Again this December, students and area artists will use their creativity to fight hunger throughout the region. Members of the Lake Superior College Art... more »
Awards & Honors
Marlise Riffel Named 2009 Minnesota Professor of the Year
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) have named Marlise Riffel of Lake Superior College the 2009 Minnesota Professor of the Year. The U.S. Professors of the Year program, created in 1981, is the only national initiative specifically designed to recognize excellence in undergraduate teaching... more »
Lake Superior College Earns National Ranking for Technology
For the second year running, Lake Superior College is among the nation’s most technically advanced community colleges. According to an annual survey conducted by the Center for Digital Education and Converge magazine, Duluth’s Lake Superior College is one of the nation’s top examples of technology delivery in higher education. LSC was ranked seventh among the... more »
LSC Student Wins National Car Care Council Scholarship
Lake Superior College student Jess Randby is this year’s first place winner of the Car Care Council Women’s Board Scholarship. The program’s scholarships are awarded to female students who are pursuing education to prepare them for a career in the automotive field. Randby is a second year student pursuing an associate of applied science degree... more »
Lake Superior College Wins Regional Marketing Awards
College promotions recognized by National Council for Marketing and Public Relations Lake Superior College’s Public Information Office recently won seven Medallion Awards from District Five of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR). The awards include three Gold Medallion – representing a first place finish – in the e-Marketing category, TV Ad/PSA–Single,... more »
Six BPA Students Shine at National Conference
Six Lake Superior College students took home 13 awards during the National Leadership/Competitive Event Conference of Business Professionals of America (BPA) in Dallas, Texas June 17-21. Melodie Schultz, Mandy Newell, Tim Klande, Ryan Waterhouse, Jake Pogorelec and Andrea Johnson represented programs in Computer Information Systems, Accounting, Business, and the Administrative Support at LSC. The skill-based contests pitted... more »
LSC Recognized for Innovative Student Affairs Programming
Lake Superior College and Mesabi Range Community and Technical College will receive an “Innovation in Student Affairs Programming” award from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system for the Northern Bridge program. The colleges collaborated to create the Northern Bridge program, a network of disability service coordinators and education and employment planning professionals in northeastern... more »
Teambuilding Class Helps LSC Food Shelf Overflow
Since the beginning of Spring semester, instructor Natalie Bothwell’s Human Relations class has been challenged to gather groceries for the LSC Food Shelf as part of their service learning project. Team “Active Associates,” (top photo, consisting of Stephanie Knuckey, Raija Niskanen, Tatiana Elowson, Elyna Nylund and Kimberly Hammer) won the challenge, by raising the most money and food donations. In total,... more »
LSC Student Travis Johnson Receives State-level Recognition
Lake Superior College Student Senate President Travis Johnson was named the 2009 “Governing Council Member of the Year” Saturday, April 18, 2009 by the Minnesota State College Student Association (MSCSA). He accepted the award at MSCSA’s Annual Awards Dinner at Breezy Point Resort in Breezy Point, Minn. The “Governing Council Member of the Year” honor... more »
Victoria Hutson Recognized for Innovative Excellence in Teaching
Lake Superior College recently recognized art instructor Victoria Hutson for her leadership as an online instructor. She has been selected to receive LSC’s Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology. Hutson teaches popular online courses in digital drawing/painting and digital photography via LSC’s Connect e-Campus, as well as web-enhanced drawing courses. She was... more »
Students Win Big at State SkillsUSA Competition
Students in the Integrated Manufacturing program brought home a gold award for first place in the Chapter Display category at the state SkillsUSA competition. Their plasma-cut steel plate project illustrates various northern Minnesota icons, including Lake Superior, iron miners and trains. This group of students, (L-R) Devin Ninneman, James Hanek, Aaron Grozdanich and instructor Randy Washenesky,... more »