Celebrating Local Black Talent Series Small Black Owned Business Feature Name: Corey T. Smith Affiliation: Goodwin alumnus Business Name: FikaSuray Business Type: Personal chef Year Founded: 2019 Who We Are & What We Do… FikaSuray is a personal chef … Continue reading Small Black Owned Business Feature: FikaSuray
“New England Independent College Transfer Guarantee” Simplifies Access to Four-Year Institutions Community college students benefit from greater opportunity and affordability Navigating the pathway to a four-year independent educational institution can be a daunting experience for community college graduates. Challenges, especially … Continue reading “New England Independent College Transfer Guarantee” Simplifies Access to Four-Year Institutions
Celebrating Local Black Talent Series Small Black Owned Business Feature Name: Robbin Jackson Affiliation: Goodwin student Business Name: Nutmeg Kettlecorn Business Type: Retail food business Year Founded: 2014 Who We Are & What We Do… Nutmeg Kettlecorn is a family … Continue reading Small Black Owned Business Feature: Nutmeg Kettlecorn
Jade Nardi is a young woman who, in many ways, raised herself. In a life that taught her early to either sink or swim, she’s lived without the luxury of a life raft for as long as she can remember. Growing … Continue reading Jade’s Story: From the classroom to the COVID unit
Celebrating Local Black Talent Series Small Black Owned Business Feature Name: Jamier Adams Affiliation: Goodwin alumnus Business Name: Jamier Adams Photography Business Type: Portrait, lifestyle and wedding photography Year Founded: 2008 Who We Are & What We Do… My business … Continue reading Small Black Owned Business Feature: Jamier Adams Photography
When it comes to education in the United States, we are becoming more competitive. It is no longer enough to have a high school diploma on its own. To reach success, many students today will plan to attend a college … Continue reading Does a Magnet School Look Good for College Applicants?
Before your child came into your life, you may have researched the best baby gear and read all of the baby books. You wanted to be sure your bundle of joy was cared for with safe products and healthy child-rearing … Continue reading How to Choose an Elementary School for Your Child
Accountability and Connections: The Career Fair, from YNK to YMK by Marty Levine, MA, SPHR, CPRW Goodwin University Career Specialist As we all spend an increasingly greater part of our lives in the virtual world, we are developing varying comfort levels … Continue reading Accountability and Connections: The Career Fair, from YNK to YMK
No matter where you are in life, the thought of attending college can be intimidating. Whether you have never been to college, are making a career change, or are going back for a second degree, the costs of tuition alone … Continue reading College Grants vs. Scholarships vs. Loans: What’s the Difference?
On December 17, 2020, Goodwin University received notification that it had received a $9,862 grant from Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG) under Connecticut’s Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit program. SCG, United Illuminating (UI), and Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) — all subsidiaries … Continue reading Goodwin University Receives Southern Connecticut Gas Grant to Support Energy Efficiency
During the spring 2020 semester, I facilitated a cohort of 15 learners in Goodwin University’s ENet program. ENet is an entrepreneurial program that provides learners who were formerly incarcerated the opportunity to earn a small business start-up certificate at Goodwin. … Continue reading Four Strategies to Overcome the Challenges of Facilitating Formerly Incarcerated Learners
Are you looking for a fresh start for your best self? Read below for 21 hacks on how to honor your health and happiness this new year. 1. Actively listen to those around you. Listen to respond, not react. Resist the … Continue reading 21 Self-Care and Self-Improvement Tips to Conquer 2021
How to Navigate Difficult Career Decisions and Major Declarations: Wise Words from an Academic Advisor by Corinna Kraemer, Goodwin University Academic Advisor As the New Year and a new semester begin in January, this can be a crucial period to … Continue reading How to Navigate Difficult Career Decisions
Students with an interest in science are, in many ways, the future. Those who have a passion for the sciences will grow up to make great discoveries and help our planet and population. These young scientists are the ones who … Continue reading 7 Classes You Will Find at a Science-Focused High School
Iran’s Story Part Three: The business of building a road to peace Engaged in an entrepreneurial education The Peace Center provided Iran an introduction to Goodwin University’s Entrepreneurial Network (ENet) program. “I learned about ENet through program director Matt Connell,” … Continue reading Iran’s Story: Building a Road to Peace
Iran’s Story Part Two: A transformation of trials Iran’s transition to a new world wasn’t easy, and the temptation to return to his former life waited around every corner — coaxing him to come back through every connection and every … Continue reading Iran’s Story: A Transformation of Trials
Iran’s Story Part One: How one man dared to do something different and created his peaceful purpose Iran Nazario went from a hardened life on Hartford’s streets to a distinguished position as the passionate president and CEO of a non-profit … Continue reading Iran’s Story: Creating a Peaceful Purpose
Can You Work Full-Time and Go to School? Find out! The picture of college life is constantly evolving. When many people think of college, they envision philosophical conversations at poetry slams, or frisbee on the quad between classes. The truth … Continue reading How to Work Full-Time and Go to School
