A replica of the 100-year old Minnesota State Capitol was carved from 100 blocks of clear ice on a platform of Lake Phalen ice blocks by St. Paul College instructor Larry Fischer and a team of carvers. (see another view)
A 'passion for trees' led to new book
A new book, "The Trees of Winona State University," by Bill Meyer and Tom Grier documents every one of nearly 1,000 trees on the Winona campus with detailed maps and dozens of color photographs and close-ups of tree characteristics such as leaves, bark, fruit or blooms... (read more)
Two Hennepin Technical College graduates win gold medals in culinary competition
Two recent graduates of Hennepin Technical College's culinary arts program each won a gold medal in
the Culinary Arts Salon competition Feb. 21 at the annual Upper Midwest Hospitality Show in the Minneapolis Convention Center... (read more)
Test car previews mobile electronics installation program
Electronics students have rolled up their sleeves at Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical and are working on a prototype vehicle, a 1997 Acura Integra that will make its debut March 31 at Trade and Tech Day on the Red Wing campus. The prototype is aimed at attracting interest in the college's new program in mobile
electronics installation... (read more)
Weaver’s immigrant tale transformed into new movie
Last fall, film maker Ali Selim called Bemidji State University faculty member and author Will Weaver, whom he had met 10 years earlier when he bought movie rights to Weaver's short story, "A Gravestone Made of Wheat."
... (read more)
Nurses, teachers, law enforcement officers featured in campaign
Nurses, teachers, law enforcement officers and other alumni of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are spotlighted in a new series of advertisements that demonstrate the impact of the system's graduates on the state's economic and community vitality... (read more)
Campuses respond to tsunami disaster
The tsunami that struck Southeast Asia on Dec. 26 set off ripples of relief efforts across Minnesota State Colleges and Universities campuses.
Minnesota State University, Mankato, began a fundraising competition among student organizations and staff and faculty departments, with donations going to the American Red Cross for tsunami victims... (read more)
Chancellor's Column: Higher education expert cautions Minnesota against complacency
Patrick Callan has some provocative words for Minnesota's leaders. Callan, director of the California-based National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and a national expert on accountability in higher education, visited with public officials, educators and legislators on a recent visit to Minnesota. His message: Minnesota, and the United States, must provide higher education to much greater numbers of people than ever was envisioned in the past... (read more)
Congratulations to our graduates in the Legislature
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are proud of our 44 graduates
in the state Legislature and all those who have attended our institutions.
Your service makes a difference, and we thank you... (read more)
Meet the new trustee: Ruth Grendahl
"The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities have the distinction of providing students with a unique blend of academic and technical opportunities that are very relevant in today's economy. I look forward to contributing to the board's mission of ensuring the system's high value for current and future students."... (read more)
Performance is a periodic newsletter for faculty, staff and friends of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities published by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Robert H. Hoffman, Board of Trustees Chair
James H. McCormick, Chancellor
Contributing writers: Janet Blixt, Gary Kruchowski, Al Nohner, Lisa Klein Scholl, Peggy Whalen
Contact Public Affairs: (651) 296-0541; Nancy Conner: nancy.conner@so.mnscu.edu
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