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Spring Career Fair Company List

Monday, April 9th, 2012
The Spring Career Fair is this Wednesday, April 11 from 1:30 – 4:30pm.  There will be over 30 companies attending and looking to hire Coyne College students and graduates.  Bring plenty of updated resumes and come prepared to interview.  Here is a list of companies that will be attending the Fair: Hiring for HVAC Positions – Aire Serve Four (read more...)

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Do Your Math Skills Add Up for Employers?

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
The New York Times reported on March 13, 2012 that, “The employee responsible for finding a replacement part for a tower crane that ultimately collapsed on the Upper East Side in 2008, killing two workers, testified on Tuesday about his own difficulty with the basic math of measuring key components.”  1 “A manufacturer in Philadelphia has (read more...)

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Coyne College Trivia

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Here is some Coyne trivia for you! Did you know that eleven Coyne employees are also Coyne graduates?  Can you name them all? Here are the answers: Green Street campus Registrar, Tina Fanucchi graduated from Coyne in June 2002.  She went through the Office Administrative Assistant program.   In 1981, Instructor Paul Rontos graduated from the Heating, Air Conditioning, and (read more...)

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Time Management Tips

Friday, February 24th, 2012
Do you ever feel like there are not enough hours in the day?  Juggling school, work and spending time with family and friends can be difficult. Below are a few Time Management Tips which may help. Make a Daily “To Do List” Keep a list of everything you need to do that day. Make sure all of (read more...)

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Taking Effective Notes

Friday, February 17th, 2012
Your instructor’s lectures contain information that you’ll find on all of your quizzes and tests. A good rule of thumb is to pay attention to their lecture and take effective notes which you can study from. There are actually 3 stages to note taking. You have to be prepared before the class starts, during the class (read more...)

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Research Paper Tips, Part 2

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Wikipedia does not claim to possess correct information on its website. In fact, they even have a full page disclaimer which states, “We may be wrong – Use at your own risk.” http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer You shouldn’t be using an encyclopedia as a reference source. As a college student (or even as a high school student for that (read more...)

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You Ask, Coyne Answers

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Program Advisory Committees Recently in class, my Instructor said something about a PAC.  What was she talking about? If you are a Coyne College student or graduate, you may have heard a faculty or staff member refer to Program Advisory Committees.  In fact, it’s very likely that you’ve heard or read something about Program Advisory Committees, or (read more...)

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The DOs and DON’Ts of Applying for Scholarships

Friday, October 14th, 2011
It is a well known fact that college is an expensive undertaking for students. Everything from pens and pencils to school projects and tuition can cost a student thousands of dollars. We are all familiar with student loans (interest rates galore! years and years of repayment!) and grants (you have to qualify first) but what (read more...)

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LED Lighting

Friday, October 14th, 2011
Light emitting diodes, commonly called LEDs, are revolutionizing how lighting is distributed. While LED technology has been around for more than fifty years, it has become more common in the last 10 years with the shift to energy-efficiency electronics and lighting. Basically, LEDs are tiny light bulbs that fit easily into an electrical circuit. But unlike (read more...)

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Online Research, Part 2: Keyword Searches

Thursday, July 28th, 2011
If you’re trying to find information using the Internet chances are you’ll be using a search engine.  A search engine is a website that provides a list of different web pages that contain the information you are looking for.  Some of the most popular search engines are: Google.com Yahoo.com Bing.com The most common mistake that students make when using (read more...)

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