Hello,

My name is Joe Escobar and I am your instructor for HST201 United States History at Lane Community College.  You are receiving this email because you have signed up for the course and you have wisely included your email address in your ExpressLane account information.

I wanted to contact you in advance of our first class meeting on Tuesday with some information relevant to this particular course.  

Top 3 things you should know before taking this history class.

#1  You are enrolled in a HYBRID history class. (See the "h" note in the online schedule of classes.) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the credits for this class will be earned online. Students in this class are required to complete a significant amount of work online.  If you are unwilling to participate in this type of class, I suggest you enroll in another traditional, face-to-face section.

#2  No late work will be accepted in this class.  You will have regular deadlines each week, given well in advance. It is imperative that you complete and submit your work by each deadline. 

#3  Your midterm and final exams must be taken in a secured testing lab OUTSIDE of our regular classroom hours.  Given a several day window of time, you will choose a day and time to complete your exams during the testing lab's open hours.

You'll find more information by reading the class information website, which I definitely suggest you do before we meet in class next week. 
http://media.lanecc.edu/users/escobarj

I post all student evaluations of my courses from past terms. You should take a look before you decide to spend your tuition money on this class with this instructor.
http://media.lanecc.edu/users/escobarj/evaluations/ 

You can even get an advanced copy of the course syllabus, located in Moodle.  I hope you do so you can come prepared with questions on the first day.  Login at:
http://classes.lanecc.edu

Well, that's all of the news I have for you now.  I look forward to meeting you in person on Tuesday and working with you during the term.

Until then,

Joe Escobar
History Instructor
Lane Community College