Published on March 23, 2020  

He talked with Joe Zellner, instructional designer from our Office of Online and Professional Studies.  Knowing where Dave lives, Joe recommended an area with free wifi, with 43.95 Mbps for downloads and 10.36 Mbps for uploads.  Boom!  How did Joe come across this information?  “I had to try three different spots before I could connect.  Finally succeeded in a rear lot about 50 feet from the building, near a bank of windows.” 

Dave added, “we will get through this with folks like Joe Zellner willing to go the extra mile to help us succeed.”

The world is better because of all the people—that would be each of us—finding the ways to “get through this.”

 
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