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How much do University of Oregon Employees Make

February 11th, 2011 admin No comments

Ever wonder how much money employees at the University of Oregon get paid?  I certainly have. I have known for years that this information is public, I just haven’t known where to look and this morning I finally found it.

So if you have ever asked yourself what your professor gets paid or are curious about what researchers make the following website will help you find those answers and will direct you to all of quarterly and annual reports on what UO employees are paid.

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What are the most popular online degrees?

August 4th, 2010 admin No comments

Each year the concept of achieving a degree through online education is gaining more and more traction.  In many ways its the future.  Certainly the online education industry needs to continue to improve its credibility,  but that said, it is gaining market share as more and more students opt to study online instead of in class.

According to The Best Degrees, it would appear that the most popular online degrees being chosen by students are those with the biggest market share.

The top 10 most popular online programs:

1. Business administration and MBA programs
2. Psychology
3. Nursing programs
4. Engineering
5. Liberal Arts/Humanities
6. K-12 Education
7. Information Systems and Technology
8. Criminal Justice
9. Early Childhood Education
10. Health Administration

Source: The 10 Most Popular Online Degrees

Tips on getting away from unemployment benefits

July 4th, 2010 admin No comments

As the economy recovers, employment is often the last thing to recover. The key to lowering the unemployment rate at this point is to encourage entrepreneurship at all levels of the economy.

Of course, that doesn’t provide immediate solutions for those who are still unemployed. My best advise for those individuals is to consider further education, other fields of employment, as well as relocation.

Hopefully the economy will continue to improve and these issues will be a problem of the past. But when all things are considered it sometimes comes down to being willing to change fields or relocate. Doing whatever needs to be done in order to survive is an important consideration. One can live off of unemployment benefits, but for how long.

I have personally gone on unemployment twice, each time for about a two month stretch. In all honesty I wasn’t super gone ho a out finding work. I still tried and got lucky but each time needed to recover psychologically from the blow of losing my job. I feel I got to use some of the benefits I pay for each year through taxes.

A friend of mine had a different situation. He was in a highly specialized field. One that is very difficult to get work in. Unfortunately this friend had to use all of his benefits and eventually ran out. In the end he had to change fields, but was willing to self teach himself the knowledge necessary to enter a new field. I look forward to seeing him succeed.