By: Karen Edwards, Ph.D. Making a Difference: One Face Mask at a Time Laurus College Alumni (and current Bachelor’s program student), Alfredo Rayos is making a difference by protecting our community and helping the local economy at the same time. Alfredo is the Vice President of Operations at Mob Armor, a Santa Maria-based company…
By: Liz Gutierrez A “Story” of Positive Change Adapt: 1 – make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify 2 – become adjusted to new conditions To say that we have all been challenged to “adapt” cannot be denied. For some, recent challenges of the past few weeks have been significant and accompanied…
By: Karen Edwards, Ph.D. The Benefits of Kindness Laurus College has launched a one-of-a-kind, interactive Kindness Corner exclusively for students and faculty to share messages of encouragement and positivity. Does the impact of the pandemic have you feeling down? Are you having a tough time and need some positive encouragement? Would you like to share…
By: Kara Stewart of Blue Ascension Media Stanford professor Dr. Carol S. Dweck discovered two primary mindsets – fixed and growth – and each one has a big influence on how we approach learning, challenges, and long-term success. The good news: intelligence can be grown through challenging our brains, just like our muscles get stronger with…
By: U.S. Department of Education: 8 Steps to Filling Out the FAFSA® Form Originally posted on HOMEROOM, The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Education, on October 25, 2019 The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) is where you start your financial aid journey. This article explains all the steps in details on…
Written by: Rory Decker, Instructor, Web Design Department Ways to Create a Portfolio Web Designers make web pages… no surprise there! You may be building a website for your boss, a random client or even a family member. But, many new web designers don’t think about the most important website of all when they’re first…
Written by: Randall Lewis, Instructor, Information Technology (IT) Department IT Certifications: Why They Matter, Which Ones to Pursue, and Where to Start Laurus College places great emphasis on its students earning Information Technology (IT) certifications. An IT certificate is “a designation demonstrating a professional’s competency in a certain aspect of technology. Certifications often follow some…