http://blog.lsc.edu/news From the Public Information Office Mon, 12 May 2008 20:27:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Funds will go toward “Lean Healthcare” training at St. Luke’s (Duluth, Minn.) – A major state grant promises to increase efficiency, enhance quality, and improve employee satisfaction at St. Luke’s, one of the region’s largest health care systems. The Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) has awarded a $287,897 grant to Lake ... http://blog.lsc.edu/news/2008/05/12/lake-superior-college-receives-minnesota-job-skills-partnership-grant/ (Duluth, Minn.) -- They have names like “Extinguisher,” “Last Minute,” and “Team Ewok.” They're combat robots designed to fight each other in competition, and they'll be doing battle at the Miller Hill Mall in Duluth on May 15, starting at noon. The event will feature 15-pound combat robots competing ... http://blog.lsc.edu/news/2008/05/09/lscs-%e2%80%9cbattle-of-the-bots%e2%80%9d-robot-competition-at-miller-hill-mall-may-15/ (Duluth, Minn.) -- The Lake Superior College Auto Club will hold its second annual Car Show and Alumni Event from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2008. The event will take place in the west parking lots of the college’s Trinity Road campus. Activities include a car corral, swap ... http://blog.lsc.edu/news/2008/05/09/lsc-auto-club-hosts-car-show-may-17/ (Duluth, Minn.) -- Lake Superior College will recognize this year's graduating class at commencement exercises at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (DECC) on May 16. The event is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. in the DECC Auditorium. A reception for students, friends, and families will be ... http://blog.lsc.edu/news/2008/05/06/commencement-scheduled-for-lake-superior-college-class-of-2008/ (Duluth, Minn.) – Lake Superior College (LSC) faculty members Kent Voelkner and Dorothy Rico have been honored as recipients of the college’s Teaching Excellence Awards. They were also nominated for the Minnesota State and Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching Awards by LSC President Kathy Nelson and ... http://blog.lsc.edu/news/2008/05/06/faculty-members-kent-voelkner-and-dorothy-rico-win-lsc-teaching-excellence-awards-also-nominees-for-mnscu-state-teaching-awards/ (Duluth, Minn.) -- Approximately 600 high school students from Barnum, Carlton, Cloquet Alternative High School, Cromwell/Wright, Duluth Secondary Technical Center, Esko, Fond du Lac Ojibwe School, McGregor, Moose Lake, Proctor, Silver Bay, Two Harbors, Willow River, and Wrenshall will attend the seventh annual Northland Career and Technical Education Expo on ... http://blog.lsc.edu/news/2008/04/28/hundreds-of-high-school-students-to-converge-at-lake-superior-college-for-the-northland-career-and-technical-education-expo/ Reprinted from the Spring 2008 edition of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Magazine. Written by Nancy Connor with contributions from Gary Kruchowski and Gary Gillin. Minnesota's colleges and universities, concerned about the health of campus watersheds and waterways, are taking action to protect nearby streams and lakes by constructing ... http://blog.lsc.edu/news/2008/04/25/rain-gardens-sprout-on-campuses/ Reprinted from the spring 2008 edition of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Magazine “¿ Dónde le duele? (Where does it hurt?)," asked the concerned nursing student in Spanish, bending over the life-sized dummy lying in a hospital bed. The dummy moaned in response. “Me duele el estómago y la cabeza. ... http://blog.lsc.edu/news/2008/04/25/health-care-students-learn-spanish-from-a-dummy/ (Duluth, Minn.) -- Lake Superior College’s (LSC) fourteenth annual Spring Semester Art Exhibit will open on Monday, May 5 with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Free and open to the public, the reception will include refreshments, and an opportunity to meet the artists. Students enrolled in LSC’s popular art ... http://blog.lsc.edu/news/2008/04/25/student-art-exhibit-at-lake-superior-college-may-5-7/ (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 ... http://blog.lsc.edu/news/2008/04/23/lake-superior-college-machine-technology-students-win-gold-and-silver-medals-at-state-skillsusa-competition/