As part of the consultation process on the proposed changes to the allocation framework, the system office has held eight WebEx sessions over the past several months to review the changes, answer questions, and solicit feedback on the proposed recommendations. We appreciate your participation in these sessions. We have scheduled three more WebEx sessions in October to provide updated information […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees is kicking off the new academic year with a retreat. Chancellor Steven Rosenstone offered some introductory remarks that he’d like to share.
Scorch attended Sunday’s Minnesota Twins game for Minnesota State Day at Target Field, where 22,600 fans learned about Minnesota State’s Access to Excellence Scholarship Campaign and how to donate.
Recently, Minnesota State System Office awarded a contract to SoftChalk (an eLearning Authoring Tool) for 500 individual Cloud licenses. The award is for a 2-year system level pilot that began July 1, 2016. About 130 individuals signed up for the pilot as of the end of spring semester in what we called the Round 1 group of piloters.
The launch of the new academic year is bringing about a remarkable first: at a Minnesota State college or university, the president is now as likely to be a woman as a man now that 14 out of 30 presidents are female. This is nearly double the national average (26 percent), according to Women in Higher Education. This milestone was […]