You may remember when the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system commissioned a study last fall to see how Southwest Minnesota State University and Minnesota West Community and Technical College could better work together. Employers in the region have said it’s hard to find trained workers, leading some to wonder what needs to change Read more →
The appointment of four college presidents in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system this afternoon might not be unusual, but it’s a reminder that the Boomer generation is retiring — and their replacements face the challenges of a system stretched for money. The new chiefs: Saint Paul College: Rassoul Dastmozd, vice president of Read more →
The Advocate Tribune reports on what people in Granite Falls told a consultant during a study of the region’s higher-ed needs: Dave Kafka, a graduate of Minnesota West (Community and Technical College) and Plant Manager at Marr Valve, noted that about 80 percent of the employees at the manufacturer had graduated from Minnesota West but Read more →
I called MnSCU system spokeswoman Melinda Voss for a little more info on the system’s study of its colleges and university in southwest Minnesota. Specifically, officials there want to see how Southwest Minnesota State University and Minnesota West Community and Technical College could work better together. If you look at a map, Southwest Minnesota State Read more →
Just got this from the HQ of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system: November 5, 2010 The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has launched a study of regional higher educational needs in southwest Minnesota to determine if there is a better way to align educational programs and services offered by Southwest Minnesota State Read more →
Alex Friedrich