Benjamin Skye is a student at Hardin-Simmons and is ELI 360’s Communication Coordinator who currently heads up the company’s communication development efforts. He is from Malaysia and is completing his bachelor’s in psychology at one of ELI 360 Partner university.
This fall, ELI 360’s connection with Germany was further strengthened when two students from Lugau, Germany enrolled in our English as Second Language (ESL) program at Hardin-Simmons University (HSU) in Abilene, Texas. Maxim Farger and Robert Hornig also played soccer for the HSU Cowboys. Click here to read more about their experience in the US…
Imagination plays a bigger role in our adult lives than we may believe. Most of the time, we are not aware of how much of the choices we make depend on the extent of our imagination. Learning about the role of imagination in ethical decision making has revolutionized the way I look at life and education. Read more…
International students leaving home for the first time face a vast array of challenges. Sometimes, these challenges may prove to be nothing more than minor inconveniences. On the other hand, some of these challenges can be particularly detrimental to the physical and emotional health of a student studying in a foreign country. Learn how to fight homesickness with these 5 basic practices…
From May 22 – 31 this year, the Union University Men’ Soccer Team organized a mission trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read more about their trip…
Drawing inspiration from an article about students discovering their “inner athlete” at St. John’s College, Benjamin Skye writes about his own experiences playing intramural sports at Hardin-Simmons University and the values he has learned throughout those experiences.
In the article titled “Just Showing Up: Educators Focus on Attendance to Help Students Succeed”, the author cites a research conducted by three professors from the State University of New York at Albany describing the relationship between a students’ class attendance and academic performance. In their research, Marcus Credé, Sylvia G. Roch, and Urszula M. Kieszczynka found that showing up for class was a stronger predictor of high marks in college than were many other commonly used predictors… read more.
I took the SAT in June 2007 and made an SAT score of 2080 out of 2400. Even though it has been several years since then, I still remember some of the things I wish someone had told me before I entered the exam hall to the SAT. I regret making certain assumptions about the test, which led to several mistakes. Thankfully, none of them were too bad and I made it out with a pretty good score. Here, I would like to share with you some tips that I think are helpful…
In order to encourage more innovation and independent studies, Math and Science students at Spring Arbor University are given the opportunity to showcase their research project at the university’s annual Math and Science Exhibition. Read more…
This week, I stumbled across an article on the website for the Chronicle of Higher Education which told the story of how this one lady took 19 years to finish her undergraduate degree. This blog post is my response to that article. Read more…
Over the years, I have encountered quite a number of high school students who seem to have some wrong ideas about going to university. Having gone through the process myself, I understand what some of these “misconceptions” are about university applications. Here are seven major ones…