Somehow it’s already December, the fall semester at Columbia is finished, and you feel it in every bone in your body. You are ready for a break. You enter the door to your house, throw your stuff in your room, and declare it a school-free three weeks. Here starts up again that job you had … Read More
Bryan Born is the president of Columbia Bible College. In this post he shares key insights from Crucial Conversations, a book that he has found particularly helpful in his leadership role as well as in all his relationships. When was the last time you found yourself trapped in a crucial conversation – an exchange where opinions vary, … Read More
What is avoidance? Do you ever find yourself… Starting a project and not completing it Never quite finishing an assignment Not responding to emails Paying bills late If so, then you’re already familiar with avoidance behaviors. Avoidance is the set of things we do to distract ourselves from the current task – the one that … Read More
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Should you see a counsellor? Kristiina Vuorensivu is the Supervisor of Columbia’s Counselling Services team. She has a Master’s in Counselling Psychology and she’s a registered clinical counsellor in the province of BC with over fifteen years experience in agency work and four years in private practice. She’s also taught counselling within a college setting. … Read More
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This fall, Columbia Bible College is launching IDIS 099: Academic Foundations. We pulled together key info about this brand-new non-credit course to help you decide if it’s a good fit for you. Why create ‘Academic Foundations’? In recent years, the Columbia Academics team noticed that many high school students are finding the transition to college-level … Read More