Following last week’s campus forums, the MSUM presidential search continues with interviews this week at the system office. The Board of Trustees is expected to select the next president at their April 23 meeting. Plans are being made for the Chancellor and a Trustee to introduce the new president to the campus and our community on Monday afternoon, April 28 […]
Strategic workgroups recommend significant collaboration among colleges and universities The Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities today voted to adopt a set of recommendations that call for the 31 colleges and universities to significantly increase collaboration to improve access, increase affordability and better serve students.
Dr. Kandace Creel Falcon has been named as trustee to the Blandin Foundation. After a statewide search, the board of trustees selected Falcon, along with two other distinguished Minnesota community leaders, to join the Foundation’s board of trustees. The Blandin Foundation is a private foundation based in Grand Rapids, Minn. Founded by Charles K. Blandin in 1941, it is Minnesota’s […]
Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointment of five new members of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universites (MnSCU) Board of Trustees and the reappointment of one member. Under statute, the Board must include one member from each of the state’s congressional districts; the other members are appointed to represent the state at-large. Members are appointed to a term of six […]
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees Wednesday re-elected Scott Thiss as board chair, Clarence Hightower as vice chair and Duane Benson as treasurer. Their one-year terms begin July 1. “I am grateful for the confidence that my colleagues showed in my leadership,” Thiss said. “This next year will be an important one for this system, and I […]