Volume 5, Issue 1

Follow the Moose... April 1, 2011

My name is Craig Steege I am the Campus Director here are

the Rockford Campus. I would like to welcome all of our
new students and continuing students to the 2011 Spring
Semester. As we get into the new semester I want to let you
know that Matt Gargano is no longer with Rasmussen Col-
lege. Please continue to use all the academic resources here
on the Rockford Campus and ask myself or Dean Carrie
Gulbrandsen any questions you might have.
I want to also remind each of you that our services are open
to every student. I know many of you are fully online stu-
dents and the rest of you will be partially online due to of-
ferings here on the campus. Whether online or residential,
the support and services are here for you to engage and use
as needed.
I want to encourage each of you to look back and reflect on
why you made the decision to start your educational career
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path and ensure you continue to focus on your final end

goal. I am excited to see our campus community continue
to grow and look forward to helping you in any way I can.

What is Follow the Moose?

Follow the Moose is our Bi-Weekly Newsletter. Its our way of getting information about the events and
happenings going on here at Rasmussen to you, our students. As well as the newsletter, there will be weekly
“Moose Drop-Ins” in each of the classrooms and on the bulletin boards by the elevators. These are great
resources for you to find things to do, ways to get involved and how to help out.
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Things you should be aware of: Campus Hours

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park in the first 2 GROUNDS IS NO Monday-Thursday
rows of the parking LONGER ALLOWED! 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
lot BEFORE 7pm. *Please see flyer inside for further details*
Fridays
You have the 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
If you are NOT going to be in Saturday
possibility to be class you need to contact the
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
front desk @ 815.316-4800 AS
towed! WELL AS your instructor.

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Do you have questions you want to ask your instructors but don’t
think it would be appropriate for the classroom? Are there things EVENTS
you want to know about Rasmussen, but don’t know who to
ask? Well this is your perfect opportunity to get your questions
Monday, April 11th-
heard and answered. We’re going to be starting a new section in the
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about any topic you’d like addressed. My name is Josh Ballard and I Trigger Point Massage
work in the Admission’s Office and have been through just about
every scenario you could think of in dealing with college; Saturday, April 16th-
procrastinated on papers, skipped class, forgot about assignments, “Let‟s Hold Hands” Chil-
and I made changes that helped to get me through and done. So dren‟s Fun Fair
I’m your man if you want to open up and email in your questions, 10-2
concerns, or issues. Watch to see if your question is addressed in
the next newsletter. *Week 3 Activities*
All submissions should be sent to Joshua.ballard@rasmussen.edu
Monday, April 18th-
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Tuesday, April 19th-
80s Day
Wednesday, April 20th-
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Thursday, April 21st-
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 Socially Infectious
By Phillip Way, Rockford Home Technology Examiner
March 23rd, 2011 11:34 pm CT

Everyone loves their social sites, right? Facebook is a virtual addiction for many people. Based on
Facebook statistics, there are more than 500 million active users and 50% of these active users log
on in any given day. Did you catch that? 500 MILLION active users and 50% are logging in daily! So
if you are one of the „bad guys‟ on the Internet, this population makes a BIG target and the popula-
tion continues to grow. Have you ever read: “See who is checking you out on Facebook (Fake App
Link)”, “You won‟t believe what this kid did.(Fake YouTube Link)”, “lol I can‟t believe these pics got
posted....it‟s going to be BADDD when her boyfriend sees these (Fake Facebook Profile Link)" or
other similar misleading header? Unfortunately these are not uncommon. Perhaps you have noticed
several friends that have reposted the same link? Well they may have been hit by one of countless
many viruses, worms, zombies, malware, phishing or other nasty attack. How about those fun
games which ask you 20 questions about you after redirecting your browser to another location? So-
cial network sites like Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Bebo, Classmates.com, LinkedIn and many
others are full of users that are susceptible to social engineering. Remember, to the cybercriminal,
big targets are easy targets.

If in the event there is a „gotcha‟ in your social network experience, and you find yourself with a re-
posted status that you did not create, the first thing you need to do is change your password! Even
if you never get bitten by a virus, malware or a scam, it is a great practice to change your password
at least once a month. Depending on the type of attack experienced, each complete solution will dif-
fer but start simply and quickly.

So how do you save yourself the headache you ask? Well aside from not owning a computer,
Smartphone or getting online, here a few quick simple tips:

1. Use common sense

Know who is on your friends list and don‟t accept every request without knowing who they are.
Ask your friends if the link is legitimate. How important is it to see this “amazing” video right now
anyway? Would your friend really post an embarrassing picture of you that you needed to see?
Repeat posts from multiple friends should probably be avoided.
Don‟t click on everything you see. For example, a URL that contains jumbled letters at the end is not
a valid application link.

2. Perform regular security updates and scans

Microsoft
MAC
Spywareblaster (Scan and Remove)
Free AVG (Antivirus)
Malwarebytes (Anti-Malware)

3. Do a little homework – Facebook and other social sites occasionally change policies including

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privacy, so know your settings and review them every month. Good resources are available, at no
cost, to find out more about security options, breaking news and software. This is not a comprehen-
sive list, just a few strong recommendations:

CNET
MajorGeeks
Computerworld
Symantec\Norton
McAfee

Google, Facebook, Twitter and reputable business are continually stepping up to the challenges of
addressing cyber crime and providing the best protection for the customer, but do not leave it up to
them to protect you completely. You must be proactive and savvy in your use of social networks and
email. Share your knowledge and experience with others to further promote a safer experience for
all. So now get back to updating your status, linking this article and practicing safer social experi-
ences.

Reference:

http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics
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Learning Center workshops are open to all

students, and deal with more academic-
specific issues. The topics of these work-
shops have been planned in accordance
with faculty’s syllabi, so that they are appli-
cable to projects in classes. For example,
our Outlining Workshops are offered the
week before most major paper outlines are
due in classes, and we will be hosting a
workshop on Editing after rough drafts
are due and before final drafts are due. It’s
a great opportunity to relate to peer Men-
tors in a more causal setting while still
staying on top of the biggest projects in
most core courses.

Calling All Students! Calling All Students!

Are you creative? Do you like to write? Poetry, songs, stories?

We are looking for your voices! We want to include our students in this
newsletter, whether you attend campus classes or are online. We will be
taking submissions throughout the quarter here at Rasmussen.
Length is not an issue, since we can provide links to the work through the
online aspect of the newsletter.
If you wish to have your submission be anonymous that is perfectly fine, just
let us know. We do ask that since this is a public document that submissions
be tasteful and appropriate for the general readership of our campus.
Please send submissions to Kristen.Daniels@rasmussen.edu!

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