Saturday, January 31, 2015

Security Tips from Edelman Financial Services

Don't be the victim of Identity Theft

    1. Security:  Use a privacy protection service. If your purse or wallet is stolen, they can help make sure what's stolen isn't used to steal your identity.
    2. Credit Cards:  Keep your credit card numbers and the companies' phone numbers in a list at home.  Carry only one card with you -- not all of your cards.
    3. Bank Accounts:  Keep a list at home of your bank accounts.  If your security is breached, have the numbers changed.
    4. Health Insurance:  Keep duplicates of your health insurance cards at home.
    5. Passport:  Never carry this with you unless you're leaving the country.  (And when you are traveling overseas, keep a copy at home, and carry a copy with you, and put it in the hotel safe.)
    6. Lighten the Load:  Don't carry anything you don't need with you.  Leave at home your Social Security card, safe deposit box key and other possessions.
    7. Carry a piece of paper that lists emergency contact info for a spouse, family member, friend or neighbor.  If you're injured and unable to communicate, that list will tell first responders who to call.

Gilman Scholarship

Study Abroad Program:
The Gilman International Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that the Summer 2015 & Fall 2015-2016 application is now available online for students to access.  Applications are due on March 3, 2015 by 11:59 pm (Central Time).


For more information:
Please Google: The Gilman International Scholarship

Dates to REMEMBER

FEB. 02, 2015 --  Last day to add full-term classes.
FEB. 02, 2015 -- Last day to park in student parking lots without a Parking Permit 
FEB. 06, 2015 -- Last day to drop full-term classes & qualify  for  a refund.
FEB. 08, 2015 -- Last day to drop full-term classes w/o a grade of  "W"

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Pick Yourself Up & Keep Going

http://www.lifesecretsonline.com/blog/2013/08/17/The-Fallen-Race/

Don't accept falling or failing at something as defeat.  The important thing is to pick yourself up, brush yourself off and start all over again.

Monday, January 26, 2015

Fund Your Future

Farmer Runs a Marathon

It is what you believe that counts.  You will hear me say over and over that you need to believe that you will win scholarships, BUT you need to prepare to be a WINNER.  Organizing your portfolio is the first step.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Mandatory Scholarship Donor Reception

The 2014 - 2015 COD Scholarship Donor Reception will be held on Monday, February 09, 2015 from 4:00 to 6:00 at the new gym.  Attendance is mandatory for ALL current COD scholarship recipients.
Please be sure to check your @mycod.us email to register and for more details.

COD Scholarship

The COD Scholarship for 2015/16 should be available on February 02, 2015. I'll keep you informed.

Too Late to Save for Your 16 Year Old's College Education?

http://bcove.me/rh5yjo4e

Please click on the above link to view an important message from Ric Edelman.  Plain and simple  -- find a college that you can afford.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Pathways to Success Scholarship

http://www.cvpts.com/text/pts_scholarship_text.html

Pathways to Success scholarship application is now available..

Inspiration for the Day

Your Inspiration For Today!
"Your goal in life should be to enjoy the highest levels of health and energy possible. This requires that you eat the right foods and fewer of them. It requires you to get regular exercise and move every joint of your body daily. To enjoy superb physical health, you must get lots of rest and recreation. Above all, you maintain a positive mental attitude, looking for the good in every situation, and remain determined to be a completely positive person."
~Brian Tracy

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Welcome to the Scholarship Workshop

Thank you for taking the time to come to the Scholarship Workshop for High School Students and Parents!! I am here to help you in any way that I can.  Eve-Marie

Lessons

The best that life can do is present lessons to you.  The learning is up to you.
--The Portable LIFE 101

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Process of Learning

Learn to enjoy the process of learning.
--The Portable LIFE

"I didn't fail 1,000 times.  The light bulb was an invention with 1,001 steps." -- Edison

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Lessons to be Learned

When life seems truly bad, we can moan and groan, or we can -- even in the midst of anger, terror, confusion, and pain -- tell ourselves, "There must be a lesson in here someplace!"
--The Portable Life

Monday, January 12, 2015

Life is for learning.

Life is for learning?  Learning what?  You name it.  there's a lot to learn.

--The Portable LIFE 101

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.
--Abigail Adams
                   1780

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Doing More

Life is for Doing.
"One of the greatest -- and simplest -- tools for learning more and growing more is doing more."

--The Portable Life 101


Overview of FAFSA

Please be sure to apply for FAFSA even if you don't think you qualify because your scholarship applications will require a copy of your SAR (Student Aid Report) which is generated by FAFSA.

For high school seniors, you can apply immediately after the 1st of the year if you are planning on transferring to either a community college or a four-year college for the fall semester.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

COD Scholarships

The 2015-2016 COD Scholarships will open in February 2015.  Please be sure to submit a "complete" application by 3/2/2015 in order to be considered for a scholarship.  Please continue to check COD's website (Financial Aid) for details.

Spanish Version of What's Right with the World

I love the message of this video and would like to share it with my Spanish speaking friends.

Thursday, January 8, 2015

The Road to Happiness


Quote for January 8th

It seems that somewhere around eighteen (give or take ten years), something in us decides, "That's it, I've had it, I'm done.  I know all I need to know. I'm not learning any more."
--The Portable Life 101

A thirst for knowledge is so much more exciting -- give it a try.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Quote of January 7th

We know who wrote, "To be or not to be, that is the question," but we don't know the answer.
-- the Portable Life 101

Monday, January 5, 2015

Quote: How to live.

That our educational system is not designed to teach us the "secrets of life" is no secret.  In school, we learn how to do everything--except how to live.

--The Portable LIFE 101

Sunday, January 4, 2015

New Year

May the New Year bring you many scholarships and lots of motivation to succeed.

Scholarship Classes at the College of the Desert

You still have time to register for a scholarship class which will guide you through the process of submitting winning scholarship applications.  Three classes are being offered during the spring semester at the College of the Desert.

1.  COUN 011 (8011)  Online (1.0 unit)      01/26/15 to 05/22/15  (FULL)
2.  COUN 011 (8039)  Online (1.0 unit)      01/26/15 to 05/22/15
3.  COUN 011 (8025)  Lecture Class (1.0)  03/24/15 to 05/21/15  (Tuesdays & Thursdays) 2:30 - 4:35
                         2nd floor of the Cravens Center on the main campus.

Pathways to Success

I just logged on to the Pathways to Success website and note that the application is still not accessible.  Suggest you check every day .  This  scholarship is very worth considering -- perhaps the best in the valley.

5 Risky places to swipe debit cards

Earning money is not enough to be financially healthy -- you need to protect what you have.