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Job Posting: Completely Directionless Career Counselor

Posted on Thursday, November 18th 2010
Tags: career, counseling, credentials, position, services
Job Posting: Completely Directionless Career Counselor
Position: Career Counselor Nash College Department of Careers Services Description Nash College believes that career development is a life-long process. We seek to empower students to see college as only the beginning of their never-ending search for a fulfilling career. Requirements The successful candidate must have multiple degrees (completed or uncompleted) in unrelated academic disciplines. [...]

Math Department Ordered to Eliminate Homework “Problems”

Posted on Monday, July 26th 2010
Tags: correctness, counseling, millennial, PC Police Log, political, psychology
Math Department Ordered to Eliminate Homework “Problems”
After a months-long crusade, director of counseling services Whitney Crissman has successfully convinced Stowe College to set a new, more positive trend in math education. “Instead of doing math ‘problems,’” said Crissman, “students will now complete math ‘challenges.’ We counselors are always looking for innovative ways to make academic life more positive, and we found [...]

Bipolar College Student Misdiagnosed as Art Major

Posted on Friday, May 21st 2010
Tags: art, counseling, drama, major, psycological
Bipolar College Student Misdiagnosed as Art Major
Psychiatrists apologized this week for failing to correctly identify college sophomore Janet Szak’s bipolar disorder. An accurate diagnosis was not made until Szak was admitted to St. Bingham’s Hospital following a violent outburst in her college math class. “Janet came to see us to talk about her mood swings a few months ago,” said Dr. [...]

Still Awaiting Response from 2001 Search Process, Candidate Demands Answers

Posted on Tuesday, April 13th 2010
Tags: candidates, career, college, communication, counseling, job, placement, services
Still Awaiting Response from 2001 Search Process, Candidate Demands Answers
by Erica Price Freelance Writer Administrators at Kentucky Methodist College are on edge this week as they fend off media attention relating to a 2001 search process for a Career Services Coordinator position. Rob Shackleford, 26, held a standing room only press conference in the local OfficeMax break room to disclose his intent to sue [...]

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