Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State
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 Educational Development and Technology unit at Minnesota State launched the Copilot Evaluation Program in 2024, an initiative dedicated to planning for, developing, deploying, and evaluating the effectiveness of generative AI in instructional and non-instructional settings. Join one or all upcoming project showcases to get an overview of the exploratory work conducted this academic year with a special emphasis on insights and lessons learned.
Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs is excited to announce a new round of funding, with a focus on student mobility and transfer success. Applications are due March 28, 2025.
The deadline for participant applications to the Copilot Evaluation Program is being extended to Friday, August 2, 2024. The Educational Development and Technology (EDT) unit at the Minnesota State system... Continue Reading →
Tackling Transfer Funding In the spring of 2024, Minnesota State college and university employees applied for Innovating and Collaborating Toward Equity 2030 funding to develop, adapt, or expand collaborative strategies... Continue Reading →
The Educational Development and Technology (EDT) unit at the Minnesota State system office is pleased to announce the selected prototype projects for the Copilot Evaluation Program. Faculty, staff, and administrators... Continue Reading →
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) introduces disruption and opportunities for educators. It also induces anxieties and optimism characteristic of emerging technologies. Educators are grappling with how to best harness this unique... Continue Reading →
Applications due February 16, 2024 Tackling Transfer - FAQ Now Available The FY24 funding opportunity 'Tackling Transfer' Innovating and Collaborating Towards Equity 2030 application deadline is approaching! Submit applications by... Continue Reading →
Letter of Intent due January 25, 2024 Applications due February 16, 2024 Tackling Transfer - Funding Opportunity Overview This Request for Proposals (RFP) focuses on equitable outcomes connected to Tackling... Continue Reading →
Letter of Intent due January 25, 2024 Applications due February 16, 2024 Tackling Transfer - Funding Opportunity Overview This Request for Proposals (RFP) focuses on equitable outcomes connected to Tackling... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State seeks to support faculty and staff innovation that shows great potential for improving teaching, learning, and access for students across its 33 colleges and universities. This year, the... Continue Reading →
February 22, 2023 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm Zoom Hosted by the Minnesota Learning Commons (MnLC), this webinar will feature a panel of K-12 and higher education professionals exploring the immediate... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) Leadership Awards recognize faculty, staff, and administrators from around the state for their exemplary achievements in equity, innovation, and collaborative practices that promote... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) Leadership Awards recognize faculty, staff, and administrators from around the state for their exemplary achievements in equity, innovation, and collaborative practices that promote... Continue Reading →
The Minnesota State Guided Learning Pathways Special Innovating and Collaborating Toward Equity 2030 funding round is now open! Minnesota State seeks to support faculty and staff innovation that shows great... Continue Reading →
For a sixth year, the Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) division invited proposals for Multi-Campus Collaboration program. This RFP focused on equitable outcomes tied to Equity 2030 and... Continue Reading →
The Shark Tank Open was held virtually on April 7, 2022. Twelve innovative projects were pitched by faculty and staff to an audience and a panel of judges (the sharks)... Continue Reading →
Pay It Forward Funding is available for up to $10,000, and rewards innovators who wish to replicate previously funded innovations from a college or university campus. Due May 6, 2022.
Minnesota State University Moorhead received Innovation Funding for their project "Growth, Resilience, Initiative, and Transformation (GRIT)." Minnesota State University Moorhead’s GRIT Program is designed to retain and support students that... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State Educational Innovations is pleased to provide Pay It Forward Funding, a unique opportunity for Minnesota State employees who were inspired by projects funded at the Shark Tank Open,... Continue Reading →
Educational Innovations at the Minnesota State system office is pleased to announce the 2022 innovation funding recipients for small seed and sustaining innovation funding projects. Recipients were chosen based on... Continue Reading →
The 2022 Shark Tank Open presenters and room themes have been announced! This year there will be three themed (virtual) rooms with four presentations each. Faculty and staff will have... Continue Reading →
Funded by a large seed grant through the Minnesota State Shark Tank Open, Inver Hills Community College faculty, in partnership with faculty from California State University, the University of Hawaii,... Continue Reading →
By Nick Haverhals, St. Cloud State University While the phrase “active learning” may be relatively new, instructors have long searched for ways to engage their students with the content they... Continue Reading →
April 7, 2022 | 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. The Shark Tank Open is Minnesota State Educational Innovations' premier innovation event, drawing educators from across 37 colleges and universities for one... Continue Reading →
Applications for innovation funding are due Friday, January 21 at 4:00 p.m. Due to demand and stress on campuses the deadline for submitting multi-campus collaboration applications has been extended until... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State Educational Innovations invites faculty, staff, and administrators to participate as application reviewers in this spring’s innovation and multi-campus collaboration funding round. Innovation funding provides seed and sustaining grants... Continue Reading →
Minnesota State seeks to support student, faculty, and staff innovation that shows great potential for improving teaching, learning, and access for students across its 37 colleges and universities. Funded projects... Continue Reading →
This collaborative, virtual series provides Minnesota State faculty and staff with tools and strategies to lead and manage grants at each stage. Those new or returning to grantsmanship are encouraged... Continue Reading →
Russ Fraenkel, NW Region Transitions CoordinatorLesley Blicker, Partnership Specialist During the 2020-21 academic year, the secret was exposed through the participation of over 80 Minnesota State faculty, Adult Basic Education... Continue Reading →
