Grantham University Blog

Editor's note: The following article recently appeared in the National Guard's GX Magazine, issue 9.3.

We’re a week into August, and ch-ch-ch-ch-changes are happening everywhere. Students are getting ready to go back to school, summer commencement ceremonies have sent new graduates into the world (hooray for Grantham University’s grads walking on Saturday!). You can practically sense fall around the corner (well, some of us still have to stand in front of the AC to imagine that), and with it the new possibilities.

Commencement 2012 is fewer than two weeks away for soon-to-be graduates at Grantham University, and the closer we get to August 11, the more inspiring stories we're hearing from students about persistence, sacrifice and overcoming obstacles.

If you had to formulate a guess on the most popular online degree program, what major would you choose?

If you’ve ever served in the military, you understand the importance of having a Battle Buddy. You’re each other’s support system in and out of battle. Since this concept works so well in theater, you shouldn’t be surprised to learn that it works really well while enrolled in online degree programs, too.

A great deal of students enrolled in online degree programs are busy from the moment they step out of bed in the morning.

In Tuesday's blog post, we offered start-up tips for students in the beginning stages of researching colleges.

The bad news: The poor United States economy has bumped the unemployment rate for young adults under the age of 24 to a whopping 16.7 percent, according to a recent article in the Wall-Street Journal.

Preparing to make a lasting and unique impression on a job interview can cause nerves to build and stress to mount.