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Positive Impact of Non-Governmental Organizations On Campus (Part 1)

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Many students on campus have the willpower to improve the environment of the communities they are in but simply don’t know how they can have a significant impact. There are many answers for them! One avenue could be non-governmental organizations …
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10 Steps To Solve Your Problems Smoothly

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Student organizations are challenged every day. Problems of varying complexities are thrown your way for you to solve. Here are some steps to get through solving these problems like a hot knife through butter.   1- Accept that the problem …
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Know Your Student Body: Top 12 Blogs

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In sports, there is an acronym that is sometimes used by sports coaching staffs around North America to explain how you should always be aware of the players that you put on the court/field/ice before making strategic decisions. The acronym …
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How To Deal With Digital Multitasking As A Student Executive

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As student executives, information will come from everywhere at the beginning of the governing term. You will be introduced to your student advisors and the rest of the elected student executive team; you will be bombarded with information from the …
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Interview Questions To Form Your Exec Dream Team

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The group of students that was newly elected to represent the college students on campus this year has now been democratically formed. However, student governments also have to hire staff to fill all of the other positions on the student …
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“8 Words To Lead By” For Student Leaders

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As leaders of your student body, it is in your hands to represent and honor the many thousands fellow students of your campus.  In order to achieve this successfully, you will need to exuberate student leadership qualities. This video entitled Words To …
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Biking To Campus Is The Answer!

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Is your campus eco-friendly? The university environment is where we all play, study, sleep and work. It is therefore important that we keep the space around us clean, safe and healthy. It is everyone’s responsibility to contribute in their way …
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Ideas To Organize A Fresh Student Orientation

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At OOHLALA, we think that Student Orientation is such an absolute primordial step in freshmen’s transformations from high school kids to “young adults” in college that it shouldn’t be ignored. Student councils have the responsibility to appoint and to organize …
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3 Activities For New Student Organisation Members To Break The Ice!

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  The team staff is finally in place for the 2012-2013 school year! However, the student members of the team don’t quite know each other yet. Introducing yourself to a lot of people from different backgrounds can look daunting at …
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Off-Campus Or Residence Housing For International Students?

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With the noticeable internationalization of higher education in North America and across the world comes the increasing importance of student organizations on campus whose goal is to provide a positive and everlasting experience for incoming students. These organizations exist to make the …
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