Back to School?

This morning I discovered that I qualify for a Veteran's retraining program, so I applied.  I don't know if I'll get selected, but I went ahead and front-loaded the process by re-applying for admission to Boise State University.

There were a few classes I wished I had picked up last time, but I was trying to hurry up and finish.  These classes would be required for the degree/program I'm applying for and I'd have to tack on another seven classes to round out my degree requirements.

Hopefully I'd be able to get into either a work-study program or a part-time job while I'm going to school.  At the very least I would be able to actually apply for some of the paid internships floating around.

I wasn't planning on going back to school, but if the opportunity to get some more paid-for education comes up I'll have to take it.

Fortes Fortuna Adiuva

The other day I told a BSU story about one of my classes and how it was a good example of how "Fortune Favors the Bold", or in the original Latin "Fortes fortuna adiuva".

I had another class example of the same thing that was more successful, in my opinion, than the last example.  It doesn't help that I like telling stories and one that makes me look good tends to top the list.

Fortune Favors the Bold

I've always believed the expression "Fortune Favors the Bold" and yesterday I was reminded of a good example from my life.

Carolyn had to take a long (1:40) lunch yesterday and asked me to come over to her store and go out to dinner with her (she was working the closing shift).  We went to Chili's over by the mall.  The business next door is a Starbucks that I've been in once.

BSU beats Georgia 35-19

I didn't get to see the game last night, but Boise State had it's first win against a SEC school in what was also it's first Mountain States West game.

Thirty-five to nineteen isn't a bad score.

The question I have is a general one of when will America stop thinking of the Boise State Broncos as a "Cinderella Team" that still has to prove itself?  It seems like any big game we go into there are two things that the media likes to talk about: our blue turf and that we still have to prove ourselves.

How many "big games" do we have to win to slough off this mantle?  Obviously it is at least one more.

Certificate of Learning

I finished my BA in Human Resources Management from Boise State University last May.     I was CEO of a small company here in Boise and in that position I was the sole HR provider for the company.  We did some business consulting within the Addiction Treatment industry and on occasion I had been solicited for advice within the Human Resources arena.  I had some first-hand experience and some education as part of my General Business Management BBA from Boise State.

Boise State University

I have decided to go back to BSU to work on a second degree in Human Resources Management.  It is a new degree offered by BSU and with a little hard work I can get everything done during the 2010 calendar year.

I need a total of 30 credits and they are trying to make me retake one course, which I'll be fighting....seriously though, they let me graduate last time and now my grade isn't good enough?  I don't think so.

Speaking of grades, I managed to make the Dean's High Honors list with a 3.75 semester GPA.  I ended up getting a B, 2 A's and 2 A+'s.  I had never gotten an A+ before, and now I get two in a semester, and they were for a 300 and a 400 level course.  Sweet.

Anyway, I'm taking two summer courses and each course is an eight week long internet course.  The first class is supposed to start today, but I can't get onto the course site on Blackboard.  The professor sent me a "welcome" email yesterday an noted that the site would be up yesterday.  Today when I couldn't get on (I can get on Blackboard, just the course isn't listed) I sent him a response to his email (truncating most of his email, but clearly listing the class information) and he promptly responded with a notification that class started June 7th.

HELLO......the class starts today, just like his welcome email stated.  June 7th is the last day to drop the course.  I went ahead and logged onto BroncoWeb and printed off my class registration to a PDF.  Then I went ahead and printed off the important summer dates to a PDF and appended that.  So I sent off to my professor proof that I'm registered, a clear listing of this class dates and the fact that it was for the 1st 8 weeks session, and a listing of the start dates for all 1st 8 week sessions.

Fast forward a couple of hours and I get a response listing all of the professor's summer classes and a request to tell him which class I'm registered in.

SERIOUSLY?  I initially responded to your welcome to class "X", responded later with a copy of my actual registration for class "X", said in both emails that my class starts today, and he wants me to go through his 4 or 5 courses for the summer and tell him I'm registered for the only class he has this session, much less the only class that starts today.

I of course responded that I was taking class "X".....the only class he is teaching NOW and the only class "X" he is teaching all summer.

I have yet to get a response and I still can't access the site.

Summer school is going to be such a *&^$@ blast!