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Peggy Kennedy named M State president May 16, 2012

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 16, 2012 — The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees today appointed Peggy Kennedy as president of Minnesota State Community and Technical College, which continue reading →

Posted in News on May 16, 2012 at 12:35 pm – Tags:

M State instructors earn national awards May 11, 2012

Two instructors on the Fergus Falls campus of M State are the recipients of national awards recognizing their excellence in education and college leadership. Paul Carney and Ramona Caswell received continue reading →

Posted in News on May 11, 2012 at 10:27 am – Tags:

M State ranked among top community colleges May 4, 2012

M State has again been named one of the top 120 community colleges in the United States by the Aspen Institute. The designation makes M State eligible to compete for continue reading →

Posted in News on May 4, 2012 at 8:06 am – Tags:

PN students donate to Cancer Care Center May 3, 2012

Practical Nursing students on the Fergus Falls campus of M State  presented a check for $750 to the Lake Region Healthcare Cancer Care and Research Center to benefit children with continue reading →

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Wadena students are TechBiz champions May 3, 2012

A team of students in the Network Administration program at M State -  Wadena won first place in an online competition sponsored by the TechBiz Minnesota information technology center. M continue reading →

Posted in News on May 3, 2012 at 9:28 am

Moorhead student tops in BPA nationals May 2, 2012

Brian Christensen, a student at M State – Moorhead, won first place in Financial Math in the Business Professionals of America National Competitive Events in Chicago recently. Christensen, of Fargo, continue reading →

Posted in News on May 2, 2012 at 10:42 am – Tags:

Campuses schedule summer hours May 2, 2012

Summer hours will begin in May at the four campuses of Minnesota State Community and Technical College. Detroit Lakes summer hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and 7 continue reading →

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Wadena campus honors Bentrup’s work April 30, 2012

Dick Bentrup’s work in support of education will be commemorated at 10 a.m. Friday, May 4, in a tree-planting ceremony at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Wadena. Bentrup, continue reading →

Posted in News on April 30, 2012 at 8:34 am – Tags:

M State celebrates graduations April 27, 2012

More than 1,300 students will graduate from the Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena campuses of Minnesota State Community and Technical College in upcoming ceremonies.  The 1,800 M State continue reading →

Posted in News on April 27, 2012 at 11:24 am – Tags:

The Hive creates buzz for entrepreneurs April 24, 2012

Business & Entrepreneurial Services is expanding its opportunities for entrepreneurs with the opening of The Hive, a cooperative incubator marketing agency in Detroit Lakes. BES, a program of Minnesota State continue reading →

Posted in News on April 24, 2012 at 8:08 am – Tags:

M State instructors honored for excellence April 23, 2012

Paul Carney, an English instructor at M State in Fergus Falls, is one of four faculty members statewide who has been named an Educator of the Year by the Minnesota continue reading →

Posted in News on April 23, 2012 at 8:51 am – Tags:

M State ready for success April 20, 2012

M State and its Center for College Readiness were among the sponsors of a recent conference that brought together more than 220 education professionals to address the issues of student continue reading →

Posted in News on April 20, 2012 at 1:15 pm – Tags:

M State speakers share IT innovation at conference April 18, 2012

Four M State employees advocated the reinvention of the wheel at the Midwest Educause Conference in Chicago in late March. Presenting a session entitled “It’s Time to Reinvent the Wheel” continue reading →

Posted in News on April 18, 2012 at 9:19 am – Tags:

BES awarded $10,000 grant for business incubators April 17, 2012

West Central Initiative has awarded a $10,000 grant to Business & Entrepreneurial Services, located on the Detroit Lakes campus of M State. BES Executive Director Beth Pridday said the grant continue reading →

Posted in News on April 17, 2012 at 9:23 am – Tags:

Spartan golf makes history April 13, 2012

The Spartan mens golf team made history in the fall of 2011 when it qualified for the NJCAA Division III National Golf Tournament by winning the Minnesota College Athletic Conference continue reading →

Posted in News on April 13, 2012 at 4:15 pm

DL student strikes gold with SkillsUSA April 13, 2012

Minnesota State Community and Technical College student Shawn Hayes won gold recently in the 45th annual SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference and now advances to the national SkillsUSA competition. continue reading →

Posted in News on April 13, 2012 at 2:29 pm

Three semifinalists named for president of Minnesota State Community and Technical College April 13, 2012

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 13, 2012 – Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) has named three semifinalists who are under consideration to be president of Minnesota State Community and Technical continue reading →

Posted in News on April 13, 2012 at 12:14 pm – Tags:

Bears build community connections April 12, 2012

About 50 bears in need of tender, loving care were donated this week to children at the YWCA in Fargo. The sleuth of bears (yes, that’s what a gathering of continue reading →

Posted in News on April 12, 2012 at 12:47 pm

An Educational Journey April 12, 2012

Fangling Liu traveled a long way to find a college campus where she could feel so much at home. Liu, known on the Fergus Falls campus as Abigail, took a continue reading →

Posted in News on April 12, 2012 at 10:11 am

Academic success is ticket to China April 12, 2012

It’s true that education can take a person far, but Michael Christen never imagined it could take him all the way to China. Christen, who graduates in May from the continue reading →

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