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Blood Drive
Heritage Hall
Wednesday, June 23 (11-3)
Sunday, June 27, 4:00 pm
Independence Day Holiday
No Classes; offices closed
Monday, July 5
Competitive Edge!
Success in college science courses
Tuesday, July 13 (6-8 pm)
Heritage Hall
Practical Nurse Program Pinning Ceremony
July 17, Heritage Hall
Last Day of Summer Semester Classes
July 27
Grades Due
July 30
Grades Available on Web
August 5
Intersession
No classes, offices open
July 28 - August 27 |
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Greetings!
On June 2, 2010, MSU - Great Falls experienced a network failure. As part of this failure, email services and network accessibility were lost for a few days while IT services repaired the network servers. Email and network services have now been fully restored and services have been restored; however, with this being the summer semester, many faculty members and adjunct faculty are not on campus and will need to contact IT services for remote access to email, vpn, etc.
Changes that were made by IT services to get the network operational required changing all user passwords and the domain that you log in to. IT services has taken measures to ensure that this process is automatic for end users but some work is needed on each computer.
If you have not contacted IT services to have your password reset, please do so at your earliest convenience.
Some changes have also been done regarding on and off campus access:
If you are on campus and unable to log into your computer, contact IT services to come and modify your computer. The process per user will take about fifteen minutes. This is required for all computers that log in from campus.
All user passwords have been reset. You may have your password changed to what it was before the incident occurred, but you will need to contact IT services to have the password reset for your account if you have not already done so. All password reset requests must be done via phone or in person. We will not send passwords via email.
Email has been restored for all users. When you log in to your email you will see a new folder called Restored Mailbox, this is a folder that contains all of your email, contacts, and calendar information prior to June 2nd. IT services will help you adjust your mailbox if you need assistance. You can drag and drop messages and folders from your old inbox to your new inbox.
Logging in to outlook web access will no longer require that you put the domain information as part of your username. The old way of logging in required that you used MSUGF\username for your login. Now you can simply just use your username and password.
Again, if you have any questions or problems, please contact IT services for assistance.
Sincerely,
Ken Wardinsky
Chief Technology Officer |
 MSU-Great Falls Night at the Ballpark
Tickets are available for students, faculty and staff on a first-come, first-serve basis. Limit 2 per person. Contact Lanni Klasner at 771-4396 or lklasner@msugf.edu.
A section will be roped off for the MSU-Great Falls crew, so we can all sit together and enjoy the game. The Voyagers will take on the Helena Brewers. Photo above: Natalie Nefzger, Courtney Johnsrud, and Sammy Schaffer invite YOU to come and enjoy the fun! |
Time to Celebrate
Submitted by Natalie Nefzger Judy Oveson is
retiring and we'd like to take this opportunity to honor her 19 years serving
MSU-Northern. You are invited to Boston's on Wednesday, July 7 at 5:15 pm. If you have questions, call
Natalie at 406-771-5132.
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Especially for Students: The Competitive Edge!
What: How to be successful in college level science classes
When: July 13th from 6pm to 8pm
Who: MSU-Great Falls College of Technology students
Where: Heritage Hall
Why? Learn how to gain the Competitive Edge to be
successful in applying to limited entry healthcare programs.
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Sign Up for Campus Life Emails
To receive information about events happening in the community and when there is food in the break room, sign up for the campuslife email distribution list. Just send David Bonilla an email at dbonilla@msugf.edu and request to be added to the list.
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W.O.W Certification Exam Results
Submitted by Tim Paul
The very rigorous W.O.W. certification exam was administered to 9 of our Web Design students enrolled in CIT 250 Web Programming, in late April. All nine passed, and have been awarded the Associate Web Designer's certificate from W.O.W. (CWDSA)
The students' names are:
Pamela Buckheit, Jesse Chase, Josh Degel, Crystal Gillen, Aaron Kueffler, Brent Marrero, Dwayne McClellan, Jonathan Rimmel, and
Frank Lee Wall |
May 2010 Great Folks Award
Submitted by Lisa Albert
Julie Freshly is the Great Folks recipient for May.
Julie is an asset to the College in being flexible to step in when and wherever
needed. She recently helped out in the Dental Clinic by graciously
greeting and checking in patients. Thank you so much Julie!
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Hannah Ruehl - Our Americorps VISTA
Hannah Ruehl served as an AmeriCorps VISTA at MSU - Great Falls this year. Her project was uniquely designed to help enhance the welfare of the students and the welfare of the college. She conducted surveys, focus groups, and research to assess the barriers to education, the desires of the Great Falls community, and the desires of our students. Let her know if you would like her to share her findings with your department or group. Call Hannah at 771-5148. |
Perkins Update
Submitted by Jeri PullumMSU-Great Falls' application for $258,232 in Perkins IV funding has been approved by the state. This annual federal grant is awarded to increase retention, completion and placement for students in career and technical education, which at MSU-Great Falls includes all Health Science and Trade, Industry and Technology programs.The 2011 award will be funding a number of different campus initiatives.
One will be to help pay for consultants to conduct a retention audit and prepare suggestions for improving retention. The grant also will support a faculty-driven effort to improve success in accounting. Accounting faculty will operate a special accounting lab for students who are struggling with this important class.
The grant will pay for faculty development in the new Sustainable Energy Technician program and support release time or stipends for faculty developing an online Business program, a Dietetic Technician program and preparing a needs assessment and feasibility study for adding an Associate Degree Nursing program. The feasibility study is required by the state Board of Nursing for any proposal to expand a nursing program. Funds also will be used to send faculty excellence award winners to the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) conference and award ceremony in Spring 2011.
The grant also will support license fees for the JobWire software program, which connects students with potential employers. The Respiratory Care, Physical Therapist Assistant and Radiological Technology programs will be using grant funds to bring exam prep professionals to campus to help students prepare for their licensure exams. And, finally, Perkins grant funds will purchase instructional equipment for the Sustainable Energy Technician and Respiratory Care programs.
For more information about the Perkins grant program, please contact Judy Hay or Jeri Pullum. |
| EPA Certification Classes Fill
MSU - Great Falls Extended Learning sponsored EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting training and certification. There was an overwhelming response from the Great Falls and surrounding communities. The first class reached the maximum capacity of 100 registrations very quickly and subsequent sessions have been held. The attendees included contractors, roofers, painters, property managers, real estate agents and remodelers. |
| Brown and Krieger Visit Alverno College
Division Directors, Jeff Brown and Bill Krieger, visited Alverno College for professional development focused learning outcomes and tying efforts to learning objectives and core indicators. Since 1976, the Alverno College Educational Research and Evaluation Office has conducted ongoing research on student learning outcomes and continues to examine relationships among teaching, learning and assessment in general education and across different major fields. |
First College House Celebrated
An Open House celebration on June 7 commemorated the comp  letion of a four-bedroom, two-bath house that was built in collaboration with NeighborWorks Great Falls by the MSU - Great Falls' Carpentry students. Pat Schoenen, Carpentry Program Director, stated the project allowed his students to see the whole process of house building and made their learning relevant. Student Jason Kline was awarded the 'Builder of the Year' award by Neighborworks. Pictured above from left to right are: Jeff Brown, Director of Business, Trades and Technology; Jason Kline, Student Builder of the Year; Pat Schoenan, Carpentry Program Director; and Sheila Rice, NeighborWorks Executive Director.
 Pictured to the right is Heather LaMere and her family, the new owners of the home. |
Montana's High School Teachers Learn at MSUGF
The 7th Annual Montana Institute on Educational Technology (MIET) was held on campus with over 150 teachers attending. The Institute focuses on technology training for Montana's Teachers and is sponsored by MSU - Great Falls, OPI, the Great Falls Public Schools, and the Montana Business Education Association. |
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