Ginny's Helpful Blogs

Beyond Dorm Decor:  College Level Academics

Students constantly hear “college is not like high school” but it doesn’t really sink in. What e...

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Beyond Dorm Decor: College Level Academics

8 things I wish I knew when my kids left for college

It takes human beings a minimum of 3 months to feel settled and adjusted.  

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8 things I wish I knew when my kids left for college

Our Story

While I began teaching in 1991, it has been in the last ten years that I’ve noticed students stru...

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Our Story

Parenting Tip: The Final Summer Together

If your grad seems “prickly” this summer, you’re not alone.  When my eldest was heading off to c...

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Parenting Tip: The Final Summer Together

Hey Student, Here's How To Use Your Planner!

Most people are visual learners so "seeing" what they need to do, written in a planner, helps the...

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Hey Student, Here's How To Use Your Planner!

How to Make Friends in College

I've always loved when the store aisles are filled with fresh new notebooks, pencils, and cute s...

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How to Make Friends in College

80s college halloween costumes

With every passing year since returning to teaching in 2007, I saw more and more students struggl...

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A Prof’s Manifesto on Paper Planners in a High-Tech World

Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash

These days, colleges and social media do a lot to assure that compatible freshman can find each o...

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Getting Along With Your College Roommate

Ratemyprofessors(.com), Registration, & Drop/Add with Coursicle

Here is how to use the Coursicle app to get a better schedule using the Drop/Add option at most c...

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Ratemyprofessors(.com), Registration, & Drop/Add with Coursicle

An Introduction to the planner by its creator, Prof. Ginny Horan

Find out more about the Centered Student Planner with a video from it's creator, Prof. Ginny Horan  

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An Introduction to the planner by its creator, Prof. Ginny Horan

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