The system office will be offering DARS regional open labs for MnSCU staff on the following dates: • DARS "Up North" Open Lab – March 26, 2013 at Northwest Technical... Continue Reading →
Developing Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges Conference
The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) in conjunction with NSF and NCIA will be offering the conference, "Developing Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges", at NHCC that will begin on Friday,... Continue Reading →
Digital Literacy Training Webinars Feb 12 & 13
Join us for webinars: Tuesday, Feb 12th @ 2pm, or Wednesday, Feb 13th @ 11:30am The Blandin Foundation’s Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC) Digital Literacy training is a series of... Continue Reading →
Winter Chief Academic Officers Meeting
Final agenda is posted. Draft Agenda for Feb 20 and 21(FINAL) RSVP and Questions should be directed to: Anne Stowell
Keeping our Faculty of Color VI Symposium
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is a co-sponsor of the Keeping our Faculty of Color VI Symposium scheduled for April 14-16, 2013. Program and registration is now available on the symposium... Continue Reading →
Lake Superior College Expo
Higher Ed and Nonprofits Partner to Provide Empowerment for Community Members in the Duluth-Superior Region --- More than 100 community members from the Duluth-Superior area took part in a first-time... Continue Reading →
Intellectual Property Overview Webinar
This announcement is for the Office of General Counsel’s February 14, 2013 Second Thursday Webinar: Intellectual Property Overview. The program starts at 10:00 a.m. and is presented by Assistant General... Continue Reading →
Outstanding Educator Award Nomination Deadline Approaching
Outstanding Educator Award Nomination Deadline Approaching The deadline for submitting nominations for the Board of Trustees’ Award for Excellence in Teaching program is quickly approaching! Presidents’ packets must be received... Continue Reading →
Save the Date – Minnesota eLearning Summit
We invite you now to plan to attend the Minnesota eLearning Summit to be held July 29-30, 2013. The 2013 Summit theme, eSynergy: Bringing it All Together, is designed for K-12, college... Continue Reading →
Desire2Learn IGNITE Regional User Conference Minnesota 2013
NEW Deadline 5 PM on February 8, 2013 -- Proposals are being accepted for Desire2Learn IGNITE Regional User Conference Minnesota 2013, to be held Friday, April 5, 2013 from 7:30... Continue Reading →
Upcoming DARS and u.select Training Dates
Upcoming DARS/u.select Training Dates The system office offers DARS and u.select training throughout the year. The next available training and monthly open labs dates for MnSCU staff will be: Basic... Continue Reading →
TechBiz Minnesota 2013 – April 5, 2013
TechBiz Minnesota is an annual MnSCU IT industry/faculty conference and learner showcase, organized by Advance IT Minnesota, that provides highly motivated students and employers of IT-related talent with a unique... Continue Reading →
Spring 2013 Quality Matters Workshops
Five sessions of the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) Workshop have been scheduled for spring semester 2013. Both online and face-to-face sessions are available. Start dates for the 2-week... Continue Reading →
Career and Technical Education Month is February – what do you have planned?
CTE Educators, Advocates and Supporters in Minnesota! February 2013 is CTE Month! The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is offering a free webinar. Webinar: Make Your CTE Month... Continue Reading →
Transfer Orientation for Transfer Specialists
Transfer Orientation The system office will be holding a Transfer Orientation for Transfer Specialists from MnSCU institutions on February 12th and 13th, 2013. Registration and additional information can be found... Continue Reading →
Student Affairs/Diversity and Equity Conference
The annual Student Affairs/Diversity and Equity Conference will be held on January 31-February 1 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Additional information can be found at: http://www.asa.mnscu.edu/studentaffairs/SA_Conference.html. Questions regarding the... Continue Reading →
Webinar: The Office for Civil Rights’ Four Year Report
Thursday, January 17, 2013, 10:00 AM The Office for Civil Rights’ Four Year Report: Helping to Ensure Equal Access to Education Federal law requires the Office for Civil Rights to... Continue Reading →
CAO/CSAO/Deans Spring Joint Meeting ~ Mark Your Calendars: May 30-31, 2013
Joint CAO/CSAO/Deans Spring meeting dates: May 30-31, 2013 Mark your calendars - The Joint Chief Academic and Student Affairs Officers - College and University Deans Meeting meeting will be held... Continue Reading →
Attend eLearning 2013
As you think about professional development opportunities I strongly encourage you to consider attending the Instructional Technology Council’s eLearning 2013 conference in February. Following is further information: Register to attend... Continue Reading →
Save the Date ~ Mestenhauser Lecture Series on Internationalizing Higher Education
Save the date for the annual Mestenhauser Lecture series on Internationalizing Higher Education - Friday, February 8, 2013. Registration is now open! Please spread the word to others on your... Continue Reading →
Gender Tune Up! Shifting Nontraditional Retention into High Gear
On December 4th and 5th, Joan Runnheim Olson will host an interactive webinar that will engage participants with self-assessments, and case studies to: Examine how gender equity issues relate to... Continue Reading →
Webinar Series on Nontraditional Careers starts December 2012
Beginning in December 2012, the Minnesota Department of Education and Minnesota State Colleges & Universities will host a 5-webinar series “PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS: HELPING MINNESOTA STUDENTS with COLLEGE and CAREER... Continue Reading →
Governor Mark Dayton and Senator Al Franken address career technical education at the CTE Works! conference
This annual conference is co-sponsored by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Minnesota Department of Education. This year, we were delighted to also be partnering with the Minnesota... Continue Reading →
Diversity Webinars 2012-2013 – Save the Dates
The Diversity and Equity division in the system office designed a webinar series to develop and enhance the cultural competency skills and knowledge of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities employees... Continue Reading →
Developmental Math Opportunity
Developmental math opportunity: In a recent WCET blog, Claudia L’Amoreaux describes the WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) award-winning work of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education and its National Repository of Online... Continue Reading →
Call for Presentations — Student Affairs/Diversity and Equity Conference
The 2013 Student Affairs/Diversity and Equity Conference will take place January 31-February 1, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Brooklyn Park. This is your call for presentation proposals. Proposals... Continue Reading →
Lake Superior College’s Excellence in Teaching Festival
Lake Superior College’s Excellence in Teaching Festival By Kelli Hallsten How do we harness the collective brainpower of our faculty? How can we help them develop professionally without breaking the... Continue Reading →
Greg Jorgensen, St Cloud State University, Wins D2L Widget Contest – Demo Webinar 11-2-12
Congratulations to Greg Jorgensen, St Cloud State University, who won first place with his Office Hours Widget that he developed for use on D2L course homepages. Read all about it... Continue Reading →
Workforce Sessions: Financial Services
The next round of workforce sessions will begin November 8th targeting employers in Financial Services. Session dates are as follows with additional sessions TBA for northern MN. • November 8th... Continue Reading →
General Counsel Webinar Deferred Action, 11-8-12
"Recent Federal Developments: Deferred Action and Affirmative Action" http://www.ogc.mnscu.edu/events/workshops.html We will discuss the Department of Homeland Security’s new Deferred Action protocols for undocumented students and how they might impact colleges... Continue Reading →
