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Pub. Date
2020.
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"This valuable resource helps institutional leaders understand and implement a data strategy at their college or university that maximizes benefits to all creators and users of data. Exploring key considerations necessary for coordination of fragmented resources and the development of an effective, cohesive data strategy, this book brings together professionals from different higher education experiences and perspectives, including academic, administration,...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"The national conversation asking 'Are students college-ready?' concentrates on numerous factors that are beyond higher education's control. Becoming a Student-Ready College flips the college readiness conversation to provide a new perspective on creating institutional value and facilitating student success. Instead of focusing on student preparedness for college (or lack thereof), this book asks the more pragmatic question of what are colleges and...
424) Greek: Chapter one
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Take an unforgettable journey with the students of Cyprus-Rhodes University as they navigate the social minefield of college life. Join Casey, a sorority social climber, as she vies for president of Zeta Beta Zeta. Her world gets more complicated when her nerdy little brother, Rusty, arrives on campus and risks her reputation by joining a fraternity and trying to go from geek to Greek. On top of it all, she finds herself in the middle of a love triangle...
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
A GQ editor chronicles the competition between three contending groups for the Collegiate A Cappella championship, evaluating how their achievements throughout the course of a season reflect a rising surge in the music forms popularity, as well as the diversity that has shaped its expression.
427) All the wisdom and none of the junk: secrets of applying for college admission and scholarships
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
This book gives students inside information - but only what they truly need to create exceptional college and scholarship applications. The authors have taken their combined 30+ years of experience working with competitive selection processes and simplified it in an easy-to-use guide. All the Wisdom and None of the Junk gives students the techniques they need to excel in the high-stakes college application process by taking readers step by step through...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"The rundown rental house didn't seem so bad at first. But now, someone is stealing her food. Rattling her bedroom doorknob. Digging through her belongings. Each night brings more disturbing incidents. And each night, Nya is more convinced that it's not an intruder. She suspects the culprit is hiding in plain sight: her peculiar roommate-of-necessity, Sidney. Nya can't afford to live anywhere else. The horrible rental is her only option. In a few...
431) The visitor
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Walter Vale is a widower who teaches economics at a Connecticut university. He lives alone and is no longer motivated by his work. In New York to present a paper at a conference, he goes to the apartment that he has not visited in some time, but has kept since his wife was alive, only to discover a young couple living there. Despite their great cultural differences, Walter befriends Tarek, a Syrian citizen and drummer, and gradually builds a friendship...
432) The collectors
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Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
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"On a cold winter's night, two art collectors are settled before a fire in the Senior Common Room of a college in Oxford, discussing the unusual pieces one has recently added to his collection. What the two men don't know is that the portrait of a striking young woman and the bronze sculpture of a fearsome monkey are connected in mysterious ways. How could they imagine that they are about to be caught in the cross-fire of a story which has traveled...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Norah hasn’t seen her childhood best friend, Skyler, in years. When he first moved away, they would talk all the time, but lately their relationship has been reduced to liking each other’s Instagram posts. That’s why Norah can’t wait for the joint RV road trip their families have planned for the summer. But when Skyler finally arrives, he seems . . . like he’d rather be anywhere else. Hurt and confused, Norah reacts in kind. Suddenly, her...
434) College admission 101: simple answers to tough questions about college admissions and financial aid
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
As The Princeton Review’s chief expert on education, Robert Franek frequently appears on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX to share his insider expertise on the college admissions process. Each year, he travels to high schools across the country, advising thousands of anxious students and parents on how to turn their college hopes into reality. Now, with College Admission 101, the best of Rob’s wisdom has finally been collected in one place! From standardized...
435) Best colleges
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
The U.S. News Best Colleges guidebook offers comprehensive advice for high school students and their families on researching their college choices, narrowing down a smart shortlist, putting together a slam-dunk application and finding the money once you're in. Find out how colleges are overhauling their programs to make sure students succeed, what you need to know now to increase your chances of getting a job later and how to negotiate the best possible...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Poet Glyn Maxwell wakes up in a mysterious village one autumn day. He has no idea how he got there; is he dead? In a coma? Dreaming?-- but he has a strange feeling there's a class to teach. And isn't that the poet Keats wandering down the lane? Why not ask him to give a reading, do a Q and A, hit the pub with the students afterwards? Soon the whole of the autumn term stretches ahead, with Byron, Yeats and Emily Dickinson, the Bronts͡, the Brownings,...
437) Cracking the new SAT
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"With 4 full-length practice tests created specifically for the redesigned exam, brand-new content reviews, and updated strategies for scoring success, Cracking the New SAT covers every facet of this challenging and important test,"--Amazon.com.
438) Promise kept
Author
Series
Perry Skky Jr. series volume 5
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Perry Skky Jr. struggles to stay true to his faith as he deals with the stress of playing college football, his girlfriend's demands, his friend's accident, and his grandmother's failing health.