http://blog.pcproschools.edu Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:43:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Does this economy have you feeling like Scrooge. Last month at the recent graduation ceremony of PC ProSchools spirits were high. With over 70% of graduates already working in the IT industry and rest actively interviewing there was little worry as to the outcome of this holiday season. I LOVED ... http://blog.pcproschools.edu/index.php/2008/12/05/scrooge-no-more/ Your odds of winning the grand prize in the Powerball lottery are 1:146,107,962. Yikes! Yet we know many of you have played those odds to attempt to change your life? Thousands of individuals have found a better way to win including Michael King a graduate of PC ProSchools. He told ... http://blog.pcproschools.edu/index.php/2008/11/05/winning-the-lottery/ My daughter Molly started Kindergarten last week. She jumped on the big yellow school bus and just like that she was off.  After a few tears, I pulled myself together and headed to the campus. We had a new track of students starting school that morning too, beginning their 4 month journey ... http://blog.pcproschools.edu/index.php/2008/09/11/first-day-of-school-means-new-start-for-many/ Next week we will be filming footage for some new promotional materials. We made some calls to recent alumni and were astounded with the response. There wasn't a graduate out there that didn't want to do it! Just listening to their brief expressions of gratitude was enough to make my ... http://blog.pcproschools.edu/index.php/2008/08/22/tell-me-your-success-story/  How do you view reading? As a necessary evil or an opportunity. Whichever your viewpoint, it is important to focus on your purpose for reading. Reading your texts can also be thought of as a three-step process.     1. Preview each chapter before you read it.  Scan the chapters, look at ... http://blog.pcproschools.edu/index.php/2008/08/15/reading-with-intent/ Last week the world lost a professor that taught us more in one lecture now coined the "The Last Lecture" than all of his computer lectures combined. Randy Pausch died last week surrounded by his family at age 47. If you have not heard his lecture or experienced his words of wisdom, ... http://blog.pcproschools.edu/index.php/2008/07/31/live-your-childhood-dreams/ Over 100 graduates and their guests filed into the Country Inn & Suites in Brookfield, WI on a rainy summer evening last week to celebrate a six month journey to becoming an IT professional.   Last December, students in track 100 began their journey at the Brookfield Campus of PC ProSchools.  The ... http://blog.pcproschools.edu/index.php/2008/07/25/happy-graduation-track-100/ Entering the IT Industry is more than just going to work and managing computer networks.  It’s about entering a new type of network. A professional network where you can connect with other IT professionals about solutions and new initiatives. According to LinkedIn.com there are 16.5 million users, with 241 professional ... http://blog.pcproschools.edu/index.php/2008/07/18/get-linked-in/ Would you call yourself a hands-on learner? Most students at PC ProSchools are. The majority of our program is hands-on; yet, lecture is still necessary for presenting important information. How can you make even the lecture hands-on? ........with NOTE TAKING! Because we forget almost half of what we hear within an hour, ... http://blog.pcproschools.edu/index.php/2008/07/11/what-did-he-say/ On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Great Britain and America as we know it was born. Every day thousands leave their homelands to come to the "land of the free and the home of the brave" so they can begin their American Dream. Every year thousands turn ... http://blog.pcproschools.edu/index.php/2008/07/03/happy-birthday-america/