Lake Superior College News Releases

(Duluth, Minn.) – Graduating from high school and thinking about college?  Looking to change your career path? Think green and invest in your future by attending Lake Superior College’s spring open house on Friday, April 17 from 3 to 6 p.m.

More than 60 booths will feature information and demonstrations from various departments.  There will also be free chair massages, refreshments, door prizes and a drawing for six free credits.  Information sessions include:

3:30 p.m.      Allied Health and Nursing Programs
3:30 p.m.      Completing your Associate of Arts Degree
3:30 p.m.      How to Apply
4:00 p.m.      Preparing for the Placement Test
4:00 p.m.      Disability Services at LSC4:00 p.m. Unemployed or Under-employed?  Get help from the Workforce Investment Act
4:30 p.m.      Turning Your Work Experience into College Credit
5:00 p.m.      Understanding Financial Aid

LSC offers an Associate in Arts, an Associate of Fine Arts, and an Associate of Science degree, which allow students to complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree prior to transfer to a four-year university or college.  LSC also offers more than 90 certificate, diploma, and degree programs in career/technical fields.

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.

(Duluth, Minn.) — The Lake Superior College Office of Public Information received two Paragon Awards at the 35th annual conference of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR). LSC won a Silver Paragon, representing second place in the national competition in the Television Advertisement/PSA, Single category and a Bronze Paragon, representing third place in Print Advertisement, Single category.

“We were very excited to learn that we had won two Paragons,” said Gary Kruchowski, LSC’s director of public information and government affairs. “A Paragon represents national recognition for our promotional efforts in direct competition with other two-year colleges.  It’s nice to be honored by colleagues and competitors.”

The awards were presented on March 17, 2009 at NCMPR’s national conference in Kansas City, MO.  Kruchowski represented the college at the event.

The award-winning entries are part of the Lake Superior Connect e-Campus, “E-learning is Green learning” campaign, which promotes online learning as a green alternative to traditional classes. The campaign was written, produced, designed and co-directed by Duluth-based freelance artist Dave Kirwan and produced at Northland’s NewsCenter Creative Services.

2009 Silver Paragon Award – Television/PSA, Single

2009 Bronze Paragon Award – Print Advertisement, Single

Elements of the same campaign previously won awards in NCMPR’s regional Medallion competition and at the American Advertising Federation – Duluth/Superior Chapter’s Addy awards.

Learn more and see a complete list of Paragon Award winners at www.ncmpr.org.

The National Council for Marketing & Public Relations represents marketing and PR professionals at community and technical colleges. As one of the fastest growing affiliates of the American Association of Community Colleges, NCMPR has more than 1,500 members from nearly 600 colleges across the United States, Canada and other countries.

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.

Huskies Defeat University of Washington in Bronze Medal Match

(Duluth, Minn.) – Lake Superior College’s varsity curling team put a slight twist on an old cliché: It’s not the size of the Husky in the fight – but the fight in the Husky.

Their third-place matchup proved just that. The first-year Lake Superior College Huskies took on the University of Washington Huskies at the National College Curling Championship in Chicago last weekend. The tourney ended with LSC taking home the third-place trophy. LSC was playing in the Division I bracket, the highest level possible.

“I am extremely proud of our program for taking third in the college national tournament,” said LSC head coach Joshua Tesch. “Taking a spot in the medals of such a big event in our first year speaks to the level of our program, our curlers, and their dedication to our LSC team.”

Tournament officials placed Lake Superior College in the highest-level bracket based on their regular season success. Their bracket also contained much larger four-year universities including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Massachusetts Colleges (a consortium of colleges and universities from Massachusetts), University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The University of Minnesota, the eventual national champions, was also in the Division I bracket.

During the tourney, LSC beat Massachusetts Colleges and the UW-Oshkosh soundly, but fell to UW-Madison. This series of events lead to their third-place matchup and eventual win against the University of Washington.

In all, the tournament hosted 32 college curling teams from all over the country.

“Beating 30 of this nation’s best college curling teams sets the benchmark high for our program,” added Tesch. “My hope is that this will influence curling in our region and cause other local schools to adopt similar programs.”

The team is made up of LSC students Anders Silverness, Rob Carr, Connor McLeod, Sarah McLeod, Dan Wakemup, Andre Anderson, Kevin Blackwoods, Alisha Hollowell and Tom Trolson.

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.

Lake Superior College President Dr. Kathleen Nelson has appointed Rob Waksdahl as the college’s interim vice president of finance and administration.

Waksdahl previously served as LSC’s director of business services. He replaces outgoing Vice President of Finance and Administration , who in February accepted the position of chief administrative officer with the City of Duluth.

“Ten years of experience in higher education finance have prepared me well to serve in this position,” said Waksdahl. “I worked closely with Mark (Winson) for the past month and the transition should be a smooth one.”

In this new position, Waksdahl is responsible for the management of the Lake Superior College’s facilities division, bookstore and food service operations, as well as all business and finance-related issues within the school.

With more than 5,000 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 lone varsity sport is heading to nationals.

The LSC curling team will begin play in the 2009 National College Curling Tournament in Chicago, Ill. Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15. Coach Joshua Tesch, also a Physical Education instructor at LSC, couldn’t more proud.

“This season has been a blast,” said Tesch, who’s the first and only coach of the LSC curling team. “We have some exceptional players. We have a tremendously dedicated and talented team. I think we have a chance to make a lot of noise at nationals.”

The team is made up of LSC students Anders Silverness, Rob Carr, Connor McLeod, Sarah McLeod, Dan Wakemup, Andre Anderson, Kevin Blackwoods, Alisha Hollowell and Tom Trolson.

“We have a whole array of great talents and experience levels on this team,” said Tesch. “Rob Carr is probably our most experienced and skilled curler, having been at it for 30 years. Plus, he’s a Thunder Bay native – the ‘curling capital of the world.’”

Tesch also pointed out that brother and sister Connor and Sarah McLeod are also quite talented and have been curling most of their lives. In fact, Sarah just returned from China where she competed at World University Games.

Ultimately, Tesch sees the success of the curling squad going further than the team itself.

“I feel the purpose of our team is to build community among students at LSC through the support and participation in a curling team,” said Tesch. “It creates a sense of belonging to LSC, not just through the classroom and a great opportunity to increase positive exposure to LSC by becoming members of the community. And most of all, I feel curling at LSC is a unique opportunity to take part in an important aspect of Duluth’s cultural environment.”

For more information about college curling and the national tournament, visit www.collegecurling.org.

(Duluth, Minn.)  – BiomassVia2009, a conference that will focus on underutilized logging resources, will take place Wednesday, March 4 through Thursday, March 5 at Lake Superior College in room S1981.

Companies, individuals and groups with a need for a supply of biomass for smaller firing requirements are meeting to develop a resource base of new fuel. Loggers/harvesters, representatives from energy intensive businesses, natural resource professionals and landowners are expected to attend.

Currently, cull wood, commercial thinning, and brush land harvest are items which have a very small market. A range of presenters will discuss various topics regarding solutions to expand markets for these by-products, including an overview of biomass, and the economic feasibility of using biomass for energy

For more information on the conference, including speakers, times and how to register, visit sites.google.com/site/biomassvia2009/BioMass-Home or contact Mary Roe at duluthbiomassconference@charter.net.

Lake Superior College 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 a leader in Internet-delivered courses and programs in Minnesota.