Riverland Community College’s Zeta Eta, a Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s local chapter kicks off their yearly Honors in Action project with “Don’t Dis-Ability: Understanding Invisible Disabilities like Autism Spectrum Disorder” presented by Neveln Principal Dewey Schara, a parent of child with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Riverland Community College Theatre will start celebrating the holidays Nov. 16 to 20 with their production of It’s a Wonderful Life adapted for the stage by James W. Rodgers and based on the film by Frank Capra and the story by Philip Van Doren Stern. During the run of the play, a retrospective on the scenic designs by former Riverland Techncial Director Robert “Bo” Dudley will be presented in the James Wegner Art Gallery, located next to the theatre.

Riverland Community College has formally joined the Southern Minnesota Center of Agriculture, a collaborative group of higher educational institutions with related agriculture programs that serve agricultural students, producers and businesses throughout the region.  

This week, Riverland Community college joins the 30 colleges and seven universities of Minnesota State by waiving application fees as part of College Knowledge Month, an annual statewide effort to encourage students to apply for college.

Riverland Community College’s World Cultural Studies class is offering a new travel-study opportunity exploring Oslo, Norway, Stockholm, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark.

Riverland Community College administration dedicated a new Anatomage Table at yesterday following a Ribbon Cutting by the Austin Area Chamber of Commerce in West Building of the Austin Campus.  An open house featuring tours and refreshments was also held.

Riverland Community College Theatre will begin its 2016-2017 season of shows with the classic Broadway musical Cabaret, with book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.

Riverland Community College’s Customized Training department has received an Exemplary Program award from the Minnesota Council for Continuing Education and Customized Training (MnCCECT). The purpose of the organization is to promote and support the expansion of Continuing Education and Customized Training for Minnesota State institutions statewide.

Riverland Community College has named Kelly McCalla as interim vice president of academic and student affairs. The one year appointment began Aug. 24. McCalla has been serving as Riverland’s dean of the arts, humanities and social sciences division since July 2, 2014.

The Be Your Best College Prep Academy celebrates their graduation today (Aug. 4) at 4:30 p.m. at Riverland’s Austin Campus in the West Building cafeteria. The Be Your Best College Prep Academy has served more than 210 students during the past 10 years. The program runs for eight weeks; this year from June 13 through Aug. 4 and it included participants from Austin, Albert Lea, Kasson-Mantorville, Triton, Faribault and Owatonna high schools. In honor of the 10^th anniversary of the program, past Be Your Best Alumni have been invited to speak and share wisdom with the 2016 graduating class.

Riverland Community College Theatre Director Lindsey Duoos Williams announced the Theatre Department’s 2016-2017 season today. This season will present a range of works from classic musicals to contemporary dramas that examine the beauty of life.

Lowe’s and SkillsUSA to advance career and technical education through community improvement projects. Lowe’s has awarded a $22,260 grant to the SkillsUSA Chapter at Riverland Community College to help Austin homeowners in need.

Riverland Foundation’s 150×2015 Campaign Reaches 150 Sponsored Scholarship Goal Six Months Early; work continues

The Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities today appointed Mary Davenport to serve as the interim president of Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC). The two-year appointment becomes effective July 1.

After three consecutive years of tuition freezes, tuition will decrease for the nearly 180,000 students at Minnesota state colleges for academic year 2016-2017, making tuition rates lower than the rates paid for the 2012-13 academic year. This decrease includes Riverland Community College. Meanwhile tuition rates at the seven state universities will remain frozen at the levels charged during the 2015-16 academic year.

Riverland Community College closes out its 2015-2016 theatre season with the hilarious Broadway musical Young Frankenstein, with music and lyrics by Mel Brooks and book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan.

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system is getting a new name, or is it?