you visit something you can eat at anywhere. Not only is it probably cheaper, it’s usually a more personal experience. They probably have something cool like a (self-proclaimed) famous sauce or handmade ice cream cones anyway.

 

 

What can I do with an interest in: Health Care

Possible Personal Characteristics: Analytical, caring, team players and excellent communicators

Majors

Chemistry: Students will focus on the fundamental building blocks of life and how they work. Students will also focus on how these materials function in the natural world.

Athletic Training: Students will learn how to recognize, prevent and assist with physical rehabilitation when there is a physical injury caused by physical activity.

Health Promotion: Health promotion promotes the health of the general public using a wide variety of methods in a wide variety of settings. This major helps students acquire the skills and abilities to develop, implement and evaluate health education programs in a wide variety of settings.

Gerontology: The multidisciplinary study of the issues associated with aging and the aging process. One setting focuses on long-term care facilities and another focuses on the broader study of aging.

Movement & Exercise Science: Exercise science majors study the science of human movement. They also learn how to help people live healthier lives through exercise, rehabilitation, and nutrition.

Biology: Students will focus on the study of living organisms. Biology can focus into a wide variety of careers from being in the health field to field biologists.

Communicative Disorders: Students will first focus on the basic anatomy and physiology of speech and auditory systems. Students will then move into treatment and diagnosis of problems in speech and hearing.

Psychology: Psychology is the study of human and animal behavior (normal and abnormal) and the cognitive, emotional, social and biological processes related to that behavior.

Minors: Biology, Chemistry, Gerontology, Health Promotion

Certificates: Substance Abuse Counseling, Global Health, Environmental Health

Career Possibilities: Social Worker, Doctor, Case Manager, Physical Therapist, Health Teacher, Marketing, Elderly Service Provider, Psychologist, Speech Language Pathologist

Student Leader Spotlight

Madison Stahl

The New PAIR of Noehren Hall!

 

Junior, Studying English-Education  

 

Her dream job would be an English Teacher or Video Game Designer or Actress

Involved in Noehren Senate, Camp Adventure, and Basic

If she were a bird, she would want to live in a Cherry Blossom tree

As the Senate President, "I love senate, and working with the awesome Noehren staff and students!"

As an excited member of the PAIR team, "I love planning and helping people, also like getting creative for programs and bulletin boards!"

What can I do with an interest in: Communication or English

Possible Personal Characteristics: Strong verbal and written communication skills, critical thinking, creative thinking, team player and cooperative

Majors

Communication: Students study how we use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels and media, and how to promote effective ethical practice of human communication

Electronic Media: Students will study how to use electronically mediated communication and the implications of doing so. It is a broad-based program that provides students with a strong foundation in media production and management, and an understanding of the uses, processes, and effects of mediated communication

Public Relations: Students will combine a convincing argument with an appropriate medium to effectively deliver their message. Students interested in public relations will study the management of communication between an organization and its public.

Theatre: Whether they are on-stage or backstage, students will learn the fundamentals of acting, stagecraft, and production. Students also receive hands on training developing and implementing productions each semester

English: Students will study the English language, including written and spoken. This includes history, theory, and application.

TESOL: Students will learn the techniques, theory, and practice of helping non-native English speakers improve their English abilities.

Marketing: Students will develop tools needed to create an environment where the ultimate delivery goals are supported through research, design and maintenance in every aspect of the organization to satisfy a target audience’s needs.

Minors: Public Relations, Business Communication, Journalism, English, Professional Writing, Creative Writing, Communication Studies

Certificates: Post-Colonial and Multicultural Lit Studies, Conflict Resolution

Career Possibilities: Public Relations Specialist, Novelist, English Teacher, Editor, Advertising, Technical Writer, Acting, Corporate Training, Publicist