Lake Superior College News Releases

Media contact Gary Kruchowski, (218) 733-7649 or g.kruchowski@lsc.edu or Janet Blixt, (218) 723-4743, j.blixt@lsc.edu

For immediate release: Jan. 30, 2007

(Duluth, Minn.) — Ten online courses are available through Lake Superior College’s Virtual Campus for students interested in educational opportunities later in the spring semester. Most of these courses have an accelerated time line.

Seven late-start classes:
Tue 2/20 to Mon 4/2 (25 academic days)
* PSYC 1120 - General Psychology
* HLTH 1210 - Nutrition
* ENGL 1106 - College Composition I Thu 4/5 to Fri 5/11 (25 academic days)
* ART 1500 - Digital Photography
* COMM 1105 - Interpersonal Communication
* ENGL 1109 - College Composition II
* MATH 0470 - Algebra II

In addition, the following online courses are available for a later start:
ADSC 1715 - 55: Word Processing WordPerfect (dates: 2/20 - 4/2)
PE 1650 - 55: Running a Marathon (dates: 3/20 - 6/23)
PTA 2780 - 55: PTA Basic Refresher (dates: 3/19 - 5/14)Additional information is available on the website at http://www.lsc.edu/Online/Degrees/latestart

LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 4,500 students enrolled this spring semester, LSC is Northeastern Minnesota’s largest two-year college. LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry. LSC is also the leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.

(Duluth, Minn.) — Lake Superior College’s writers’ series continues with a workshop on Feb. 14 and a reading with author reception on Feb. 15 by Duluth Poet Laureate Barton Sutter. All events are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required for the workshop. To register, contact Steve Dalager, 218-733-5948 or s.dalager@lsc.edu

Barton Sutter is a Minnesota poet, essayist, and fiction writer who has won numerous awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, in all three genres. He is the recipient of the George Morrison Artist Award, annually given to one person by the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. Sutter was honored for his longtime contributions to the arts in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota. He was recently named Duluth’s first Poet Laureate by the Lake Superior Writers group.

Sutter is the author of three collections of poetry published by BOA Editions: Cedarhome (1977), The Book of Names (1993) and Farewell to the Starlight in Whiskey (2004), as well as Pine Creek Parish Hall (1985), published by Sandhills Press. Sutter’s collection of short stories, My Father’s War (1992), and his collection of essays, Cold Comfort (1999), were both published by the University of Minnesota Press. He has appeared on and written for public radio, adapted his poems for the stage, and performs with his brother, Ross Sutter, as a music and poetry duo.

Sutter teaches English and creative writing at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. In the summer months, he can be found in one of his four canoes. Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, chose one of Sutter’s poems for his national American Life in Poetry project, a syndicated column highlighting great American poetry.

Workshop: The Criss-Cross Effect: Imagery
Feb. 14, 10 - 11:00 a.m., W1650
Poet Bart Sutter will explore the interplay between fact and imagery in writing.

Reading and Reception
Feb. 15, 7:00 p.m., Minnesota Room, Lake Superior College Library

(Duluth, Minn.) — Concerned about the growing number of children who are unable to access needed dental care, Lake Superior Community Dental Clinic and area dentists will provide free dental care to less fortunate children on Friday, Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. With the help of professional and student dental hygienists, LSC’s clinic will provide dental cleaning, fluoride, x-rays and restorative dental care as needed.

This program is part of a larger campaign being organized nationwide by the American Dental Association. “Dentists, hygienists, and assistants are coming together to offer this day of free care to make a healthy difference in the lives of children, while raising awareness of the growing number of families who don’t have access to dental care,” said Cindy Upton,  dental clinic coordinator. “We know we can’t treat all of the patients needing care in a single day, but we want to raise awareness of the problem and help as much as we can.”

For more information or an appointment, contact clinic coordinator Cindy Upton at (218) 733-5939 or c.upton@lsc.edu

LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 2,800 students enrolled this spring semester, LSC is Northeastern Minnesota’s largest two-year college. LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry. LSC is also the leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.

(Duluth, Minn.) — Qualified junior and senior high school students can now test for college credits free. The Minnesota State Legislature has funded the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams for high school students through June 30, 2007. Up to six exam fees ($60 each) are covered regardless of the score if students are referred by a high school counselor.

CLEP testing includes 34 introductory college-level exams in general education subjects that are usually part of the first two years of college. Many high school students take CLEP exams in subject areas they are excelling at, including precalculus, algebra, sciences, social sciences and history, humanities and business.

Lake Superior College’s Center for Lifelong Learning offers CLEP testing. An administrative fee of $20 per test will be charged. “We encourage high school juniors and seniors to take advantage of this great opportunity,” said Marie Carter Brooks, Center director. “Students can check with their high school counselors and contact us.” A CLEP exam sampler is available online at www.collegeboard.com/clep

Contact Marie Carter Brooks, LSC Center for Lifelong Learning, at m.brooks@lsc.edu or 733-5944.

LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 3,800 students enrolled this fall semester, LSC is Northeastern Minnesota’s largest two-year college. LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry. LSC is also the leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.

(Duluth, Minn.) — Lake Superior College is again offering the chance to train for and run Grandma’s Marathon or the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon for college credit while working with a world-class athlete.

The option to take class as a non-credit course is also available. The course provides race training and nutritional information in addition to history, etiquette and basic skills.

Native Duluthian Katie Koski will teach the online physical education course. Koski is a champion runner who hopes to qualify for the Beijing Olympics team trials. She was asked to teach the online course for Lake Superior College because of her experience competing in Grandma’s Marathon. “I have run Grandma’s eight times finishing 6th, 7th and 10th respectively with a 2:42 best,” said Koski. “I feel very connected to the Duluth running community and Grandma’s Marathon.”

Koski was named to the 2006 World Cup 100k Team based on her performance at the Edmund Fitzgerald Race in 2005. Although she is only thirty-three years old, this is her twentieth year of competitive running.

“The beauty of running for me is its simplicity,” explained Koski. “One only needs a decent pair of shoes, a path and a vision even if the vision is simply to get from here to there. She continued, “I like to compete and do well in races, but more importantly I find beauty in the movement itself and the people running has brought into my life. Running is a great teacher, and I have learned much about myself by lacing up shoes each day and heading down some path.”

Koski’s goal is to achieve the Olympic Trails Standard at Grandma’s this June. This will enable her to compete in the Women’s Olympic Trials in Boston April of 2008. If she runs the standard, sub 2:47, she will begin to prepare for her third U.S. Women’s Olympic Trials.

More than 17,000 runners and 50,000 race fans from around the world are expected to participate in June 15-17, 2007 Grandma’s Marathon weekend. The registration deadline to sign up for the Grandma’s Marathon course is March 20, 2007. For more information visit www.lakesuperioronline.info or contact Christine Torma, (218) 733-2030, c.torma@lsc.edu

LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 3,800 students enrolled this fall semester, LSC is Northeastern Minnesota’s largest two-year college. LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry. LSC is also the leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota

(Duluth, Minn.) — Deb Johnson has been hired as the foundation director for Lake Superior College. She will be responsible for managing all the Foundation activities, including fundraising, scholarship endowments and foundation special event planning.

Johnson comes to Lake Superior College from Schering Plough where she worked to promote cardiovascular drug therapy. Her fundraising background includes working with the Junior League of Duluth, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwa, the South Mississippi Humane Society and the Lyn Meadows Discovery Center.

The LSC Foundation’s mission is to support the educational, cultural, and service goals of Lake Superior College by acting as its designated friend and fund-raiser.

The Lake Superior College Foundation is the center for creatively developing business, community, and college resources, supporting student needs, and promoting excellence in teaching and learning.

LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 3,800 students enrolled this fall semester, LSC is Northeastern Minnesota’s largest two-year college. LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry. LSC is also the leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota

(Duluth, Minn.) – Lake Superior College faculty member Susan Brashaw has been recognized with the first annual FY07 Faculty Excellence Award for LSC Online. This award is tied to the annual Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Technology given at the annual International Conference on College Teaching and Learning hosted by Florida Community College at Jacksonville.

Brashaw will make a presentation in April at the conference and receive her award. Her presentation will discuss how to encourage and improve quality in online learning through a faculty-driven peer review process.

LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 3,800 students enrolled this fall semester, LSC is Northeastern Minnesota’s largest two-year college. LSC provides a wide range of programs and services, including liberal arts and science courses for transfer, technical programs intended to provide occupational skills, continuing education, and customized training for business and industry. LSC is also the leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.

Media contact: Gary Kruchowski, (218) 733-7649, g.kruchowski@lsc.edu or Janet Blixt, (218) 723-4743 or j.blixt@lsc.edu