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Before I move on to other things, I want to issue a handful of reminders:

 - Students should log in to the Student Portal and confirm their schedules as soon as possible.  If you have any questions about how to do this, contact me. 

 - Students should be filling out the 2008-2009 FAFSA if they want to continue to receive Financial Aid.  If you have any questions about how to complete the FAFSA, contact the Financial Aid Office.

 - We are nearing the end of the quarter and we want to make sure that you are finishing strong in your classes.  If you are falling behind, need a tutor, or need some encouragement for the stretch run, contact me, Gayle Johnson, or Rob Neuteboom.

And now for our featured presentation.... I have never been a big movie guy.  While I certainly enjoy watching movies, they have just never been a big priority for me.  I don't go out to many of them, I rarely rent, and I believe I own 7 or less movies total.  Last weekend, however, I saw two movies that I had not seen before.  I went and saw I Am Legend in the theatre and I rented Knocked Up to watch at home.  I'm no movie critic, so I won't even attempt to make an intelligent assesment of the two movies.  But I will say this: I enjoyed them both.  Neither would qualify as family entertainment that's for sure.  But for a single adult like myself, they raised the status of my weekend from fairly low key (which generally means boring), to mildly entertaining (which means I had some fun inspite of the general boredom). 

I bring this up in part because this week is also the Fargo Film Festival.  I have not been able to attend this event every year, but when I have gone, I enjoyed it.  Were it not for an extended visit from my son this week, I would have tried to attended at least a portion of it.  Like I said, I'm no movie critic, nor did I study film at all in college, so I can't give you a very educated explaination of why I would want to go.  I do consider myself to be an appreciator of art in a variety of forms and this would be just another opportunity to sample some fine arts here in Fargo.  If you happen to be in the Fargo/Moorhead area at all this weekend, I would highly recommend checking it out.

In my previous post, I mentioned that we are looking for ways to help online students feel more connected to the campus community here in Fargo.  There has been a lot of brain storming, a lot of wrestling with ideas, and a lot of creative energy poured into the problem of online community so far and we think we've come up with a good starting point. 

My Fargo Campus Online

My Fargo Campus will provide students with a platform that is specific to the Fargo campus through which they can create a personal profile, connect with other students, participate in discussion outside the onine classroom environment, learn about campus happenings, and provide helpful feedback to campus staff and faculty. The environment is similar to that of popular social networking sites like Myspace or Facebook.  It not only provides a connection to the Fargo campus, but it also gives students an opportunity to develop online networking skills that will be valuable to them as they move on into the working world. 

I strongly encourage everyone to go, sing up, and start participating in the My Fargo Campus Online: