Panther Press

February 2012 Student of the

Month

Chad W. Bracken

this issue

The New “U”nion P.2

Upcoming Workshops/SI Labs P.3

Live@EDU P.4

Sky Drive P.5

Diversity FestivalP.6

Black History Month P.7

Edison Parade and 5k P.8

I S S U E

2012

February

2011 Student of the Year Recognition Event Recap

The 14th Annual Student of the Year Awards Program was held on January 29th, 2012 at the Naples Campus. It was a wonderful day as

Hodges University honored 19 of the best and brightest students representing all of the degree programs.

The event culminated with the presentation of the

2011 Hodges University Student of the Year, Michael C. Klein.

You can view the entire Student of the Year Awards ceremony on My HUgo!!!

Scholarship

Application

Deadline

For SU12

is

March 9th!

You can turn

in your

completed

Scholarship

application to

the Financial

Aid office, or

Office of

Student

Development.

Beginning on February 13, 2012 many departments you know and love here at HU will be moving to the new

“U” Building at the Fort Myers Campus.

Those departments include: Student Development—Dean of Students

Clubs and Organizations Career Development

Counseling Veterans Services

Academic Achievement Services Student Computer Lab

Library Services Johnson School of Business Faculty

New look, but same great service! Stop by and visit next time

you’re on campus!!

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What are SI Labs? AAS has partnered with the Liberal Arts Department as well as the

School of Allied Health to provide supplemental instruction (SI). SI is offered in an informal group setting with your friends and classmates. An SI leader, a Hodges University faculty member, will be available to assist

you if you get stuck on a concept. SI Labs are available to both undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of Math, English/Writing, and Chemistry on a drop-in basis during scheduled hours.

Check out the Winter 2012 Term schedule...

Writing SI Labs: Wed. Fort Myers Campus 10:00a.m.—1:00p.m. H181 Thur. Naples Campus 3:30—5:30p.m. G209 Sat. Naples Campus 10:30a.m.—12:30p.m. G209 Math SI Labs: Mon. Fort Myers Campus 10:00a.m.—1:00p.m. H222 Wed. Naples Campus 2:00—5:00p.m. G230 Sat. Naples Campus 1:00—4:00p.m. G230 Sat. Fort Myers Campus 1:00—4:00p.m. H218 Chemistry SI Labs: Monday’s: Naples Campus 6:00—8:00p.m. ST125 Friday’s: Fort Myers Campus 6:00—8:00p.m. H235

Upcoming Workshops and Club Meetings

2/6: Disability Support Services hosted by: April Brown Fort Myers H151 5:00-6:00p.m.

Fisher School of Technology Society Meeting Both Campuses N-ST135/FM-H220 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/7: APA Style Basics Workshop hosted by: AAS Naples G209 2:00-4:00p.m.

Disability Support Services hosted by: April Brown Naples G207 5:00-6:00p.m.

Job Search Workshop hosted by: Career Development Both Campuses N-G211/FM-H181 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/8: Naples Ambassador Meeting Naples 2nd Floor Lounge 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/9: Student Support Group: S.A.M. Fort Myers H240 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/13: Developing a Research Paper Workshop by: AAS Fort Myers H230 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/15: Fort Myers Allied Health Club Meeting Fort Myers H237 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/16: Fort Myers Ambassadors Meeting Fort Myers 2nd Floor Lounge 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/17: Developing a Research Paper Workshop Online Wimba 7:30-8:30p.m.

2/18: Edison Festival of Light 5k & Parade Fort Myers Downtown 7:00-???p.m.

2/20: Business Club Meeting Naples G201 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/21: Developing a Research Paper Workshop Naples G211 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/23: Understanding Mechanics Workshop Fort Myers H231 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/27: Healthy Relationship Workshop Naples G209 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/28: Understanding Mechanics Workshop Naples G211 5:00-6:00p.m.

2/29: Healthy Relationship Workshop Fort Myers H227 5:00-6:00p.m.

Page 4 Over the Winter break, the IT Department rolled out a new

system called Live@EDU. This is a “cloud” service provided by

Microsoft to qualifying educational institutions. The new service

provides to all of our students, among other things: email

accounts, an online storage system called “SkyDrive,” and access

to the online version of Microsoft Office.

Live@EDU Email:

The new email interface provides a number of new and improved features over the previous

student email system. One of the big ones: improved browser compatibility! Live@EDU is

compatible with Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari browsers. You get the full WYSIWYG (what

you see is what you get) editor, which allows you to use rich text and graphics in your email

regardless of which of these browsers you’re using.

Another feature: increased email storage. Your email quota has gone up from 50MB to 10GB, or

an approximate 200x increase!

Also, don’t forget, for those of you who have a smartphone, Live@EDU is compatible with most

popular devices. See the “Using Hodges Email” document on the MyHUgo logon page for

additional instructions on connecting.

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Live@EDU SkyDrive:

There’s been some buzz regarding the SkyDrive, and a number of students have already begun to utilize it. Think of SkyDrive as your

own personal online storage device. Each student gets 25GB worth of space, which can be used for both university-related files as

well as personal. You can use this as a means of storing work as you complete it, creating online photo galleries, as well as online

collaboration.

In addition to personal online storage, the SkyDrive provides the ability to share files over the Internet. While by default, the files

you upload are only accessible by you, you can right-click on any file or folder to make it available for other people to view. From

there you can choose whether it’s read-only, or if others can make changes to the file. It will provide you with a web link that you can

send to someone else so they can grab the file, regardless of whether the person is a Live@EDU user or not

The migration to Live@EDU has brought with it a number of features that

students have been asking for, and we are confident these services will continue

to benefit our students. As Microsoft continues to add new functionality to

Live@EDU, the Hodges IT Department will be sure to keep students in the know

so they can get the most out of this exciting new system.

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Join the Multicultural Club as Hodges

University celebrates Black History

Month during the month of

February.

Black History Month, or National African

American History Month, is an annual

celebration of achievements by black

Americans and a time for recognizing the

central role of African Americans in U.S.

history. The event grew out of “Negro

History Week,” the brainchild of noted

historian Carter G. Woodson and other

prominent African Americans. Since 1976,

every U.S. president has officially

designated the month of February as Black

History Month. Other countries around the

world, including Canada and the United

Kingdom, also devote a month to

celebrating black history.

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2012 Edison Festival of Light Events

Saturday, February 18th, 2012

5k Run—5:45p.m. This year members of the Healthy Hodges Community will be participating in the biggest race

in SWFL! The Edison Festival of Light 5k starts in Downtown Fort Myers just before the

Grand Parade starts, and sends you through the same streets as the parade. It’s an

unbelievable experience as you race through the course with over 200,000 people in attendance

awaiting the parade. The race costs $20, you can register to run through the

Ft. Myers Track Club website www.ftmyerstrackclub.com

*All runners from Hodges that complete the race will receive a custom Medal and Shirt*

Grand Parade—7:00p.m. A tradition for Hodges University, participating in the Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade is

a tremendous experience as we celebrate with students, staff, and faculty on the Healthy Hodges

Float! Stroll along the parade route in front of nearly a quarter-million people that have lined

the streets of Downtown Fort Myers for the largest parade in the Southeastern United States.

We’d love to have you join our team! The parade will start at Fort Myers High School, you must

be present by 7:00p.m. to walk with the float.

For more information on either of these events, you can contact

Geoff Moser, Student Development Coordinator

gmoser@hodges.edu