progressive u team's blog

Another Blog Action Day has come and gone and while we didn't have as many participants this year as we have in past years; we're pleased at the community response our Blog Action Day entries received!  Read More »

On October 15th, 2009, ProgressiveU will, as in previous years, participate in Blog Action Day. For those of you new to the site, Blog Action Day is an annual event that challenges bloggers from across the world to write about the same issue on the same day in an effort to raise awareness and spark a global discussion about the issue.  Read More »

Since we have so many new people on the site, and many were brought to the site with thoughts of a scholarship in mind, we wanted to emphasize some little known features on our site.  Read More »

No doubt you've read some of our other announcements regarding an upcoming upgrade to our software. Although we do not know the exact date that these changes will all take effect, this upgrade is imminent; and we thought it might be a good idea to let you know a few of the changes that will be in store for you.  Read More »

There we go again. Some of you might have noticed that we've been fiddling quite a bit with the site.

One of the modules we've been using on this site for about two years now is called "Fivestar" - a module that allows for very simple rating of certain types of content without requiring the page to be refreshed after. It's a great module and we love it.  Read More »

As some of you may have noticed, some of our members now have a little bar on their content that asks you for a tip. After spending the last week or two testing it out to ensure that all is in working order, we're pleased to finally announce that anyone interested may sign up and use the tipjar on their own content!  Read More »

The LEAGUE, a school and web-based system for service learning, is at it again! From now until January 21st, the LEAGUE is encouraging young people to get involved and do good in their communities with their King Day initiative.  Read More »

After several weeks, we've finally got the winners chosen and verified. Now all we have to do is let all of you know who they are.  Read More »