Minnesota State Colleges and Universities adopt wide range of sustainability practices, survey shows

A first-ever survey has documented a wide range of sustainability practices at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities that include scheduling classes to increase energy efficiency, lowering water consumption, purchasing local foods, composting food waste, using nontoxic cleaning products and reducing carbon emissions. The 32 colleges and universities reported their progress in achieving sustainable campus operations based on 85 measures […]

Mahoney named VP for Finance and Administration

Jan Mahoney, the current vice president of finance and operations at St. Paul College and former interim president and CFO at Alexandria Technical College, will join the MSUM campus on October 4 as vice president for finance and administration. Jean Hollaar will continue in the interim vice president position until Jan starts in October. Jean will then move into the […]

Campus Clean-Up Day April 13

To celebrate Earth Day, and clean up our MSUM grounds prior to Dragon Days, the Dragon Walk for Athletics, Commencement and other spring activities, the Facilities & Grounds Committee is organizing a campus wide clean-up day on Tuesday, April 13. (The rain make-up date will be April 14.) Click headline for more information.

MSUM, Jean Hollaar receive MnSCU’s 2009 awards for excellence in management

Awards recognizing excellence in financial and facilities management leadership and teamwork at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities were presented recently at the system’s Chief Financial and Facilities Officers meeting in Bloomington. MSUM received an award for Excellence in Facilities Management, and Jean Hollaar, interim vice president of finance and administration, received an outstanding service award. Click headline for the full story.