Fixed Link in Last Blog Post

The last blog posting had a broken link. Thanks to Debbie George, I was able to restore it, so that you can read the Excellence Magazine article about ORU's ePortfolio program. Here it is:

http://alumni.oru.edu/excell/fall04/pages/department/campus-currents4.asp or click_here.

Also, it is always better to click the link at the bottom of this email and go to the blog itself, rather than trying to read it in email format.

Did you know that you can also post to this blog? Go ahead--it is open to anyone.

Have a happy day!

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