Greetings, Please find the memorandum and implementation plan for the 1B.1.2 Preferred Name Procedure being sent on behalf of Leon Rodrigues, Chief Diversity Officer. If you have questions about the... Continue Reading →
Staffing Announcement – System Director for Career and Technical Education
I am pleased to announce that Ms. Jeralyn Jargo has accepted the position of System Director for Career and Technical Education with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities effective September 1,... Continue Reading →
Leveraged Equipment – Process for Requesting FY2016 Funds
Please see the memorandum and documents regarding the process for requesting FY2016 leveraged equipment funds. This information will be shared with presidents and chief financial officers. FY2016 Leveraged Equipment Distribution... Continue Reading →
Nomination Deadline for Excellence in Curriculum Programming Category Extended
Colleagues, Thanks for your many nominations for the 2015 Academic and Student Affairs Awards, to be bestowed in October, 2015 at the ASA fall conference. Nominations remain open through August 15... Continue Reading →
Students and Minnesota’s Medical Cannabis Law
Colleagues, Please review the memo from the General Counsel’s Office regarding the new Medical Cannabis Law. Please share this information with your Campus Health, Residence Life and Student Life staff as... Continue Reading →
Smarthinking Changes
Please use this link for the memo regarding Smarthinking changes dated July 15, 2016. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Kim Lynch, Ph.D. Senior System... Continue Reading →
Talent Management Steering Committee
The following information is being sent to you on behalf of Anita Rios, System Director, Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ To: Chief Academic Officers Chief Student Affairs Officers Deans... Continue Reading →
Update – MnSCU RFP: Minnesota Online Quality Initiative – Administrative and Business Services
Please see the memorandum on behalf of Kim Lynch, Senior System Director for Educational Innovations. Please replace the document sent to you on 7/7/15 with this document which includes Attachment... Continue Reading →
HLC’s New Guidelines on Determining Qualified Faculty
Dear CAOs and Deans: Many of you may have heard, but thought I’d share the news I got on returning from vacation. At its June 25-26 meeting, the HLC board... Continue Reading →
New Minnesota Campus Sexual Assault Legislation Effective August 1, 2016
Colleagues, Please find the memorandum regarding the new Minnesota Campus Sexual Assault Legislation effective August 1, 2016. Please forward on to your respective campus staff members who may be assisting... Continue Reading →
MnSCU RFP: Minnesota Online Quality Initiative – Administrative and Business Services
Please see the memorandum from Kim Lynch, Sr. System Director for Educational Innovations regarding the announcement for RFP's from colleges and universities interested in providing administrative and business office support... Continue Reading →
MnSCU RFP: Minnesota Online Quality Initiative—Southern Region
Please see the memorandum from Kim Lynch, Sr. System Director for Educational Innovations regarding the announcement for RFP's from colleges and universities interested in acting as one of two institutional... Continue Reading →
Sabbatical Report for 2014
The 2014 Sabbatical Report, which was submitted to the Board of Trustees per board Policy 4.7, Part 3 is posted for information. The report provides details on employee sabbaticals for... Continue Reading →
ISRS Next Generation Listening Sessions Response Due 7-9-15
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers, Deans *This information has also been sent out to all college and university presidents. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The letter regarding ISRS Next Generation Listening... Continue Reading →
NASH Taking Student Success to Scale Initiatives
Please see the Memorandum and Commitment Letter from Associate Vice Chancellor Lynda Milne regarding NASH Taking Student Success to Scale Initiatives. Thank you. Margie Takash, Academic and Student Affairs Phone:... Continue Reading →
Semester Start Dates Fall 2018 – Spring 2023
On June 26, 2015 the following memo was sent to college and university presidents, the chancellor and Board of Trustees, CAOs, CSAOs, and union presidents: This memo establishes official academic semester... Continue Reading →
Proposed 1B.1.2 Preferred Name Procedure
The information - Preferred Name and Preferred Name Draft Procedure are being sent to you on behalf of Leon Rodrigues, Chief Diversity Officer.
Designation of ISO 27002 as Information Security Standard for MnSCU
The following information is being sent to you on behalf of Ramon Padilla, Vice Chancellor and CIO. The memorandum regarding the designation of ISO 27002 as the Information Security Standard... Continue Reading →
RFP for Course Placement Instrument Announcement
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers, Deans Colleagues, MnSCU’s request for proposal (RFP) for the system-wide course placement instrument is now public. The deadline date for proposal submissions... Continue Reading →
Clarification of Intermediate Algebra Test Recommendations
TO: Testing Directors CC: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affair Officers, Deans FROM: Pakou Yang, System Director of P-20 and College Readiness, MnSCU System Office SUBJECT: Clarification of Accuplacer Intermediate... Continue Reading →
ASA Spring Leadership Update
Colleagues: I wanted to take a moment to provide you with an update and a reminder in regards to the Spring Academic and Student Affairs Leadership conference, scheduled May 28-29,... Continue Reading →
Reminder: Sabbatical Reports Request – Due May 8, 2015
Please see the attached memorandum and worksheet pertaining to Fiscal Year 2014 Sabbatical Reports. We request that information be received no later than May 8, 2015. Thank you. Lynda Milne ... Continue Reading →
Quick Survey on Student Success
To: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers Dear CAOs and CSAOs, For one of the initiative recommendations from the Charting the Future Student Success Implementation Team, we are... Continue Reading →
Grant Awardees for Educational Summits for Developmental Ed
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers, Deans Colleagues, I am pleased to forward the announcement of the institutional collaborations that received a grant to host an educational summit... Continue Reading →
Campus Academic Technology Teams
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers Colleagues, I am forwarding you the information regarding Campus Academic Technology Teams, and would ask that you take a moment to... Continue Reading →
2014-2015 Mark M Welter World Citizen Awards Recipients
Colleagues: Thanks to Dr. Welter’s generous donation to our colleges and universities, the following twenty students have been selected to receive $500 Mark M. Welter World Citizen Awards for the... Continue Reading →
Registration Open for 2015 Spring ASA Leadership Conference
Please see the memorandum announcing the start of the registration process for the 2015 Spring Academic and Student Affairs Leadership conference to be held at Normandale May 28-29. The deadline... Continue Reading →
Name Changes Related to Desire2Learn (D2L)
To: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers Dear Colleagues, Please share this news release regarding a naming change to the Desire2Learn learning management system with appropriate individuals or departments... Continue Reading →
Call for Proposals – May 28-29, 2015 ASA Leadership Conference
Colleagues, Please see the memorandum explaining the process for submitting session proposals for the 2015 Spring Academic and Student Affairs Leadership conference. The deadline for submission is April 20. If... Continue Reading →
Employer Engagement Webinars
Dear Colleague: Please join us for three employer engagement webinars which will be led by Brett Pawlowski, Executive Vice President of the National Center on College and Career Transition http://nc3t.com/... Continue Reading →
