Former teammates reunite Nov 2, 2009
He scored one goal in the Prairie Fire;s 5-2 loss Oct. 24 to Beloit College. Former PHS teammate Bryan Jackson is a senior soccer player at Knox rival Monmouth. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Elementary kids go to college Oct 23, 2009
Modeled after a program at Beloit College in Wisconsin, Help Yourself Academy feeds into the existing GEAR-UP program for students in grades 7-12. The program can accommodate 24 students. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Louisville Cross Country Sweeps Titles at UW-Parkside Midwest Open Sep 20, 2009
Beloit College 376 points 14 ... Beloit College 405 points 15. (Uoflsports.com)
MARSHFIELD FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: Bad math and some random things Sep 17, 2009
Those e-mails you may get about the lives of incoming college freshmen are apparently put out by Beloit College in Beloit, Wisc. This year s entries based on most of them having been born in 1991 include Margaret Thatcher having always been a former prime minister, Magic Johnson having always been HIV-positive, having always lived with high-stakes school testing and there having always been a Planet Hollywood. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
What College Students Don't Know Sep 13, 2009
Every Fall the professors at beloit college publish their Mindset List, a dictionary of all the deeply ingrained cultural references that will make no sense to the bright-eyed students of the incoming class. It's a kind of time travel, to remind us how far we've come. (Time.com)
The 'Mindset List' and useful government sites Aug 24, 2009
For the past 12 years, people at Beloit College in Wisconsin have compiled an annual "College Mindset List," which identifies the cultural experiences and social frame of reference that shape the worldview of 18-year-old college freshmen. It's a revealing list, particularly to those not part of that generation of new college students. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Janet Boudart Aug 23, 2009
She enjoyed gymnastics, synchronized swimming and singing in a small girls' ensemble called "The Chansonettes." She entered Beloit College as a dance major, but soon transferred to the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where she graduated in 1977 with a bachelor of arts degree in landscape design. Janet Boudart. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Card catalog? For class of '13, times are changin' Aug 22, 2009
Those are some of the 75 cultural landmarks on the Beloit College Mindset List ... Beloit College's Mindset list ... Every year, Beloit College releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of how incoming freshmen view the world. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Cultural 'Mindset' of freshmen may foil 'Boomer arrogance' Aug 18, 2009
These cultural touchstones, part of the annual Beloit College Mindset List, aim to remind adults that the incoming crop of freshmen brings to classrooms a very different frame of reference than their parents. Compiled each August since 1998 by retired college spokesman Ron Nief and humanities professor Tom McBride, it began, Nief says, as a reaction to perennial, "rather mean-spirited" lists of facts and figures that college students didn't know or care to know. (USA Today -- News)
Class of 2013 never knew a world without Web Aug 18, 2009
Those are some of the 75 cultural landmarks on the Beloit College Mindset List. The 12th annual compilation, which offers a glimpse of the world through the eyes of each incoming class, was released today by the private school of 1,350 in southern Wisconsin. (AZCentral -- News)
Three vye for two spots on Storm Lake School Board Aug 12, 2009
"I credit the Storm Lake District." Coryn is a graduate of Beloit College and DePaul University Law School. She is now an attorney in Illinois. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Barnes & Noble buying college bookstore operator Aug 11, 2009
Wisconsin schools contracted with College Booksellers are Carthage College in Kenosha; Beloit College; Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) said the deal will strengthen its brand as well as eliminate paying annual royalties to the college bookseller, which totaled $6 million in the fiscal year ended Jan. 31. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Jolly Named To Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Aug 1, 2009
Ashland University - Nick Bellanco Beloit College - Joe Goldufsky Bethel University (Minn. - Reid Velo Brevard College - Brandon Rawls Carroll University (Minn. (Tarheelblue.com)
Obituaries for Friday, July 24, 2009 Jul 24, 2009
He also worked for Beloit College for six years in the education department as a field director. Merlin was a member of YMCA board, Kiwanis Club, Historical Society and Our Savior s Lutheran Church, where he taught Sunday school and helped out with the breakfast program. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Coaches fight generation gap Jun 6, 2009
When Beloit College in Wisconsin noticed a generation gap between its professors and students, professor Tom McBride and the director of public affairs wanted to help teachers reach common ground with their students ... Following the model from Beloit College, we've assembled a mindset list for recruits born in 1992. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Following is a schedule of ag-related events of special interest to farmers. Some events and activities might require advance registration. (2) May 10, 2009
22: 2-4 p.m., Beloit College, Beloit. Call 608-443-1962. (Agri-View, WI)
American Colleges Flunk Economics Test as Harvard Model Devastates Budgets May 3, 2009
Beloit College in Wisconsin, where tuition accounts for three-quarters of its income, doesnt have as many options. It got trapped in a $1 million budget shortfall when it slid 36 students short of projected enrollment in September. (Bloomberg)
History of Berrien available thanks mainly to one man Mar 28, 2009
We only mention this selective inclusion moment after coming across a booklet entitled: Officers and Students of Beloit College for the Academic Year 1859-60 ... What is interesting is that Coolidge himself in his listing within his own publication and in other biographical sketches written to introduce him at lectures, omits the school entirely, speaking only of his 'grammar school years" being followed by his studies at the University of Michigan, where he graduated from the literary... (Niles Star, MI)
Klein making trip to Chicago Feb 26, 2009
3 steals for Beloit College, who finished off their regular season at 15-8. Stariha has started 19 of 23 games as a freshman for the Bucs and tossed in nine points in their 58-36 win over Lawrence University. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
