Lake Superior College News Releases

(Duluth, Minn.) — Seven students enrolled in Lake Superior College’s Integrated Manufacturing program were honored for their performance at the Minnesota SkillsUSA competition.

Matt Hjelden (International Falls), Joe Sebesta (Duluth), and Jake Hustad (Wrenshall) won a gold medal in the Community Service category for their Styrofoam shredder recycling machine. This team will go on to compete in June at the national SkillsUSA event in Kansas City, MO. See the shredder in action on YouTube.

Matt Farchmin (Duluth) won a gold medal in the Job Demonstration category and will attend the national SkillsUSA competition in June.

Matt Hjelden, Mark Johnson (Saginaw), Ryan Troumbly (Grand Rapids), and Joe Sebesta won a silver medal for their Chapter Display which featured a machined replica of Duluth’s Enger Tower.

Elizabeth Sandry (Winter, WI), Joe Sebesta, and Matt Farchmin won a silver medal for a Promotional Bulletin Board.

Pictured left to right in attached photo: Jake Hustad (Wrenshall), Ryan Troumbly(Grand Rapids), Matt Hjelden International Falls), Mark Johnson (Saginaw), Matt Farchmin (Duluth), Joe Sebesta (Duluth), instructor Mike Koppy (Not pictured: Elizabeth Sandry)

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives, working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. It helps individual students excel by preparing them for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations.

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.

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

For immediate release:  Feb. 22, 2008 

(Duluth, Minn.) – LSC will host an International Women’s Day event on Tuesday, March 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Speakers, storytelling, international foods, information tables, and a discussion on global community will be featured. The event is $5 per person; students are free. 

“The purpose of the event is to highlight what we can do as individuals to promote and support educational efforts in developing countries,” explained Nancy Schumacher, conference coordinator.  “We want to let our community know how each of us can help as volunteers, contributors, or citizen ambassadors and how we can support educational efforts affecting the lives of women and families.”   

Students and the public are welcome to attend an evening of international ambiance which includes a panel discussion on the impact of education on global economic sustainability and world peace.  Music and international cuisine are included.  A book donation drop box for the Books for Africa project will be available. The program includes: 

• 6:30 p.m.      “Stories about Strong Women” by storyteller Elizabeth Nordell
   
• 7 p.m.          Panel discussion with Tracy Bockbrader, a Carlton High School teacher who recently taught chemistry at an orphanage school in Tanzania; Michele Keane, coordinator of LSC’s Mexico Abroad Service Learning Project which combines language and cultural immersion with service learning for college students  through an orphanage in Oaxaca; Beth Magomolla, who helps develop micro businesses in Tanzania; Cherie Hamilton, a painter and fiber artist and LSC faculty member who has lived and worked in Brazil, Portugal, and Hawaii where she studied Polynesian dance.  

Each panelist will also have a table for the evening highlighting their international work.   

• 8-9 p.m.       Mixer with cuisine of India, Mexico, Asia, Africa, Greece

The event is sponsored by the LSC Alumni Office in partnership with the LSC InterCultural Center, Diversity Committee, and the American Association of University Women, Duluth Branch. 

Contact Nancy Schumacher, Center for Student Development, n.schumacher@lsc.edu or call 733-5985 for more information or to register. Registration is online at www.lakesuperiorcollege.cmarket.com/tickets and by phone.  Cost: $5; students free.  All proceeds to benefit the Lake Superior College Diversity Scholarship Program.  

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.