The Excellence Movement is Here!

  The African American Student’s Guide to Excellence
  in College is a comprehensive academic and lifestyle
  guide, preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s
  challenges. Look over the Table of Contents below,
  then get a sampling of the book by reading the preview
  chapters. To find out how to get your own copy, click here.


Table of Contents

Introduction

PART 1: FOUR QUESTIONS
Chapter 1. Why This Book? (Read full chapter online)
Chapter 2. Who Am I?
Chapter 3. Who Are You?
Chapter 4. What Do You Want?

PART 2: IN THE CLASSROOM
Chapter 5. A Different World
Chapter 6. Learning How to Learn: Five Steps to Success
Chapter 7. The Extra Mile: Going Further, Getting Smarter
Chapter 8. Four Essential Skills
Chapter 9. Exam Time (2 page preview)
Chapter 10. Time Management: From Big Picture to Small Tasks

PART 3: LIFE ON CAMPUS
Chapter 11. Home Sweet Home
Chapter 12. Staying Organized, Clean, and Virus-free
Chapter 13. Join the Club: Activities and Athletics
Chapter 14. Events On and Off Campus
Chapter 15. The J-O-B: Working While in School
Chapter 16. Mind, Body, and Spirit
Chapter 17. The Game: Dating, Relationships, and Sexual Health

PART 4: CHALLENGES, CHOICES, AND REWARDS
Chapter 18: Starting Right (Read full chapter online)
Chapter 19: A Major Decision
Chapter 20: Additional Academic Options
Chapter 21: Personal Finance and Paying for School
Chapter 22: The Color Line
Chapter 23: Graduation: Walking Tall
Chapter 24. What’s Next?
Chapter 25. The Academic Village: Notes for Faculty, Administrators, and Parents

Conclusion

The Excellence Movement | In The Classroom | Campus Lifestyle | Next | The Book



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Trade paperback,224 pages.
ISBN 0-9664587-2-9.

“The Guide to Excellence should be the first book that students read every semester.”
- Student Research Coalition, University of Pennsylvania.

“This should have been out when I was in school. Students better take advantage of this!” – Recent College Grad.

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Brian Peterson is an author and educator. He holds a Bachelors of Science and Engineering (Computer Science) and a Masters in Education, both from the University of Pennsylvania.
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