Archive for May, 2008

BPA Students Earn Top National Honors

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
BPA Students Earn Top National Honors

Ten Business Professionals of America (BPA) student members from Lake Superior College earned 14 national honors representing 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... more »

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State Grant Funds Entry-level Manufacturing Training Program

Friday, May 23rd, 2008
State Grant Funds Entry-level Manufacturing Training Program

Ninety lower-income workers in the Duluth area will have the opportunity to be trained for entry level manufacturing and industrial sewing positions and move up the career ladder to better-paying jobs. SOAR Career Solutions, Lake Superior College and the Department of Employment and Economic Development’s Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) will lead the two-year training... more »

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Legislature Trims Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Budget;

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Board Set to Consider Lowest Tuition Increases in a Decade Minnesota State Colleges and Universities officials said today that the legislative budget agreement will reduce the system’s appropriation increase for the coming year by about one percent. Now that the budget reductions are set, the Board of Trustees is expected to act Wednesday on proposed... more »

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LSC Nursing Students Honored at Pinning Ceremonies

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
LSC Nursing Students Honored at Pinning Ceremonies

Photo caption: LSC nursing faculty congratulate Associate Degree Nursing graduates at the 2008 Pinning Ceremony. Lake Superior College held its annual practical nursing and associate degree nursing pinning ceremonies on Monday, April 12, and Tuesday, April 13, respectively. As a long standing tradition, LSC nursing students receive a commemorative pin at the completion... more »

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Lake Superior College Receives Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Grant

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Funds will go toward “Lean Healthcare”? training at St. Luke’s 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 Superior College to develop “Lean Healthcare”? training... more »

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College Employees Pitch in at the Lake Superior Zoo

Friday, May 9th, 2008
College Employees Pitch in at the Lake Superior Zoo

Teams of LSC volunteers spent Wednesday, May 7 sprucing up the Lake Superior Zoo as part of the college’s focus on community engagement. More than 140 LSC staff and faculty members gathered at the zoo to clean, paint, weed, clear brush and rake grounds, repair animal areas, build fences, and work on other projects. “We... more »

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Duluth Heights Hockey Association Contributes to Scholarship Fund

Friday, May 9th, 2008
Duluth Heights Hockey Association Contributes to Scholarship Fund

The Duluth Heights Hockey Association (DHHA) has donated $3,000 to Lake Superior College Foundation’s scholarship fund. DHHA board member Dave Marciniak (R) recently presented a check to the LSC Foundation’s Executive Director Paul Damberg (L). The donation was in recognition of work done by Lake Superior College’s Building Construction students and instructor... more »

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The Review

Friday, May 9th, 2008
The Review

The May issue of The Review, the Office of the Chancellor’s newsletter is now available. www.chancellor.mnscu.edu/thereview/. more »

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Center for Lifelong Learning Offers New Dantes Test

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

The Center for Lifelong Learning is now offering another nationally recognized program test, the Dantes Subject Specific Test (DSST). The DSST includes more than 37 test titles in the areas of Social Science, Business, Mathematics, Applied Technology, Humanities, and Physical Science. For more information about the tests, go to: www.getcollegecredit.com The... more »

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Earthday Video

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Congratulations to the Earth Week committee on a great event. more »

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