Study Abroad: Exploring Another Place
In today’s blog, we introduce you to Cassandra Goodman, our current AmeriCorps VISTA member at the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. While in college, Cassandra participated in study abroad. Learn about what it was like below! Tell us about you. I am Cassandra Goodman, an AmeriCorps VISTA for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. In […]
Filing the FAFSA: Don’t get Tricked by these Common Mistakes
Maybe you’ve heard about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It’s the form high school seniors and college students fill out to apply for financial aid for college. Filing the FAFSA opens you up for federal, state and institutional funding, so you’ll need to file it to receive most kinds of financial aid […]
Beginning a Career Change: Internships & Adult Students
By Brittany Collins, Indiana Commission for Higher Education Internships can be an impactful experience to help individuals apply new knowledge, grow their skills, and most importantly break into a new industry. Typically, people assume an intern is a young adult currently in college or recently graduated with limited experience. That doesn’t have to be the […]
Hispanic Heritage Month: Confianza, or Trust
By José Medina, Indiana Commission for Higher Education Growing up in a Mexican Family, “La Familia y educación son las cosas mas importante” (Family and education are the most important things) has been tattooed into my memory. Not only because my mother would repeat it every time I chose to go hang out with my friends […]
Hispanic Heritage Month: Vecinas De Enlace in Bartholomew County
By Mayita Rising and Luz Elena Michel, Family and School Partners and the Community Education Coalition How would you feel if you moved to a place where you didn’t understand the language being spoken around you? Or where you weren’t familiar with the culture? And even everyday systems such as education were completely different? These […]