TO: Presidents, Chief Academic Officers ________________________________________________________________________ Colleagues, The memo regarding leveraged equipment is being sent to you on behalf of myself and Vice Chancellor for Finance, Laura King. This memo... Continue Reading →
Concurrent Enrollment Grant Program
TO: Chief Academic Affairs Officers, Chief Student Affair Officers Please see the Request for Proposals (RFP) for grant opportunities for concurrent enrollment programs. I encourage you to share this information... Continue Reading →
Ability to Benefit Provision
Follow-up post to September 25, 2015 Please find a memo from Vice Chancellor Ron Anderson regarding the new Ability to Benefit provision. Additionally, below you will find information on an... Continue Reading →
MnTC Residency Requirement
Please see the following memorandum, being sent on behalf of Louise DiCesare, regarding residency requirements for the MN Transfer Curriculum. Contact: Louise DiCesare
USDE Gainful Employment Reporting Update
Colleagues, I am pleased to forward to you the information regarding Gainful Employment Reporting. If you have any question, please feel free to contact Craig Schoenecker or Susan Carter. This... Continue Reading →
Innovation Funding – Open Textbook Initiatives
Please see the memorandum on behalf of Kim Lynch, Senior System Director for Educational Innovations, regarding Open Textbook Initiatives. Flyers are available for both Campus Open Textbook Projects and Open... Continue Reading →
Innovation Funding – aka “Shark Tank”
Please see the memorandum on behalf of Kim Lynch, Senior System Director for Educational Innovations, regarding Innovation Funding aka “Shark Tank”. A flyer is available that can be used to raise... Continue Reading →
Transfer Pathways Teams
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers Colleagues, I am writing to make you aware of several vacancies designated for college and university deans on the first four... Continue Reading →
Procedure 7.6.2 Accounts Receivable Management – Out for Comment
The information is being sent to you on behalf of Laura King, Vice Chancellor and CFO for Finance. ________________________________________________________ Greetings, Procedure 7.6.2 Accounts Receivable Management has been under review for... Continue Reading →
USDE Gainful Employment Reporting Communications
Follow up to September 23, 2015 Post October 12, 2015 President, CAO, and CSAO Colleagues- The memo provides detail on the work that has been done to date, as well... Continue Reading →
Minnesota Online Quality Initiative (MOQI) Announcement and Updates
Please see the memorandum on behalf of Kim Lynch, Senior System Director for Educational Innovations, regarding MOQI representatives and administrative and business support functions. If you should have any questions,... Continue Reading →
Campus Academic Technology Teams (CATT) Update
To: Chief Academic, Student, and Information Officers We want to update you on Campus Academic Technology Teams, the request we brought to you last April based on concerns from faculty... Continue Reading →
HLC’s October 1 Guidelines on Determining Qualified Faculty
Dear Colleagues: The guidelines promised by October 1 have been published on the HLC website. I encourage you to discuss your questions with your HLC campus liaison, and consider bringing... Continue Reading →
Review and Comment under Policy 3.32 College Faculty Credentialing
To: Presidents, Provosts, Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers, Human Resource Directors, MSCF State Leadership, MSCSA State Leadership Date: September 29, 2015 Subject: Review and Comment under Policy 3.32... Continue Reading →
Final Credit When It’s Due Project Results
The final report for Credit When It's Due (CWID) is posted for information Reverse Transfer is now a thriving reality and exciting possibility for MnSCU students. Nearly 1,500 Minnesota State... Continue Reading →
Transfer Pathways for Baccalaureate Completion Report
The 2015 Transfer Pathways for Baccalaureate Completion Report, which was developed per 2014 Session Laws H.F. 3172, Chapter 312, Sec. 12, is posted for information. This report, submitted to the... Continue Reading →
Metro Baccalaureate Planning Next Steps
The following letter and corresponding information were recently sent to the state university presidents and provosts requesting expressions of interest in expanding metro baccalaureate offerings. Although the request was directed... Continue Reading →
CTF Work Plan
Last spring the CTF Steering Committee assigned to Leadership Council the task of creating the plan to move this work forward. The eight implementation teams submitted their reports on July... Continue Reading →
AAC&U and SHEEO Release Multi-State Collaborative Pilot Results
The Chronicle and IHE feature articles on the Multi-State Collaborative and the results of the year 1 pilot, which involved Century College, Hibbing Community College, Itasca Community College, Inver Hills... Continue Reading →
Ability to Benefit Letter
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers Please find information from the U.S. Department of Education regarding implementation of the new Ability-to-Benefit. Please take a moment to review this... Continue Reading →
2015 Fall Mark Welter World Citizen Award
Colleagues, This is a reminder announcing the 2015 Fall Mark Welter World Citizen Award. Please take a moment to forward the name of a deserving student from your campus (form).... Continue Reading →
Gainful Employment Reporting Letter from USDE
TO: Presidents, Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers Colleagues, I am forwarding you the letter from the USDE and Gainful Employment Reporting. If you have any questions about... Continue Reading →
Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Teaching and Guidelines
On behalf of Ron Anderson, Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Colleagues, Please find important information (announcement and guidelines) regarding the 2016 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of... Continue Reading →
Review and Comment for Proposed Amendments to Board Policy 2.1, 3.7, 3.29
On behalf of Ron Anderson, Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs TO: Inter Faculty Organization Minnesota State College Faculty Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty Minnesota... Continue Reading →
Registration Open – 2015 Fall ASA Leadership Conference and Proposal Reminder
Colleagues, Please see the memorandum announcing the start of the registration process for the 2015 Fall Academic and Student Affairs Leadership conference held at Cragun’s Resort on October 28 -30.... Continue Reading →
Call for Session Proposals – 2015 Fall ASA Leadership Conference
Colleagues, Please see the memorandum explaining the process for submitting session proposals for the 2015 Fall Academic and Student Affairs Leadership conference to be held at Cragun’s resort on October... Continue Reading →
Reminder: Academic Programs Report of Actions
Information about actions taken by the Academic Programs Unit is posted monthly on the Academic Programs Website. Select the “Academic Programs Report of Actions” button. Should you have any questions,... Continue Reading →
Minnesota Statute on Recognition of World Language Competencies
Please see the memorandum regarding the Minnesota Statute on Recognition of World Language Competencies from Associate Vice Chancellor Lynda Milne. Thank you! Contact: Lynda Milne, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic... Continue Reading →
Update on the RFP for Course Placement
TO: Chief Student Affair Officers, Chief Academic Officers, Deans Colleagues, The memorandum is an update on the RFP process for the system-wide assessment for course placement instrument from Jessica Espinosa... Continue Reading →
Course Placement Testing Process Update on New Statutory Requirements
TO: Chief Student Affairs Officers, Chief Academic Officers Colleagues, This past 2015 legislative session, language was passed impacting course placement testing processes in the MnSCU system. The memorandum provides additional... Continue Reading →
