http://blog.lsc.edu/wave Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Again this December, students and area artists will use their creativity to fight hunger throughout the region.  Members of the Lake Superior College Art Club have announced plans for a Throw-a-thon fund-raising activity in support of Duluth's “Empty Bowl” project, an annual event to raise money for Second Harvest Northern ... http://blog.lsc.edu/wave/2009/11/20/lsc-throw-a-thon-to-benefit-second-harvest-northern-lakes-food-bank/ 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. [caption id="attachment_2374" align="alignright" width="288" caption="Faculty member Marlise Riffel with Intro to Sociology class team"][/caption] The U.S. Professors of the ... http://blog.lsc.edu/wave/2009/11/20/marlise-riffel-named-2009-minnesota-professor-of-the-year/ How much energy does that new plasma TV use?  What about the coffee maker or that dated refrigerator?  Now there’s an easy way to determine how much electricity is drawn by your household appliances. [caption id="attachment_2275" align="alignleft" width="288" caption="A Kill-A-Watt energy monitor measures the amount of electricity used by a small ... http://blog.lsc.edu/wave/2009/11/16/check-out-your-energy-use/ Dr. Kathleen Nelson, President of Lake Superior College (LSC), has announced her intent to retire after 13 years as the college’s CEO and after 30 total years as a leader in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.  Her retirement will be effective June 30, 2010.  Nelson became the second ... http://blog.lsc.edu/wave/2009/11/13/lsc-president-kathleen-nelson-announces-retirement-as-of-june-2010/ Who doesn't like a good challenge? If you do, LSC has a good one going on. It's called the "Grateful to Give" Challenge - and it pits students against staff in a competition to see who can raise more money for the Student Essentials Fund. And it'll all happen November 16-19! ... http://blog.lsc.edu/wave/2009/11/13/student-senates-presents-grateful-to-give-challenge-to-staff-students/ Lake Superior College is leading the way in helping smokers kick the habit.  In concert with the national Great American Smokeout Day on Thursday, Nov. 19, the college will offer a number of activities with prizes to support smokers in their quest to discharge the evil nicotine monkey off their ... http://blog.lsc.edu/wave/2009/11/10/great-american-smokeout-at-lake-superior-college-nov-19-free-cold-turkey-sandwiches-survival-bags-and-support/ LSC's Physical Therapy Clinic celebrated its 10th anniversary of providing accessible physical therapy services for community members. The Physical Therapy Clinic partners with the College of St. Scholastica to provide a full range of physical therapy services for people without health insurance or for whom health insurance benefits have run ... http://blog.lsc.edu/wave/2009/11/09/pt-clinic-celebrates-10th-anniversary/ The Veterans Resource Center at Lake Superior College will host an open house on Tuesday, November 10 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The room is located in E1016 along LSC's main concourse.  If you’re a military veteran or just someone who’s interested in seeing what the Veterans Resource Center ... http://blog.lsc.edu/wave/2009/11/05/new-lsc-veterans-center-to-host-open-house-nov-10/ Ever wanted to truly experience the ancient beauty of Mexico? Then you need to act FAST - space is filling quickly for LSC's Mexico Learning Community Spring Travel Program in Oaxaca, Mexico. All students, faculty/staff and community members are invited to participate in the semester-long program. The Spring Travel program offers ... http://blog.lsc.edu/wave/2009/11/05/travel-to-oaxaca-mexico-with-lsc/ [caption id="attachment_2222" align="alignright" width="190" caption="Gail Wahlberg"][/caption] Gail Wahlberg has accepted the Online Bookstore Coordinator position in the Lake Superior College Bookstore. Prior to accepting the bookstore position, she worked in the Workforce and Community Development department at LSC as an office administrative specialist. In this newly-created position, Wahlberg will be responsible for ... http://blog.lsc.edu/wave/2009/11/05/employee-movement-gail-wahlberg-accepts-online-bookstore-coordinator-position/