Help! I want to go back to school as an adult!

It never ceases to amaze me how adult learners want to help their peers and share their experiences in hopes that it will make a positive impact on another's journey. This dynamic truly stirs up the great admiration I have for these working adults who are going back to school while balancing all of life's responsibilities.

Ever since we released "The Adult Learner Survival Guide" earlier this year, we've seen thousands of adult learners nationwide download our e-book. It quickly became clear that a lot of adult learners are hungry for all the advice, motivation, and insider tips they can get to help them earn their degrees. Because let's face it -- going back to school is no small feat, and it takes commitment and perseverance to make it happen.

Ex Post Facto

Post University cartoon by Dave Blazek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.post.edu.

Revealing … our cartoon caption contest winner!

The entry period for another great cartoon caption contest has come to a close! Needless to say, it's been fun reading the submissions. Many of the punch lines are creative and clever, but a few stood out more than the others and immediately got a good laugh from us.

We've huddled up to determine which one submission should take home the grand prize -- which, for a refresher, includes:

• A copy of "To Sell is Human," the new book by Dan Pink 
• A t-shirt printed with the cartoon and the winning caption 
• An original 8.5" x 11" colored print of the cartoon with the winning caption, autographed by cartoonist Dave Blazek

There was a lot of discussion to land on a winner, but at the end of the day, our judges picked ...

Hats off to Post University faculty and staff!

Post's Dr. Kevin McGinniss, new
Commissioner of the Eastern
College Athletic Conference

The faculty and staff at Post University are some of the most dedicated leaders I've had the pleasure of working with. They continue to embark on new endeavors to do more for their students, industries, and communities, and I'm always impressed when I hear about the latest accomplishments from the team. I wanted to round up some of the most recent achievements by the Post University faculty and staff, and the differences they're making for others.

Industry recognitions

To kick things off, Dr. Kevin T. McGinniss was named Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), the nation's largest athletic conference and the only multidivisional conference. Dr. McGinniss is an Associate Faculty Member in Post University's Bachelor of Science in Sport Management Degree Program (part of The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business). His 35-year career in athletics and new position at the ECAC will provide real-world insight and context to our students, which is crucial in this competitive field.

Re-energize your career: Become an intrapreneur

Many Americans are unhappy at their jobs. Nod if you're one of them! You might dislike the work, your boss, your coworkers, your clients, the environment -- any number of factors. You might be thinking that you'd like to work for yourself and throw all the corporate politics and structure away. Before you quit the day job for the "freedom" of entrepreneurship, you should do your research, talk to people in business, and seriously consider opportunities to become an "intrapreneur" in your organization.

Being an intrapreneur can help you exercise your entrepreneurial spirit, increase job satisfaction, break into new leadership roles, and potentially earn more money without the inherent risks of entrepreneurship. Companies and organizations need this spirit and drive to foster new ideas, create new products, and spearhead innovations.

7 steps for building a strong Internet brand

New grads and job seekers, take a moment right now to Google your name. Why? Because chances are, prospective employers are doing it too. A Microsoft survey found that some 79% of employers Google a job candidate's name during the evaluation process. They are analyzing what's called your "Internet brand," which is your image and reputation online.

The importance of your Internet brand can't be underestimated when searching for jobs and internships. Consider these statistics from Mashable.com:

Are you in our Commencement 2013 photo slide show?

If you haven't seen Post University's Facebook page recently, we have a boatload of photos up from Commencement 2013. There are a lot of great shots from the undergraduate and graduate ceremonies that speak more than 1,000 words!

Grads and families have been posting a lot of their own photos on our Facebook graduation event page too. We've assembled several of them here to make sure your part in our 123rd Commencement has the chance to be seen by our community at large. We also included some of our favorite shots from our archives, and even a photo from one of our grads who partook in our online Commencement (whose son generously lent him his Chuck E. Cheese crown to wear as a cap)!