by Gary Sutcliff.
Offline Assignment seems to work but now I guess my question is how long does the assignment remain in the upcoming events list? Without weekly playing with updating the due date, is it possible to set an announcement to remain in the list for a longer period of time?
One example is to place an entry to remind students to be sure to check the main page for activities and to not rely on the "Upcoming Events" list for all information. Reminders of long term assignments would also be nice to post.