2013 Election: Cast Your Vote Voting is open for the Alumni Advisory Board slate of nominees. Online voting requires log in with your MyExcelsior user name and password. (If you are unable to log in, contact Technical Support at 877-842-8342 and press 0). All votes must be cast by Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Vote now! Excelsior Life Podcasts Now Available "Excelsior Life: Distance EDU on Demand” is the insider's source for all things Excelsior. Subscribe to these informative podcasts today! The Lt. Col. Bryant A. Murray Veterans Center This month, Excelsior introduces an online resource for veterans. Staffed by Excelsior counselors, many of whom are veterans themselves, the Murray Veterans Center offers education advisement; career counseling and job-related training; financial aid counseling; and discussion forums. All services for veterans are free. Please consider making a donation to the veterans center. It is a meaningful way to say thank-you for the sacrifices made by these brave men and women. Excelsior Review The second issue of Excelsior ReView is now available online. Check out this impressive showcase of the creative and artistic talents of alumni, students, instructors, staff, and course and exam takers. Submissions are currently being accepted for future issues. Countdown to Commencement: 73 Days At the Awards Convocation, the evening prior to Commencement, the College will honor the 2013 Alumni Award recipients. Congratulations to Barry Cranfill, AA in nursing '87, BS in Nursing '90 (Alumni Service); Francis John Deisler, BS '80 (Alumni Achievement); Michael Gonzales, BS '04 (C. Wayne Williams Award); and Alyson Breisch, BS in nursing '84 (Carrie B. Lenburg Award)! After the Job Offer: A Primer for Negotiating Compensation What do you do when you receive a job offer that isn’t quite what you were expecting? Join us for tips on how to negotiate the compensation you deserve. Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 8 - 9 pm ET. Registration required. Games and the Curriculum: Towards a New Educational Model During the second annual Excelsior symposium addressing the role of games in education, our panelists will discuss how gamification can help transform curriculum and lead to greater student engagement and better learning outcomes. Friday, May 17, 2013, 10 am - 12 pm ET. Registration required. Plan Today, Give Later Sometimes it's difficult to be as charitable as you want to be when your budget is tight and the future is uncertain--after all, your family comes first. Here are three ways you can make a gift to Excelsior College that will benefit our future without affecting your income today. Hats Off Send news of your accomplishments and activities so we can take our "hats off" to you in an upcoming issue of the College's magazine, Live & Learn. |