Globe Education Network

We’re very pleased to announce the formation of the Globe Education Network.




Globe Education Network is a group that provides academic and operational support for administrators and faculty of member colleges and universities for the benefit of students. As you may know, students at each of the following schools we support take online classes together in our Blackboard Learning Management System.

* Globe University
* Minnesota School of Business
* Utah Career College
* Institute of Production and Recording
* Minnesota School of Cosmetology
* Duluth Business University.

Currently, Blackboard is branded as “MSB Online” yet students from all schools use this learning tool. Therefore, to maintain consistency, we have rebranded Blackboard as Globe Education Network and we want to reiterate that Blackboard is a resource shared by all of our member schools.

As of today, students of each school will now see the Globe Education Network name on Blackboard, but keep in mind, classes are still delivered by the colleges, and degrees will continue to be earned and awarded from the individual colleges and universities. As always, if there are questions, please feel free to contact me directly via phone or e-mail. Congratulations on your success this quarter and we look forward to assisting all of you with staying active and on track this Summer.

Sincerely,

Seth Tesdall
Director of Online Education

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Free Unofficial Transcripts!

Did you know that you can now access your unofficial transcript free of charge within the student portal?

Log into the student portal, click Academics > Degree Audit.

Just above the “Program Details” box, you can see a box titled “Reports” and within this box is an icon titled “Unofficial Transcript”

Click on the words “Unofficial Transcript” to access this document. You may print or save it to your desktop. Adobe Acrobat is necessary to access this document. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, you can access it at the link below along with a variety of other helpful tools.

http://students.msbcollege.edu/helpdesk/resource_links.html

Students with holds or alerts may need to resolve those prior to attaining access to the transcript. Contact information to resolve these alerts and holds are within the specific message in the portal. We hope you enjoy this new feature and that having access to your unofficial transcript is helpful to you in many ways.

Ann Mickelson
Online Dean of Students

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Financial Aid Reminder

Have you completed your new FAFSA yet? If not, click here to learn more about what you need to do.

For those of you utilizing federal financial aid, it is extremely important to complete your renewal 2008-2009 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) using your 2007 taxes. We need the results in order to apply federal aid to your account beginning Summer Quarter 2008, otherwise you will be responsible to cover summer charges out-of-pocket. Please keep in mind, failure to submit the 2008-2009 FAFSA may affect your ability to log into summer quarter courses.

To re-apply, go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Step 1) Select “Fill Out Your FAFSA” in the green middle (2) column.

Step 2) Choose the 2008-2009 aid year and click Next

Step 3) Fill out the remaining FAFSA screens


If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Financial Aid Team for assistance via our Direct Line at 612-436-7575, Toll Free at 1-877-609-8889 or email at onlinefa@msbcollege.edu.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation!


Mario Lee
Director of Financial Aid

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Free Library Resources

Don’t Pay for Pricey Information! Find it for free through the MSB Online library.

Many publishers and websites will ask you to pay for information you find by searching through Google or another search engine. Don’t give them your money. The library purchases thousands of journals and reports through the library’s subscription databases. We purchase these as a service to you. The library purchases these databases so that you don’t have to.

What’s more is that the library also offers a dedicated online librarian. The online librarian works to ensure that the library purchases online resources that will help you. That’s not all the online librarian does. She is also available to answer your research questions. She can recommend a database, help you find statistics and reports, help you narrow your topic, and answer any other research questions you have.

Next time you need pricey information, search the MSB online library’s subscription databases. If you’re not sure which database to search or encounter any errors, please contact the online librarian: Elaine Settergren.

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