Welcome New Coaches to the ACE Community!
By Raymind Cruz, Certified ACE Coach and Technology Specialist First and foremost, welcome to the ACE Family! We are glad to have you as friends and colleagues. Your first year as an ACE Coach is going to be one to remember. As you remind your wonderful students to practice the Four ACE Pillars, remember to…
My College Journey and Lessons Learned
In primary training, student pilots are taught 5 hazardous attitudes. Macho, invulnerability, resignation, anti-authority, and impulsivity. While these attitudes are always in the back of the mind of pilots, they should be in the minds of students as well. In my college journey, I have had a brush with most of these rules, and ACE’s…
Summer Edition: A Focus on Healthcare
Coaches Corner The Importance of Health Careers and STEM By Derek Washington,Senior ACE Coach, Trainer, and Program Manager Obtaining a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education allows preparation to succeed in your career goals. The skills gained from a STEM education teach far beyond the standard concepts of science and mathematics. The cornerstone of…
Celebrating ACE’s 10th Anniversary
ACE’s Ten-Year Celebration On March 26, 2022, ACE (Accelerated College Experiences) celebrated its tenth anniversary by honoring two team members, Sherryann Sylvestre, our Curriculum Designer and Senior ACE Coach, and Derek Washington, Senior ACE Coach and trainer. Sherryann and Derek have been with ACE from the beginning. The celebration included remarks from ACE alumni returning…
Debunking Study Abroad Myths
Debunking Study Abroad Myths: Studying Abroad can be Cheaper than a Class on Campus and How to Pick a Program Tiana Jurisic, UMass Lowell ‘2021 (MPH), BSU ‘2019 BA & BS. Erasmus Grant Recipient ‘2019 Manchester England It is 90 degrees outside, your toes are buried deep in the sand, and you are drinking a…
Are You Ready to Enter the Workforce?
Graduating from college can be an exciting and scary experience. Whether a graduate plans to enter the workforce immediately or attend graduate school, the goal is to find a job or pursue a career path that’s aligned with your degree and career goals. Deadlines to submit essays, exams and labs will become project deadlines for…
Winter Newsletter
Ace Spotlight Cynthia Hydes, Florida Institute of Technology ’24. As a young girl thinking about what career I would have as an adult was always something I would think about. The first pilot I ever met was my best friend’s stepfather, and he is known as an exceptional captain. I would constantly ask him questions…
Setting Boundaries at Work
Takyra Taylor: Senior, Accounting Major, Suffolk University Setting Boundaries at Work A few weeks ago, my boss asked me to stay late. This did not seem like much of a request. I told her it would be no problem because I figured I could finish my school assignments later this week. However, later that week,…