After College Transition

Thrive After College / By Erica Young Reitz

Archives for May 2019

Do These First: 3 Things Every Recent Should Prioritize After College

May 31, 2019
Life after college often feels overwhelming for recent graduates. It’s hard to know where to start. A few years ago, I reached out to a number of alums and asked them to share their advice on what to do first. Here’s an article (from the archives) on 3 things every recent gradate should prioritize. It’s […]

Do These First: 3 Things Every Recent Should Prioritize After College

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Life after college often feels overwhelming for recent graduates. It’s hard to know where to start. A few years ago, I reached out to a number of alums and asked them to share their advice on what to do first. Here’s an article (from the archives) on 3 things every recent gradate should prioritize. It’s […]

What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve ever done? A podcast interview on life, start-ups and “after college.”

May 22, 2019
I recently had the opportunity to interview with Colleen Batchelder, the founder of LOUD Summit, a movement that exists to engage, empower and equip Millennials and Gen Z to change the world and be a light of hope. In in the interview, I discuss themes of the book, but we also talked about business start-ups…and […]

What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve ever done? A podcast interview on life, start-ups and “after college.”

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I recently had the opportunity to interview with Colleen Batchelder, the founder of LOUD Summit, a movement that exists to engage, empower and equip Millennials and Gen Z to change the world and be a light of hope. In in the interview, I discuss themes of the book, but we also talked about business start-ups…and […]

It’s Okay to Cry: Helping Seniors Leave Well

May 8, 2019
Here’s an article (from the archives) that helps us encourage our students to leave well. It’s easy for students (and even for us) to stuff our emotions. But this isn’t healthy. It’s okay to call it [the ending of college] what it is. It’s okay for our students to cry. And for us to do the […]

It’s Okay to Cry: Helping Seniors Leave Well

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Here’s an article (from the archives) that helps us encourage our students to leave well. It’s easy for students (and even for us) to stuff our emotions. But this isn’t healthy. It’s okay to call it [the ending of college] what it is. It’s okay for our students to cry. And for us to do the […]

The Best Graduation Gift You Can Give Your Seniors

May 1, 2019
Last week, I had the joy of teaching a group of students who are about to graduate from an intensive, 9 month discipleship experience called OneLife. The program director invited me to help these students transition, and one of his hopes was that the students leave with confidence about their next steps (even in the unknown).    We covered a […]

The Best Graduation Gift You Can Give Your Seniors

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Last week, I had the joy of teaching a group of students who are about to graduate from an intensive, 9 month discipleship experience called OneLife. The program director invited me to help these students transition, and one of his hopes was that the students leave with confidence about their next steps (even in the unknown).    We covered a […]