Lake Superior College News Releases

(Duluth, Minn.) — Lake Superior College has been awarded a Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) grant totaling $201,284 to provide a customized workforce training program over a three-year period for Northstar Aerospace of Duluth. A grant-signing ceremony will be held Wed., June 25 at 2:30 p.m. at Northstar Aerospace, 4212 Enterprise Circle, Duluth.

“We’re pleased to partner with Northstar Aerospace. Aviation is a growing industry in the Arrowhead region and we plan to support their workforce needs with this intensive training,” said Steve Wagner, LSC’s vice president of workforce development and customized training.

Lake Superior College will provide training to eighty Northstar employees in machine operation and machining. Northstar Aerospace specializes in aircraft seats, precision machined components, parts and assemblies for the aerospace industry. The training program will compliment the company’s plan to develop a career pathway program that incorporates strategic recruitment of entry level employees, career laddering of existing employees through skill development, and the development of a customized training program that teaches the knowledge, skills and abilities that Northstar employees need to be the best in the industry.

‘”We want to provide our employees with the tools and training to produce the highest quality machined components, parts and assemblies for the aerospace industry,” said Kevin C. Snyder, vice president of human resources for Northstar Aerospace. “Receiving the MJSP grant represents the cornerstone of Northstar’s six strategic employment and training initiatives running concurrently over the next five years.”
LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 4,800 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 a leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.

Dr. Kathleen Nelson was elected to serve a two-year term as the Higher Learning Commission’s Board of Trustees representative to the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions’ (C-RAC) Board of Directors. C-RAC’s board is comprised of the presidents of each of the nation’s six regional accrediting bodies and a representative of each regional Board of Trustees. C-RAC represents the voice of higher education accreditation across regional boundaries and at the national level.

Nelson has just completed a year as the chair of the Higher Learning Commission and will serve in the coming year as past chair. The Higher Learning Commission is the accrediting body for more than 1,100 public and private higher education institutions and serves as the policy and decision-making organization for these colleges’ and universities’ accreditation activities.

(Duluth, Minn.) — Ten Business Professionals of America (BPA) student members from Lake Superior College (LSC) earned 14 national honors representing LSC’s Administrative Support, Accounting, Computer Information Systems, and Business programs. They competed against more than 1500 of the top winners from community, technical, and four-year colleges throughout the U.S. Competition was held in Reno, Nevada from May 6-10 at the BPA National Leadership Conference.

Keyboarding Production
1st place Heather Urbaniak

Medical Office Procedures
2nd Kayla Edwards
3rd Heather Urbaniak
Finalist Stephanie Buria
Finalist Mandy Newell

Database Applications
1st James Suess
3rd Lynette Kraskey

Medical Transcription
1st Kayla Edwards
4th Stephanie Buria

Fundamentals of XHTML
5th James Suess

C++ Programming
Finalist Lynette Kraskey
Finalist James Suess

VB.NET Programming
1st Lynette Kraskey

Banking & Finance
Finalist Jamie Luedtke

(Finalist indicates in top 10 but not 1st – 5th.)

Group photo of LSC BPA students: Top row, left to right: Heather Urbaniak, Andrea Johnson, Bill Walz, James Suess, Ryan Waterhouse
Bottom row, left to right: Stephanie Buria, Lynette Kraskey, Jamie Luedtke, Mandy Newell, Kayla Edwards

LSC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With more than 4,800 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 a leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.