M State Magazine Spring 2015

SPRING 2015

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Dr. Peggy D. KennedyPresident

Dear Friends and Alumni:The Minnesota State Community and Technical College theme for 2014-15 is Realize. Reconnect. Redesign. Our intent is to realize what we are doing well, reconnect with the needs of our stakeholders and redesign the areas that will help us to better achieve student and stakeholder success and organizational excellence. M State and its faculty and staff are deeply committed to contributing to the needs of our 21st century students and communities despite the challenge of tight resources and the increasing demand for accountability. And although we have made great progress, we still have much to complete and to improve if we are to be the driver of change and excellence in our service area. M State is de initely up to the challenge! Our priorities for the 2014-15 academic year and beyond include:

• Improving student success in terms of access, persistence, completion and career placement or transfer

• Strengthening workforce strategies to better meet the needs of our local businesses and industries

• Focusing on professional program excellence• Expanding partnerships with external resources to increase private funding and

grant revenue• Developing innovative long-range enrollment and inancial plan models• Participating in Charting the Future, the systemwide effort to improve student

success throughout the state of MinnesotaThis biannual magazine, in its third year of publication, describes the highlights of our efforts and successes to date. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy the articles in this edition. These are the stories that share the achievements of students who overcome tremendous odds to complete their education and enter promising careers with a future; stories about students who transfer to a university to continue their education; and stories of businesses and organizations that support the college in numerous ways.We share these stories to highlight how profoundly M State impacts the communities in our region and beyond with the hope that you will continue to support our efforts now and in the future, so we may continue to accomplish our mission: To provide dynamic learning for living, working and serving. Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Dr. Peggy D. KennedyPresident

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College Administra onPeggy D. KennedyPresident

Carrie L. BrimhallVice President/Chief Academic Offi cer

Peter A. WielinskiVice President/Chief Student Development Offi cer

Jill Abbo Associate Vice President of Academic Aff airs

Dacia A. JohnsonChief Human Resources Offi cer

Daniel L. KnudsonChief Informa on Offi cer

Denise A. LaymonChief Development and Alumni Offi cer

Patrick A. NordickChief Financial Offi cer

G.L. TuckerDean of Custom Training Services/Business & Entrepreneurial Services

M State Magazine is the offi cial magazine of Minnesota State Community and Techncial College. It is published by the college’s Communica ons and Marke ng Department each spring and fall. Ar cles may be reproduced without permission if credit is given to the ins tuiton.

Peter WielinskiVice President of Student Development Services and Marke ng

218.631.7810 | [email protected]

Tina BartelsMagazine Art Director218.631.7953 | [email protected]

Peg Kalar, Magazine Editor218.736.1538 | [email protected]

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universi es System.

4 Degrees of success

5 ‘You can go anwhere you want in life’

6 Success is up2U

Stage is set for new M State degree in Theatre Arts

7 No college could compete with the Spartan tradi on

8 Sowing the seeds for future genera ons

9 Shaping a future fi lled with opportuni es

10 There and back again . . .

12 Ge ng an edge in the job market

Reverse transfer degrees give former M State students ‘credit where it’s due’

14 Teammates on the fi eld and on the job

15 Runnin’ down a nursing dream

16 Why invest in a liberal arts degree?

17 M State singers hit a high note

Founda on grants support MLT laboratory, students

18 Trip to na onal tourney is par for the course

M State brings mobile training labs to regional industries

19 Dr. Kennedy goes to Washington

20 M State summer and fall courses

27 Founda ons support M State mission

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Career Preparation Transfer Education Workforce DevelopmentVolume 3, Issue 2

Congratulations, Congratulations, Graduates!Graduates!Friends, family, faculty and staff are invited to join our graduates as they celebrate their gradua on from M State.

2015 Spring Semester Commencement CeremoniesMoorhead Campus: 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, Concordia College FieldhouseDetroit Lakes Campus: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14, Detroit Lakes High SchoolFergus Falls Campus: 3 p.m. Thursday, May 14, Fergus Falls CampusWadena Campus: 7 p.m. Friday, May 15, Wadena-Deer Creek High School

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M State transfer degrees open a world of possibilities


It’s true: Students who start here can go anywhere.

For nearly half of the students who enroll at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, M State is the planned irst stop on their educational journey. They enroll with the

goal of earning a transfer degree, and in their future they see a bachelor’s, master’s or even a doctorate degree.

But while their goals are similar, each M State student has a personal story and a reason for choosing one of our four campuses or our online eCampus program. Check out this issue of M State Magazine and see the endless opportuni-ties that open up on our campuses.

Why choose M state? These are the reasons students most often opt to earn an M State associate degree:

Affordable tuition: M State’s tuition is signi icantly less than tuition at for-pro it schools and public and private universities. Lower tuition during the irst two years of college means fewer student loans, a bene it that’s appre-ciated for years to come.

Time to think: For students who are undecided about their major, associate degrees provide an opportunity to take a broad range of courses and explore career and aca-demic options. M State also offers career guidance to help students decide on a career path.

Get ready: M State instructors and staff are ready to help students build a solid academic foundation that prepares them to succeed at a four-year university. Students get the individual attention they need to strengthen their skills.

Personal education: It’s not a cliché: Students really are a name and not a number at M State. A freshman-level university course could have several hundred stu-dents who need to rely on teaching assistants for help. At M State you’re more likely to sit in classroom with 20 fel-low students, not in an auditorium with 200 others, and the instructors are there to answer your questions.

Close to home: M State’s four campus locations and eCampus option mean you can save on living expenses during your irst two years and keep a lid on the dreaded student loans.

M State Transfer Degree OptionsM State’s transfer degrees are designed for students who plan to con nue their degree studies at a four-year college or uni-versity. By earning an associate degree, students fulfi ll the fi rst two years of most bachelor’s degree programs.• The Associate in Arts degree emphasizes a broad general

educa on and prepares students to enter a four-year in-s tu on at the junior level.

• The Associate in Science degree is designed for transfer to a four-year ins tu on for study in a scien fi c or techni-cal major fi eld of study.

• The Associate in Fine Arts degree in music, theatre or art prepares students to transfer and con nue their educa- on toward four-year degrees in those fi elds.

‘‘When I attended M State, I had faculty who challenged me in new ways. The faculty didn’t accept me

as ‘good enough.’ They saw my academic gifts and didn’t allow me to give 70 to 80 per-cent. They expected me to give 120 percent, and they helped me see I had the academic potential to transfer successfully.”

Carrie Brimhall, Ph.D.M State Chief Academic Officer

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Rachel StanislawskiFergus Falls Campus 2009-2011

Rachel Stanislawski recalls sitting in her economics class at Minnesota State Community and Technical College as instructor Thomas Gausman returned graded exams to students with the comment that only one student had earned an A.

“When he passed my exam back to me, I saw the A writ-ten on the top, and I remember him looking me in the eye and saying, ‘You can go anywhere you want in life,’” Stani-slawski says. “I have never forgotten those words.”

For Stanislawski, “anywhere” is currently Melbourne, Australia, where she’s developing an educational fund-raising program as part of her marketing and communi-cations internship with the nonpro it organization SIDS and Kids. Her program will be used in hundreds of schools and child care centers throughout Australia.

Stanislawski attended M State through the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options program, graduating with her Associate in Arts degree the same month she graduated from Fergus Falls High School. Two years later she completed her bach-elor’s degree in mass communications at Minnesota State University Moorhead — graduating with no student loans, thanks in part to her two years in the PSEO program, which allows high school students to attend college tuition-free.

Since high school, Stanislawski’s goal has been a career focused on helping others. That goal was reinforced at

M State in the World Cinema course taught by Anthony Miltich, who she said “challenged us to open our eyes to different cultures and the hardships other people face.”

She spent a year and a half as a reporter for the Cass County Reporter in Casselton, N.D., following graduation from MSUM, then her dreams of traveling abroad took her to Australia, where she will work until late May.

Stanislawski says she initially enrolled at M State because she wanted to challenge herself with college courses while saving money.

“To this day, I know this was one of the best decisions I have ever made,” she says. “At M State I was able to see what areas my skills were in, so I could begin to explore ways I could use these to help others … and to further my passion for writing and communications.”

Stanislawski calls her move to Australia “by far the most exhilarating experience of my life.”

“I think at some point in life, we all should move to a new country on our own,” she says. “It has challenged me and helped me grow in ways I never expected. It’s been quite a ride.”

When she leaves Australia at the end of May, she’ll spend time traveling with friends in Europe, then return to the United States and pursue a career in marketing and com-munications — ideally in a job that allows her to travel the world.

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Alexis NessFergus Falls Campus 2012-2014

Alexis Ness earned more than a degree when she gradu-ated from Minnesota State Community and Technical Col-lege.

Ness, one of the irst students to participate in M State’s up2U program, also earned $1,500 toward her junior-year tuition at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where she’s majoring in speech-language pathology.

Ness enrolled at M State in Fergus Falls while she was a high school junior in Ashby; she was a full-time college student through the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options program while still playing volleyball and basketball for her high school.

“I just thought I could learn more and save money by com-ing to M State,” says Ness, who graduated in the spring of 2014 with both her high school diploma and an Associate in Arts degree from M State. “I de initely enjoyed the col-lege classes — they were more challenging than my high school classes.”

She says she heard about up2U from her M State poetry instructor, Paul Carney.

Carney, who devel-oped up2U, encour-aged Ness to partici-pate in the program, which rewards successful participants with a third-year tuition reduction of up to $5,000 at partici-pating universities.

“I was one of the irst students to participate in up2U, and he coached me in what to expect,” says Ness, who took full advantage of the workshops that helped prepare her for the exam required to earn the up2U tuition credit.

That preparation also occurs daily across the curriculum, through engagement in relevant learning experiences geared to help students persist and succeed.

“I’m at MSUM now and felt well-prepared coming here,” she says. “up2U was de initely worth it. I’ve told most of the other high school students I knew who were coming to M State.”

Ness works at the Villa Maria long-term care facility in Fargo as a certi ied nursing assistant while she’s attend-ing MSUM. She’s planning to earn her master’s degree in speech pathology and eventually to work with children.

“I’ve been fascinated with sign language because my step-father’s dad was deaf, so he taught me a lot,” Ness says. “I wanted to go into a ield that would help the hard-of-hearing or people who couldn’t communicate well.”

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M State begins off ering a 60-credit Associate in Fine Arts degree in Theatre Arts on the Fergus Falls campus in the fall of 2015.

The degree is designed to provide students with a broad founda on for a career in the theatre, off er-ing opportuni es to act, direct and design for per-formances. It’s intended primarily for students who plan to pursue a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at a four-year university.

M State’s Fergus Falls campus already off ers AFA degrees with a focus on music and on the visual arts. The theatre degree is designed to give students valuable experience for employment with regional and na onal theatre compa-nies; music and dance companies; television produc on; and arts management and educa on.

An ar cula on agreement with Minnesota State University Moorhead will allow graduates of the AFA in Theatre Arts to transfer seamlessly into MSUM’s bachelor’s degree pro-gram in Theatre Arts.

Stage is set for new M State degree in Theatre Arts


Ryan RetzlaffFergus Falls Campus 1993-1996

Ryan Retzlaff’s irst college choice was a slam dunk.

“My father (Dave Retzlaff) had been the basketball coach at M State my entire life,” says Retzlaff. “The college gym was practi-cally a second home for me. Playing for my dad is something I’d always wanted to do.”

Retzlaff, now a man-ager with Otter Tail Power Co. in Fergus Falls, took advantage of the Post-Second-ary Enrollment Op-tions program while in high school, then enrolled full-time

on the Fergus Falls campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical

College after high school graduation.

While he never wavered in his goal of playing Spartan basketball, he was less clear on his academic aspira-tions. He enjoyed math and science courses, though, so he focused on those while, on the court, he and his teammates earned an appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association basketball tour-nament.

His father played a “huge role” in his life, but Retzlaff says other M State instructors inspired him as well, including long-time women’s basket-ball coach Ann Williams.

“Ann Williams was always looking out for me, whether I was a little tyke running around the gym or a freshman in her biology class,” he re-calls. “Gene Jurgens, my calculus teacher, went above and beyond to help his students learn.

His door was always open to visit and answer questions.”

After playing Spartan basketball for two years, Retzlaff transferred and earned a bachelor’s degree in physics at Carleton College, where he played basketball for the Car-leton Knights.

He subsequently earned master’s degrees in electrical engi-neering and business administration at North Dakota State University. An internship led to a job at Otter Tail Power, where he’s currently manager of power services. His department handles the company’s wholesale energy purchases and sales, selling excess generation into the re-gional electrical network and purchas-ing backup energy when it’s needed.

“I felt well-prepared moving on from M State to a four-year college,” Retzlaff says. “(Attending M State) worked out very well for me. I would recommend it.”


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James KawlewskiMoorhead Campus 2011-2013

James Kawlewski’s goals have taken root and grown dur-ing his years in college.

“I had clear goals when I started at M State,” says Kawlewski, “but my goals evolved as I learned new things. I started at M State wanting to manage wildlife, and now my plans include education and creating jobs for wildlife, too.”

Kawlewski, an Ottertail native, enrolled at Minnesota State Community and Technical College after earning his GED and completed an AS degree in Biological Sciences. He says M State prepared him well for his upper-level classes at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he’ll gradu-ate this spring with a 3.5 GPA and a degree in biology with an emphasis in ecology and evolutionary biology.

A conversation with an MSUM professor in the college greenhouse led to his current research project involving aquaponics, which uses ish to provide the nutrients to cultivate plants in water.

“The goal of my research is to compare aquaponics with traditional soil-growing practices and newer intercrop-ping with legume practices to see if aquaponics can pro-duce greater crop yields, in addition to being more sus-tainable,” he says.

“Current agriculture practices degrade the land and are not as sustainable as many scientists would like. My re-search will help assess the effectiveness of alternative farming, and I hope to encourage others to try alternative systems, as they will reduce erosion, fertilizer applica-tions and pollution.”

This spring, Kawlewski is looking for an internship where he can gain experience teaching children about wildlife. His plans after graduation are ambitious: starting a wild-life campaign to advocate for the preservation and resto-ration of wildlife and a native seed company to create jobs for wildlife relations, in addition to writing wildlife books and producing short videos to promote wildlife.

“My wildlife campaign started from an idea from my younger sister,” he says. “I told her that I feel like many people don’t care or that they just don’t know about wild-life. She suggested the campaign as a way to gain public support and potentially raise money to start guided wild-life programs for the public to experience nature locally.”

Although he’s focused on his research and projects at MSUM, Kawlewski still makes an effort to stay connected with some of his M State teachers, including General Ecol-ogy instructor Emily Lutgen. “I looked up to her, and she presented me with unique opportunities that I wouldn’t have pursued without her,” he says.


Shaping a FutureFilled with Opportunities

Sam NormanFergus Falls Campus 2008-2010

Sam Norman had begun a tattoo apprenticeship with the goal of being a tattoo artist after graduating from Min-nesota State Community and Technical College. Then he enrolled in a ceramics class.

“I took Intro to Ceramics,” he says, “and by the end of the class I was completely focused on studying and develop-ing my skills in working with clay.”

Norman was recently featured in Minnesota Monthly magazine as an “Artist to Watch.” His pro ile notes that, from his Somerset Clay Studio in Fergus Falls, Norman creates pieces that “combine alluring functionality and playful details.” Among his other honors is the People’s Choice Award at the Phelps Mill Festival in 2014.

He enrolled at M State in Fergus Falls after high school primarily so he could stay close to his family; the money saved by living at home combined with the scholarships he received also meant he could avoid large student loans.

“I will admit there were times that I wished I’d attended a university out of high school, but in reality my experienc-es with M State stand out in a much better way,” he says. “Also, now that I have completed my journey through un-dergrad studies, I fully realize a very important aspect M State has helped with: the dreaded student loans. At-tending M State for the beginning of my college career helped me keep my student loans to a lower, more man-ageable amount.”

After earning his Associate in Arts and Associate in Fine Arts from M State, he completed his Bachelor of Arts de-gree at Minnesota State University Moorhead, then re-turned to MSUM for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in ceramics in 2013.

He says M State ceramics instructor Lori Charest was “a huge inspiration in my life” and one of the people who inspired him to pursue a career in the ine arts. Another was retired M State English instructor Warren Olsen, who Norman assisted in his work as curator of the Fergus Falls campus art collection.

Now Norman’s career has taken another turn: He’s work-ing at Beck’s Customs of Elbow Lake, where he’s learning the art of building custom motorcycles.

“I do anything from parts fabrication, body work and paint prep into the inal inishing steps,” he says. “This highly relates to working with clay — both require a great amount of patience and attention to detail. At the same time, I’m working on keeping up with and developing new ceramic work and taking on new opportunities.”

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There andBack Again . . .

Carrie Brimhall began her academic career at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, never imagining she’d one day serve as the college’s chief academic of icer. After earning her Associate in Arts degree at M State, she gradu-ated from Concordia College in Moorhead and subsequently earned master’s and doctorate degrees at Capella University.

What led you to enroll at M State?

Honestly, I followed a friend who said it was a great place to go to school that was within two hours of home. I wanted to be a police of icer, and I was fascinated by so many aspects of law enforcement and found myself more engaged in edu-cation than I had been throughout high school.

During my second year at M State, I was in a criminal jus-tice course, learning how to deal with a hostage situation, when I realized I was not the type of person who would be able to complete the requirements of a police of icer in that situation. With the help of M State staff, I started my career exploration from scratch.

M State provided the support I needed to successfully transition from high school to college. Everything about the campus culture helped shape me into the person I am today. The academic experience was rigorous and ex-pectations were high, yet for the irst time in my life the faculty made me con ident that I had skills and talents to make a difference in the world.

Was it an easy transition to Concordia?

The transition to Concordia was wonderful. I was academi-cally prepared for the rigor of my junior and senior courses, and all of my M State courses transferred. I was able to com-plete my bachelor’s degree in three and a half years.

When you left M State, did you envision a career in education?

When I left M State, I had my sights set on a corner of ice in a large advertising irm in a large city. I never imagined I would live in a rural community or that I would work in education because I had never been exposed to higher education as a career option.

What should students consider when choosing a college?

My advice to parents and students is to not eliminate any options until you have visited a campus. When you ar-rive on a campus and meet the faculty and staff, see the campus grounds and get a feel for the culture of the in-stitution, most students know whether or not M State (or another college) is right for them. They can tell if they “ it” in the institution.

M State offers high-quality education at an affordable price. We may not have sororities, fraternities or Divi-sion I athletics, but we have quality faculty and staff who dedicate their entire careers to helping students achieve success — one class at a time. M State offers an academic it for so many students. I was able to ind my it at M State

and get a degree from Concordia College (my dream). I saved about $45,000 and had an amazing educational experience.

What advantages does M State offer?

M State transfer degrees offer the advantage of small class sizes, affordability and high-quality, personal service and instruction. M State faculty change lives through teach-ing, and small class sizes make a big difference. Faculty and staff know our students by name, they stay late in the evening to make sure they have their questions answered, they are responsive and they care. We take pride in our ability to provide quality service and instruction that meets the individual needs of our students.

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Jennifer Strawsell WentzDetroit Lakes Campus 2007-2010

Changes in her family’s circumstances brought Jennifer Strawsell Wentz to the Detroit Lakes campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College in 2007.

She’d been a stay-at-home mom for four years — her children were 6, 4 and 2 at the time — but she was going through a divorce “and knew that I had to better prepare myself to support my family.”

“I needed an edge in the job market to secure a career that would provide for our future,” she says. “I chose to enroll at M State for its convenience. I was a single mother with three children and needed something local.”

Besides the convenience, Wentz appreciated the small class sizes and the opportunity to connect with instructors.

“Working alongside a few of the instructors allowed me to form professional and personal relationships that might not have been possible in a larger university,” Wentz says. “To this day, I still consider some of those instructors as friends.”

During her studies for an AAS degree in accounting, an in-ternship with a local development corporation prompted her to set her sights on earning an AA degree. She inished the AA in 2010 and considered enrolling at Minnesota

State University Moorhead but for family reasons opted instead to take online courses through Southwest State University in Marshall while working part-time in an accounting posi-tion with Becker County Human Services.

“The transition was smooth and worked well for me be-cause of the cooperative agreement between M State and the university,” says Wentz, who graduated from South-west State with a bachelor’s degree in business adminis-tration.

She began college with the goal of working as an accoun-tant for a local business, but then realized “I wasn’t quite sure if I could work solely with numbers throughout my entire career.” Wentz is currently the administrative as-sistant for the Becker Soil & Water Conservation District, a job that provides the diversity she wanted.

“It seems I’m always learning something new, whether it’s in my direct activities or in the various conservation proj-ects that we install on the land,” Wentz says.

M State, she adds, “was a blessing for me and my situa-tion. I’m so thankful that my life path led me back to De-troit Lakes.”

Gaining an Edge in the Job Market

Who wouldn’t want to get credit for work they’ve already completed?

Nearly 100 former students have been happy to learn they’ve completed college degrees, in some cases several years a er leaving Minnesota State Community and Technical College.

They are among nearly 1,300 Minnesota State Colleges and Universi es students statewide who are benefi ng from “Credit When It’s Due,” a project — o en called reverse

transfer — that’s funded by the Lumina Founda on.

Students who have taken courses at M State or one of the state’s 23 other two-year colleges o en transfer into four-year universi es without comple ng all the courses required for an Associate in Arts degree.

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Miranda PierceWadena Campus 2012-2014

Miranda Pierce traveled a rocky road to college, but she says with con idence that “the jour-ney was worth it.”

“It was a wonderful experience,” Pierce says of her years as a student on the Wadena campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College. “The teachers and staff inspired me from the very beginning.”

Pierce didn’t enroll at M State un-til her early 30s. She had her irst son at age 15 and married, and soon had a daughter and then a second son.

“I spent some time struggling with chemi-cal dependency problems as well as a bad mar-riage,” Pierce says. “I am incredibly grateful to God that I got through that stuff and had the opportunity to learn and grow through my college experience.”

With the goal of becoming a registered nurse and work-ing in the ield of chemical dependency treatment, she en-rolled at M State because of the reputation of its nursing program and its relatively high enrollment of post-tradi-

tional students. Once there, though, she realized her heart wasn’t in nursing.

“The RN was for the money, but English is what I love,” Pierce says. “I was not aware of how

much I loved English literature and writ-ing. Thanks to (English instructor)

Jana Shepard, I found a part of my-self I hardly knew was there. I am forever grateful to her and the other staff at M State.”

In addition to her classes on the Wadena campus, Pierce worked in its Chapter One Bookstore and had an opportunity to help

her fellow students as a student tutor for English.

“I learned so much and was treated like family by the teachers and staff,” she says.

Pierce graduated from M State with her AA de-gree, and her college career is brie ly on pause as she spends time with her children — now ages 19, 17 and 12 — and works as an account manager in Sartell, but she intends to enroll in the fall at St. Cloud State University and earn her bachelor’s degree in English studies with a minor in Spanish. Her ultimate goal is a master’s degree and a teaching career.

allows them to earn an associate degree. (It should be noted that students must have earned a minimum of

20 credits from M State with a cumula ve GPA of 2.0 in order to qualify for an M State reverse transfer degree.)

While the MnSCU system has always allowed reverse trans-fers, the Lumina grant allowed the state to seek out former students who would likely qualify for an associate degree. The grant funding, which runs through 2015, is allowing the review of student records from 2008-2012.

Nicole Perala, M State transfer specialist, said many students

who learn of the reverse transfer op on weren’t aware they were en tled to a degree.

“There are many who’ve said, ‘I had no idea I was so close to ge ng a degree,’” she said. For some, Perala added, having the degree on their resume could give them an advantage in the workforce by qualifying them to apply for new jobs or to advance in their current jobs.

Former M State students who are interested in exploring the op on of a reverse transfer can contact College Registrar Sharlene Allen at [email protected].

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Teammates on the Field and on the Job

Kelli BaumgartnerFergus Falls Campus 2003-2005

Jessica (Holicky) PriceFergus Falls Campus 2003-2004

Two former student athletes who played together on Min-nesota State Community and Technical College’s 2004 state champion softball team are teammates once again.

Jessica (Holicky) Price and Kelli Baumgartner, who earned AA degrees on the Fergus Falls campus while play-ing Spartan softball, now work together as physical thera-pists at Lake Region Healthcare in Fergus Falls.

Baumgartner enrolled at M State for a variety of reasons: It was close to her home in Battle Lake, she wanted to play sports (she played volleyball and basketball, as well as soft-ball), it was affordable and she was undecided on a major.

“I didn’t have a career in mind, but my goal was to ind a career that I loved,” Baumgartner says. “I changed my mind many times on what career I thought I wanted to pursue.”

Price transferred to M State during the second semester of her freshman year; she’d had knee surgery and wanted the opportunity to continue playing multiple sports, as she had in high school in Fergus Falls.

“Knowing that M State offered classes that would transfer and apply toward my major for physical therapy school made the decision to attend a community college easier,” Price says. “I appreciated the smaller class sizes and the family-like atmosphere of the campus, as well as the com-munity support for Spartan athletics.”

Both Baumgartner and Price, who also played one year to-gether on M State’s women’s basketball team, talk about the in luence of long-time Spartan women’s basketball coach Ann Williams and the guidance of staff members, especially Brenda Mergens.

“I could go to them for guidance, they were always there to answer questions and they always listened,” Baumgartner says. “They made a big difference in my life, and I will be for-ever grateful to them for taking the time to care about me.”

Baumgartner earned her bachelor’s degree at Val-ley City State University after graduating from

M State, then earned her doctorate in physical therapy at the University of North Dakota and joined Lake Re-

gion in 2011.

Price transferred to the University of Minnesota Crookston for one year, then transferred to the University of North Dakota and earned her doctor-ate in physical therapy in 2008. She worked for Big

Stone Therapies in Morris prior to being hired by Lake Region in 2010.

Price continues to be involved in Spartan athletics, too, as an assistant coach for the women’s basket-

ball team for the past ive years.

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Brittin Roberts calls his decision to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College “one of the best decisions I have made regarding my college education.”

“I enrolled at M State because, like many freshmen, I had no clue what I wanted to pursue as a major,” says Rob-erts, who graduated from high school in New York Mills. “I decided it would be best to take a variety of classes for a lower cost at M State. This decision saved me money while also paving the way to an AA degree that I trans-ferred to the University of North Dakota.”

Although he wasn’t certain of his major when he began college, Roberts knew it would be in the ields of math or science. He initially considered engineering, then was researching the idea of becoming a physician assistant when he “stumbled across nursing … and fell in love.”

He became a certi ied nursing assistant after taking the Nursing Assistant class taught by Amber Reed. “She always encouraged us to go above and beyond what was required. It made for more work but better CNAs,” says Roberts.

Roberts also was inspired by psychology instruc-tor Marilyn Swedberg and appreciated her en-couragement. “I still use what I learned in her classes in my nursing classes today,” he says.

He’s now a student in the Bachelor of Sci-ence nursing program at the University of North Dakota and, after graduating and working as a registered nurse for sev-eral years, he intends to return to col-lege for an advanced practice nursing degree.

“The small classes at M State allowed for closer relationships with the pro-

fessors,” Roberts says. “When I irst started at UND, I had no trouble introducing myself to the professors and go-ing to them with questions or concerns. I was also very prepared for the harder classes that were required for the nursing program.

“During my inal semester at M State I was taking 18 cred-its, working two jobs and maintaining a running regimen (he twice ran in the Spartan 5K). This helped me learn how to manage my time more ef iciently.”

Roberts says he left M State with more than an AA degree: He acquired a quality edu-cation, lifelong friends and professional skills that are the foundation for his nursing career.

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Why Invest in a Liberal Arts Degree?

Because it pays offWe’ve all heard this story: My daughter (or son) just received her degree from a uni-versity in a liberal arts major. She is now working at a coffee shop. Why did I spend all that money on a liberal arts degree?

It’s a reasonable question. In fact, why would a state or nation spend its tax monies on supporting colleges and universities that offer such programs?

The traditional answer has been to defend the liberal arts in terms of citizenship-building, learning about the good life and other such values. And these are important val-ues. However, there is another answer based on the no-tion of return on investment.

In short, the return on investment for liberal arts majors is not only high but can be higher than for those in other majors. However, we need to understand that some invest-ments are short-term and some are long-term. Nor will it surprise anyone to know that long-term investments often pay higher bene its than short-term investments.

How does this work in the liberal arts? Let’s go back to that new graduate working in the coffee shop at minimum wage. She has not been trained for a particular job, so she had to take the job she could get. She does have market-able skills, though.

Employers commonly complain that their new employees lack skills in communication, teamwork, mathematics, critical thinking and problem solving. We often call these “soft skills,” but that is a misnomer. These are not soft skills at all. They are complex skills, and they are precisely the skills that liberal arts graduates develop over the long haul of earning degrees in these ields.

Let’s take an extreme example: philosophy. We all know that jobs in philosophy are rare. However, a study cited in

the Sioux Falls, S.D., Argus Leader found that by mid-ca-reer, philosophy majors were making more per year than graduates with degrees in information technology.

Or take another extreme example: theatre arts. USA To-day reported in July 2013 that the unemployment rates for drama and theatre majors was half that of majors in information systems. How do they do that? Shouldn’t those graduates in philosophy and theatre have been be-hind a counter somewhere making coffee?

As novelist James Michener once pointed out, most Amer-icans don’t stay in one job for life. “The trained lawyer is dragged into a business reorganization and winds up a college president,” he wrote. “The engineer … inds him-self a sales expert and ends his career in labor relations. The schoolteacher becomes a principal and later on heads the town’s [auto dealership].”

In short, jobs come and go, but the transferable skills taught in the liberal arts can be used in multiple ways.

Researchers for the Federal Reserve of New York found that the value of a bachelor’s degree is “near an all-time high.” Degrees in the liberal arts, whether the AA and AS, the BA and BS, or graduate degrees, represent long-term investments.

These degree holders may start out their careers serv-ing coffee in a café, but they don’t stop there. They can be found at the top of every organizational chart, making good money, paying taxes and leading good lives.

Dr. Gary Henrickson is senior dean of academic affairs on the Fergus Falls campus of M State. His own career – which began with a bachelor’s degree in humanities – has includ-ed stints as an artilleryman, journalist, contract researcher, professor, Fulbright scholar, federal grants of icer and aca-demic administrator.

Dr. Gary HenricksonSenior Dean of Academic Aff airs



Two local foundations have stepped forward with contri-butions that will support students in the Medical Labora-tory Technician program on the Fergus Falls campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College.

The Lake Region Healthcare Foundation in Fergus Falls has provided a $17,500 grant that is being used to update MLT laboratory equipment.

MLT Director Wanda Haberer said the grant will enhance the hands-on lab experience in the program, which trains medical lab technicians for health care facilities through-out the region.

Fergus Area College Foundation will assist recent M State MLT program graduates by covering a portion of the cost of the MLT professional certi ication exam for students with inancial need. The foundation’s contribution will to-tal up to $100 per student, with the goal of strengthening the program by enabling students to take the certi ication exam soon after graduation.

The 60-credit Associate in Science degree program ac-cepts up to 15 students per year. It’s a hybrid program,

with MLT students having the option of taking general ed-ucation and science courses online and coming to campus once a week for labs. Students also must spend 20 weeks in a clinical experience at af iliate hospital labs.

M State has an articulation agreement that allows gradu-ates of the program to continue their studies for a bache-lor’s degree at the University of North Dakota, and numer-ous other colleges accept the credits earned in M State’s MLT program.

Foundation grants support MLT laboratory, students

M State singers hit a high noteEight members of Minnesota State Community and Technical College’s Concert Choir successfully audi oned for the 200-member American Choral Directors Na onal College Honors Choir and sang in February with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, Utah. Represen ng M State in the choir were Zack Buntrock, Ashley Forsman, Jacob Haugen, Miranda Hubert, Jackie Imsande, Eric Ronning, Jacob Seeman and Mykenzey Watchorn, all students on the Fergus Falls campus. They were accompanied by M State Concert Choir Conductor Teresa Ashworth.

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Trip to national tourney is par for the courseThe Minnesota State Community and Technical College Spartan men’s golf team will make its fourth consecu ve appearance at the Na onal Junior College Athle c Associa on Division III na onal championship in Chatauqua, N.Y., on June 2-6.

The team, coached by Region XIII Coach of the Year Jason Retzlaff , qualifi ed for the na onal tournament in drama c fashion in September, defea ng Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in a team playoff . Spartans Frank Lundquist (pictured), Joey Manthis and Mitch Scrimgeour were named to the All-Region team for the tournament.

The Spartan golf team won the na onal championship in 2012 and claimed 4th place in 2013 and 5th place in 2014.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is gearing up to add three mobile labs to the training op-tions it provides for businesses and industries through-out the region.

In September, M State plans to make available three 53-foot trailers that each specialize in a speci ic area: com-mercial driver’s license; OSHA certi ication and construc-tion and manufacturing safety instruction; and precision measurement and blueprint reading.

The trailers will be fully equipped with the needed tools

for training and certi ication, and instructors will travel with the trailers.

M State’s Custom Training Services already has a mo-bile welding lab that is in high demand by employers and workers throughout the region. The three new labs are funded by a federal grant of nearly $2.5 million for M State’s “CU Succeed” program.

The mobile training labs will serve M State’s four campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena. Train-ing can be offered on a campus or on-site for employers.

M State brings mobile training labs to regional industries



Dr. KennedyGoes to

Washington

What was the atmosphere in the chamber of the House of Representatives leading up to President Obama’s introduction?

Brian IllingMoorhead campus

There was a general sense of anticipation and excitement about President Obama’s priorities and how they would be received. It was also very interesting to observe the responses of lawmakers as the president spoke. Some were always standing; others never did. Most were selec-tive based on their opinion about the particular topic the president was addressing.

There seemed to be universal agreement about greater services and bene its for veterans; there was little agree-ment on taxes, minimum wages, paid leave or military ac-tion in the Middle East.

One of President Obama’s most interesting proposals was free tuition for all two-year college students at a cost of more than $60 billion. I doubt such legislation will actu-ally pass, but we certainly can dream. I was inspired to think about other types of inancial relief options for our M State students – and I have some ideas!

How did attending the speech in person differ from watching it on television?

Hailey Formo and Keirsten MarkgrafFergus Falls campus

Any time one visits Washington, D.C., there is a profound sense of history and awe that makes you proud to be an American, and this visit was no exception. I was honored to be Sen. Klobuchar’s guest at this important event.

The rituals, the pageantry and the protocols barely notice-able on TV were so much more intense, almost startling,

in person. The statement, “Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States” was especially profound. There was a huge press and security presence. It is surprising how loud and distracting lashing cameras can be when there are so many of them all in the same section.

Security is very tight, as well. Legislative guests had to check their cell phones and walk through security similar to airport security. I had an excellent seat in the irst row just opposite of where President Obama was speaking. Many of the same prominent people I have seen frequent-ly on TV and in newspapers and magazines were clearly identi iable from my seat.

What was the most memorable and beneficial part of the experience?

Jen Ackerson, Britney Banning, Brian Raftevold, Frank Julius and Taylor Berg

Moorhead campus

The most bene icial and important part of attending the State of the Union address was getting to know Sen. Klobuchar, her husband and her staff throughout my visit. I was impressed with her higher education priorities — STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathemat-ics) and meeting the needs of our Minnesota workforce. These are M State priorities as well, and Sen. Klobuchar has been supportive of the three federal grants the col-lege has received within the last two years speci ically for these purposes.

I am con ident that Sen. Klobuchar will continue to be a champion for higher education in Minnesota and the na-tion. We are fortunate to have her support in Washing-ton, and I am appreciative of her kind invitation to be her guest during this special event.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College President Peggy Kennedy attended the State of the Union address on Jan. 20 as the guest of Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. Here are her responses to questions asked by members of the college’s student government associations.


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Accoun ng_____________________________________________________________ACCT 1108 Business Math/Calculators ..................................................3ACCT 1120 Business Law .......................................................................3ACCT 2640 Accoun ng Internship ......................................................1-4

Medical Administra ve Assistant_____________________________________________________________ADMM 1110 Med Documenta on Fund ..................................................4ADMM 1140 Medical Language App ........................................................3ADMM 1152 Outpa ent Coding ...............................................................4ADMM 2270 Medical Offi ce Simula on ...................................................2

Administra ve Support_____________________________________________________________ADMS 1100 Keyboarding I ......................................................................3ADMS 1110 Word Processing .................................................................3ADMS 2240 Internship ............................................................................3ARCH 2218 Architectural Internship ......................................................3

Art_____________________________________________________________ART 1110 Intro to Art ..........................................................................3ART 1121 World of Art I ......................................................................3ART 1141 Ceramics I ............................................................................3ART 2114 Photographic Art I ...............................................................3

Biological Sciences_____________________________________________________________BIOL 1104 Human Concerns .................................................................3BIOL 1107 Env Science Issues ...............................................................3BIOL 1108 Env Science Issues Lab ........................................................1BIOL 2202 Principles of Nutri on .........................................................3BIOL 2260 Human A & P I Lecture ........................................................3BIOL 2261 Human A & P I Lab ..............................................................1BIOL 2262 Human A & P II Lecture .......................................................3BIOL 2263 Human A & P II Lab .............................................................1BIOL 2267 Med Microbiology Lecture ..................................................3BIOL 2268 Med Microbiology Lab ........................................................1BIOL 2970 Internship Experience ......................................................1-3

Construc on_____________________________________________________________BLDG 1110 Princ/Res & Comm Cnstr .....................................................3

Business Management_____________________________________________________________BUS 2204 Princ Mgmt ..........................................................................3BUS 2206 Princ Marke ng ...................................................................3BUS 2220 Global Business ...................................................................3

Chemistry_____________________________________________________________CHEM 1100 Fund Concepts Chem ..........................................................3CHEM 2970 Internship Experience ......................................................1-3

Civil Engineering Technology_____________________________________________________________CIVL 2230 Cvl Enginr Tec Internship .....................................................3

Communica on_____________________________________________________________COMM 1120 Intro to Public Speaking ......................................................3COMM 1140 Interpersonal Comm ...........................................................3

Construc on Management_____________________________________________________________CONM 2222 Construc on Mgmt Internship ............................................2

Cosmetology_____________________________________________________________COSM 1200 Salon Prac cum..............................................................1-18

Computer_____________________________________________________________CPTR 1104 Intro to Computer Tech .......................................................3CPTR 1125 IT Essen als .........................................................................3CPTR 2224 Linux I ..................................................................................3

Computer Science_____________________________________________________________CSCI 1101 Computer Essen als ............................................................1CSCI 1110 Informa cs ..........................................................................3

Computer Network Security_____________________________________________________________CSEC 2204 Managing Directory Svc ......................................................3

Diesel Equipment Technology - Case IH and New Holland_____________________________________________________________DCNH 1118 CNH SOE II ...........................................................................7

Dental_____________________________________________________________DENT 1103 Intro Dent Hlth Care ...........................................................2

Dental Assis ng_____________________________________________________________DNAS 1144 Clinical Affi lia ons ...............................................................6

Dental Hygiene_____________________________________________________________DNHY 1124 Pain Control Lab ..................................................................2DNHY 1130 Dent Hygiene Prin III ...........................................................1DNHY 1132 Dent Hygiene Prac III ...........................................................1

Diesel Equipment Technology_____________________________________________________________DSET 1140 SOE I ....................................................................................7

Diesel Equipment Technology - Truck Op on_____________________________________________________________DTRK 1140 SOE I ....................................................................................7

Economics_____________________________________________________________ECON 2210 Macroeconomics .................................................................3ECON 2222 Microeconomics ..................................................................3

Electrical Technology_____________________________________________________________ELEC 1116 Conduit/Tool Applica .........................................................2ELEC 1118 Electrical Services ................................................................3

English_____________________________________________________________ENGL 0096 Read/Write Strategies .........................................................6ENGL 1101 College Wri ng I ..................................................................3ENGL 1205 Writ About Lit ......................................................................3ENGL 1210 Wri ng Current Issues .........................................................3ENGL 1215 Prof and Tech Wri ng ..........................................................3ENGL 2239 Nature Writers ....................................................................3

Golf_____________________________________________________________GOLF 2402 Golf Internship .................................................................1-3

History_____________________________________________________________HIST 1600 History of Baseball ..............................................................3HIST 2213 Am History: 20th Century ...................................................3

Health Informa on Technology_____________________________________________________________HITM 1159 Prof Prac Exp I .....................................................................2HITM 2272 Prof Prac ce Exp Coding .....................................................2

Health_____________________________________________________________HLTH 1110 Intro to Anatomy & Physiology ...........................................3HLTH 1111 Personal\Comm Hlth ...........................................................3HLTH 1115 Intro to Nursing in LT ...........................................................3HLTH 1116 Medical Terminology ...........................................................3HLTH 2208 Pathophysiology ..................................................................3

Human Resources_____________________________________________________________HRES 1122 HR Management .................................................................3

Humani es_____________________________________________________________HUM 1105 Religion:Humani es ............................................................3HUM 2236 Technology in Humani es ...................................................3

Mathema cs_____________________________________________________________MATH 0052 Founda ons of Math ...........................................................3MATH 0055 Founda onal Mathema cs .................................................2MATH 0085 Elementary Algebra I ...........................................................2MATH 0090 Introductory Algebra ...........................................................3MATH 0095 Elementary Algebra II ..........................................................2

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MATH 1020 Intermediate Algebra ..........................................................3MATH 1114 College Algebra ...................................................................4MATH 1116 College Trigonometry ..........................................................3MATH 1118 Precalculus ..........................................................................5MATH 1213 Intro Sta s cs......................................................................4MKTG 1110 Customer Service ................................................................3MKTG 2290 Supervised Occ Exp I ...........................................................3

Medical Laboratory Technician_____________________________________________________________MLT 2217 Clinical Hematalogy .............................................................3MLT 2218 Clinical Urinalysis.................................................................1MLT 2219 Clinical Chemistry ................................................................3MLT 2220 Clinical Blood Bank ..............................................................2MLT 2221 Clinical Microbiology ...........................................................3MLT 2230 Clinical Applica ons ............................................................1

Music_____________________________________________________________MUSC 1118 Rock and Pop Music ............................................................3

Nursing_____________________________________________________________NURS 2410 Role Transi on.....................................................................2

Personal Development_____________________________________________________________PDEV 1102 Contemp Career Search ......................................................1

Philosophy_____________________________________________________________PHIL 1201 Ethics ...................................................................................3

Pharmacy Technology_____________________________________________________________PHRM 2010 Experien al / Hospital .........................................................3PHRM 2012 Experien al / Retail .............................................................3

Prac cal Nursing_____________________________________________________________PNSG 1205 Nursing Pharmacology ........................................................3PNSG 1209 Maternal Child Health .........................................................3PNSG 1216 PN Clinical I..........................................................................5PNSG 1217 Hlth Promo on II .................................................................4PNSG 1221 Psychosocial Nursing ...........................................................2PNSG 1223 Health Promo on III ............................................................4PNSG 1226 PN Clinical II.........................................................................4PNSG 1232 Principles of IV Therapy.......................................................1PNSG 1236 Prac cum ............................................................................2

Psychology_____________________________________________________________PSYC 1200 General Psychology .............................................................3PSYC 1500 Posi ve Psychology .............................................................3PSYC 2222 Developmental Psychology .................................................3

Radiologic Technology_____________________________________________________________RADT 1102 Fund Concept Rad Tech .......................................................2RADT 1180 Rad Tech Clinical I ................................................................5RADT 1190 Rad Tech Clinical II ...............................................................5

Sociology_____________________________________________________________SOC 1111 Intro Sociology ....................................................................3SOC 1113 Social Problems ...................................................................3

Surgical Technology_____________________________________________________________SURT 1215 Surgical Pharmacology ........................................................3SURT 1220 Surgical Technology II ..........................................................5

2015 Fall CoursesAuto Body Collision Technology_____________________________________________________________ABCT 1118 Basic Electrical .....................................................................2

Accoun ng_____________________________________________________________ACCT 1012 Prin of Bookkeeping ............................................................3ACCT 1101 Payroll .................................................................................3ACCT 1108 Business Math/Calculat .......................................................3ACCT 1120 Business Law .......................................................................3ACCT 1124 Spreadsheet Applica o .......................................................3ACCT 2201 Fin Accoun ng I Lab ............................................................1ACCT 2203 Managerial Accoun ng .......................................................1ACCT 2211 Fin Accoun ng I ...................................................................3ACCT 2213 Managerial Accoun ng .......................................................3ACCT 2216 QuickBooks..........................................................................3ACCT 2217 MS Dynamics GP .................................................................3ACCT 2255 Income Tax-Individual .........................................................3ACCT 2256 Income Tax-Business ...........................................................3ACCT 2620 Intermediate Acct I ..............................................................4ACCT 2640 Accoun ng Internship ......................................................1-4

Medical Administra ve Assistant_____________________________________________________________ADMM 1110 Med Documenta on Fund ..................................................4ADMM 1122 Medical Offi ce Procedu .......................................................4ADMM 1140 Medical Language App ........................................................3ADMM 1150 Medical Billing/Insura .........................................................4ADMM 1160 Beg Medical Transcript ........................................................3ADMM 1162 Interm Med Transcrip .......................................................3ADMM 2122 Medical Offi ce Mgmt...........................................................3ADMM 2154 Hospital Billing ....................................................................2ADMM 2234 Professional Developme......................................................2ADMM 2235 RMT Exam Review ...............................................................1ADMM 2252 Advanced Coding ................................................................3ADMM 2258 CPC Examina on Review .....................................................1ADMM 2268 Adv Medical Transcript ........................................................3ADMM 2270 Medical Offi ce Simulat ........................................................2ADMM 2272 Medical Trans Prac cu ........................................................3ADMM 2276 Eval & Mgmt Coding Pra......................................................3ADMM 2290 Med Admin Internship ........................................................3

Administra ve Support_____________________________________________________________ADMS 1100 Keyboarding I ......................................................................3ADMS 1104 Skillbuilding .........................................................................1ADMS 1110 Word Processing .................................................................3ADMS 1116 Business Comm I .................................................................3ADMS 1120 Offi ce Procedures ................................................................3ADMS 1128 Records/Database Mgmtm .................................................3ADMS 1130 Offi ce So ware Skills ...........................................................3ADMS 1190 Keyboarding II .....................................................................1ADMS 2124 Computer Technology In .....................................................3ADMS 2240 Internship ............................................................................3

Administra ve Management Technology_____________________________________________________________ADMT 2236 Admin Project Mgmt ...........................................................3ADMT 2300 Offi ce Graph & Present .......................................................3

Automo ve Service Technology_____________________________________________________________AMST 1102 Alignment & Suspension .....................................................3AMST 1105 Brakes I ................................................................................3AMST 1109 Star ng & Charging .............................................................3AMST 1111 Automo ve Electronics .......................................................3AMST 1122 Engines I ..............................................................................3AMST 1126 Engines II .............................................................................3AMST 1132 Drive Trains I ........................................................................3AMST 1136 Drive Trains II .......................................................................3AMST 2201 Alignment & Suspension .....................................................3AMST 2211 Exhaust Analysis Fuel ..........................................................3AMST 2214 Elec Powertrain Cntrl...........................................................3AMST 2218 Elec Powertrain Cntrl...........................................................3AMST 2220 Igni on Systems ..................................................................3AMST 2225 Brakes II ...............................................................................3

Anthropology_____________________________________________________________ANTH 1100 Anthropology ......................................................................3

Architectural Technology_____________________________________________________________ARCH 2226 Residen al Project II ...........................................................4ARCH 2230 Mech/Elec Integra on.........................................................2ARCH 2236 Arch Presenta on ................................................................2


Art_____________________________________________________________ART 1107 Founda ons of Art, 2- .........................................................3ART 1108 Founda ons of Art, 3- .........................................................3ART 1110 Intro to Art ..........................................................................3ART 1111 Drawing I .............................................................................3ART 1121 World of Art I ......................................................................3ART 1141 Ceramics I ............................................................................3ART 2114 Photographic Art I ...............................................................3ART 2241 Adv Ceramics .......................................................................3

American Sign Language_____________________________________________________________ASL 1111 ASL & Deaf Cult I .................................................................3ASL 1112 ASL & Deaf Cult II ................................................................3ASL 1115 ASL & Deaf Culture V ...........................................................3ASL 2000 Adv Fingerspell, Num, .........................................................2ASL 2100 Linguis cs of ASL .................................................................3

Biological Sciences_____________________________________________________________BIOL 1104 Human Concerns .................................................................3BIOL 1107 Env Science Issues ...............................................................3BIOL 1108 Env Science Issues Lab ........................................................1BIOL 1122 Gen Biology I .......................................................................4BIOL 2010 Gen Ecology .........................................................................4BIOL 2202 Principles of Nutri o ...........................................................3BIOL 2260 Human A & P I (lecture ........................................................3BIOL 2261 Human A & P I Lab ..............................................................1BIOL 2262 Human A & P II Lecture .......................................................3BIOL 2263 Human A & P II Lab .............................................................1BIOL 2267 Med Microbiology Lectu .....................................................3BIOL 2268 Med Microbiology Lab ........................................................1

Construc on_____________________________________________________________BLDG 1102 Construc on Safety .............................................................1BLDG 1114 Blueprint Reading I ..............................................................2BLDG 1115 Carpentry Blueprints ...........................................................3

Business Management_____________________________________________________________BUS 1120 Sp’sheet/Database Cncp .....................................................3BUS 1141 Intro to Bus..........................................................................3BUS 1143 Offi ce Procedures ................................................................3BUS 1146 Personal Finance .................................................................3BUS 1300 Fin Statement Analysis ........................................................3BUS 2204 Princ Mgmt ..........................................................................3BUS 2206 Princ Marke ng ...................................................................3BUS 2220 Global Business ...................................................................3

Computer-Aided Dra ing_____________________________________________________________CADD 1102 Fundamentals of CADD .......................................................4

Carpentry_____________________________________________________________CARP 1102 Prin of Framing ....................................................................3CARP 1104 Framing I .............................................................................6CARP 1115 Floors and Roofs ..................................................................3CARP 2202 Prin of Framing II .................................................................3CARP 2204 Concrete Technology ...........................................................2CARP 2206 Adv Framing Applica o .......................................................6CARP 2208 Exterior Finish II ..................................................................3

Child Care Educa on_____________________________________________________________CDEV 1105 Development/Guidance ......................................................3CDEV 1107 Intro to Early Educ ...............................................................3CDEV 2238 Children w/ Special Ne ........................................................3

CDEV 2241 Observe & Assess ................................................................2CDEV 2242 Infant/Toddler Program .......................................................3CDEV 2244 Parent & Professional ..........................................................3

Chemistry_____________________________________________________________CHEM 1100 Fund Concepts Chem ..........................................................3CHEM 1111 Gen. Inorganic Chem I .........................................................5CHEM 2224 Organic Chemistry I .............................................................5

Civil Engineering Technology_____________________________________________________________CIVL 1000 Intro Civ Engineer Tec ..........................................................2CIVL 1119 Survey II: Land Survey .........................................................3CIVL 2210 Road Design ........................................................................3CIVL 2234 U lity Design .......................................................................3CIVL 2240 Intro to GIS ..........................................................................3

Communica on_____________________________________________________________COMM 1100 Comm & Eff ect Hum Rel ......................................................3COMM 1120 Intro to Public Speaki ..........................................................3COMM 1130 Sm Group Comm .................................................................3COMM 1140 Interpersonal Comm ...........................................................3COMM 2230 Intercultural Comm .............................................................3

Construc on Management_____________________________________________________________CONM 1101 Construc on Docs & Co ......................................................3CONM 1102 Site/Building Layout ............................................................2CONM 1104 Const. Mgmt. Principle ........................................................2CONM 1108 Princ of Es ma ng ..............................................................4CONM 1124 Building Systems .................................................................3CONM 2204 Materials Tes ng .................................................................3CONM 2212 Site Management ................................................................3CONM 2213 Safety Management ............................................................2CONM 2222 Construc on Mgmt Inte ......................................................2

Cosmetology_____________________________________________________________COSM 1000 Prin and Prac ces ................................................................3COSM 1117 Shampooing & Rinse ...........................................................1COSM 1119 Haircu ng ...........................................................................1COSM 1129 Hairstyling ...........................................................................1COSM 1161 Nail Structure & Growt ........................................................1COSM 1179 MN Cosmetology Laws ........................................................1COSM 1200 Salon Prac cum..............................................................1-18COSM 2100 Chem Texture Services ........................................................1COSM 2200 Manicuring/Pedicuring .......................................................1COSM 2400 Adv Nail Techniques ............................................................1COSM 2700 Nail Art ................................................................................1

Computer_____________________________________________________________CPTR 1001 Intro Prog & Script ...............................................................3CPTR 1100 Fund Computers Concept ...................................................1CPTR 1102 Intro to Mac ........................................................................3CPTR 1104 Intro to Computer Tech .......................................................3CPTR 1106 Microcomputer Database ...................................................3CPTR 1108 Cisco 1 .................................................................................3CPTR 1110 Visual Bsc Prgrmmng I .........................................................3CPTR 1118 Cisco 2 .................................................................................3CPTR 1122 Microcomputer Maintena ...................................................3CPTR 1125 IT Essen als .........................................................................3CPTR 1129 RPG Programming ...............................................................4CPTR 1138 Informa on Systems ...........................................................3CPTR 1142 Network Essen als ..............................................................3CPTR 1148 Microcmptr Opera ng S ......................................................3CPTR 1170 Web Engineering I ...............................................................3

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CPTR 1178 Robo cs...............................................................................3CPTR 2000 Mobile App Development ...................................................3CPTR 2208 Cisco 4 .................................................................................3CPTR 2224 Linux I ..................................................................................3CPTR 2236 Network Security.................................................................3CPTR 2242 Java Programming ...............................................................3CPTR 2272 Network Opera ng Sys........................................................3CPTR 2294 Internship ............................................................................3

Criminal Jus ce_____________________________________________________________CRJU 1101 Intro Criminal Ju ..................................................................3CRJU 1102 Policing & Prac ces .............................................................3CRJU 1106 Correc ons/Prob .................................................................3CRJU 1117 Special Topics ......................................................................3CRJU 2201 Criminal Law ........................................................................3CRJU 2209 Criminal Inves ga on..........................................................3CRJU 2235 Crim Jus ce Internshi .......................................................1-4

Computer Science_____________________________________________________________CSCI 1101 Computer Essen als ............................................................1CSCI 1110 Informa cs ..........................................................................3CSCI 1121 Computer Science I .............................................................4

Computer Network Security_____________________________________________________________CSEC 2204 Managing Directory Svc ......................................................3CSEC 2212 Web Security .......................................................................3CTEC 2204 Adv Technical Support .........................................................3

Culinary Arts_____________________________________________________________CULN 1102 Intro Foodservice Prep ........................................................4CULN 1104 Soups, Stocks & Sauces .......................................................2CULN 1106 Salad & Baking Lab ..............................................................6CULN 1118 Fry & Broiler Lab..................................................................5CULN 1120 Kitchen Math & Formula .....................................................1CULN 1122 Sanita on Cer fi ca ............................................................1CULN 2202 Meats ..................................................................................2CULN 2204 Breakfast Prepara on..........................................................5CULN 2206 Buff et & Garde Mngr La ......................................................3CULN 2214 Qnty Food Prp & Btchr ........................................................6CULN 2222 Prod & Plan Sprvsn Lab .......................................................6CULN 2228 Food Cost Control................................................................3CULN 2240 Internship ............................................................................2

Diesel Equipment Technology - Case IH and New Holland_____________________________________________________________DCNH 1116 CNH SOE I ............................................................................3DCNH 2242 Adv Eng & Fuel Sys ..............................................................6

Dental_____________________________________________________________DENT 1100 Biomaterials ........................................................................3DENT 1102 Dental Anatomy Lecture .....................................................2DENT 1104 Dent Hlth Care Prov II ..........................................................1DENT 1106 Dental Radiology Lectu .......................................................3

Dental Assis ng_____________________________________________________________DNAS 1103 Clinical Assis ng I ................................................................6DNAS 1106 Biodental Science ................................................................3DNAS 1210 Radiology Lab ......................................................................1

Dental Hygiene_____________________________________________________________DNHY 1104 Dental Anatomy Lab ............................................................1DNHY 1106 Head & Neck Anatomy ........................................................2DNHY 1109 Radiology Lab ......................................................................2

DNHY 1110 Dental Hygiene Prin I ...........................................................2DNHY 1112 Dent Hygiene Prac I .............................................................3DNHY 1118 Oral Pathology .....................................................................2DNHY 2210 Dent Hygiene Prin IV ...........................................................2DNHY 2213 Dent Hygiene Prac IV ...........................................................6DNHY 2219 Periodontology ....................................................................2DNHY 2226 Community Dental Hygie ....................................................4DNHY 2240 Clinical Affi lia on I ...............................................................1

Diesel Equipment Technology_____________________________________________________________DSET 1100 Diesel Tech Fundamenta .....................................................2DSET 1101 So ware Systems Trans .......................................................2DSET 1106 Fuel Systems ........................................................................2DSET 1112 Hydraulics I ..........................................................................4DSET 1114 Vehicle Brakes .....................................................................3DSET 1124 Diesel Shop Mgmt ...............................................................1DSET 1130 Trans Elec/Start/Charg ........................................................4DSET 2204 Adv Electrical Systems .........................................................3DSET 2214 Suspension & Alignment .....................................................3DSET 2218 Advanced Fuels ...................................................................3DSET 2242 Adv Eng & Fuel Sys ..............................................................6

Diesel Equipment Technology - Truck Op on_____________________________________________________________DTRK 2214 Suspension & Alignment .....................................................3DTRK 2242 Adv Eng & Fuel Sys ..............................................................6

Economics_____________________________________________________________ECON 1150 Essen als of Economic ........................................................3ECON 2210 Macroeconomics .................................................................3ECON 2222 Microeconomics ..................................................................3

Educa on_____________________________________________________________ED 2205 Intro to Educ & Tech ............................................................2ED 2206 Early Field Exp .....................................................................1EDUC 1113 Career Life Planning ............................................................2

Electrical Technology_____________________________________________________________ELEC 1100 Electrical Safety ...................................................................1ELEC 1102 Intro Elect Circuit Th ............................................................4ELEC 1104 Intro to NEC .........................................................................2ELEC 1107 Intro Residen al Wiri ..........................................................3ELEC 1114 Na onal Electrical Co ..........................................................2ELEC 1122 Intro to Elec Material ..........................................................1ELEC 1124 Intro Elec Blueprint R ..........................................................2ELEC 2202 Hea ng/Cooling Contro ......................................................3ELEC 2205 Intro Commercial Wirin .......................................................3ELEC 2206 Intro Motor Control Ap .......................................................3ELEC 2208 Prog Logic Controllers .........................................................2ELEC 2211 Electronic Motor Contr .......................................................3ELEC 2225 Transformers .......................................................................2ELEC 2234 Hydraulics/Pneuma cs .......................................................2ELEC 2236 Indust Motor Maintenan .....................................................2ELEC 2250 Special Topics/Project .........................................................2

English Language Learners_____________________________________________________________ELL 0050 ELL Founda ons ..................................................................4ELL 0060 ELL Reading .........................................................................3ELL 1120 ELL Wri ng ..........................................................................4ELL 1175 Eng Lang Learner Liste.........................................................3

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Electrical Lineworker_____________________________________________________________ELWT 1102 Line Worker Theory I ...........................................................4ELWT 1104 Elec Structure Install ...........................................................5ELWT 1106 Climbing Electrical St ...........................................................4ELWT 1108 Const Overhead Structu ......................................................3

English_____________________________________________________________ENGL 0096 Read/Write Strategies .........................................................6ENGL 1101 College Wri ng I ..................................................................3ENGL 1205 Writ About Lit ......................................................................3ENGL 1210 Wri ng Current Issues .........................................................3ENGL 1215 Prof and Tech Wri ng ..........................................................3ENGL 2200 Intro to Crea ve Writ ..........................................................3ENGL 2221 Crtv Wrtg:Poetry .................................................................3ENGL 2239 Nature Writers ....................................................................3ENGL 2323 Horror Super Fict .................................................................3ENGL 2324 Travel Literature ..................................................................3

Engineering_____________________________________________________________ENGR 1100 Project Management ..........................................................1ENGR 1118 Engineering Applica o ........................................................3ENGR 1126 Engineering Graphics ..........................................................3ENGR 1134 Offi ce Sys and Equip ............................................................3ENGR 2220 Eng Mech II .........................................................................3

Electrical Lineworker_____________________________________________________________ENST 2002 Energy Safety Principl ..........................................................1ENST 2222 Bluprnt Rding Enrgy I ..........................................................2

Entrepreneurship_____________________________________________________________ENTR 1100 Intro to Entrep .....................................................................3ENTR 1400 Opp Analysis ........................................................................3ENTR 2200 Entr Field Study ...................................................................3

Equine Science_____________________________________________________________EQSC 1001 Intro to Equine Scienc .........................................................1EQSC 1050 Equine Anatomy ..................................................................3EQSC 1130 Stable Opera ons I ..............................................................1EQSC 1140 Western Horsemanship .......................................................3EQSC 1150 Fund of Riding Instruc .........................................................2EQSC 1190 Farrier Science .....................................................................2EQSC 1200 Equine Events Mgmt ...........................................................1EQSC 2501 Equine Internship ................................................................6

Fire Department Company Offi cer_____________________________________________________________FIRE 1100 Intro to Fire Service .............................................................2FIRE 1106 Firefi ghter I & II ...................................................................3FIRE 1108 Firefi ghter I & II Ski ..............................................................4FIRE 1150 HazMat Opera onal ............................................................3

Graphic Design Technology_____________________________________________________________GDTC 1100 Mac Produc on Process ......................................................3GDTC 1113 Design & Layout I ................................................................3GDTC 1126 Digital Photography .............................................................3GDTC 1134 Electronic Drawing I ............................................................3GDTC 2203 Elect Image Manipul ...........................................................3GDTC 2212 Design & Layout III ..............................................................3GDTC 2240 Ligh ng Tech .......................................................................2GDTC 2244 Adv Electronic Imaging ........................................................3GDTC 2246 Adv Photo & Imaging ..........................................................4GDTC 2276 Graphic Dsgn Internshi ........................................................3GDTC 2278 Digital Pre-Flight ..................................................................3

Golf_____________________________________________________________GOLF 1200 Intro to Golf Fund ................................................................3GOLF 2100 Pro Shop Op & Mgmt ..........................................................3GOLF 2200 Turf Management ...............................................................3

History_____________________________________________________________HIST 1111 West Civil 1400-1600 ..........................................................3HIST 1112 West Civil 1600-1800 ..........................................................3HIST 1113 West Civil 20 Cnt .................................................................3HIST 1600 History of Baseball ..............................................................3HIST 2211 Am History: Colonial............................................................3HIST 2213 Am History: 20th Centu .......................................................3

Health Informa on Technology_____________________________________________________________HITM 1150 Intro to Hlth Care Del ..........................................................3HITM 1153 Intro Elec Hlth Rec ...............................................................1HITM 1159 Prof Prac Exp I .....................................................................2HITM 2216 Introduc on to CPT .............................................................3HITM 2250 Super Lead in Hlth ...............................................................3HITM 2272 Prof Prac ce Exp Codi .........................................................2HITM 2282 Intro to ICD 10 .....................................................................3

Health_____________________________________________________________HLTH 1100 Intro to Nutri on .................................................................2HLTH 1110 Intro to Anatomy & Phy ......................................................3HLTH 1115 Intro to Nursing in LT ...........................................................3HLTH 1116 Medical Terminology ...........................................................3HLTH 1122 CPR-First Aid ........................................................................1HLTH 2208 Pathophysiology ..................................................................3HLTH 2213 Emergency Responder ........................................................3HLTH 2215 EMT Basic ............................................................................6

Human Resources_____________________________________________________________HRES 1122 HR Management .................................................................3HRES 1126 Employee Processes ............................................................3HRES 1130 Benefi ts Administra o.........................................................3HRES 2204 Policy Administra on ..........................................................3HRES 2224 Employee/Labor Rela o ......................................................3HRES 2254 HR Sys & Por olio Eva .........................................................3

Humani es_____________________________________________________________HUM 1101 Intro to Humani es .............................................................3HUM 1105 Religion:Humani es ............................................................3HUM 1110 Na ve Amer Culture............................................................3HUM 1201 Religion & the Amer Ex .......................................................3HUM 2210 Introduc on to Film ............................................................3HUM 2236 Technology in Humani .......................................................3HUM 2301 Heroes, Moral & Cultur .......................................................3

Hea ng, Ven lla on and Air Condi oning_____________________________________________________________HVAC 1102 Duct Fi ng Construct .........................................................3HVAC 1103 Elect for HVAC .....................................................................4HVAC 1128 HVAC Design & Install ..........................................................5HVAC 2202 Air Handling.........................................................................2HVAC 2290 HVAC Internship ..................................................................1

Sign Language Intrepreter_____________________________________________________________IPP 1112 Beg ASL to Eng .....................................................................3IPP 1113 Beg Eng to ASL .....................................................................3IPP 2114 Edu Interpre ng ..................................................................2IPP 2215 Topics in Interpret ...............................................................2IPP 2216 Prac cum ............................................................................1

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Informa on Technology_____________________________________________________________ITSS 1100 Info Tech Help Desk .............................................................3ITSS 1120 IT Research & Doc ...............................................................3

Mathema cs_____________________________________________________________MATH 0052 Founda ons of Math ...........................................................3MATH 0055 Founda onal Mathema ....................................................2MATH 0085 Elementary Algebra I ...........................................................2MATH 0090 Introductory Algebra ...........................................................3MATH 0095 Elementary Algebra II ..........................................................2MATH 1000 Technical Math ....................................................................3MATH 1020 Intermediate Algebra ..........................................................3MATH 1100 World of Math .....................................................................3MATH 1114 College Algebra ...................................................................4MATH 1122 Appl Calc/Lin Alg .................................................................3MATH 1134 Calc I ....................................................................................5MATH 1213 Intro Sta s cs......................................................................4MATH 2231 Calc III ..................................................................................4

Mechanical Dra ing and Design_____________________________________________________________MCDD 1104 Mech Engineer Draw I .........................................................4MCDD 1114 Manufacturing Proc ............................................................2MCDD 2112 Geo Dimension/Toleranc .....................................................2MCDD 2200 Adv Modeling Solidwork .....................................................3MCDD 2204 Mech Eng Drawing III ..........................................................4MCDD 2210 Advanced Model Invento ....................................................3MCDD 2230 Rapid Prototyping ...............................................................2MCDD 2246 Tool Design ..........................................................................3

Mass Communica ons_____________________________________________________________MCOM 1122 Intro to Mass Comm............................................................3

Mul cultural Studies_____________________________________________________________MCS 2230 Mul cultural America .........................................................3MCS 2231 Mul cult Amer: Srvc L .........................................................1Manufacturing_____________________________________________________________METC 2208 Basic Elec/Electronics ..........................................................3

Marke ng_____________________________________________________________MKTG 1106 Professional Selling .............................................................3MKTG 1110 Customer Service ................................................................3MKTG 1116 Adver sing and Promot ......................................................3MKTG 2204 Adv Professional Selli ..........................................................3MKTG 2214 E Marke ng .........................................................................3MKTG 2218 Retail Mgmt .........................................................................3MKTG 2230 Marke ng Research ............................................................3MKTG 2234 Computer Marke ng App ...................................................3MKTG 2236 Small Business Mgmt ..........................................................3MKTG 2290 Supervised Occ Exp I ...........................................................3MKTG 2400 Marke ng Management .....................................................4

Medical Laboratory Technician_____________________________________________________________MLT 1110 Prin Phlebotomy..................................................................2MLT 1112 Clinical Phlebotomy .............................................................3MLT 1113 Basic Lab Tech I ...................................................................1MLT 2217 Clinical Hematalogy .............................................................3MLT 2218 Clinical Urinalysis.................................................................1MLT 2219 Clinical Chemistry ................................................................3MLT 2220 Clinical Blood Bank ..............................................................2MLT 2221 Clinical Microbiology ...........................................................3MLT 2222 Clinical Chem & Spec C ........................................................2MLT 2230 Clinical Applica ons ............................................................1

Music_____________________________________________________________MUSC 1113 Beg Class Voice ....................................................................1MUSC 1114 Beg Class Piano ...................................................................2MUSC 1115 American Musical Herit .......................................................3MUSC 1116 The World of Music .............................................................3MUSC 1118 Rock and Pop Music ............................................................3MUSC 1120 Intro to Music Technol ........................................................3MUSC 1121 Basic Theory and Musc .......................................................3MUSC 1123 Sight/Ear Train .....................................................................1MUSC 1135 Voice Ensemble ...................................................................1MUSC 1141 Concert Choir ......................................................................1MUSC 1145 Area Chorale........................................................................1MUSC 1151 Ind Voice Lsn .......................................................................1MUSC 1162 Jazz Ensemble .....................................................................1MUSC 1164 Concert Band.......................................................................1MUSC 1181 Pri Inst Lessons ....................................................................1MUSC 1185 Music Comp Lessons ...........................................................1MUSC 1191 Piano Lessons ......................................................................1MUSC 2223 Sight/Ear Training III ............................................................1MUSC 2231 Adv Theory and Musc II.......................................................3MUSC 2251 Pri Voice Lsn ........................................................................2MUSC 2281 Priv Instrumental Less .........................................................2MUSC 2285 Adv Music Comp Lessons ....................................................2

Nursing_____________________________________________________________NURS 1400 Intro to Prof Nursing ...........................................................2NURS 1406 Nursing Fundamentals I ......................................................3NURS 1415 Nursing Clinical I ..................................................................2NURS 1416 Nsg Fundamental II .............................................................4NURS 1426 Reproduc ve Health ...........................................................2NURS 2410 Role Transi on.....................................................................2NURS 2426 Reproduc ve Disorders .......................................................2NURS 2437 Nursing Clinical II .................................................................4NURS 2438 Restora ve Nursing I ...........................................................4NURS 2447 Nursing Clinical III ................................................................4NURS 2448 Restora ve Nursing II ..........................................................3NURS 2455 Advanced IV Therapy ..........................................................1NURS 2464 Nursing Leadership..............................................................1NURS 2466 Mental Health Nursing ........................................................2

Paralegal_____________________________________________________________PARA 1101 Intro to Paralegal .................................................................3PARA 1102 Research and Wri ng I ........................................................3PARA 1105 Crim Law for Paralegal.........................................................3PARA 2204 Real Property.......................................................................3PARA 2212 Family Law ...........................................................................3PDEV 1101 Campus Life-Ac ve Liv ........................................................3PDEV 1102 Contemp Career Search ......................................................1

Physical Educa on_____________________________________________________________PE 1109 Wellness Skills .....................................................................2PE 1141 Intro Strength Trainin ..........................................................1PE 1190 Vars Football........................................................................1PE 1194 Varsity Golf ..........................................................................1PE 1197 Vars Volleyball .....................................................................1PE 2254 Sports in Society ..................................................................3

Philosophy_____________________________________________________________PHIL 1200 App & Prof Ethics ................................................................3PHIL 1201 Ethics ...................................................................................3PHIL 1211 Intro Philosophy ..................................................................3

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Pharmacy Technology_____________________________________________________________PHRM 1001 Fund Concepts of Pharm .....................................................3PHRM 2001 Pharmacy Prin/Prac I ...........................................................4PHRM 2010 Experien al / Hospita ..........................................................3PHRM 2012 Experien al / Retail .............................................................3

Physics_____________________________________________________________PHYS 1105 Fund Concepts in Physi .......................................................3PHYS 1107 Phys of Music ......................................................................3PHYS 1120 Intro to Astronomy ..............................................................3PHYS 1401 Clg Physics I .........................................................................4PHYS 1411 Univ Physics I .......................................................................5

Plumbing Technology_____________________________________________________________PLBG 1102 Piping Trades&Job Safe .......................................................2PLBG 1104 Bldg Sewers/Drainage S ......................................................3PLBG 1108 Plumbing/Piping Drawin .....................................................2PLBG 1110 Copper Pipe Procedures ......................................................2PLBG 1112 Plas c Pipe Procedure .........................................................2PLBG 1114 Steel Pipe Procedures .........................................................2PLBG 1136 Basic Plumbing Code ...........................................................2

Prac cal Nursing_____________________________________________________________PNSG 1209 Maternal Child Health .........................................................3PNSG 1215 Prac cal Nursing Phar .........................................................2PNSG 1216 PN Clinical I..........................................................................5PNSG 1217 Hlth Promo on II .................................................................4PNSG 1221 Psychosocial Nursing ...........................................................2PNSG 1223 Hlth Promo on III ................................................................4PNSG 1226 PN Clinical II.........................................................................4PNSG 1232 Principles of IV Thera ..........................................................1PNSG 1236 Prac cum ............................................................................2PNSG 1500 Nursing Care of Adult ..........................................................3PNSG 1510 PN Founda ons ...................................................................5PNSG 1512 Prac cal Pharmacology .......................................................2PNSG 1514 PN Clinical I..........................................................................4

Poli cal Science_____________________________________________________________POLS 1120 American Na onal Gov .......................................................3

Psychology_____________________________________________________________PSYC 1101 Human Interac on ..............................................................3PSYC 1200 General Psychology .............................................................3PSYC 1500 Posi ve Psychology .............................................................3PSYC 2220 Abnormal Psychology ..........................................................3PSYC 2222 Developmental Psy ..............................................................3PSYC 2226 Behavior&Environment M ..................................................3

PowerSports Technology_____________________________________________________________PWST 1404 Generators ..........................................................................2PWST 2302 Adv Power Equipment .........................................................4PWST 2304 Motorcycles I .......................................................................3PWST 2306 Snwmbl Drv & Susp .............................................................3

Radiologic Technology_____________________________________________________________RADT 1112 Intro Rad Tech/Pat Car ........................................................4RADT 1116 Rad Procedures I .................................................................5RADT 1124 Radiographic Proc II ............................................................4RADT 2100 Rad Tech 2100 .....................................................................5RADT 2110 Rad Tech Clinical IV..............................................................5RADT 2224 Imaging Equipment .............................................................4

Refrigera on and Air Condi oning_____________________________________________________________REFR 1102 Refrigera on Principl...........................................................3REFR 1104 Refrigera on Lab .................................................................4

REFR 1106 Electrical Fundamental ........................................................3REFR 1108 Electrical Lab .......................................................................3REFR 1140 Gas Hea ng .........................................................................2REFR 2202 Commercial Ref & A/C P ......................................................4REFR 2204 Commercial Ref & A/C L ......................................................3REFR 2206 Commercial Elec Prin ..........................................................3REFR 2208 Commercial Elec Lab ...........................................................3REFR 2216 Refrigera on Internsh .........................................................3

Sociology_____________________________________________________________SOC 1111 Intro Sociology ....................................................................3SOC 1113 Social Problems ...................................................................3SOC 2210 Soc Deviance .......................................................................3SOC 2213 Sociology of the Fam ...........................................................3SOC 2215 Criminology .........................................................................3SOC 2216 Minority Grp Rel ..................................................................3SOC 2217 Rural Sociology ....................................................................3SOC 2222 Sociology of Ag ....................................................................3

Surgical Technology_____________________________________________________________SURT 1200 Intro to Surgical Tech ...........................................................3SURT 1210 Surgical Technology .............................................................6SURT 1230 Surgical Technology II ..........................................................4SURT 1240 Surgical Clinical I ..................................................................5SURT 1245 Surgical Clinical II .................................................................5

Social Work_____________________________________________________________SW 2250 Intro Social Work .................................................................3

Massage Therapy_____________________________________________________________THPY 1110 Massage Tech/Ethics ...........................................................3THPY 1118 Kinesiology ..........................................................................3THPY 1148 Sports Massage Hydro ........................................................2THPY 1156 Massage Pathophysiolog .....................................................3

Theatre_____________________________________________________________THTR 1100 Intro to Theatre ...................................................................3THTR 1120 Theatre Perf Prac .................................................................2THTR 1125 Theatre Tech Prac ................................................................2THTR 1130 Stage Make-up ....................................................................3TRNS 1102 Intro to Transporta o ..........................................................2

Web Development_____________________________________________________________WEBD 1000 Founda ons of Web Des .....................................................3WEBD 1010 HTML ...................................................................................3WEBD 1020 Photoshop ...........................................................................3WEBD 1030 Mul media ..........................................................................3WEBD 1040 Founda ons of Web Dev .....................................................3WEBD 1120 UX Design ............................................................................3WEBD 1130 Electronic Commerce ..........................................................3WEBD 1150 PHP & MySQL ......................................................................3WEBD 2000 Web Projects I .....................................................................3WEBD 2010 Content Mgmt Systems .......................................................3WEBD 2040 Web Applica ons I ..............................................................3

Woman’s Studies_____________________________________________________________WMST 1136 Global Perspect of Wom .....................................................3

Zoology_____________________________________________________________ZOO 1122 Hemato-Coagul ...................................................................4ZOO 1123 Immunohematology ............................................................3ZOO 1126 Urinalysis/Bdy Fl ..................................................................2

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• Supporting economic and community progress

Your gifts allow you to leave a lasting legacy while you help enhance the education we provide at Minnesota State Community and Technical College.

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Mary BrenkPublisherDetroit Lakes Newspapers and Park Rapids EnterpriseDetroit Lakes Campus ‘75

Robert Iken IIExecutive Vice PresidentMid-Central Federal Savings BankWadena Campus ‘79

Newzad BrifkiFounder/DirectorKurdish Community of AmericaMoorhead Campus ‘06

Douglas DuncanChief EconomistFannie MaeFergus Falls Campus ‘73

Riana Kaul HendricksonSurvey TechnicianMoore Engineering, Inc.Detroit Lakes Campus ‘14

Wayne WoldenBusiness ManagerMinnesota State Community and Technical CollegeWadena Campus ‘83

Dave LenzmeierCEOMilk Specialties GlobalFergus Falls Campus ‘84

Bob Footitt, Sr.FounderBob Footitt Construction, Inc.Moorhead Campus ‘69

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Makingan Impacton Her Community“It’s the best thing that ever happened to me.” That’s the way Mary DesMarias Brenk ’75 (Detroit Lakes, Fashion Merchandising) describes the free tuition that was of-fered to students at the time she attended Minnesota State Community and Technical College.

After graduating from high school in Staples, Mary didn’t feel ready to enter the workforce. Instead, she enrolled at the college in Detroit Lakes, where she found a comfort-able setting, caring staff and faculty, and training in a ield that prepared her to enter the workforce with con idence.

The opportunity to earn a degree and prepare for a career while staying in the Detroit Lakes community appealed to her.

In 1980 she accepted a position in Detroit Lakes as man-ager of the Vanity clothing store. Her career expanded into the newspaper industry in 1990, when she was hired

as the acting advertising manager for the Lake Area Press. Forum Communications purchased the company in 1992, and Mary became a part of the advertising team. She was named ad manager in 2005.

Mary loves her work, where her expertise has an impact on business and community growth, and she took on a new leadership role in January when she was named pub-lisher of the Becker County Record, Detroit Lakes Tribune and Park Rapids Enterprise.

She’s proud to be a part of Detroit Lakes — a place she calls home with her husband, Mayor Matt Brenk, and a place where a post-secondary education presented a young high school graduate the opportunity to ind her passion.

Thank you to the Detroit Lakes Tribune for information in-cluded in this story.

Class Notes1960sTom Hintgen ‘68 (Fergus Falls, AA) re- red from full- me work at the Fer-

gus Falls Daily Journal but s ll writes a weekly column for the newspaper and works part- me for six weekly newspapers in O er Tail County, cov-ering county board mee ngs, sheriff news and various events. He also volunteers his wri ng skills for Fer-gus Area College Founda on. Tom’s wri ng career included employment at the Fargo Forum, Pelican Rapids Press and O er Tail Power Company, where he worked in public rela ons at the company’s headquarters in Fergus Falls.

1970sRobert Iken II ’79 (Wadena, Ac-coun ng) is the execu ve vice presi-dent of Mid-Central Federal Savings Bank. Hun ng and fi shing consume his spare- me, and he lives in Wade-na with his three adult children.

1980sLisa (Nyman) Wolfe ‘87 (Fergus Falls, AA) graduated in 1989 from

Minnesota State University Moor-head and earned her master’s de-gree in 1996 from St. Thomas. She has taught at Lincoln School in the Fargo School District for 25 years.

Pete Coen ’88, ’14 (Detroit Lakes, Marine Engine Technology diploma and AAS) is technical service man-ager for Mercury Marine’s Racing Division in Fond du Lac, Wis. In his free me, he enjoys boa ng, fi sh-ing, a ending his children’s sport-ing events, hun ng and running.

2000sJessica Kohlhase ‘00 (Fergus Falls, AA) teaches kindergarten in the Fergus Falls School District.

Newzad Bri i ‘06 (Moorhead, AA) founded the Fargo-Moorhead non-profi t resource center Kurdish Com-munity of America a er earning a bachelor’s degree in business ad-ministra on from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2008. New-zad, who is married and has daugh-ters ages 3 and 1, subsequently

earned his MBA at University of Mary. “I am looking into ge ng my Ph.D. A lot of good things are going on for me now, and that is thanks to s cking to school and receiving an educa on. I believe we can solve many problems in the world if we educate ourselves and others.”

Kyle Perkerwicz ‘07 (Detroit Lakes, Marine Engine Technology) worked at several marine dealerships in Minnesota and North Dakota fol-lowing gradua on. He is now a technical account manager for Mercury Marine, covering Minne-sota and most of the Dakotas. He lives in Minnesota.

John Niebur ’12 (Detroit Lakes, Ma-rine Engine Technology) is a techni-cal account manager for Mercury Marine in the Twin Ci es. John en-joys fi shing and the outdoors.

Alec Johnson ‘13 (Moorhead, Sales, Management and Marke ng ) is a business manager at Corwin Toyota in Fargo. Alec has a great apprecia- on for the teaching staff at M State.

“Not only was school important to my teaching staff , but my family was important to them. That was some-thing that not only gave me the ut-most respect for my Management teaching staff but made me work that much harder. I will say, when it’s all said and done, the eff ort you put forth will be matched if not sur-passed by the teaching staff . There were mes when I wanted to throw in the towel, but my peers and staff were there to pick up that towel and keep working to the ul mate goal, gradua on and a diploma, on top of all the fun and memoires along the way. The years spent at the col-lege were the most incredible years I experienced.” In Alec’s spare me he enjoys golfi ng, the outdoors and technology.

Jake Clark ’13, (Moorhead, Me-chanical Dra ing and Design) is the co-founder of Fargo 3D Prin ng. The company provides sales, service, training and contract 3D prin ng and is focused on helping schools and companies apply 3D prin ng to their businesses and classes.

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Mary BrenkPublisher, Detroit Lakes Newspapers


This year, with generous support from donors, Fergus Area College Foundation awarded over $150,000 in schol-arships to more than 100 students at Minnesota State Community and Technical College’s Fergus Falls campus.

These included three full-tuition Presidential and ive half-tuition Dean’s scholarships which are awarded to students based on high school academic record, high school and community involvement, an original essay and recommendations. Both scholarships are renewable for a second year with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Three of this year’s recipients share their experiences.

Rebecca Oehler Fergus Falls

I received the Dean’s Scholarship from Fergus Area College Foundation, and it has meant the world to me. I took PSEO classes in high school so this is my only year at M State in Fergus Falls, and with the help of this scholarship I didn’t

even have to pay for it. The money I’ve saved by choosing M State and receiving this scholarship will help me very much when I continue my schooling.

After I graduate this spring I’m planning on attending a four-year university to major in sociology. Again, I’m very grateful for this scholarship and the opportunities I have because of it, and I thank the Fergus Falls Area College Foundation very much for awarding me the Dean’s Scholarship.

Bethany Enderson Fergus Falls

I always knew scholarships would turn out to be helpful one day; that spend-ing hours illing out applications and asking for multiple references, col-lecting transcripts and scrambling through past awards and accomplish-

ments would someday pay off. I didn’t realize, however, the impact of a scholarship until the end of irst semes-ter rolled around and I owed the school nothing! Receiv-ing the Presidential Scholarship meant I could continue

my college education without having to think about how I would pay it off in the future. It meant I could work less and focus more on my academics. It meant that I could con-tinue the long tradition in my family of attending M State.

Receiving a scholarship from the Fergus Area College Foundation has provided me a great start to my college education, and that is something I will never take for granted. I understand that this came at a cost to many individuals, and I am very grateful for their generosity. Because of this scholarship, I was able to prepare for a future career in the medical ield. M State has given me a solid foundation for pursuing my dreams.

McKenna Kvern Fergus Falls

Receiving this Dean’s Scholarship is such an honor, and it means so much to me. It is nice to see my hard work recognized, and the feeling of relief that this scholar-ship brings is huge. It is heartwarming to think of the generosity of the donors, and I am so thankful for that! I am so grateful for this scholarship, as it is assisting me with furthering my education and working toward my goals!

Additional recipients of the Presidential Scholarship through FACF include Betsy Pearson of Ottertail and Dan-ielle Pratt of Clarissa. Additional recipients of the Dean’s Scholarship include Billy Juul of Evansville and Julia Christenson and Mary Sanders, both of Fergus Falls.

Since 1966 FACF has been working to provide inancial support and advocate for the development and advance-ment of M State’s Fergus Falls campus. In addition to scholarship support, the foundation provides funding for faculty initiatives and campus improvements.

FACF also sponsors the Bigwood Lecture, an annual event which connects citizen participants with engaged leaders. If you have questions or would like to become more involved with FACF, please contact Lori Larson at [email protected] or 218-736-1514.

FACF ScholarshipsOpen Doors to Opportunities

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‘Great Place to get My Educational

Foothold’Growing up on his parents’ dairy farm near Kimball, Dave Lenzmeier says, there was little time for family vacations or trips to the mall. There was, after, all, a farm to run.

But Dave, the second youngest of nine children, recalls his father — who’d earned an animal science degree in the 1950s and went into dairy farming — encouraging all his children to further their education. Dave took the advice to heart, although he remembers “always being so interest-ed in the milk once it got into that vault truck and left the farm.” That interest would serve him well later on in life.

He and his siblings were in-volved in 4-H and enjoyed many trips to the Stearns County Fair, entering goods and hoping to win ribbons. “A summer vaca-tion for us was getting up at 5:30, milking the cows, head-ing to the State Fair for the day and heading back home to milk the cows again,” he says.

Dave’s love of football brought him to Minnesota State Com-munity and Technical College in 1989, and he calls Fergus Falls “a great place to get my educational foothold.” Look-

ing back, one of his proudest moments was being elected captain of the Spartan football team.

“Eighty hard-working guys, many of whom you were com-peting with for time on the ield, and for all of them to vote you team captain, vote you MVP, those are a couple of honors that I will treasure my whole life,” Dave says.

He speaks highly of his football coach, Steve King, who he still considers a close friend, and is proud to support the Spartan football program. Another standout from his M State days is Jean McKenzie, who taught accounting and business.

“I learned so much from her about business and account-ing and so much about running a business … she was ex-ceptional, smart and positive but was de initely no push-over!” he said.

Dave transferred to the University of Wisconsin at River Falls in January 1991 and went on to earn his ag/business degree with a minor in food and animal science in 1993. After college, he “followed my dad into the (dairy) indus-try” and was involved in 1999 in the creation of Protient, a whey and protein manufacturing company. It grew to 240 employees in eight manufacturing facilities before it was sold to ABF Ingredients in 2005.

Dave partnered with Milk Specialties Global in 2008 as the president of the newly formed Human Nutrition division. The Illinois-based company made its name producing whey protein for use in milk replacers for weaning calves and for supplements for dairy cattle to enhance milk pro-duction, but Dave’s focus was on human consumption.

By the time Dave was awarded the Ernst & Young Entre-preneur of the Year for the Upper Midwest in 2013, the company had nearly 600 employees, was based in Eden Prairie and had grown from three manufacturing facilities to nine. His Human Nutrition division had grown to $400 million in revenue and Dave was the company’s CEO, but he is quick to give recognition to the “incredibly talented and driven team” he works with.

Dave believes in giving back by donating to numerous char-ities and being active in his family’s church. One organiza-tion that’s “near and dear” to his heart is the Hendrickson Foundation, which fosters and supports sled hockey for in-dividuals with physical and cognitive challenges.

Dave remembers attending his brother’s Special Olym-pics events and seeing the pride of the athletes with their medals. “When you grow up with a sibling with special needs, it has such a terri ic effect on you to look at things differently,” he says.

Dave and his wife, Frankie, live in south Minneapolis and are busy with three young children, ages 8, 5 and 3, and they also own Stickney Hill Dairy, a successful goat cheese manufacturing company, in Dave’s hometown of Kimball. Stickney Hill took irst and second place in the Minnesota State Fair cheese contest this past August … which goes to show that you can take the boy off the farm, but not the farm out of the boy.

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Dave LenzmeierCEO, Milk Special es Global

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Liz Marvin, Kathy Albright and Doug Duncan rehearse for

“Look Homeward, Angel.”

Even though almost 32 years have passed since Douglas Duncan graduated from Minnesota State Community and Technical College, he is still appreciative of his irst wave of education following high school.

The 1973 M State grad returned to his alma mater a few years ago to deliver the commencement address.

“After growing up on a farm and graduating from high school in Fergus Falls in 1971, attending M State, then called Fergus Falls Community College, was the perfect it for me,” said Doug, now chief economist and senior vice president for Fannie Mae based in Washington, D.C.

Fannie Mae dates back to 1938 when it was established by Congress to provide local banks with federal money to inance home mortgages. The goal was, and still is, to raise the levels of home ownership and the availability of affordable housing.

In his current leadership role with Fannie Mae, Doug heads a staff of 35 in the economic and strategic research de-partment.

He admits that, in the fall of 1971 as a freshman on the M State campus, he never came close to dreaming that one day he would have respon-sibility in such matters as corporate strategy de-velopment, internal client consulting, industry surveys and analytics.

“M State had a wonderful blend of academics and extra-curricular activities that prepared students well for future endeavors,” he said. “To this day I appreciate the instruc-tors. Two who quickly come to mind are art instructor Charles Beck and choir director Geneva Eschweiller.”

Prominently displayed in Doug’s Washington of ice is a Charles Beck woodcut titled “Survivor 2.” Visitors marvel at the woodcut that depicts a barn in a plowed ield sur-

rounded by snowdrifts during the winter months.

He is the son of Dolores Duncan of Fergus Falls and the late Charles Duncan.

“My previous education in Fergus Falls prepared me well for M State,” he said. “Even as far back as middle school I recall instructors such as seventh grade history teacher Len Rendz, eighth grade science instructor Chuck Howard and choir director Cornell Svaren.”

After graduating from M State, he served in the U.S. Navy as an air traf ic controller for six years. His service includ-ed time aboard the USS Lexington.

He returned to college in 1978 at North Dakota State Uni-versity and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees, both in agricultural economics, then earned a Ph.D. in agricul-tural economics from Texas A&M University.

Doug worked for the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture, served as a staff member for the U.S. House of Rep-resentatives and became an economist for the Mortgage Bankers Asso-ciation prior to joining Fannie Mae in 2008.

“What I enjoy most about my current work is the opportunity to apply economic tools and con-

cepts to business prac-tices,” he said. “At Fannie

Mae we strive to help im-prove economic ef iciency with bene its to the economy.”

The Fergus Falls area native is a noted public speaker who talks with audiences across the country. His goal is to help Fannie Mae improve on its information and communica-tions with businesses, households and policy makers.

He and his wife, Brandie, currently live in Cape Coral, Fla., where Brandie operates her technology company, GetEf icient.

‘Perfect Fit’ for Fannie Mae’s Chief Economist

Douglas DuncanChief Economist, Fannie Mae

Bobcat Supports STEM Education through Scholarships

Three students on the Moorhead campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College were recently awarded $1,000 scholarships by Doosan Infracore and Bobcat Company as part of their continued support of STEM-related education and research.

The scholarships were presented to Joshua Mickelson of Detroit Lakes (Pre-Engineering), George Nerby of Fargo (Information Technology) and Brian Watkins of Alexan-

dria (Mechanical Drafting) during a special event Jan. 22. Each scholarship winner also received a certi icate and a scale model of the one-millionth Bobcat loader.

Support of STEM programs — science, technology, en-gineering and mathematics — is a key area of focus and innovation for Doosan, a global construction equipment irm, and its Bobcat subsidiary.

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Joel Honeyman (far right), Bobcat Company and Doosan North America vice president of product management, joined Mark Altenburg (far le ), director of advancement for Moorhead Technical and Community College Founda on, to present three $1,000 Doosan scholarships focused on STEM-related educa on. The recipients were, le to right, Joshua Mickelson, Brian Watkins and George Nerby.



Last summer, the Otto Bremer Foundation announced a $4 million grant campaign for two-year campuses within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System to help students complete their degrees and reduce the level of college debt, with a focus on traditionally underserved communities.

Each campus was invited to address this issue individually with respect to the unique mix of students and situations of each college.

In response, the Moorhead Technical and Community College Foundation — in con-junction with the campus staff, faculty and administration of M State — decided to concen-trate on creating a strong foun-dation of success in order to help students complete their programs.

In October, it was announced that the Moorhead campus would receive $200,000 to im-plement its Finishline plan.

The program creates two cohorts of 40 irst-year students. Students are recruited, applications are accepted and a contract is signed with each quali ied applicant. Scholar-ship money is distributed at the beginning of each semes-ter depending on the success of each student in meeting the goals and expectations of the program.

The Finishline project will have one-on-one coaching mixed with performance reviews. Each student must maintain a “C” or better in each class, with tutoring re-quired if a student is showing signs of academic distress. Students will be encouraged to participate in on-campus

activities in order to reduce the feelings of dislocation common on our commuting campus and also perform an outside activity with a local charity to increase community engage-ment. Group discussions along with leadership and college success workshops also will help students overcome bar-riers they may face at M State.

Ten Minnesota colleges were awarded Finishline grants.

“We were impressed with the quality and creativity of the proposals we received,” said Charlotte Johnson, Otto Bremer Foundation co-CEO and trustee. “Many of the proposals clearly identi ied student groups who need i-nancial help, but many also provided unique support mea-sures that will help students succeed. These supports can help students reach their goal of completing their degree or certi icate.”

“The colleges selected by the Otto Bremer Foundation have

developed highly creative initiatives to help more stu-dents than ever before cross the higher education inish line,” said MnSCU Chancellor Steven Rosenstone. “Faculty and staff on our campuses will build on the strength of ex-isting programs to reach out to eligible students, provide them with intensive support from advisors and peers and move them from access to college to success in college. Nothing is more central to the mission of our public col-leges than that, and we are grateful to the Otto Bremer Foundation for their generous support of the role we play in securing Minnesota’s prosperity.”

In October, it was announced that the Moorhead campus would

receive $200,000 to implement its Finishline plan.

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A Legacy of M State

AchievementEarning your diploma or certi icate from Minnesota State Community and Technical College is quite an achieve-ment. Earning seven diplomas in the same family is quite a story.

Wayne Wolden currently works as the business manager at M State, but his experience with the college began long before he accepted a job there in 1993.

After graduating from high school in Gonvick, Wayne en-rolled at Minnesota State University Moorhead with the goal of becoming a CPA. But with his girlfriend (now his wife) and hometown friends attending M State in Wadena, he seemed to be spending much of his time in that community.

After conversations with the basketball coach and ac-counting instructor, he joined Lori at what was then Wadena Area Vocational Technical Institute and had both his loves (Lori and basketball) on the same campus.

Wayne graduated from Accounting I in 1982 and Account-ing II in 1983. Lori graduated in 1982 from the Cosmetology program. From their start at Wadena AVTI, they went into the community and made a home for themselves in Wadena.

After working for independent salons in the area, Lori decided to open her own business in Wadena in 1993 and Wayne, rather than sitting for the CPA exam, began a career with Hardees, which gave him great experience in business and community relations.

Wayne became actively involved in local politics and began serving on the City Council in 1992, then ran for state of-ice in 1996. He returned to local politics and became the

mayor of Wadena in 1998, a position he held until 2014.

All three of the Wolden children — Tyler, Justin and Chris-tina — followed in the steps of their parents at M State.

Tyler received his Associate in Arts degree from M State in 2007 and his bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Minnesota Crookston and is now employed at Quick Attach in Alexandria.

Justin earned his carpentry degree in 2010 after begin-ning his bachelor’s at U of M Crookston and deciding that M State was a better it for him. Justin’s degree came just in

time for Wadena’s F4 tornado, so he was able to get hands-on experience rebuilding from that tragedy. He currently works for Robertson Construction in Grand Forks.

Christina began her M State career with PSEO credits while still in high school. After graduating from Wadena-Deer Creek High School she completed her AA degree in 2013 and is now working on her bachelor’s degree in elementary education and art at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Not to be outdone by the rest of her family, Lori returned to M State and in 2009 received certi icates in home health care and nursing assistant. She now continues to do hair at Humphrey Manor — a retirement community in Wadena — and works for two home health care agencies.

Asked what advice he’d give to potential M State students, Wayne says, “Take a strong look at M State as an option for your education. It’s a great value for your educational dollar. It’s a smaller environment in which you get one-on-one attention. An M State education is a great way to start your life.”

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Clockwise from top: Wayne and Lori, Chris na, Jus n and Tyler.

Reeling inthe Support at Holes for PolesWith temperatures near minus 20 and more than 40 inches of ice on the lake, the 2015 Holes for Poles Scholarship event proved again that nothing can stop the support of our regional electrical producers and suppliers for the students in the Minnesota State Com-munity and Technical College Electrical Line Worker Technology program in Baudette.

With fantastic community cooperation and the hard work of the advisory board, faculty and students, the event helped raise more than $5,000 for scholarships.

The weekend kicked off Friday, Feb. 20, with a light social at Sportsman Lodge on Lake of the Woods. On Saturday morning, derby par-ticipants gathered for coffee and rolls at Cyrus Resort and made the four-mile trek onto the lake. After the poles were in the water (we had to scramble to ind enough extensions for

our ice augers), we ished for four hours and netted seven tullibee and two sauger. Catch-ing was light, but the day was well-spent.

The award ceremony at Cyrus Resort was followed by a community supper at the Bau-dette VFW Post 723 which was hosted by line worker students who served more than 60 pounds of walleye to scores of local residents and school supporters.

The Wadena Area Community Foundation thanks all who made this event possible: Cyrus Resort, Sportsman Lodge, the Bau-dette VFW, Lake of the Woods Foods, Border Bait and all of the electrical distributors and regional co-ops. Special thanks go to Dan Hoskins of North Star Electrical Co-Op for all he has done over the years to support the program, our students and his industry as a whole.

Industry support enhances M State programsDona ons from industry partners help Minnesota State Community and Technical College provide hands-on training and real-world experience for students in the college’s career programs. Two long- me M State industry partners are Arc c Cat and Minnesota Power. Arc c Cat recently donated 11 of its 2014 ZR 6000 El Tigre snowmobiles, giving students in the Detroit Lakes PowerSports Technology program the opportunity to train on the latest technology in the snowmobile industry. Minnesota Power donated a bucket truck to enhance training in the Electrical Line Worker Technology program in Wadena.


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The costs for Minnesota State Colleges and Universi es are for average full- me tui on and fees per year for Minnesota residents. Some colleges and universi es charge addi onal fees. Fees vary by program. For exact tui on and fees, contact the admissions offi ce at the college or university that interests you. The costs do not include room and board for any ins tu on listed.

* Source: NDSU 2014-2015 Es mated Costs, per NDSU website on February 12, 2015

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