The Ever-Changing Faces of D.S.U. September 17, 2007
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Sitting alone, over six thousand miles from home, Navy corpsman Sergeant Melissa Bartelson enjoyed reading her copy of Western Horseman. It was by mere chance that she stumbled upon an advertisement for Dickinson state University’s online degree in Equine and Animal Science.
She was stationed in the Al-Anbar province of Iraq in the spring of 2005 when she decided to enroll in college here at Dickinson State, via our online program. Sergeant Bartelson began her generals while serving her first tour of duty in the gulf. She came home to Wisconsin for a few months after this tour but continued to take classes through Dickinson State.
Bartelson was called to a second tour in the gulf, this time in Kuwait. She continued her job as a medical corpsman and her career as a student during her down time. It has been a struggle for Bartelson to be both military personnel, ready to do what was required on the spot, and a student having to meet deadlines for online tests and papers; however, her drive and desires are what pushed this remarkable Wisconsin woman to obtain her degree in Equine and Animal sciences, which she will complete this fall with her final class.
After serving for five years in the regular Navy, Bartelson is now state-side and living at home in Wisconsin where she still serves in the Navy, only now as a reservist.
Bartelson plans to pursue a BSN in Wisconsin and combine that with her Equine and Animal science degree. Her dream is to open a ranch and use horses for therapeutic riding purposes for children.
Student Success In College: Creating Conditions That Matter - A Book Review April 17, 2007
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The attached is a book review written by Hal Haynes Jr. on the book Student Success In College: Creating Conditions That Matter which was authored by George D. Kuh, Jillian Kinzie, John H. Schuh, Elizabeth J. Whitt and Associates. Click the below link to access the PDF.
Ode to a Spider February 2, 2007
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by Les Hancock
Ode to a Spider
I watched a spider climb the wall.
I was amazed he did not fall.
As he spun his web
His efforts never seemed to ebb.
His labors were methodical.
Was this web hypothetical?
In early morning it catches dew.
This lets me know the web is true.
In midday he hangs in the air.
What happened to the web? Why isn’t it there?
He lived in the corner catching flies
Until by child, came his demise.
