Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs
The Minnesota State Network for Educational Development is pleased to offer a series of short courses, long courses, workshops, and faculty learning communities on the NED Events Calendar for the Fall 2025 term. Plan ahead for your professional development.
Join one or both upcoming virtual training opportunities where staff from the Minnesota State system office will review the Enrollment Fraud User Guide, which can help campus and system office employees reduce enrollment fraud.
The Minnesota State System Institutional Research unit is hosting its second virtual monthly data presentation series on July 23 at 10:00 a.m. Register to learn more, the topic this month is dual enrollment.
The July 2025 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now available. Learn about and find resources for degree audit, graduation planner, schedule builder, transfer, and more.
Learn more about updated features to assist with the prevention and mitigation of enrollment fraud.
Submit a session proposal for the 2025 Minnesota State Student Success and Planning Conference by Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
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The Minnesota State System Institutional Research unit is launching a virtual monthly data presentation series open to all Minnesota State employees, beginning June 18, 2025.
The June 2025 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now available. Learn about and find resources for degree audit, graduation planner, schedule builder, transfer, and more.
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The NED Teaching and Learning Conference will feature over 30 in-person breakout sessions. Attendees who feel inspired by a new teaching or technology idea can attend a Tech Lab session for hands-on help and exploration with the Minnesota State Learning Technology team!
Dozens of innovative faculty, staff, and administrators from across Minnesota State collaborated using Microsoft Copilot in experimental ways. Watch recordings of the Copilot Showcase presentations to learn from some of their discoveries.
The May 2025 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now available. Learn about and find resources for degree audit, graduation planner, schedule builder, transfer, and more.
This month's Educational Development Digest is now available. Find tips on reflecting on your pedagogy in practice and a tool to help organize your reflections and notes. Plus, the annual "NED Year in Review" statistics are in! Digital Accessibility Tip: Use bookmarks or a table of contents on lengthy documents.
Save the date for the ASA Fall Leadership Conference, held October 28-31, 2025 at Cragun's Resort in Brainerd, MN.
The MnLC Summit on Learning and Technology is on August 7, 2025. View the lineup of presentations and register today!
The NED Teaching and Learning Conference will be held September 25-26, 2025 with a pre-conference workshop on September 24. Learn more about the conference and register today!
Minnesota State System Institutional Research has completed the development and deployment of a new enterprise Power BI report that will help us better understand how students progress through math course sequences toward the completion of a gateway college-level math course.
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The 14th annual Antiracist Pedagogy Across the Curriculum (ARPAC) workshop will be held virtually through Zoom on Monday-Friday, June 2-6, 2025. Registration for Minnesota State faculty is available at no cost.
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities recognized faculty with Awards for Excellence at an awards ceremony on April 16.
Register now for the upcoming student panel "Beyond Accommodations: Faces and Voices of Neurodivergent Students on the Classroom, College Life, and Campus Climate." This webinar will be held April 23 at 1:00 p.m.
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The April 2025 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now available. Learn about and find resources for degree audit, graduation planner, schedule builder, transfer, and more.
This month's Educational Development Digest is now available. Stories include using exam/cognitive wrappers as a study tool, how the H5P Documentation Tool can be used as an exam/cognitive wrapper, and resources to support basic needs, mental health, and wellness. Digital Accessibility Tip: Share resources in advance.
