Alex FriedrichNorthwest Technical College in Bemidji is expected to undergo a major restructuring next year. Declining enrollment has created a deficit of $300,000, or just over 3 percent of the school’s budget. President Richard Hanson wants to close that gap. But he has also called for a re-examination of the school’s educational mission, academic programs and Read more →
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“I’m in the middle of stuff here in Bemidji.” — Bemidji State University / Northwest Technical College President Richard Hanson to a question on whether he’d apply for the chancellorship of the North Dakota University System despite being nominated, The Bemidji Pioneer reports. Hanson had a tough first year on the job, facing protests after Read more →
“I feared that people would just use the shotgun approach with applications, but it appears students did carefully look at options of college.” — Harry Cottrell, dean of students at Northwest Technical College, on how students took advantage of waived application fees during last month’s Minnesota College Application Week, and yet didn’t use the waiver as a Read more →
“We are in kind of uncharted territory, and that’s why campuses are trying to be as careful as they can, and why you do hear words like recalibration, re-engineering and so on. We’re really having to re-imagine the work we’re doing.” Scott Olson, interim vice chancellor for academic and student affairs for the Minnesota State Read more →
Just read this on Bemidji State’s site, after the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system HQ pointed it out. I’m in legislative hearings right now, so haven’t been able to look it over thoroughly. But I’ve put in bold the text that appears to be the meat. It’s about halfway down: BEMIDJI, Minn. (January 20, Read more →