Albany, N.Y. – Excelsior College has appointed Catherine Seaver as dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies. Seaver joined the College in 2019 as associate dean of business, science, and technology and has been serving as interim dean since mid-April 2020. Seaver has extensive experience in higher education. Prior to Excelsior College, she was vice …
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Emily Miller is the Social Media, Community, and Content Marketing Strategist at Excelsior College. When she’s not moderating the college run Facebook groups or managing the content for the Life at Excelsior College blog, she’s also an MBA student at Excelsior College.
The cannabis industry has many different options when it comes to choosing your career path, allowing you ample opportunities to get into the industry from just about any angle. To help you figure out which path you’d like to take, we’ve broken down some common jobs you will find, and what those positions entail. Risk …
Albany, N.Y. — Excelsior College welcomes leading industry professionals to our inaugural Cannabis Industrial Advisory Committee (CBC-IAC) within the School of Graduate Studies. Thirteen members met recently, representing various states from the East Coast to the West Coast, and from as far away as Hawaii. In September, Excelsior College launched the first course in the …
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) expects the health care industry to grow rapidly during the next decade so a health sciences degree may help students looking to enter this growing job market. The BLS projected the broadly defined health care occupations to grow 14 percent from 2018 to 2028, adding about 1.9 million new …
Welcome to our new blog post series, “Meet the Team Behind the Graduate Certificate in Cannabis Control,” where we introduce the masterminds behind the program. In this series, you’ll get to know more about the people behind the program, their experience creating it, and the unique contributions each team member has made. Gretchen Schmidt …
Excelsior College School of Graduate Studies recently hosted a webinar to hear from leading cannabis industry professionals Robert Hunt and Marion McNabb on how they found success in the cannabis industry — a sector with rapidly growing career potential. Hunt is founder and principal for Linnaea Holdings, which makes equity investments in California-based cannabis companies. …
The challenges can mount quickly for veterans when they make the transition to civilian life. They leave a life of service to their country to move into an academic environment and job market that can seem like another world. Providing online college for veterans is an important way society can give back to veterans who …
The cannabis industry is full of jobs, from horticulture to marketing to finance, and more. It can be overwhelming deciding which path fits your skills best when deciding to pursue your dream of working in the cannabis industry. If you’re interested in hydroponics and cannabis horticulture, here’s a quick rundown of what it encompasses …
Robert Trawick’s Excelsior degrees prepare him for life after the military
Robert Trawick, of Fayetteville, NC, retired from the U.S. Army in 2018 after 30 years and began the process of transitioning to civilian life. Transitioning from the military to civilian life can be different for everyone and fortunately for Trawick, he started pursuing his …
The health sciences include multiple disciplines that focus on a better understanding of human health and the application of that knowledge to improve the delivery of healthcare. Graduate program students in the health sciences move on to jobs in clinical and non-clinical settings, including public health planners, health professions educators, health informatics technicians, quality assurance …