Deans, Thanks for your interest and registration in the spring regional deans meetings. These were initiated out of interest from college and university deans and we look forward to the... Continue Reading →
Review and Comment: 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: March 18, 2015 Subject: Review and Comment under Policy 3.32... Continue Reading →
Review and Comment: Policy and Procedure 7.7 Gifts and Grants
TO: Chief Academic Officers Chief Student Affairs Officers Deans The following information is being sent to you on behalf of Kathy Hanon, System Office Budget Director __________________________________________________________ Good morning,... Continue Reading →
Reminder: 2015 Spring Mark M. Welter World Citizen Award
Dear Colleagues, A reminder of the this opportunity to nominate one of your students for the 2015 Spring Mark M Welter World Citizen Award. As of today, we have 13... Continue Reading →
RFP for Course Placement Instrument Process
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers, Deans, Colleagues, The RFP steering group for the RFP for course placement has started its internal process to review the course placement... Continue Reading →
Legislative Report on Joint Planning between MnSCU and the University of Minnesota
The recently submitted Joint Legislative Report on Post-Secondary Planning between MnSCU and the University of Minnesota is posted for information. The report responds to the legislative requirement for the two... Continue Reading →
Legislative Report on World Language Equivalencies
The recently submitted Legislative Report on World Language Equivalencies is posted for information. The report responds to the 2014 legislative requirement for MnSCU faculty to determine credit and course equivalencies... Continue Reading →
Request for Perkins IV State Leadership Funds FY16, due March 2, 2015
The RFP process to request postsecondary Perkins IV State Leadership Funds during FY16 is now open. You must submit your proposal through MnSCU WebGrants at http://www.applyheremn.org. Requests are due by... Continue Reading →
Legislative Report on Degree Credit Caps 2014
The Legislative Report on Degree Credit Caps 2014 is posted for information. The report summarizes the system program credit length reduction and waiver application activities completed by system colleges and... Continue Reading →
Legislative Report on Statewide Electronic Infrastructure
The Legislative Report on Statewide Electronic Infrastructure Available to Support Academic and Workplace Success is posted for information. The report highlights 1) students in high school, college, and the workplace... Continue Reading →
Sabbatical Report for 2009-2013
The 2009-2013 Sabbatical Report, which was submitted to the Board of Trustees per board Policy4.7, Part 3 is posted for information. The report provides details on employee sabbaticals for fiscal... Continue Reading →
Statewide Nursing Agreement
The statewide nursing agreement has been signed by all presidents and has been uploaded to the articulation agreement database. If you have questions, please contact Louise DiCesare, System Director for... Continue Reading →
REVIEW REQUESTED: Proposed Procedure 5.25.1 Use of Electronic Signatures
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers This email is being sent on behalf of Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, Laura King. ______________________________________________________________________ Please be advised that there... Continue Reading →
Ebola Preparedness SharePoint Site
Dear colleagues, I want to make you aware of a new MnSCU SharePoint site – Ebola Preparedness – developed to provide colleges, universities and the system office with information, resources... Continue Reading →
Transfer Degree Pathways for Baccalaureate Completion Plan – Third Draft
On behalf of the Academic Planning and Collaboration implementation team, included in this post is the third draft of the document entitled Transfer Degree Pathways for Baccalaureate Completion Plan. We invite... Continue Reading →
Board of Trustees’ Professional Excellence Award for Administrative Service Faculty
Please see the attached memorandum from Senior Vice Chancellor John O’Brien announcing the establishment of the Board of Trustees’ new Professional Excellence Award for Administrative Service Faculty. Also attached are... Continue Reading →
Call for Nominations – MnSCU Luoma Leadership Academy
The attached information is being sent on behalf of Mark Carlson, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources. Please send nominations by January 23, 2015. Candidate applications must be received by March... Continue Reading →
World Languages Draft Legislative Report, Web-ex and Reviewer Comment Dates
Dear Colleagues, Attached is the DRAFT legislative report promised in my November 7 email. It was developed by the volunteer writing team listed below and addresses the expectations stated in... Continue Reading →
Board of Trustees’ Award for Excellence in Teaching
Please see the attached announcement from Senior Vice Chancellor John O’Brien regarding the Board of Trustees’ Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award guidelines are attached. Thank you. Margie Takash,... Continue Reading →
ASA Leadership Conference Update – Mobile Apps Released
Colleagues: We are pleased to be able to provide a mobile app for the conference agenda this year. I would like to thank Tedmund Johnson and the Office of Information... Continue Reading →
2014 Fall ASA Leadership Conference Update
Colleagues: I wanted to take a moment to provide you with an update and a reminder in regards to the Fall Academic and Student Affairs Leadership conference, scheduled October 22-24,... Continue Reading →
Honorary Degree Reporting Request (time sensitive)
Board Policy 3.18: “Honorary Degrees” requires colleges and universities to report to the system office on the honorary degrees awarded each year. Procedure 3.18.1 further specifies that colleges and universities... Continue Reading →
System Membership – Forum on Education Abroad
Please see the following information sent to Chief Academic Officers from Todd Harmening regarding System Membership in the Forum on Education Abroad. I am pleased to share that the system... Continue Reading →
Deans Professional Development Update
Dear CAOs and CSAOs: The attached memo discusses several programs planned for deans’ onboarding and professional development. You’ll find here: A memo to you summarizing plans being carried out by... Continue Reading →
Action Required: Teams for Pathways Summits and Forums
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers Colleagues, I am requesting your action to the attached information for the college and university teams for the Pathways to Postsecondary... Continue Reading →
Interest in Serving on Assessment for Course Placement Committee
TO: Testing Directors/Specialists CC: Chief Student Affairs Officers DATE: September 23, 2014 SUBJECT: Call for interest in serving on Assessment for Course Placement Committee The MnSCU Assessment for Course Placement... Continue Reading →
Mn FastTRAC/Shifting Gears Site Visit
DATE: September 18, 2014 TO: Presidents, Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers FROM: Pakou Yang, Interim System Director of P20 and College Readiness SUBJECT: ... Continue Reading →
Fall ASA Leadership Conference Call for Proposals Deadline Today
Colleagues, I wanted to remind everyone of the upcoming deadlines related to the 2014 Fall Academic and Student Affairs Leadership conference held at Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge on October 22nd... Continue Reading →
Adult Learning Workshops – Graduate Minnesota Grant Program
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers, Deans Colleagues, Attached is an opportunity to request funds for regional or collaborative workshops to support Adult Learning. We are making these... Continue Reading →
Before You Apply: Basics of a Presidential Search
TO: Chief Academic Officers, Chief Student Affairs Officers, Deans Colleagues, Considering applying for future executive leadership positions within MnSCU, but you’d like to know more about the process and... Continue Reading →
