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Going Back to School to Get Your BSN at National American University

Are you currently a registered nurse who is looking for new opportunities and the ability to take on more leadership responsibilities? Do you have a dream of one day earning your Master’s in Nursing or even your Ph.D. to become an advanced practice registered nurse? If you are a registered nurse and are looking to

Benefits to Taking College Classes in the Summer

        Did you know that National American University is open for class this summer? If you have thought about going back to school to get a degree in nursing, criminal justice, or another one of the hottest fields for jobs today, summer is a great time to start. While summer is the

What Would LinkedIn Wear to a Party? How Dress Codes Can Help You Understand What’s Appropriate for Social Media

It is hard to know sometimes which social media option is right for the occasion. Thinking of social media in terms of dress codes might help. In summary: LinkedIn: Business casual or business wear depending on your career objectives. Facebook: Casual, for personal pages. Twitter: Casual to business causal, depending on your followers and purpose.

NAU Employee To Pay it Forward in Alaska

NAU employee, Derek Leivestad, spends more time in the air than at a desk for his job with NAU. He’s one of three pilots that help ferry NAU’s leadership and staff to the university’s more than 30 locations across the Midwest. This coming June, however, Derek will be boarding a plane to Alaska as a

Finding a Career that Allows You to Give Back

Do You Love “Serial”? Maybe a Criminal Justice Career Is for You

Are you a fan of true crime television shows? You are certainly not alone. The true crime genre of media has seen an explosion of interest in the past several years. Both HBO and Netflix released documentary series (The Jinx and Making a Murderer) that exhilarated audiences and left us wondering whether the accused committed

Celebrating Diversity

“Intelligence plus character–that is the goal of true education.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote this as part of his “Purpose of Education” paper while still a student at Morehouse College in 1947. 6 years earlier, Harold Buckingham had founded National American University (NAU). Mr. Buckingham strongly believed that quality educational opportunities should exist for

How to Turn Your Associate’s Degree into a Bachelor’s

Whether you’ve earned your associate’s degree last semester or twenty years ago, it’s never too late to return to school and turn your associate’s degree into a bachelor’s degree. If you’ve already earned an associate’s degree, you’re halfway to earning your bachelor’s. An associate’s degree is a great way to provide yourself with the foundation

Applying for Spring Admission at NAU

Entry-Level IT Employees In High-Demand

ComputerWorld.com recently released its list of the fastest growing IT jobs. Reportedly, IT employment increased in every occupation and industry in 2015, with the exception of the oil and gas industry, where employment fell about 4% due to falling oil prices. Industries including retail, health, manufacturing, and finance all saw an uptick in the number