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The Pop Geek Playlist: One Last Push

As I work with students on campus, I’m bombarded with requests for homework help and to edit papers. I feel the burnout, the pressure, the wanting to just do something else… just as I know my students do. It’s time to push through the homework, push through those papers. Enjoy this week’s NSCS Pop Geek weekly playlist and remember: just keep pushing – you’re almost there!

Check back and tune-in next week for weekly mix of old and new jams

Bianca Williams graduated from the University of Arizona where she spent 4 years as a DJ and PA for KAMP Student Radio, as well as interning for a local record/concert promotion company. She possess a love for all things New Media, traveling, languages, film, radio, photography, vintage bikes, snowboarding… everything! and is in pursuit of a career in freelance writing. All of her musical tastes and influences come from her world travels and the amazing people who have shared their lives with her along the way. Bianca is a member of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars and works as an NSCS Social Media Ambassador. Follow her on Twitter @biancadene.

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Tags: Bianca Williams, Bush, Flogging Molly, Garbage, Iron & Wine, Maritime, Morrissey, music, Nirvana, NSCS, Pavement, playlist, pop geek, Sublime, The Flaming Lips

Categories: pop geek

NSCS Alumni Advisory Board

First came the question, “What is NSCS?” Then came the induction. You saw that your chapter organized a variety of services and social events. You may have participated in them and also may have decided to become an officer. Graduation came and went.

Now what?

You asked the question and we have the answer! The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is pleased to launch the NSCS Alumni Advisory Board. The NSCS Alumni Advisory Board is a special opportunity for a select number of NSCS members to serve in an advisory capacity to the NSCS national staff and Board of Directors. The Alumni Advisory Board consists of NSCS alumni, including former chapter officers, current and former NLC members, as well as active members.

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Tags: Alumni Advisory Board, Andrew Bruskin, Ciara Ginyard, college, Higher Education, NSCS, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Categories: campus geek

Let’s Recruit Stephen Colbert to Help Us #FixYoungAmerica

Our government is deadlocked by partisan politics. Youth employment is at a 60-year low—the lowest level recorded in U.S. history since 1948. Student loan debt just topped $1 trillion (and default rates are rising quickly).

And even though we’re paying top-dollar for college, college isn’t necessarily giving us the tools we need to create our own jobs.

In the 2011 Young Entrepreneur Council/Buzz Marketing Group annual youth entrepreneurship survey, 88 percent of young people said that entrepreneurship education is vitally important given the new economy—and yet 74 percent of college students had no access at all to entrepreneurship education on campus. When resources were available, most young people felt they were inadequate.

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Tags: #FixYoungAmerica, college, MTV, NSCS, rally, Stephen Colbert, student loans, TalkNerdy2Me, unemployment, YEC

Categories: campus geek

The Pop Geek Playlist: Kick-Back and Relax

Photo Courtesy of PJama Pants

You’re so close to the end of the semester you can practically taste it. It must seem like a wall between you and that finish line. After all, there’s no pleasant way to make it through exams, projects, and presentations… all crammed into one. This week, NSCS is here to help you to put a dent in it. Well, we can at least provide you with the tunes to help you kick-back and enjoy!