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VIDEO:
Game Theory & Giving
Morgan Spurlock: The Greatest Sellout Ever Sold
Cigar Box Guitars, from Appalachia to Hollywood (LAist)
Urban Farming, L.A. Style (NBC Los Angeles)
Parking Lots Into Gardens
WRITING:
Playgrounds, Green Space Grow in Inglewood (NBC Los Angeles)
Geolocation, Location, Location (Neon Tommy)
Coloring Outside the Lines (Intersections: The South L.A. Report)
OP-ED:
Silly 24-Year-Old-Kids, School Is for Kids (Neon Tommy)
A Specialization in Obscurity (BetterGrads.org)
PR + MARKETING:
Community College Team Wows Nation (Glendale College)
"I love this city" (San Francisco State University
WEB COPY:
OneWest Bank First-Time Home Buyer Guide (OneWest Bank)
What Do I Do if I'm Denied for a Loan Modification? (IndyMac Mortgage Services)
New Sharetivity Plug-In Eliminates Old Bookmarking Method (Sharetivity.com)
Web 2.0 Career Search for Students (NuResume.com)
More Published Work:
Commentary
Silly 24-Year-Olds, School is for Kids
Retro Tech: A New Take on Old Technology
Social Media Week: Geolocation, Location, Location
Social Media Week Hits Los Angeles: The Details
New Twitter: A Birdcage for Users?
Google Instant: Google Search Like Woah!
Craigslist Bans Sex Ads... But Not Demand for Them
Cell Phones Killed the Radio Star
Facebook Places: A Self-Policing Social Network?
News
Metro Hears Outpouring of Complaints
Hawthorne Residents Caught Off Guard by Metro Project
Inglewood Principal Takes Hands-On Approach to Education
Q&A With Hawthorne Police Lt. Steven Romero
Inglewood Pays Tribute to Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Blogging
BetterGrads.org
The Typical College Student
A Specialization in Obscurity
Inside U.S. News & World College Rankings
Ten Universities with the Highest Student Debt
Orientation Mania Hits College Campuses Everywhere
Fueled by Ramen
Comparing U.S. Education to Itself
Skillz
On Imagination
Forgiving Debt, and Your Checkbook
Did You Hear About…
Think Financial Aid Can Wait?
Education Marketing Machines
Springtime Spawns Senioritis
Academics Get Cronked
Van Wilders on the Rise
Accepted, Rejected or Worse… Wait-Listed
Why College?
Raising the Educational Bar
Pick Your Profs!
Community Colleges Part 3
Community Colleges Part 2
Community Colleges Part 1
Facing FAFSA?
How to raise cash for college
Digital Bookbags
“High School’s Last Test,” a response
Earning a College Degree, in High School
GEAR UP for College
Making College Affordable
Enriching Youth! …And Your Résumé
STEMming off in all directions
School Work. Two Words.
SAT: Study And Triumph!
Applying Yourself: The Essay Way
Health 101
Top 10 Questions High Schoolers Have About College
The Semester’s Started; Now Get to Work!
Corporate Blogging
IndyMac Mortgage Services
Tips for Getting a Loan Modification
What Do I Do if I’m Denied for a Modification?
Announcing the New Online Loan Modification Application
Short Sales: What, Why and How
Sharetivity.com
Social Search Next for Sharetivity
New Sharetivity Plug-In Eliminates Old Bookmarking Method
nuResume.com
Web 2.0 Career Search for Students
Write a Web 2.0 Resume: Why, How, Now!
Magazine:
SF State Magazine
Right of Way
Press Releases:
All press releases on BetterGrads.org
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF Today)
High School Internship Program Partners Teams with Scientists
Promoting Effective Communication in a Diverse Work Culture
Pilot Shadow Program Bolsters Interprofessional Education at UCSF
UCSF Introduces Leadership Development Initiative
UCSF Medical Center Receives Rebates for Going Green (article + photo credit)
UCSF to Host Spring Retreat to Launch CCTI
Glendale Community CollegeLanguage Arts Department
Glendale Community College Speech & Debate Team Wows Nation
San Francisco State UniversitySF State News
Aspiring filmmaker wins Student Oscar
Student Academy Award goes to aspiring SF State filmmaker (press release)
Campus alert system launched
Campus commitment to inclusive landscape garners national award (feature version)
Campus commitment to inclusive landscape garners national award (press release version)
SF State’s 107th Commencement this weekend (press release)
Telling truth through fiction
‘Criminal’ artistic intent
HERO saves the sustainable day
SF State honors distinguished faculty (press release)
Awards honor distinguished faculty
Campus neighborhood gets a farmer’s market
Orientation leaders win awards (article + photo credit)
Preparing for emergencies
Fourth Annual Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Seminar at SF State (press release)
Annual seminar mentors musicians
Campus welcomes veterans
Holiday gifts with a Gator connection
SF State students earn Presidential Management Fellowship (press release)
SF State entrepreneurs learn to succeed
Staffer wins CSU award for creating a ‘DIVA’ (article + photo credit)
Scholarships make study abroad a bigger bargain
Students take home first-place research awards
Professor sends books to Katrina-ravaged college (article + photo credit)
Gifts for the graduating Gator
Student wins national Truman Scholarship (press release)
Student wins national Truman Scholarship (article + photo credit)
The 1906 quake and fire: An untold story
A few minutes with social worker Carla Roberts (article + photo credit)
Michael Dukakis to discuss health care
A few minutes with music teacher Victor Sui (article + photo credit)
Traces of ancient Maya on exhibit
Prof, students help ancient culture live on
Student documentary helping Brazilians out of poverty
A few minutes with AmeriCorp volunteer Qiu Chen (article + photo credit)
One Act Festival, two student playwrights
Student filmmaker sees through ‘Eyes of a Child’
College of Business honors professors, staff
Husband, wife team wins international award for innovative product design (press release)
Husband-wife team wins design award
SFSU student wins Morris K. Udall scholarship for environmental work (press release)
Student wins scholarship for environmental work
Students win first place CSU research awards
Prof’s research reveals California to lose $2.1 billion
Environmental films sprout up on Green Screen
A few minutes with Miss SF Marissa Larsen
SFSU students earn Presidential Management Fellowship (press release)
Students leave classroom for executive branch
‘The Magic Flute’ plays more than just a tune
A few minutes with wrestling champ Pacifico Garcia
Another stellar year for softball
SFSU art student awarded prestigious Jacob K. Javits fellowship
Student artist wins prestigious fellowship
A few minutes with Raiderette Leah Gonzalez
Media Advisory: SFSU to host national debate tournament
SFSU hosts national debate tournament
Game Theory & Giving
Morgan Spurlock: The Greatest Sellout Ever Sold
Cigar Box Guitars, from Appalachia to Hollywood (LAist)
Urban Farming, L.A. Style (NBC Los Angeles)
Parking Lots Into Gardens
WRITING:
Playgrounds, Green Space Grow in Inglewood (NBC Los Angeles)
Geolocation, Location, Location (Neon Tommy)
Coloring Outside the Lines (Intersections: The South L.A. Report)
OP-ED:
Silly 24-Year-Old-Kids, School Is for Kids (Neon Tommy)
A Specialization in Obscurity (BetterGrads.org)
PR + MARKETING:
Community College Team Wows Nation (Glendale College)
"I love this city" (San Francisco State University
WEB COPY:
OneWest Bank First-Time Home Buyer Guide (OneWest Bank)
What Do I Do if I'm Denied for a Loan Modification? (IndyMac Mortgage Services)
New Sharetivity Plug-In Eliminates Old Bookmarking Method (Sharetivity.com)
Web 2.0 Career Search for Students (NuResume.com)
More Published Work:
Commentary
Silly 24-Year-Olds, School is for Kids
Retro Tech: A New Take on Old Technology
Social Media Week: Geolocation, Location, Location
Social Media Week Hits Los Angeles: The Details
New Twitter: A Birdcage for Users?
Google Instant: Google Search Like Woah!
Craigslist Bans Sex Ads... But Not Demand for Them
Cell Phones Killed the Radio Star
Facebook Places: A Self-Policing Social Network?
News
Metro Hears Outpouring of Complaints
Hawthorne Residents Caught Off Guard by Metro Project
Inglewood Principal Takes Hands-On Approach to Education
Q&A With Hawthorne Police Lt. Steven Romero
Inglewood Pays Tribute to Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Blogging
BetterGrads.org
The Typical College Student
A Specialization in Obscurity
Inside U.S. News & World College Rankings
Ten Universities with the Highest Student Debt
Orientation Mania Hits College Campuses Everywhere
Fueled by Ramen
Comparing U.S. Education to Itself
Skillz
On Imagination
Forgiving Debt, and Your Checkbook
Did You Hear About…
Think Financial Aid Can Wait?
Education Marketing Machines
Springtime Spawns Senioritis
Academics Get Cronked
Van Wilders on the Rise
Accepted, Rejected or Worse… Wait-Listed
Why College?
Raising the Educational Bar
Pick Your Profs!
Community Colleges Part 3
Community Colleges Part 2
Community Colleges Part 1
Facing FAFSA?
How to raise cash for college
Digital Bookbags
“High School’s Last Test,” a response
Earning a College Degree, in High School
GEAR UP for College
Making College Affordable
Enriching Youth! …And Your Résumé
STEMming off in all directions
School Work. Two Words.
SAT: Study And Triumph!
Applying Yourself: The Essay Way
Health 101
Top 10 Questions High Schoolers Have About College
The Semester’s Started; Now Get to Work!
Corporate Blogging
IndyMac Mortgage Services
Tips for Getting a Loan Modification
What Do I Do if I’m Denied for a Modification?
Announcing the New Online Loan Modification Application
Short Sales: What, Why and How
Sharetivity.com
Social Search Next for Sharetivity
New Sharetivity Plug-In Eliminates Old Bookmarking Method
nuResume.com
Web 2.0 Career Search for Students
Write a Web 2.0 Resume: Why, How, Now!
Magazine:
SF State Magazine
Right of Way
Press Releases:
All press releases on BetterGrads.org
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF Today)
High School Internship Program Partners Teams with Scientists
Promoting Effective Communication in a Diverse Work Culture
Pilot Shadow Program Bolsters Interprofessional Education at UCSF
UCSF Introduces Leadership Development Initiative
UCSF Medical Center Receives Rebates for Going Green (article + photo credit)
UCSF to Host Spring Retreat to Launch CCTI
Glendale Community CollegeLanguage Arts Department
Glendale Community College Speech & Debate Team Wows Nation
San Francisco State UniversitySF State News
Aspiring filmmaker wins Student Oscar
Student Academy Award goes to aspiring SF State filmmaker (press release)
Campus alert system launched
Campus commitment to inclusive landscape garners national award (feature version)
Campus commitment to inclusive landscape garners national award (press release version)
SF State’s 107th Commencement this weekend (press release)
Telling truth through fiction
‘Criminal’ artistic intent
HERO saves the sustainable day
SF State honors distinguished faculty (press release)
Awards honor distinguished faculty
Campus neighborhood gets a farmer’s market
Orientation leaders win awards (article + photo credit)
Preparing for emergencies
Fourth Annual Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Seminar at SF State (press release)
Annual seminar mentors musicians
Campus welcomes veterans
Holiday gifts with a Gator connection
SF State students earn Presidential Management Fellowship (press release)
SF State entrepreneurs learn to succeed
Staffer wins CSU award for creating a ‘DIVA’ (article + photo credit)
Scholarships make study abroad a bigger bargain
Students take home first-place research awards
Professor sends books to Katrina-ravaged college (article + photo credit)
Gifts for the graduating Gator
Student wins national Truman Scholarship (press release)
Student wins national Truman Scholarship (article + photo credit)
The 1906 quake and fire: An untold story
A few minutes with social worker Carla Roberts (article + photo credit)
Michael Dukakis to discuss health care
A few minutes with music teacher Victor Sui (article + photo credit)
Traces of ancient Maya on exhibit
Prof, students help ancient culture live on
Student documentary helping Brazilians out of poverty
A few minutes with AmeriCorp volunteer Qiu Chen (article + photo credit)
One Act Festival, two student playwrights
Student filmmaker sees through ‘Eyes of a Child’
College of Business honors professors, staff
Husband, wife team wins international award for innovative product design (press release)
Husband-wife team wins design award
SFSU student wins Morris K. Udall scholarship for environmental work (press release)
Student wins scholarship for environmental work
Students win first place CSU research awards
Prof’s research reveals California to lose $2.1 billion
Environmental films sprout up on Green Screen
A few minutes with Miss SF Marissa Larsen
SFSU students earn Presidential Management Fellowship (press release)
Students leave classroom for executive branch
‘The Magic Flute’ plays more than just a tune
A few minutes with wrestling champ Pacifico Garcia
Another stellar year for softball
SFSU art student awarded prestigious Jacob K. Javits fellowship
Student artist wins prestigious fellowship
A few minutes with Raiderette Leah Gonzalez
Media Advisory: SFSU to host national debate tournament
SFSU hosts national debate tournament