Today's guest blog comes from Courtney Sullivan, self-professed nerd and MWU's Manager of Marketing. She shares exciting news about ways to connect with MWU on Facebook.

I admit that I'm kind of a nerd. I love working at Midwestern University where my pseudo-nerdiness is tolerated and sometimes even encouraged. So imagine my delight when I was asked if I wanted to put up a Midwestern University page on Facebook.

Facebook itself is certainly not nerdy. For those of you who enjoy online social networking, you know that Facebook is actually quite cool. Where else can you blend your personal, professional, and even political lives together and then share with your coworker, your neighbor, your best friend, and your boyfriend from the sixth grade? Definitely cool.

I enjoy social networking but I really love the whole blend of personalized contact with technology--you know; the nerdy part. It has truly impacted how we can be a community regardless of where we start or where we end up. The technology has combined with a simply interface to allow people across the globe to connect, or reconnect, share memories, future plans, and, of course, the all-important photo album.

There is an assumption that if you are reading this you have some interest or connection with Midwestern University. And now you have a fun way to be a part of the MWU community regardless of where you are. If you are an alum, share your memories, your expertise, your photos. Reconnect with old classmates and find new networking opportunities. If you are considering Midwestern University as a potential student or employee then read the posts, look at the pictures, and ask questions of those who have "been there, done that." And if you are currently on one of the two campuses of MWU, then start building your network now and it will serve you well wherever you end up.



What are you waiting for? Become a fan of the Midwestern University page on Facebook. I want to see photos of community service. I want fond memories of your favorite faculty members and crazy stories of all-night study sessions. I want you to find your new roommate or your new colleague. I want CCOM graduates and AZCOM graduates who are both living in Omaha to have dinner together and invite all the other alumni in the area to join them. I want you to find your old crush and smile when you see their success and share your own. I want you to use Facebook, and technology, to join, keep, or stay in the Midwestern University community.

I may be asking a lot but my inner nerd believes it can happen. Besides, how else will I be able to convince my boss that spending several hours a day on Facebook is work related?!

Become a fan at: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Midwestern-University/15203743990