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People ask me, “How was your first quarter? I answer, “Great, I really love it.” That does not completely sum up my thoughts, but it’s a start. Depending on the day, I could answer with “I don’t think I have ever worked so hard,” “This is a whole new language,” or “I think this is […]

Marine Robert Withers was promoted to gunnery sergeant on campus! Next chapter? Legal Studies grad! Today we were honored to host the promotion ceremony of Marine Robert Withers to gunnery sergeant. Robert is a leader in our Legal Studies community who has tackled each challenge with poise, professionalism, and humility. He has served as a […]

As you begin, your new adventure at JFK University in the Legal Studies program, we want to share what we wish we had known when we began our first-quarter. Create an academic calendar to keep up with due dates. Try and stay ahead of the work/studying. Don’t procrastinate or wait until the day it’s due. […]

After completing three quarters at JFK University, I have taken multiple courses in the Legal Studies/Paralegal Certificate program. The vast majority of them included group assignments inside and outside of the classroom on a regular basis. Though group work has always been a somewhat daunting thing for me in my past experiences in school, I […]

I am a professor of psychology and head women’s basketball coach at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio. I was recently elected the president of the Society for Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology (Division 47 of the American Psychological Association). I graduated from John F. Kennedy University in 1990 with a master’s in psychology, […]

In my life, my academic pursuits, and my vocation, I have taken an alternative path. As a young adult, I was compelled by early formative experiences to follow a path that had heart and soul. Guided by an inner insistence that my work be personally meaningful, as well socially additive, I sought to allow my […]

Museums are among the greatest storytellers of modern times, so why is storytelling with digital media so complicated? After all, storytelling (digital or not) is still storytelling, but the new flavors of tech are leading to big digital flops in the kitchen. Isn’t there some sort of recipe we can follow? My master’s project, “Beyond […]

Two years ago, after facing a life-changing crisis, I pursued a new path that led me to the Legal Studies program at JFK University. As a former stay-at-home mother of four, I frequently told my children, “Doing the right thing is rarely doing the easy thing.” These words proved true throughout my time at JFK […]