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COLLEGE SIGNING DAY!
College Signing Day is a BIG deal. Celebrate students’ commitment to a college degree and then support them on their journey.

MIND OVER MOUNTAINS
What would you share with undergraduate students if you had 18 minutes? I offer up the importance of traversing the mountains in our minds that can hold us back

Road Trip in Rearview
Recently back from a 1250+ mile road trip in which I played Success Prints Crash Course® with educators and students. Students loved that the game introduces them to the social side of college and forces them to think strategically about how to balance their time between academics and social life.

Dream out loud!
This simple phrase invites persistent action in service of a dream in the community of others. It's the perfect call to action for the first-year college student.

Higher Education ABCs
There is a learning curve when beginning college. There is a whole new language and lexicon. Teachers become professors and there is a bewildering number of acronyms. The SUB is not an underwater navel vessel but the Student Union Building. This post clarifies two key roles, advisor and counselor.
When the Teacher Becomes a Student
Becoming a student again was probably the best thing I could do to be a better teacher.

Lessons from the Class of 2021
We discuss the spot-on advice and wisdom dispensed by Bozeman high school seniors whose graduation day is just around the corner.

Games for College Success
College is a game and some of the rules are unwritten. Success Prints Crash Course® provides a secret decoder ring allowing students to read the “hidden rules.” It’s the perfect game for high school seniors and new college students to test their strategy and develop a college success mindset.

Socially-distanced Game Play: All the fun but at a safe distance
How do you play a board game during a pandemic? Socially-distanced of course! We detail how one university brought students together, 6 feet apart, to have fun and games playing Success Prints Crash Course®.

Celebrating First Gen Students
This week we celebrate those students who are first in their family to attend college.

Class of 2020 Graduation: Every Which Way to the Next Step
As seniors experience graduation in ways never expected, it’s time to think about getting ready for the next step after high school. Whatever graduates choose to do, managing time and balancing demands will be top of list. Success Prints Crash Course is the perfect gift to help graduates get ready.

Playing in Person
It was AMAZING to play Success Prints Crash Course®, the college life strategy board game with students, live, in-person, and gathered around a table.

So much to do; So little time
College social life can be summed up with the phrase: “So much to do; so little time to do it all.” Managing time between competing demands of going to class and work, socializing with friends, and completing assignments is one of the hardest parts about college life. Success Prints Crash Course® gives players a chance to perfect their time management strategy before the consequences are real.

Asking for a Friend
Students often seek help under the guise that they are "asking for a friend." The Success Prints team wants these students to know exactly where to go for assistance and support.

Have you talked to your kids about college?
Talking to your kids about college can feel like talking to a brick wall. What if a game focused on the first semester of college could give you a new angle to talk about what it take to do well in the first college semester? This post is for you.

Listen Up! It's College Fair Time

#WhyApply
#WhyApply is on opportunity to hear from current students and educators why they chose to go college. Most importantly, it’s a chance to talk to high school seniors about their goals for their next step in life.

How's college going? IDK - I don't know
It’s not an easy time to be a student . . . or a teacher. This post describes challenges students face as they juggle blended learning environments and concludes with suggestions that teachers may implement to lighten the load.

Stopping Summer Melt
Summer melt is the phenomenon of students changing their educational plans over the course of the summer. There is substantial concern about summer melt this year with the uncertainty of what the college experience will be like in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Many organizations are working overtime to help students realize their college goals; YOU have a role to play in stopping summer melt as well.

20 Notes to 20 People Challenge
Inspired by a scene from “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” writing 20 notes to the 20 people that have made a difference in your life is the perfect summer challenge. There is no better way to say thanks.