A Blackboard course Web site is
automatically created for every course offered by CMU,
whether that course takes place in Mount Pleasant, Michigan;
Atlanta, Georgia; Online; or in Minot AFB, North Dakota.
Instructors need not take any special action to make sure
the course sites are created. If a course is scheduled in
SAP, a site is created in Blackboard. Once a signed contract
is returned, the course is associated with an instructor in
SAP, which in turn updates Blackboard, adding the course to
an instructor's list. Face to face courses can benefit from
the use of Blackboard as a place to load documents, conduct
assessment and provide students with feedback. Visit
www.cmich.edu/blackboard/home.asp and click "Faculty
Tutorials" to get started.
University Annual
Campaign
Dr. Hancock
and Dave Nicholson are very pleased to share the outcome of the
University Annual Campaign and to tell the staff and faculty
some great news. Results from the Annual University Campaign for
ProfEd show an increase of donors, from 31 in 2006 to 49 for
2007. Along with this increased participation is an increase of
42% in dollars pledged, for a total of $12,871. As the amount
received will be matched by the University, ProfEd will have an
additional $19,306 available for scholarships and grants for the
2008-09 school year. Thanks to all who gave so generously to the
2007 Annual University Campaign!
The second
item of great news is we recently received three new
scholarships. In some cases it will be a few years before these
endowments grow sufficient interest to permit awarding we,
none-the-less, are very grateful to the donors for designating
ProfEd in their endowments.
The Joyce and Gary DeWitt $100,000
Endowed Scholarship
Students enrolled in Off-Campus Programs
offered in the greater Grand Rapids area will be eligible
for the scholarship. Other criteria include: a GPA of at
least 3.0, be enrolled in a minimum of two courses during
the year and demonstrate financial need.
The Morris Family $25,000 Endowed
Scholarship
Michael and Laurie Morris of Sterling
Heights, Michigan are parents of two CMU graduates. Daughter
Jamie has an undergraduate degree in Public Relations, as
well as an MSA degree from CMU's Off-Campus Programs. Son
Scott has a BS in Business Administration degree, and Mike
has earned two degrees through CMU's Off-Campus Programs.
The family decided to rotate this
scholarship between ProfEd, CBA and CCFA on an annual basis.
This means our students may apply for The Morris Family
Scholarship every third year. Criteria for this award
include: a minimum of 3.2 GPA, demonstration of financial
need is not necessary and upon graduation recipients are
encouraged to support the University by becoming a Gold
Member of the Alumni Association.
The Kenneth and Jane Rogers $100,000
Endowed Scholarship
Kenneth and Jane Rogers of Clarkson,
Michigan created this endowment for the purpose of helping
single parents of S.E. Michigan. Ken has a degree through
CMU's Off-Campus Programs and witnessed the sacrifices other
students had to make in order to maintain their family and
complete their college work. He is also a recipient of an
Honorary Doctorate in Public Administration and a former
commencement speaker.
Look for an announcement soon regarding a
corporate scholarship designed to help our military and their
immediate family members enrolled in CMU's Off-Campus Programs.
End-of-Course Student
Survey
Reminder: To view the End-of-Course
Student Surveys go to the
Faculty Resource Center (FRC) Web page. Also, remember
that the new EOC surveys ratings are now consistent with the
on-campus Student Opinion Survey (SOS).
