Shannan Twaddle has accepted the full-time MAPE position as Transfer Coordinator. Shannan has been working in this position as a temporary employee since it was vacated by Jodi Kiminski last August. Shannan came to us from Mesabi Community College. She is a DARS (Degree Audit) expert and has a great deal of experience in... more »

New Italianlanguage courses will be taught by Tommaso Foroseti, a native Italian who makes his home in Florence. Foroseti is the Italian Department Coordinator andan instructor for CAPA (Center for Academic ProgramsAbroad) in Florence.He will teachtwo non-credit, continuing education evening languagecourses and a for-credit, beginning Italian languageday course. more »

Emily Richardson has joined the staff as receptionist in the president’s suite. Richardson is a recent LSC graduate with an associate in arts degree and an associate in science degree in paralegal studies. She has been working as a temporary employee in LSC’s Human Resources Department for the past several months and... more »

Agreement Promotes Academic Exchange and Cooperation between Chinese and U.S. Institutions Barry Dahl, Lake Superior College’s vice president of technology and the Virtual Campus, traveled to China during June to finalize an agreement with Nankai University Binhai College. The arrangement calls for the higher education partners to exchange faculty and students. Initially, the... more »

Virtual Campus Recognized for Partnerships with Grandma’s Marathon and the American Birkebeiner Lake Superior College has received a Desire2Excel award for its partnerships with Grandma’s Marathon and the American Birkebeiner, two of the region’s most popular and prestigious sporting events. The honor was announced at the 2007 National Desire2Learn (D2L) Users Conference, which was... more »

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees’ have elected David Olson, president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, as board chair; Ruth Grendahl, will serve as vice chair; and C. Scott Thiss, Edina, will be treasurer. Their one-year terms begin Aug. 1. In his dual roles, Olson said, “The Minnesota Chamber and the... more »

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities’ Board of Trustees has approved a new interstate tuition reciprocity agreement with Wisconsin. The new agreement, which will continue to allow Wisconsin and Minnesota residents to attend public colleges and universities in either state without paying out-of-state tuition rates, takes effect beginning with new students who enroll in fall... more »

Carly Snyder joined the Web & Information Systems team this past spring as the College Lab Assistant in the Information Commons. Carly has replaced Val Lundberg who is now the Instructional Technologist for LSC Online Learning. Carly attended LSC and served on the Help Desk. more »

Andrea Kubat started Monday, July 16 as the new HRIS Coordinator. Kubat comes to us from St. Cloud State University where she held the same position working with faculty and other unclassified employees for two and half years, after serving as a work-study student in the HR department. She completed her B.S.... more »

LSC student Selena Mattson has been awarded an $1,000 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Through the Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship Program, the Foundation awards a total of 400 scholarships annually to students attending higher education institutions granting two-year degrees. All recipients have demonstrated academic success and participated in community service within the past... more »