Renaming / Rebranding

State working on new names for COTs

By Mary Pickett in The Billings Gazette 2/23/12 

Everyone will have to wait a little longer to find out what the new names for the state's five colleges of technology will be. One thing is sure, the "college of technology" will disappear, said John Cech, the state's deputy commissioner for two-year education. Renaming the schools is part of the effort to transform the schools into comprehensive two-year community colleges.. 

HIT Program Director appointed to national team

Submitted by Dr. Greg Paulauskis, Director, Health Sciences

Susan Whatley, Program Director of the Health Information Transcription program, has been appointed to the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) Credentialing Development Team.

As a member of the team, Susan will assist in developing the Registered Medical Transcription (RMT) and Certified Medical Transcription (CMT) credentialing exams. She is hoping that MSU - Great Falls students will sit for the RMT when they have graduated.

Whatley is also working on having students participate in an externship through AHDI that will help with job placement. "This doesn't require us or them to do anything different," she said. "They would just transcribe scrubbed dictation (real dictation, just not live) for a real company and be learning the doctor's and platform for specific accounts with the opportunity to test and be hired for those accounts." 

Lunch with IT Continues....

Submitted by Ken Wardinsky

This FREE lecture series continues with helpful instruction for students, faculty and staff. The next lecture will be held in Room B101 from 12 noon to 12:55 pm and will be approximately 45 minutes with Q&A following.

This week!   March 2:  Removing Malware from your Machine

If your computer has ever been infected with malware or spyware you know that it can be a long process to clean your machine. This lecture will take you through some best practices on how to clean an infected machine and also how to take steps to both prevent future infections as well as ways to make recovery easier and faster.

Save time and download a printable copy of the handouts before you come to the lecture! 

T.C. Knutson honored for volunteer work 

Montana's volunteers were presented awards from the Governor's Office of Community Service at the ServeMontana Symposium held on February 23 in Helena. "This is a room filled with the spirit that makes Montana great," Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger told those at the ceremony. The annual ServeMontana Symposium is a two-day conference focused on providing training and resources for national service programs, nonprofits and organizations that use and support volunteers. (excerpt from Helena Independent Record 2/24/12)

Among those honored was T.C. Knutson, MSU - Great Falls Campus Corps Leader. T.C. has helped students develop and open the college's first Food Pantry, improve and support the all-volunteer run Veteran's Center, and connect and engage students with the Red Cross and the disaster services community. T.C. is Ebullient, Genuine, and Selfless!

Foxman is Pure Gold

If you haven't become aware of it yet - where have you been! President Cruzado recognized Marty Foxman as Pure Gold in her monthly newsletter and it has gone viral. He's been on the front page of the Montana section of the Tribune, he was interviewed by KFBB which ran a nice piece during their nightly news segment, and it was posted on our Website to boot. But it is a noteworthy achievement; one he shares with our other Campus members, T.C. Knutsen and Val Smith, who have been nominated by co-workers as going above and beyond their job description to embody the Campus mission.

According to the nomination sumitted by Natalie Nefzger, Marty "inspires students during orientation to do their best, helps new students navigate the FAFSA, and provides team building and goal setting activites to many groups on our campus and other campuses in the area".

Black History Month celebration

In celebration of Black History month, the students of Dennis Veleber's on- campus Introduction to Sociology classes discussed possible projects and activities for MSU - Great Falls.

The projects selected included decorating display cases on campus, creating a compilation of video clips that will be played on the TV in the South Court, and posting an informative picture and comment board across from the Freedom Shrine. One student created cupcakes for her class with flags that portrayed African American inventors and their famous inventions. The students were unanimous in their goal of presenting a positive portrait of a race of people who persevered and prospered despite adversity.

These projects seek to illustrate the incredible history of African Americans and to highlight just some of the many valuable contributions that they have made to our country. Instructor Dennis Veleber was tremendously impressed with the ingenuity and initiative displayed by his students in the creation and implementation of these projects. The students of these two classes hope that you will appreciate and enjoy their work.

Foxman is Pure Gold

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If you haven't become aware of it yet - where have you been! President Cruzado recognized Marty Foxman as Pure Gold in her monthly newsletter and it has gone viral. He's been on the front page of the Montana section of the Tribune, he was interviewed by KFBB which ran a nice piece during their nightly news segment, and it was posted on our Website to boot. But it is a noteworthy achievement; one he shares with our other Campus members, T.C. Knutsen and Val Smith, who have been nominated by co-workers as going above and beyond their job description to embody the Campus mission.

According to the nomination sumitted by Natalie Nefzger, Marty "inspires students during orientation to do their best, helps new students navigate the FAFSA, and provides team building and goal setting activites to many groups on our campus and other campuses in the area".

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