Interim president will be appointed next year at Southwest Minnesota State University 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 University and Minnesota West Community and Technical College, officials said Friday.
Search for new president to begin immediately To better serve students in the northern suburbs and the Cambridge area, Anoka Technical College and Anoka-Ramsey Community College will realign under one president by next fall, James H. McCormick, chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, said Thursday. A search for a new president to lead the two aligned colleges […]
By Amy Dalrymple, The Forum Cutting 41 positions from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system chancellor’s office should have minimal impact on local campuses, two presidents said Thursday. MnSCU announced it will eliminate 41 jobs by July to cut its budget by $4.2 million. The cut is in anticipation of a reduction in state funding for fiscal year 2012. […]
Minnesota voters will go to the polls in November and select one of three candidates for governor. By election time they will have held about 20 public debates and provided a real service to voters who want to know where they stand on a myriad of issues. MSU Moorhead and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, of course, want to […]
Student count goes up for the fifth consecutive year, sets another record More than 200,000 students are attending the 32 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities this fall, resulting in the fifth consecutive fall enrollment increase and setting another record high, officials said today. The state colleges and universities system now has 203,756 students or 5,262 more students than last fall when […]