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Special points of interest: Volume 2, Issue 4

Engage for Better Grades! April 2011

Workshop and Webinar Schedule


Campus Calendar

Meet the New Dean of Nursing


We have a new Dean of Nursing: ―I received my Associates Degree in ―I am very excited to be here at Ras-
Diana Gruman. Nursing in 1992 from NorthCentral mussen College and look forward to
Technical College right here in Wau- working with all of you as we de-
sau. I completed my Bachelor’s De- velop and launch the Nursing Pro-
gree in Nursing in 1999 through gram here on the Wausau Campus.‖
Viterbo University. In 2002, I
graduated from University of Phoe-
nix with my Master’s Degree in
Nursing Education, Management Does this mean we have a
and Administration. I am currently Nursing Program?
pursing my Doctorate of Education
in Organizational Leadership in Rasmussen College received ap-
Higher Education Learning from proval in April 2010 to plan
More about Diana: Grand Canyon University.‖ a nursing program in Wausau. To
―I am joining Rasmussen College as lead that initiative we now have
the Dean of Nursing after teaching ―I live in Marshfield but I am origi- Diana Gruman, who will be the act-
for Mid-State Technical College for nally from Wisconsin Dells. I have ing Dean of Nursing.
the past eight years as a clinical in- two children, a son who is eleven
structor. I worked primarily in the and a daughter who is 5. They keep Diana will serve as the lead for the
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clinical setting at St. Joseph’s Hospital me very active and definitely on my development of the nursing pro-
gram in Wausau and, pending
in Marshfield with students on the toes. We are fortunate enough to be
State of Wisconsin Board of Nurs-
medical/surgical floors. Prior to that, allowed to live in the home of our
Rasmussen Monthly

ing approval, will serve as the Dean


I was the Assistant Director of Nurs- Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix dog. of Nursing for Wausau. So, no, we
ing for the Dementia Unit at Marsh- She thinks she rules the house and do not have a Nursing Program but
field Center, a long-term care facility thinks she is a Rottweiler so we we are pursuing one. If you are
in Marshfield.‖ don’t argue much with her.‖ interested, keep your eyes and ears
open for updates!

Programmatic Orientations!
New medical assisting students and Wednesday, Business Students will have a
business students be aware that you April 13 from 9 required orientation session on
have a programmatic orientation to -10am in room Tuesday, April 12 from 4:30-
attend! 102. 5:30pm in room 101.
Medical Assisting Students will
have a mandatory orientation on one Bring your Questions? Contact Lisa Reed
of the following two dates: immunization at 715-841-8000.
Monday, April 11 from 5:30-6:30pm records! Ques-
in the MA lab tions? Contact Sharon Buettner at
— or — 715-841-8000.

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Corporate Partner Workshops


On Wednesday, April 20th, from 5-6:30pm, The take away? You should be aware that Ras-
Rasmussen will be hosting a workshop on mussen is working behind the scenes to benefit
Microsoft Word for our corporate partners. not only you but also our local community. You
The workshop will focus on formatting, text should also be aware that there will be people
editing, layouts, inserting objects, and mail from our corporate partners on campus for this
merges. The workshop is completely full. professional development event. Some of these
people might work in places
What does this mean to you, as a you want to be! If the oppor-
student? tunity to network presents
itself, take it.
First, Rasmussen College seeks
relationships with businesses in Finally. If you think your em-
the community to enhance our ployer would like to learn
students’ ability to achieve em- more about partaking in part-
ployment. Corporate partner- nership activities please reach
ships are a good thing for you out to Chris Severson at
and your future.

Second, one of the benefits our corporate Chris.Severson@Rasmussen.edu or 715-841-


partners receive is professional development 8042.
workshops on campus for their employees.

Library Books for Online Students


Rasmussen’s Library system has Students who are 100% online, you through the how-to’s of
a fabulous assortment on online however, sometimes feel as if getting books sent to you or
e-books, databases, and schol- they are missing out on the to your local public library
arly articles that are available to ―real‖ books. If this is you, for pick-
all our students 24 hours a day, please know that we are happy up.
7 days a week. These high qual- to SEND you the books you
ity resources support and en- want. Just give Jeneen a call at
hance student learning. 715-841-8041 and she will walk

Jim O’Connell
Jim O’Connell, Executive Di- This presentation is
rector of the Grand Theater will part of Rasmussen’s
be at Rasmussen on Monday Lecture Series promot-
May 9th at 4pm. His presenta- ing education, the arts,
tion is titled, ―The Arts and and the community.
Education.‖ Admission is free
and the presentation is open to
the public. Please plan on at-
tending!

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Engage for Better Grades!


Your education is an
investment. The first
step is enrolling, but it
is not the last step. Be
sure to engage in your
education to make the
most of your time and
money and to get the
best results after
graduation!

What does it mean to


―engage‖?
and an additional 32 hours readings and work enough to
First, engaging means attending outside of class. Do the math. be able to engage in an intelli-
your classes. If you have a class That is 48 hours; the equiva- gent conversation about what
that is on campus, be sure to lent of a full-time job plus was covered. In order to get to
attend every class session. If overtime. Be ready! this point, you might need to
you have an online class, try to do extra work beyond what
log in and participate (make a In addition to putting in the was assigned. Maybe you need
comment, ask a question, read hours, also know that our cur- to do some background read-
your classmate’s posts) at least rent students encourage you to ing on related topics in one of
five times every week. Why is do the majority of your study- the library’s online encyclope-
attendance so important? We ing in the Library or Learning dias, or maybe you need to
ran some numbers for a couple Center, on campus. The stu- look up some words or get
of our classes. The results were dents consistently say that one some biographical facts on the
astonishing. The average grade hour on campus is worth at author. Do what it takes to
for students who had missed least two hours at home be- understand your class content.
less than three classes was cause all your resources are
92%. The average grade for here. If you are an online stu- Finally, engaging means you
students who missed more than dent, consider coming to cam- seek help when you need it.
three classes was 64%. We can- pus to study! If campus is too Rasmussen offers a wide vari-
not promise you will do well if far away, consider finding the ety of resources to help you
you attend, but the numbers tell equivalent in your community. help yourself succeed. Be sure
an important story! Perhaps the public library to utilize the resources at your
would provide you with a disposal. A complete list of
Second, put in the work. Learn- quiet space filled with rich campus contact information is
ing is not easy, and it takes time resources and minimal distrac- on the last page of this news-
both in class and out of class. tions that our residential stu- letter.
Do not expect attendance alone dents find so valuable.
to make you a successful stu-
dent. Expect to spend two Third, come to class prepared.
hours reading, writing, and This means you have not only
thinking per class hour per done all of the readings,
week. This means that if you homework and writing that
have four classes, you will was due for class, but that you
spend 16 hours of week in class have also thought about the

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Book Club
Book Club will be If you have not read the book, Eat Pray Love; Little Bee; and
meeting on Mon- there are several copies cur- Glass Castle. We discuss and
day, April 11 at rently available in the library for sometimes pick what to read
11:45am in the checkout. next at the end of our book
student lounge to discussions.
discuss last quar- If you are interested in joining
ter’s book: The Book Club, please contact
Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Jeneen in the library to sign up.
Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. We normally read one book per
Everyone is invited to join us quarter. In the past, we have
for this lunchtime conversation! read such books as: Stiff: The
Curious Lives of Human Cadavers;

Is Your Computer Running Slowly?


Are you fairly computer literate? Is your com- dows process or if it is something
puter running slowly? Here are some sugges- than can/should be taken off the
tions and solutions: computer.
Run defrag or Windows cleanup. Note: Also under the ―processes‖ tab in Task
these processes, while good are not likely Manager, you can similarly click on the
to help a noticeable amount. ―mem usage‖ column so that the higher
Check the Windows system numbers are on top. Again, if you find an
unrecognized process
tray in the lower right. Check
using a lot (>20000k) of
for unnecessary and unused
memory, Google it, and
programs. If you find any,
find out if it is a valid
uninstall or at least disable
Windows system proc-
them.
ess. Many times it will
Start Windows Task Manager be your antivirus pro-
by clicking ctrl-alt-del or ctrl- gram running a system
shift-esc. Click on the scan and you can adjust
―processes‖ tab. the users antivirus to run
Click on the ―CPU‖ system scans less fre-
column so that it quently or at a more
sorts with the processes using the opportune time. Other times you will not
most CPU first. If there is a pro- recognize the process and maybe not know
gram/process pegging your CPU, how to stop it (although a Google search
write it down. You can try to will usually point you in the right direction).
―end process‖ on it, but this will Inspect your Start Menu – Startup folder,
only be a short term fix as the or click Start – Run and type
guilty process will likely start again ―MSCONFIG‖ and the startup tab may list
on the next reboot. Google the offending process.
―what is <process name>‖ this
will tell you if it is a valid Win-

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Be Smart! Attend a Workshop or Webinar!


Each quarter the Library and APA Basics Got GAP? The Graduate
Learning Center (LLC) offers a Mon., April 11, 4:30-5:30pm Achievement Portfolio
variety of webinars and work- Tues., April 12, 4-5pm Tues., April 19, 4-5pm
shops to help you be a success- Wed., April 13, 6:30-7:30pm Thurs., April 21, 4-5pm
ful student. The schedule for Thurs., April 14, 4:30-5:30pm Start in the Library
late March and April is pro- Start in the Library
vided below. Test-Taking Skills
Becoming a Successful www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar2
Key: Online Student Mon., April 25, 7pm
www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar
Black: on campus workshop Mon., April 11, 7pm Credo and Gale e-Books
Red: on campus workshop that www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar2
requires registration BrainFuse Online Tutoring Mon., April 25, 6pm
Blue: online workshop...go to www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar
the web address indicated and Tues., April 12, 6pm Creating an Outline
follow the instructions www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar
________________________ “Library Palooza” Mon., April 25, 6pm
Navigating the Library &
Library and APA Basics APA Basics All-in-One Test Preparation / Test
www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar Sat., April 16, 9:30-11:45am Anxiety
Mon., March 28, 1pm You must register for this Tues., April 26, 4-5pm
Tues., March 29, noon workshop! Call or email Start in the Learning Center
Wed., March 30, 7pm Jeneen. 715-841-8041
Thur., March 31, 11am Room 112 Thesis Statements
Mon., April 4, 7pm www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar
Wed., April 6, 6pm Effective Study Habits Tues., April 26, 6pm
www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar
Start Strong! Mon., April 18, 6pm Consumer Health Complete
30 minute appointments with and SmartImage Database
student tutors on April 4, 5, 6 & Effective Note Taking Skills www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar
7. Designed to get you started www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar2 Thurs., April 28, 6pm
on the right foot. You must set Mon., April 18, 6pm
up an appointment! Call the LC Got GAP? The Graduate
tutors at 715-841-8080 7 Steps to a Successful Achievement Portfolio
Research Paper www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar
Navigating the Library www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar Sat., April 30, noon
Mon., April 4, 4-5pm Wed., April 20, 6pm
Wed., April 6, 7-8pm Note: Sessions in blue are
Start in the Library Balancing Work & School webinars and are online only.
www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar To attend, simply go to the
From Topic to Thesis: Wed., April 20, 8pm web address below the work-
Research Paper Basics shop title shortly before the
Tues., April 5, 4-5pm Formatting a Title Page in time indicated and log in with
Thurs., April 7, 4:30 to 5:30pm APA Style your first name when
Start in the Library www.tinyurl.com/llcwebinar prompted.
Fri., April 22, 2pm

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RasMall Item of the Month


Rasmussen College’s Wausau Payment will need to be made
Campus is starting a RasMall For the remainder of March by cash, check, or credit card
―item of the month.‖ Each and the month of April, we will at the time of the order. Please
month we will pick one item be featuring the Paint Splatter order by the last school day of
from RasMall that people can T’s. These are available in char- the month.
order at the front desk instead coal gray, light blue, light green,
of online. and light yellow. We have them Sorry, we can’t take gift cards
available to on campus! If you have a gift
With ―item of the look at in card, you can place your or-
month‖ items, the display ders at http://
Rasmussen will box located www.rasmall.com. You will
take care of or- in the en- need to enter the gift card
dering the items trance hall- number in the coupon section.
and will call you way.
when they arrive. Please contact the front desk
We will only be To order an with any questions about this!
ordering the item item of the If there are any items in par-
of the month. Any orders fo month, you will need to com- ticular that you would like to
other items must be placed, by plete the order form (one will see as the ―item of the
you, at http:// be sent to you via email or you month,‖ let Anna Fochs
www.rasmall.com. can get one at the front desk). know!

Winter 2011 Trivia Winners!


During Winter quarter, Jean Miller, our Student Jamie Nyhus – School of Allied Health
Services Coordinator, sent out six trivia questions
to all students. The questions were about a vari- Amy Ellis – School of Education
ety of things ranging from Valentines Day to the
Green Bay Packers. Students who answered the They each won a $25 Rasmussen Mall gift card!
questions correctly were entered into a drawing
for prizes. 3 names were drawn on Monday, Watch Spring quarter for a new way to win!
March 21, and the winners were: While everyone is still welcome to play, previous
winners are not eligible for prizes for one year.
Katherine McEwen – School of Business

Disabilities in the Workplace


At 4pm on Thursday, April 21, Christine Seidler positive impact on their job performance. In
from North Central Health Care will be on cam- addition, the library will be putting on a display
pus to address hiring practices and job skills for of materials related to people with disabilities
people with disabilities. She will provide exam- during the week of April 18. Please come to the
ples of the challenges people with disabilities face presentation and check out a book!
in the work place and how co-workers can have a

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April 10-16: National Library Week &


Week of the Young Child
Every year National Library Week and The diapers. All materials brought in will be donated
Week of the Young Child occur at the same to Bundles of Joy, a United Way initiative that
time. Rasmussen celebrates both events with a provides diapers, wipes, and other needed re-
variety of activities. sources to families in need.

National Library Week, according to the Ameri- Monday, the library will host this quarter’s
can Library Association, is ―an annual celebra- Book Club discussion of The Absolutely True
tion of the contributions of our nation's libraries Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
and librarians.‖ This year’s theme is ―create your
own story.‖ Tuesday, ECE instructor Mary Olson will be
presenting on YoungStar from 6-7pm. Young
The Week of the Young Child, according to the Star is a rating system for child care in Wiscon-
National Association for the Education of sin. All are invited to attend!
Young Children, is ―held each year to honor
young children and thank teachers and all those In addition, also on Tuesday, the library will
who make a difference in young children’s sponsor a ―Create Your Own Story: Put Your
lives.‖ This year’s theme is ―early years are Future on Display‖ event. Come in to the
learning years.‖ library and dream a little bit about what you
want your future to be like once you graduate.
To celebrate both events, Rasmussen Wausau What is your dream job? Where will you be
will be holding a variety of activities working? What will you be doing? The
and events throughout the week. library will provide resources on jobs,
careers, and occupations if you need
On Friday, April 8, 2:30-3:30pm, them. You just need to provide the brain
students in the Early Childhood Edu- power and write your future job title or
cation (ECE) program are strongly position on the giant post-it-notes in the
encouraged to help us prepare for windows.
Week of the Young Child by making
signs and planning for activities. Con- Finally, on Thursday, April 14 from
sider this an excellent way to get in- 4:30-7:30pm, Rasmussen will be hosting
volved on campus and to meet your the grand finale of the week: a child-
fellow ECE students! centered campus event for community
families and their children. Everyone is invited!
All week long, April 11-15, the Library will There will be a variety of activities for young
bring out the paperback exchange. Students children and their families.
and staff are asked to bring in their old reading Each child will be given a
materials and exchange them for something passport to help them
new-to-them! Leisure reading strengthens your move through the activities
academic reading skills, so pick up a mystery, and the activities will range
romance, true-crime or similar novel and read! from a session with profes-
sional storytellers to craft-
There will also be a collection table for chil- ing paper dolls to eating
dren’s bath time products and children’ books healthy snacks.
in the library. We are looking for good-quality
children’s books, children’s hygiene items, and

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100%
One of the topics covered in a recent Student Show your pride and participate! Come to the front
Design Group meeting was propaganda and its desk with a shirt and we’ll spray 100% on it. Put
ability to create a response from the public. The up a poster, or window paint the message. Let’s
group looked at examples such as show everyone our pride and support!
World War II posters and Milton Glaser’s ―I
NY‖ symbol created as a response to the
1970’s financial crisis.

The examples showed that the power of repe-


tition and design can move people to action.
Using a positive simple message can gather
people to unify through a shared idea. This is
design at its most powerful.

The Student Design Group has started a pro-


ject: to spread and unite with the message
―100%.‖ It is a call to action in response to the
hard work and accomplishments that occur
every quarter. Rasmussen students give 100%
to their education, and fully support their peers
in their efforts. It’s who we are. It’s what we do. Rasmussen student Amanda Kipp paints the media lab windows.

New Student Ambassadors


The following students applied for and were se- Early Childhood Education
lected to represent our campus as ambassadors Kristine Anderson
for Spring/Summer 2011:
Criminal Justice
School of Business Shannon Rios
Cassandra Linke Billie West
Shannon Drake
Tyrone Lane What does a student ambassador do? Among
Josh Erickson other things, they will assist with full-start and
mid-start orientations each quarter, help build a
School of Health Sciences support network within their school or program
Peter Vandre to help their fellow students succeed, and repre-
Joan Dulak sent Rasmussen along with staff and faculty at
Amanda Kipp community events such as Relay For Life.
Sandra Miller
Abbi Larock You are invited to join our new Student Ambas-
sadors on Wednesday, April 6th from 4:30-5:30
School of Tech & Design pm for a ―Welcome Gathering‖ in the student
Holly Jean Santroch lounge.
Cherise Weiss

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On Campus Calendar for April 2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2
*April Fool’s Day
*National Poetry Month

3 4 5 6 7 8 9
*Classes begin *Start Strong Appoint- *Start Strong Appoint- *Start Strong Appoint- *Last Day to Drop
*Start Strong Appoint- ments in the LLC ments in the LLC ments in the LLC Classes
ments in the LLC *Topic to Thesis Work- *Student Ambassadors *Student Design Group *Early Childhood Edu-
*Navigating the Library shop, 4pm Gathering, 4:30pm Meeting, 3:45pm cation students meet to
Workshop, 4pm *Navigating the Library *Topic to Thesis Work- prepare for Week of the
Workshop, 7pm shop, 4:30pm Young Child events,
2:30pm

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
*Week of the Young *Book Club, 11:45am *Create your future...on *Medical Assisting *APA Basics Workshop, *LibraryPalooza,
Child *APA Basics Workshop, the library’s windows!” Orientation, 9am 4:30pm 9:30am (registration
*National Library Week 4:30pm *APA Basics Workshop, *APA Basics Workshop, *Week of the Young required, contact the
*National Work Study *Medical Assisting 4:00pm 6:30pm Child Activities for library)
Week Orientation, 5:30pm *Business Student Children and Their
*Toastmasters, 7pm Orientation, 4:30pm Families, 4:30pm
*YoungStar Workshop,
6:00pm

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*Passover begins *Got GAP? Graduate *Corporate Partners on *Student Design Group *Earth Day
Achievement Portfolio campus for Word work- Meeting, 3:45pm
Workshop, 4pm shop, 5pm *Got GAP? Graduate
Achievement Portfolio
Workshop, 4pm
*Disabilities in the
Workplace Speaker,
4pm

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*Easter *Begin studying for *Test Prep and Test *Administrative Profes- *Last Day for RasMall
*School of Health midterms!! Anxiety Workshop, 4pm sionals Day “Item of the Month”
Sciences Week *Toastmasters, 7pm Orders
*Arbor Day

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Mission Statement:
Rasmussen College is dedicated to serving our communities by recognizing the diverse needs of individuals. We encourage personal and
professional development through respect, appreciation, and commitment to general education as a foundation for life-long learning.
As an institution of higher learning, the college is committed to preparing students to be active, productive, and successful contributors
to a global community.

LET US HELP YOU


Director Librarian Director of Admissions
Sue Williams Jeneen LaSee-Willemssen Patrick Schmidt
715-841-8010 715-841-8041 715-841-8030

Director of Campus Opera- Learning Center Coordinator Admissions Manager


tions Corinne Solsrud Jen Ekdahl
Kari Kussow 715-841-8028 715-841-8031
715-841-8011
Student Services Program Managers
Administrative Assistants Coordinator Melissa Heise
Ben Krueger Jean Miller 715-841-8035
715-841-8006 715-841-8013 Korey Kilinski
Mee Lee 715-841-8044
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Jeff Gorr 715-841-8039


Director of Student Financial 715-841-8012 Susie Krause
Services 715-841-8034
Connie Kling Faculty Renae Krings
715-841-8020 Suzanne Aubrey 715-841-8036
Sharon Buettner Zach Popp
Financial Aid Officer Jennifer Dolan 715-841-8038
Shao Lee Terri Dorshak Gina Putnam While Classes Are Running
715-841-8022 Andrew Grzadzielewski 715-841-8033 Campus Building Hours:
Adam Grosz Ashley Quinlan
Student Financial Advisor Vue Her 715-841-8037 Monday: 7:45am to 9:30pm
Amy Gaydo Christina (Tina) Hipke Tuesday: 7:45am to 9:30pm
715-841-8021 Hanna Hushbeck
Wednesday: 7:45am to 9:30pm
Vue Her Elgin Hushbeck High School
715-841-8023 Anna Kaiser Program Manager Thursday: 7:45am to 9:30pm
Laura Krznarich Andrea Ollhoff Friday: 7:45am to 4:30pm
Student Account Manager David Landretti 715-841-8043
Susie Vachowiak Elizabeth Landretti Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm
715-841-8019 Jill Laufenberg Sunday: Closed
Thomas Lisack
Registrar Tracey Ludvik
Anna Fochs Mark Mixdorf Between Quarter Breaks
715-841-8005 Kurt Mueller Campus Building Hours:
Mary Olson
Academic Dean Valerie Palarski Monday: 7:45am to 8:00pm
Joy Henrich Lisa Reed Tuesday: 7:45am to 8:00pm
715-841-8040 Terry Ugoretz
Wednesday: 7:45am to 8:00pm
Lori Vehring
Dean of Nursing 715-841-8000 Thursday: 7:45am to 8:00pm
Diana Gruman Friday: 7:45am to 4:30pm
715-841-8050 Prof. Education Manager
Chris Severson Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm
715-841-8042 Sunday: Closed

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