Student’s Guide: Time Management

Learn to manage time when studying online, and stay ahead of everyone in the class. Earning a degree online is not that challenging but being the prominent one can be a slightly tough. Those students who are always top of the line everywhere, there are a few guidelines for them to retain that image. Students who want to stay on top should possess qualities such as discipline, dedication, and management.

"A good student possess some qualities which set him/her apart from everyone, whether in a traditional classroom or learning online”

- University of Atlanta Expert Faculty Member

It’s a little challenging for students to cope up with requirements online because they are not in contact with their peers or mentors in-person, and interaction is online.

“Studying online is easier, because student have the advantage to learn on his/her own pace” says an expert on online education, he added “Student have the freedom to manage time and concentrate because they are getting individual attention, which every student thrives for “

A Recent study about online education revealed that “Flexibility is what attracts student the most towards studying online —Enrollments went to the highest percentage during 2010-2014 more than 10 million students enrolled and earned a degree.

For students who have a lot going on, be it kid’s recitals to attend, an important meeting to present or parent-teacher meeting. These tips will help a student to stay ahead and make their life easier.

Mark your calendar

Make your own personal calendar, and mark all the important date in it, Keep checking your syllabus. Mark time and dates for each course and commit to it.

“Every night I set my calendar, usually after kid’s bedtime. Its helps me coordinate work, family and my learning” – Says a Student of University of Atlanta currently enrolled in an online nursing program.

Daily go through your course

The most useful thing about distance learning is, that you can take your classes anywhere with access to the internet. Stay up to date and organized with your Android or tablet. All these mobile devices can help student revise and study, even if they are at their kid’s baseball game or daughter’s recitals.

“Adding learning to your daily routine eliminates the last minute pressure and being up to date makes them more flexible towards last minute course changes or exam changes. “Says the Program director of University of Atlanta.

Look ahead

Make sure you know about your due assignments and what’s next. This activity will prepare you for the future submissions and allocate your time accordingly.

If you are someone who studies last minute or make assignments at the eleventh hour, you need to let go of that habit. It’ll not only make your life difficult but majorly affect your work and family.

Need help? Ask for it!

Student often doesn't ask for help, they try to figure it out on their own, this habit might waste a lot of your time, don’t stay silent. ”Students are always hesitant to ask for assistance and they take drastic measures, which ends up in ma”- Faculty member of UofA

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All you need to know about Earth Day – University of Atlanta Explore, Educate and Evolve Campaign

Earth Day is an annual event created to rejoice the planet's environment and educate about pollution. The day, marked on April 22, is observed worldwide with marches, seminars, activities and service plans. 

With University of Atlanta Explore, Educate and Evolve campaign we aim to spread awareness about our mother earth and reveal a few facts with were unknown of till now. Let’s make a different and join hands to make this world a better place. 

The Earth Day

The first Earth day was celebrated in 1970. Nelson, after seeing the damage done by a 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, was encouraged to organize a national "teach-in" that was dedicated to educate the public about the environment.

Political impact

Though Earth Day may now be symbolized with small-scale tree planting and volunteer cleanup projects, the first Earth Day actually had its sights set on bigger political projects. Earth Day protests created public support for the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency, authorized by Congress in December 1970. Earth Day also aided to the causes such as clean water, clean air and protection of endangered species acts.

Few facts about that will amaze you!

                                                                              

-       The garbage in a landfill stays for about 30 years. 

-       In 1995 over 200 of the world landfills were full.

-       Each person throws away approximately four pounds of garbage every day.

-       One bus carries as many people as 40 cars!

-       More than 1/3 of all energy is used by people at home

-       Most families throw away about 88 pounds of plastic every year

-       We each use about 12,000 gallons of water every year

-       1/3 of all water is used to flush the toilet.

-       The 500 million automobiles on earth burn an average of 2 gallons of fuel a day.

-       Each gallon of fuel releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.

-       Approximately 5 million tons of oil produced in the world each ear ends up in the ocean.

-       The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a traditional light bulb for four hours

-       For every 2000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of water free from chemicals.

-       Recycled paper requires 64% less energy than making paper from virgin wood pulp, and can save many trees

-       Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees

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Just a Little Something about the High Museum of Art in Atlanta – University of Atlanta Explore, Educate and Evolve Campaign

Atlanta is known for is unique history, It is a powerhouse of higher education and the city which rose from the ashes. There's so much more that we still need to explore about the city of Atlanta.          

University of Atlanta Explore, Educate and Evolve Campaign envisions to discover and spread it among those who wish to learn.

We know that Atlanta is known for its beautiful architecture which makes every building a tourist attraction. The High Museum of Art in Midtown frames a fundamental node of cultural activity for the Arts District of Atlanta.

Architecture of High Museum of Art

The museum, which opened in the early 1980s, was designed by Richard Meier, who won the 1984 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The site plan and building alignment welcome the public and pull guests deeper into the site, which is stretched on a gentle hill where they can be surrounded by art. 

Unique work of art

The sculptural design of the museum’s exterior forms a distinctive work of art that appropriately houses other works of art. The famous architect used his signature elements of white metal panels, glass and concrete to carve an architectural form that integrates multiple symmetrical combinations, creating a lively design that becomes a tribute to the art it houses.

Exterior of the building

The four-sided towers that house the art and vertical circulation are arranged on the facade to help define a hierarchy of spaces and break down what would otherwise have become an impressive mass on the site. These rectangular forms are hauled away from the access to expose the tube-shaped heart of the museum, which is fully glazed to provide public views into the core of the structure.

Interior of the building

The unique design of the interior is like an engaged tour of how the museum should be experienced. The architect introduces free-form curves to house free flowing areas of interior circulation, and he uses a strong diagonal entry ramp to frame the guest's vision firmly toward the center of the museum’s interior atrium.

The grand atrium the most amazing element of this building’s design. The atrium, which is decorated by its incorporation of natural lighting, the volume of space, and connectivity, creates a design where guests come to bond, study, rejoice and dream. You feel like the building is covering its arms around you and alluring you to come in, stay a while, see more, dream more, and come back again.

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Get to know about the World of Coca Cola in Atlanta – University of Atlanta Explore, Educate and Evolve

Interest is conceivably the best of activity that could lead towards a cultured living. A well-informed individual is always in search of getting to know about things he is ignorant of. To become a successful individual, it is imperative for a person to have a broader perspective and ability to reason with sense and criticism. University of Atlanta Explore, Educate and Evolve Campaign is an initiative to cater for the same cause.

Every day we share something which would add up to your information and you get to learn more about Atlanta. Today, through our unique campaign we will explore and share the facts about “World of Coca Cola”.

A museum dedicated to a soft drink in Atlanta, GA

Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola, the world’s biggest most successful soft drink producer. Located in the heart of Downtown Atlanta, the World of Coca-Cola is a truly captivating to look at how Coca-Cola came to be a global sensation. There are a lot of interesting things that visitors can try, such as. Try your hand at mixing up your own fizzy drink recipe, see how you look inside a container of bubbly cola, spend an hour reading Coca-Cola advertisements through the years, pose for a photo with the beloved Coca-Cola Polar Bear and peek inside the Vault of the Secret Formula.

 Why it is a must visit for tourist?

People who visit Atlanta make sure that they take a stop at this amazing museum of soft drink. At the end of the tour, one can sample more than 60 Coca-Cola products from around the world.

History of World of Coca Cola

Initially, the World of Coke was a permanent fixture at the Underground (an entertainment center in Downtown Atlanta). In the early 2000’s, the museum locked down and plans to reopen the World of Coke in its new, much larger location began to take shape. What’s really thrilling about the World of Coke is that the tour traces of the past, present and the future of the product that has come to represent American custom and originality.

We are experiencing a lot of responses and appreciation from students and everyone involved, University of Atlanta is keeping up with the tradition of giving to the world. The results keep on getting better with more and more individuals becoming connected with the cause.

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