Desire2Learn Incorporated, a leading provider of eLearning solutions, recently announced the winners of its 2008 Desire2EXCEL Award program. Three awards, in the categories of Teaching and Learning, Program and Community Service, were handed out at the FUSION Desire2EXCEL conference in Memphis, Tennessee. In the Program category, Barry Dahl, vice president of technology and the e-campus... more »
The TTY telephone number at Lake Superior College has changed to (218) 733-7705. Be sure to update your directories to reflect this change. more »
Thirty students and three staff members from Nankai University Binhai College visited Lake Superior College on Monday, June 21. Before visiting the Trinity Road Campus, they toured the Emergency Resources Training Center, where they took part in a firefighting simulation. LSC’s Campus Ambassadors accompanied the group. The visit was part of an... more »
Nickoel Anderson joined the LSC Business Office on June 23 in a newly created accountant position. Prior to joining LSC, she worked at North Country Independent Living in Superior, Wisconsin. Nickoel has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and is a certified public accountant in Wisconsin. She describes her new assignment as... more »
Photo caption: CSI president Kirk Ilenda presents a check to Dr. Kathleen Nelson, LSC’s president, and Paul Damberg, LSC Foundation director. President Kirk Ilenda, Construction Specifications Institute – Twin Ports Chapter, recently presented the Lake Superior College (LSC) Foundation with a check for $2,500. The donation will add to the Construction Specifications Institute... more »
Loretta Ackerson has been hired as one of two receptionists in the Student Services Center. Ackerson, along with Stacy Langguth, provides a variety of customer services to students and other stakeholders. Ackerson is a December 2007 graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She has four years of customer service experience in a college setting. more »
Lake Superior College has appointed Matt Ferrari director of the Center for Advanced Aviation. Ferrari will supervise Lake Superior College’s aviation programs, including the professional pilot program and the aviation maintenance technician program, which is tentatively scheduled to begin accepting students for fall semester 2009, pending Federal Aviation Administration approval. Ferrari will also oversee... more »
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees has re-elected David Olson, president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, as board chair. Ruth Grendahl, owner of RnD Products, was elected vice chair and Scott Thiss, president and chief executive officer of Sailforth, Inc., was elected treasurer. Their one-year terms begin August 1. “I... more »
Integrated Manufacturing students (left to right) Jake Hustad, Matt Hjelden, and Joe Sebesta attended the SkillsUSA competition in June, held in Kansas City, MO. They presented their automated Styrofoam shredder, designed to break down large chunks of Styrofoam into reusable pieces for packing material. They placed fourth, after competing against 50 states... more »
Mat Gilderman has joined the Public Information/Government Affairs Department as Campus Communications Coordinator. In this position, Gilderman will be charged with editing written materials produced by the department and maintaining the Trinity Road electronic sign and internal television monitors. He will also be the point person for employee business cards, name badges and other matters of... more »
