Free(!) Collection of Microsoft Textbooks

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2012/07/27/large-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-for-you-including-sharepoint-visual-studio-windows-phone-windows-8-office-365-office-2010-sql-server-2012-azure-and-more.aspx 

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2012/07/30/another-large-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-and-resource-kits-for-you-including-sharepoint-2013-office-2013-office-365-duet-2-0-azure-cloud-windows-phone-lync-dynamics-crm-and-more.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0

Microsoft is giving away a bunch of free textbooks for all their most popular stuff. Head over to these links and download them today.

Web Design Advisory Council 2011-12

Thanks to everyone for coming to our annual SWC CIS Web Design Industry Advisory Council on December 6, 2011.  It was quite a pleasure to see and talk with you about your ideas and recommendations.  We enjoyed a lively discussion with 35 industry professionals and 2 students representing Club Web and 7 educators.  Many thanks to Dean Davis and  CIS Dept. Chair Tom Luibel for your support of our programs.  Thanks also to Professor Sandra Sands, who acted as our official note-taker.

Your contributions help to keep our programs viable and our students’ education state-of-the art.

Here is something interesting for you, an survey on the state of the industry

The Designer Toolkit Poll