Edison Community College

2008-06-02T12:30:00.003-05:00

Feeling green?

Is the price of gas at the pumps have you gasping for air every time you fill up? Have you considered ride sharing to your classes as a way to save a little cash, as well as being great for the environment?

I've spent a little time researching a few online options for ride sharing for students. I can't personally recommend any of them, but the price is right and they might be worth a try. I also created a forum in the Blackboard Student Activities account to help you connect with other students trying to save a little cash while commuting to campus.

Ride Sharing Links:

I spent the weekend in St. Louis visiting some friends. It was the first time I've been there so of course I had to check out the arch. I opted not to go up inside of it, I'm not a big fan of heights. There was an intense thunder and lightning show on Saturday night and the light bouncing off of the arch was very cool. Driving in the storm on the other hand was not so fun.

Today's Quote
"The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?" --Eugene Kennedy

2008-05-28T09:37:00.003-05:00

Edison in the news...

I have spent some time this morning posting press releases to the Edison web site. Some stories of interest:

The Emerson Center at Edison Community College earns state and national recognition for its “green” features

Gift from Alexander family sends the Campaign for Edison Community College over the top

Edison commencement speaker tells 400 graduates his community college education helped him realize his dreams

College Experience and Phi Theta Kappa agree with Edison non-traditional student who totals 80 credit hours

Three Edison PSEOP Students Graduate with 4.0 Grade-point averages

New Summer Hours for Student Services at Piqua's Main Campus

Today's Quote
"Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community."
-Anthony D'Angelo

2008-05-19T06:05:00.003-05:00

Oh my..I'm not believing this...

It's Monday morning 7:00 a.m. and I am at work already and looking at a day that will stretch out until 6:00 p.m. tonight. Today marks the beginning of the 4 day summer work week at Edison . The building will be closed Friday-Sunday in an effort to reduce summer energy costs.

I've opted to work 10 hour days, and take a full hour for lunch. With a day that lasts that long I think I am going to need a break in the day..not to mention a few times during the day to get up and move around campus to keep myself going. I'm sure in a few weeks I will be adjusted to this new schedule, having 3 day weekends for the summer is going to be great.

I didn't sleep well last night, waking up every few hours with a start, worried that I would oversleep. Kinda silly, I don't think we have imposed the death penalty on campus should that ever happen. :o)

Off to begin my day...

Today's Quote

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
Don't complain." -Maya Angelou

2008-05-13T14:56:00.004-05:00

My head is spinning....

I've looked at the help sheets and documentation to support the new email/student identity project so many times this week that my eyes are both crossed and glazed over. (Eventually words start to run together and I have to get up from the computer, have a small brain shift and come back to reading and reviewing.)

You've Got Mail--it really sounds so simple. One day you come to campus for your summer semester and you have an Edison email address--cool. What you have no idea is the months of preparation that have gone into this project, as well as the man (and woman) hours that continue to go on behind the scenes to support this new initiative.

In order for this to happen, on May 27 & May 28 quite a few of the college systems will be taken down to delete existing information, repopulate that space with your new bright and shiny Edison account. For two days, there will be no access to email, Blackboard, WebAdvisor and the college's Datatel system. On May 29, the systems will come back up and everyone will have a new username/email address--even me!

This project is being launched in the summer to be as little disruption as possible for students, faculty, adjunct faculty and staff. There will be some growing pains for sure in this new venture.

Some helpful links to get you started (Effective May 29, 2008)

Today's Quote
"Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts." ---Arnold Bennett

2008-05-09T08:55:00.005-05:00

The *Big Day*...

You can feel the excitement in the hallways today. It's the last day of the semester and tonight is graduation. There are a lot of people scurrying around readying the campus for tonight's festivities.

I've been a participant in two Edison graduations, once when I received my associate's degree and round two when I received my bachelor's degree. Most of the graduations I work my way up and down the hallways, into the gym and wherever I might find people to capture with my digital camera. I usually get one or two great photos, and a lot of photos that will work through the year in different areas of the Edison web site. Honestly, I just like being in the middle of all of the joy and celebration of the graduates.

Graduation is not the only excitement on campus this week. The campus will be altering summer operation hours beginning May 19, 2008 to August 3, 2008. The building will be open Monday-Thursday and closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Edison e-mail is ramping up full-steam and those involved in summer classes will be the first group of Edison students to have an *official* Edison email address. A great deal of work has already gone into this project--behind the scenes.

Today's Quote
Attitude is everything---but a little sunshine never hurts

2008-05-06T12:58:00.016-05:00

I'm going to the moon!

I spent the weekend in Washington, DC with a great friend who works at the Goddard Space Flight Center. She is part of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project team. Her role in the LRO project is in education outreach. Yep, I spent Friday rubbing elbows with REAL *rocket scientists*.

During my day at Goddard I saw enough science and technology to make my head spin around more than a few times. The pictures on the wall that were captured from the moon and a sundry of other planets were breathtaking.

I was able to tour several buildings at the space and flight center. From the outside, and also the inside it was amazing that these simple concrete walled buildings held so much creativity and innovation. I thought that we had a lot of initials and acronyms in education, but after spending a few days and hearing the jargon I was in the midst of a lot of alphabet soup.

One term that I did recognize was STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). You will notice that term used quite a bit in the new academic catalog. I have to wonder if I was born into a different time if I would have felt the urge to turn to science or math. I think I do work in the technology area, but when I was in high school (We won't discuss how many years ago THAT was :) there were no signs of computers or even the Internet. It's hard to even imagine what the future will be for those entering the STEM related fields today.

The LRO that will be heading to the moon-hopefully before the end of the year was being built in a *clean* chamber. I am standing in front of the prototype that will be used to diagnose and repair problems. (Perhaps they were afraid if they let me near the real LRO I would slap an Edison sticker on and send it to the moon!)

Take a few minutes and send your name to the moon with LRO!

Today's Quote
"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small." -Neil Armstrong

I certainly felt pretty tiny standing next to all of the space technology. In another clean room they were doing work on the Hubble Telescope in preparation for some changes and repairs to the actual telescope in space.

2008-04-28T13:16:00.003-05:00

Monday, Monday..it's been a busy one!

It's starting to be that crazy time of the year. It's the last week of the semester, students in my Web Development class have their final presentations tomorrow night. My Teaching & Technology stars will show me their stuff next Wednesday. Both classes have impressed me with their work in the class so far. That's put the bar up there pretty high for their final project presentations. I'm confident they will do a terrific job.

Graduation is one of the best days and nights on this campus. It's a party atmosphere with all sorts of people scurrying around to make sure that things go well. My evening is spent snapping photos in the hopes of catching some images that can be used on the web site in a variety of ways. My evening is rather laid back so I get to take in all of the people running around getting ready for the actual ceremony. After that, we all take a deep breath and send another crop of graduates out the door to a brighter future.

I'm part of a team that has been working on the student email/identity project. It looks like we are about a month away from some major changes on campus. It's an exciting time, and in my heart I know that things are going to be fine. There are so many pieces to this puzzle and getting things to line up right and to go smoothly has taken well over a year of planning. Of course, there will be things that have been missed and a few surprise along the way--but so far we are on track for a summer deployment.

Someone turned the thermostat down over the weekend. Brrrrr.... Hopefully that will change before next week and the end of the year festivities.

Today's Quote

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot, irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.
-Jacob Bronowski

2008-04-25T08:18:00.002-05:00

Wow...has the weather been terrific this week.

About 2 weeks ago I decided to take a vacation day yesterday as a *mental health* day. I have a PC at home that's needed a ride to Dayton to the repair center for about 6 months .I decided to take a day off so I wouldn't have to drive in crazy Dayton rush hour traffic. I also had a few other things like laundry and household duties calling my name. (They were actually screaming, but I find the ear plugs work for a few days.)

When my youngest daughter, LeighAnna, was a senior in high school she was part of the *Best of the Class* spots on tv. We went to Cox Arboretum for the filming. The filming consisted of her putting on her cap and gown and taking about three steps and we were done. I fell in love with the Arboretum and try to escape there whenever I can to walk along the paths and to hike the trails. I was overwhelmed with the beauty of the place yesterday.

I think I hit on the perfect day for full bloom of all of the spring flowers and the trees in bloom. I actually walked up to the lilac bushes and the flowering trees just to take in the scent of them. (I'm sure more than a few people were pointing at the crazy lady sniffing the plants.)

It was a *perfect* spring day. I don't think I could have planned a day with wonderful weather and such amazing surroundings. Today I am back in my office working on the degree and certificate listings in the new catalog. Lots of changes to be made...

I posted two new press releases this morning:

Creighton to Speak at Edison (This year's commencement speaker)
Psychic Entertainer Returns to Edison Community College on April 30

Today's Quote
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour.
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
- Mark Twain

2008-04-09T11:12:00.003-05:00

Excuse me nice weather..where did you go?

I got home from class early enough last night for a walk around the neighborhood. It felt terrific to be out in the warmth and to enjoy the last minutes of the day huggin' the stuffin' out of mother nature. This morning the skies are looking pretty gloomy and the weather forecast for the next week is a throw back to winter. :o(

Perhaps I should think of this as a peek at things to come and cross my fingers that spring will be here in just a few weeks. It's week 12 of the semester, just 4 more weeks until the end of the semester, and the excitement of the end of the semester and graduation.

What have I been up to?

I have posted a few press releases to the Edison press release blog. (Catchy title, don't you think?)

The Study Abroad trip for 2009 has been announced--Rome! I went on the trip to Ireland in 2007 and it was a life changing event. Start thinking about the possibilities of spring break 2009 in Rome.

Today's Quote

Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to
motivating people to reach their potential. --John C. Maxwell

2008-04-08T14:59:00.003-05:00

Caution, I'm about to use the *M* Word...

I had a voicemail from Dr. Parete asking me to come to the math lab to take a few photos.

Dave Barth had stopped by to give the students a little hands on math. I'm going to confess to you that I'm not a math person. I had to get through MTH097, MTH098 and MTH099 just to get to Statistics.

Thank heavens for the post-secondary students who helped me survive the labs and the worksheets for the labs.

It's not often that I get invited to take photos--willingly. Most people tend to hide when I appear with my camera in hand.

Today's Quote

The teacher pretended that algebra was a perfectly natural affair, to be taken for granted, whereas I didn't even know what numbers were. Mathematics classes became sheer terror and torture to me. I was so intimidated by my incomprehension that I did not dare to ask any questions.
-Carl Gustav Jung

2008-04-07T10:10:00.004-05:00

Let the sun shine...let the sun shine in!

What a perfectly gorgeous weekend we had. I did my best to hug the stuffin' out of Mother Nature at every opportunity. Saturday I stopped by campus to take photos of the Open House. It's a good chance to catch faculty without having to try to track down when they may be teaching and where on campus. There were a lot of cars in the parking lot, and seemed to be quite a few people talking to academic advisors and other Edison staff.

Sunday I was on the go most of the day. I finished grading my classes for the week and getting things lined up for the week ahead. It's week 12 for my full semester classes and week 4 for my Intro to Marketing class. That means it's the *fun week* of Fun Day Monday, Terrific Tuesday and Wonderful Wednesday. I made Rice Krispie treats covered in chocolate with baby M&Ms on top for my students.

I managed to find time to stop in at the new Cold Stone Creamery in Troy--as did most of the rest of the town. It was crowded, but well worth the wait for my raspberry sorbet waffle gone..with fresh raspberries mixed in...yummy stuff! My next stop was the Stillwater Prairie. It was a little *squishy* in places, but it was just too nice of a day not to be outside enjoying the sunshine and warm weather.

I decided to clean out both of my aquariums when I got home...cleaning the small aquarium was pretty uneventful with the exception of dropping the light cover and knocking the filament out of the bulb. Cleaning my bigger aquarium was a disaster start to finish. I thought I could get away with using one of those gravel cleaning vacumes..bad idea...eventually I surrendered and took everything apart and cleaned it the right way. So far this morning all fish are still alive, although probably in need of some sort of psychiatric intervention after their tank cleaning experience. :o)

Today's Quote

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another.
The difference between them is sometines as great as a month.

-Henry Van Dyke

2008-04-04T09:16:00.002-05:00

Spring Fever!

I think I am starting to feel it today. It was gloomy and overcast when I went out to the mailbox this morning but it was WARM!!! I need to check the weekend forecast to see if there is a little sunshine scheduled for the next few days. It's amazing how much better a person starts to feel with just the hint of spring in the air.

Spring seems to be bringing out a lot of activities on campus in the next few weeks too. From Sean Ford:

Here are some upcoming activities for April!

Wednesday April 9th from 10:00 to 3:00!
WAX Hands in the Cafeteria!
This is a very unique and creative Novelty for most any occasion. Participants dip their hand into a warm vat of perofin wax. Then they make whatever type of "hand pose" they prefer. Once they slip their hand out, they'll have an exact replica of their hand made of wax. Then they have the opportunity to use multiple colors of wax. This enables them to make their molding their own unique design.

April 11, 12, 18, 19 & 20
Hamlet 7:30 p.m. Theater
Death by Chocolate April 11, 2008 6-7:30 p.m.

April 30th - 7:00pm - GYMNASIUM
THIS SHOW IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
THE AMAZING ROBERT CHANNING (WORLD'S FOREMOST MINDREADER!)
Total Audience Participation
ESP • Hypnosis • Mind Reading • Psychic Experiments
A man stands in front of the audience at your next event. You watch as his eyes are covered with two coins. Then they are taped to his head with row after row after row of thick, dark tape. And then a thick blindfold is placed on top of that. There is no way he can see.He is then handed a bowl stuffed with questions from your audience. Without looking at a single question, this now totally blind man somehow reads the questions and the minds of your audience—and answers them.The audience screams, squirms, laughs, and loves this amazing display of the power of the human mind.The man on stage is Robert Channing. He has performed for Edison Community College (4 Times), Ohio State University, Syracuse University, West Point Military Academy, and over 2000 top colleges & universities, movie stars, super stars, heads of states, authors, speakers, and many more...

This event will be the hit of the year and the talk of Edison Community College — GUARANTEED.

Audiences love Robert’s shows!

Take advantage of some of the great activities that are going on at Edison Community College. All student activities are sponsored by the Edison Student Activitiy Board (SAB). For information on how to get involved with the SAB, please reply to this email!

Thanks a lot.

S.Ford SAB Director

*I may need to put some tape over Mr. Ford's ! on his keyboard. :o)*

Today's Quote

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start,

anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."

- Anonymous

2008-04-03T13:21:00.002-05:00

Death by Chocolate...

Yep, sign me up for this one! I'm a big chocolate lover and toss in a little culture what's not to love about an evening like that?

Chocolate!Did we get your attention?

You're invited to attend Death by Chocolate - a special one-night-only chocolate tasting event at Edison Community College's campus in Piqua.

Friday, April 11 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Area merchants are donating a tempting assortment of chocolate ice creams, cakes, cookies, candy, and other chocolate delicacies!

Tickets to sample the chocolate treats may be purchased at the door. This event immediately precedes the opening night performance of William Shakespeare's Hamlet at 7:30 p.m.

The tasting experience will continue during intermission.

All proceeds go to the Edison College scholarship fund to benefit Fine & Performing Arts students. Call Karen Baker at 1-800-922-3722 ex. 1502 for more info! Cast List

New addition to my CD collection yesterday was Pretty Odd by Panic at the Disco. I first heard snippets from the CD during open lab in my Web Development class on Tuesday night. I accused my classroom DJ of playing music to suck up to the teacher that wasn't *kill your parents* music. (I'm a parent, I have to think about such things.) Wednesday morning the CD popped up again in conversation. (I was getting the impression that the universe was sending me a message that I needed to buy this CD.) So far, so good--I'm enjoying the tunes.

Today's Quote

PLANNING
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

2008-04-01T14:24:00.002-05:00

I saw it on the Internet, it has to be true...

Apply to be a Virgle Pioneer! Listed as the Adventure of Many Lifetimes....

GMail Introduces a New Custom Time Feature...

The web has been filled with all sorts of April Fools Day Jokes today. Thankfully I haven't had any pranks or jokes pulled on me today, but I still have class to get through tonight. There are a few pranksters in that group who just might make my evening a little more interesting.

Do you have a favorite April Fools Day Joke that you played on someone, or that someone played on you?

Today's Quote

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."

--Victor Borge

2008-03-25T14:57:00.003-05:00

Feeling dizzy...

At least I have an excuse for being dizzy this week. :o) Some sort of inner ear thing has had me feeling like I'm on the teacup ride at Disney this week. I hate the teacup ride, so all of this dizzy spinning around stuff has made me feel like I've been riding the ride and a bit green. It scared me enough to warrant a visit to the doctor this afternoon just to make sure I was really ok. I was relieved that no MRI of my brain was scheduled at this time. Just several prescriptions that should help to take care of the problem -- viral labyrinthitis.

I got to spend some time with my daughter LeighAnna last week. She was home from Miami on spring break. We went to see Horton Hears a Who on Thursday night. The theater was full of little kids, but I think my daughter and I were chuckling almost as much as the little kids. I could remember some of the lines from the book--especially "an elephant's faithful 100%". It must have come from those years of reading books to my kids over and over.

Tomorrow is the Career Odyssey job fair on campus from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. I noticed that the tables are already set up in the gym ready for the employers who will be invading campus tomorrow. It's worth a stop in the gym to get an overview of the job possibilities in our area.

Today's Quote:

Top 10 Dr. Seuss Quotes

Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes #1
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.

Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes #2
Today you are you, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive who is youer than you.

Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes #3
From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.

Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes #4
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes #5
Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way.

Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes #6
If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.

Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes #7
I meant what I said, and I said what I meant.
An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent.

Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes #8
So the writer who breeds more words than he needs,
is making a chore for the reader who reads.

Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes #9
And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed!
Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed.

Favorite Dr. Seuss Quotes #10
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.

My personal favorite Dr. Seuss quote: “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” That one's taped to my computer to remind me every day.

Do you have a favorite Dr. Seuss quote that I have missed?

Ann

2008-03-20T09:06:00.002-05:00

Job Sharing....

I was elected this year to a position on the president's cabinet to represent the administrative employees at the college. A few times a month I sit around a table with the President and assorted vice-presidents and other leaders at Edison. It's definitely expanded my horizons, and enables me to look at the college from another angle.

Today is my day to job share just what I do at Edison. That's a bit of a challenge, since no two days are alike for me at Edison. When I started to put the information together, I took a look back at how I got from being a student in 1998 (here only to take one class) to a member of the president's cabinet almost ten years later.

I have a list of what I do day-to-day, talk about my various online promotions and projects, the classes that I teach here as an adjunct, and my volunteer/community efforts. It's a page and a half of lots of stuf...

As I walked in the building today I was thinking about my job share--and getting it done before the 10:30 meeting this morning. What struck me the most is the opportunities I have had in my nearly 10 years here. How many initiatives I have been a part of that have changed the way that courses are delivered on campus. I'm pretty proud of that.

Taking a deep breath..in 15 minutes I'll sit down with cabinet and tell them just that.

:o)

Today's Quote

COMMUNICATION
Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

2008-03-18T08:07:00.003-05:00

Get Your Game On!

It's once again time for March Madness and the craziness that is college basketball. I think I've filled out 4 or 5 different brackets and my guess is that no two are alike. Last night I noticed on Yahoo bracket maker that there is a random option to make the picks. That may be about as good as my guessing who I think the winner will be.

I do like the ability to create brackets at both Yahoo and inside of Facebook. Just a few clicks and the bracket is filled in.

If March Madness isn't for you, there is a chance to get your game on at Edison!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Pavilion by the Gym!

Edison is hosting the annual XBOX Gamezone!
2 - 12' Screens8 Players at a time2 surround sounds systems 4 hours of non stop fun!
XBOX gamezone includes Guitar Hero 3, Madden 08, Dance Dance Revolution, Halo 3 and many more!

There will also be a Nintendo Wii on hand this year on one of the screens! Stop by the pavilion on Wedesday for a good time and bring your friends!

Today's Quote:
ATTITUDE
Human beings,
by changing the inner attitudes of their minds,

can change the outer aspects of their lives.

- William James

2008-03-17T12:25:00.002-05:00

Career Week at Edison

Returning from Spring Break, students will find an array of resources and upcoming events to enhance their career development, including:

Career Odyssey Job Fair,
Wednesday, March 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Career Week, March 17 - 21
During this week, our services and resources will be showcased on campus. Check out our table by the Information Desk. Students will be invited to try out our new resume software, Optimal Resume. All active students have been pre-registered to use this program! This state-of-the art tool is in use throughout the country at both 2 and 4-year schools, and has been customized to allow our students to create a professional resume in just minutes.

Job Search Workshops, March 19 and 20
In advance of the Job Fair, two workshops will be offered on Wednesday March 19 from 12 – 1 p.m. or Thursday, March 20, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. and include strategies for job search, building a professional resume, interview tips, and preparing for a job fair.

Employers on Campus
Greenville Technologies will be on campus March 19, and The Reserves Network staffing organization from Troy, will be on campus March 20. They have asked to set up a table near the Information Desk to recruit students for various employment opportunities.

Today's Quote

"In school you get the lesson and then take the test ...
In life you take the test and then get the lesson."
-- Unknown Source

Welcome back!

Ann

2008-03-17T10:44:00.001-05:00

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2008-03-11T14:29:00.003-05:00

Quiet in the hallways--almost...

It seems odd not to hear the students talking outside of my door as they wait to get into Dr. Bob's classroom across the hall. I'm amazed at some of the interesting conversations that I hear between students and from people talking on their cellphones. Yikes!

Some of the noise has been replaced with various construction projects around campus. It is probably much easier moving about on a ladder without hundreds of students zooming by. Not to mention the faculty members probably appreciate the fact that the hammering and drilling outside of their doors is happening while the classrooms are empty.

I can't say that spring break week has been filled with much excitement. A few meetings here and there, a few projects--kinda business as usual for me.

I'm ready for spring, how about you? :o)

Today's Quote

Don't make someone a priority if they only make you an option.

2008-03-06T08:28:00.003-05:00

Real World Real Money

This morning was spent with 350 sixth graders for a kids to college experience. Real World Real Money...I was in the communications booth selling cable, internet and phone/cellphones. Some funny things said by the kids.

"You can't be buying no cellphone you need to feed your kids first."

"I see now what my mom goes through every month!"

"So and so ran out of money and she has to live in her car now..."

"Can I have my cable disconnected, I really can't afford this."

The snow caused an early end to the day. :o( But I think students and those adults that participated had a great time!

Today's Quote

Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results.

---anonymous

2008-03-06T08:28:00.002-05:00

Hoops Action at Edison...

The Region XII Lady's basketball tournament started yesterday at Edison. You can find the bracket and the results posted on the Region XII web site. One of my web design students, Erin Schieltz plays for the Lady Chargers. I cancelled class the other night due to the ice and went to basketball practice to let her know we weren't having class. She was in the middle of the floor and stopped what she was doing to come over to talk to me. (Hopefully she didn't have to run any sort of sprints or anything to make up for that. :o)

For those of you that are wondering about this *Twitter thing* someone posted a great easy to understand explanation last night on Twitter.

Today's Quote:
If you don't know where you are going,you'll end up someplace else.
Yogi Berra

Make it a good day!

Ann

2008-03-05T14:55:00.001-05:00

2008-03-05T14:09:00.001-05:00

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2008-03-05T14:08:00.003-05:00

Hanging my head...kicking the dirt...sigh

It's once again been forever since my last blog post. I'm not going to fill up the page with excuses. Let's just leave it at *Been Busy* promise to try to do better.

I'm trying to incorporate a few new things into the blog that might help me to stay a bit more current--like Utterz, Twitter and tossing in a little bit of Seesmic. That should be enough web technology to make this challenging and let you see a little more than words on a page. On Friday I'm participating in the Kids to College event, I may try to post a video to show the excitement on campus.

I know that some of you are still on dial up, so I'll try to keep you posted through writing blog posts.

Have you discovered any new technologies for communicating that you think I might like to know more about? Post something in the comments, or email me at amiller@edisonohio.edu.

You've heard that student email is coming what do you think?

Edison Community College

The Emerson Center at Edison Community College earns state and national recognition for its “green” features

Gift from Alexander family sends the Campaign for Edison Community College over the top

Edison commencement speaker tells 400 graduates his community college education helped him realize his dreams

College Experience and Phi Theta Kappa agree with Edison non-traditional student who totals 80 credit hours

Three Edison PSEOP Students Graduate with 4.0 Grade-point averages

New Summer Hours for Student Services at Piqua's Main Campus