In one business class, students are taking their lessons to the street. Students of Ricardo Boeing’s marketing class at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are raising money for various local nonprofits using marketing plans they developed earlier in the semester. The Business 330 class teaches students how they can use their skills in a real environment, said Boeing, assistant professor ... Read More »
Students and members of the community at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will be traveling to Cuba for a four-week class this summer. Jennifer Collins, associate professor of political science, said the class offers three credits each in in political science and history. Collins will be one of two professors serving as a chaperone on the trip. Although Cuba maintains ... Read More »
Core Principle Inc. created a new app called Class120 that allows parents, professors and administrators to track whether a student attends class. Jeff Whorley, Core Principle’s founder and chief executive officer, said college students spend more than $31 billion a year on classes they do not attend. “It would probably instill accountability in students, but it also could deter them from the ... Read More »
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