MnSCU Cited for Partnership Work in CAEL Report
MnSCU was cited as one of three national examples in a new report issued by CAEL (the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning). To access the report click on the... Continue Reading →
New System Director for Education-Industry Partnerships
Academic and Student Affairs is pleased to announce that Joseph Mulford has been hired as system director for education-industry partnerships in the system office. Joe has worked in higher education... Continue Reading →
Ken Hale 2012 Prize Winner – Dr. Anton Treuer
Dr. Anton Treuer, Executive Director of the American Indian Resource Center at Bemidji State University, has been selected by the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to President John O’Brien
Congratulations to John O’Brien, president of North Hennepin Community College, for the outstanding commentary published over the weekend in the Minneapolis StarTribune: http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/186547801.html
Dean Doris Hill named to National Advisory Council for Nursing Education and Practice
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS – Inver Hills Community College Dean of Allied Health Doris Hill, Ph.D., RN, CNOR, has been selected by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen... 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 →
Desire2Excel Award Winners
I am pleased to report that Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) won two awards, the Desire2EXCEL Impact award and the Desire2EXCEL Collaboration award, at the Desire2Learn’s Annual International Users... Continue Reading →
Nancy Genelin, Appointed to the National Council for Workforce Education
South Central College is pleased to announce the appointment of South Central College's Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Nancy Genelin to serve on the National Council for Workforce Education... Continue Reading →
Quality Matters Certification-Congratulations to these MnSCU Faculty!
The following courses received Quality Matters certification in the first half of 2012 and are now listed on the national QM database of quality online courses!  To receive this recognition,... Continue Reading →
Anoka Technical College English Composition Course Earns Quality Matters Certification
Anoka Technical College has attained Quality Matters certification for the course, English 1105: Composition, designed by Dr. Diana Gander Ostrander. This course has successfully met Quality Matters review expectations after... Continue Reading →
NHCC Phi Theta Kappa Advisor Receives National 2012 Mosal Scholarship
Dr. Peggy Lee LePage, biology professor and Phi Theta Kappa advisor at North Hennepin Community College, recently received a prestigious 2012 Mosal Award during Phi Theta Kappa's annual convention in... Continue Reading →
Former Ag Major Switches to Nursing Worthington – Minnesota West
Former Ag Major Switches to Nursing WORTHINGTON — Josh Pomranke will join 87 other graduating students from the nursing program at the Minnesota West Community and Technical College commencement ceremony.... Continue Reading →
Treys for Jays – Minnesota West
Treys for Jays-- For quite some time, Minnesota West men’s basketball coach Justin Heckenlaible wanted to find a way to help out with the fight against cancer.  Last year, that... Continue Reading →
Board’s Outstanding Educators Honored
The Board of Trustees recognized 33 Outstanding Educators and four Educators of the Year at the sixth annual Excellence in Teaching Awards luncheon on April 18, 2012. Â In the words... Continue Reading →
Minnesota FFA Hall of Fame Recipient – Richard Joerger
Minnesota FFA Hall of Fame Recipient – Richard Joerger was one of nine to be named to the Class of 2012. “The Hall of Fame is an excellent opportunity to honor... Continue Reading →
Interim Chief Human Resources Officer Jodean Thronson Named
Jodean Thronson has stepped into the role of Interim Chief Human Resources Officer for the office. Â Prior to this position, Jody served as a Labor Relations Representative in the Employee... Continue Reading →
Gina Sobania and Steve Frantz Featured
Gina Sobania, Military Education Director, Academic and Student Affairs, who recently spent a week in Kuwait, and Steve Frantz, system director for student affairs, were recently featured in several news reports. ... Continue Reading →
MnSCU Recognized at National RightNow Awards Ceremony
 MnSCU Recognized at National RightNow Awards Ceremony—MnSCU/PALS staff members Kyle Snay and Michael Anderson were recognized at RightNow Technologies’ Second Annual Public Sector Awards of Excellence.  Minnesota State Colleges... Continue Reading →
SMSU Alum Named South Dakota Teacher of the Year
Pat Moller, a Mitchell (S.D.) Middle School teacher who earned a master’s in education degree from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2009, has been named the 2012 South Dakota Teacher... Continue Reading →
Southwest Minnesota State University’s Salzburg Fellows
Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Professor of Education Dr. Rhonda Bonnstetter has been named a Salzburg Fellow and will attend the Salzburg Global Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, December 6-11, 2011. Bonnstetter, chairperson... Continue Reading →
Lynette Olson: Invited Presenter at SACS 2011
It isn’t often that you get to have “like minds” meet and present on the same doctoral dissertation topic, but that is what happened at the Southern Association of Colleges... Continue Reading →
Carolyn Williams at North Minneapolis STEM Expo
Dr. Carolyn R. Williams, associate dean for multicultural affairs and STEM initiatives at St. Cloud State University participated in the North Minneapolis STEM Expo sponsored by Governor Dayton, MHTA, DEED,... Continue Reading →
