iParty a Success!

Submitted by Cheryl Stanley, Instructional Designer 

Staff and faculty were invited to an afternoon of food, fun, and collaboration on March 1, as the eLearning office hosted their first iParty. Everyone who attended was asked to share at least one app that they used. The apps ranged from browsers to social media sites and streaming music to productivity apps and games. Instructional designers Kristi Baldwin and Cheryl Stanley hosted the event in A124 and decided that next time they might need a bigger room. The list of apps shared can be found on the Faculty Resources website:

This image of participants at the iParty last week on Campus is an example of the Photo Booth app that comes with your iPad.

Library & eLearning Office to Observe Modified Hours During Spring Break 

Submitted by Laura Wight, Division Director of eLearning & Library Services

The 'Red Cord Honors Program'

All that is required is 3 blood donations OR volunteer activities with the Red Cross from September 2011 - April 2012. Please see the attached flyer for particulars regarding this program, but it really is as simple as donating or volunteering time 3 times during the fall/spring semester period.

Renaming our Campus

Here's your opportunity - Let your voice be heard! Or at least scribble your thoughts or suggestions....Graffiti walls will be posted around Campus to let the faculty, staff and students express themselves on this important topic. Blue and gold posters are up in four locations across campus; one in the B Wing, across from the Freedom Wall, under the ramp across from Heritage Hall, and near the Learning Center at the top of the ramp. Then keep watching the Campus News for your chance to vote on the choices for our new moniker, which should be in the next few weeks. Write on!

Make Your Opinion Count: Adult Learner Survey

Make a Difference - Get a Chance to WIN a Free Coffee Card

Selected students age 25 and up should have recently received an email invitation to take part in a survey about their experiences at MSU-Great Falls.  Please look for your email invitation from Dr. Gwen Joseph, which will provide you with the passcode needed to take part in this survey.   This survey is part of the College!Now initiative and will remain open through March 15.  Contact Wendy Dove, Director of Institutional Research (wendy.dove@msugf.edu or 406.771.4399) with any questions about this survey.  As a thank you for participating, respondents will be eligible for a drawing for one of 10 free drink cards.

Students observe Black History Month

Submitted by Dennis Veleber, Department Chair, Social Sciences

In celebration of Black History month in February, 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.

Opportunity to meet the Candidates for CFO

Correction:  HIT Program Director appointed to national team

Submitted by Dr. Greg Paulauskis, Director, Health Sciences

Susan Whatley, was incorrectly identified as the Program Director of the Health Information Transcription program in last week's issue of the Campus News. She is actually the Program Director of the Medical Transcription program, and 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."

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