Riverland News
Riverland President's Column -- July 2010
Riverland Community College recently announced Cycles for Success, a new scholarship program that is a milestone in the history of the college and especially significant because of its transformative effect on education locally.
The Hormel Foundation helped make the program possible by funding the new Cycles for Success scholarship program with $1 million over the next five years.
Doherty Scholarship Golf Classic raises funds for Riverland students
Doherty Staffing Solutions sponsored the Fourth Annual Doherty Scholarship Golf Classic to raise funds for Riverland Community College student scholarships. The event included an 18-hole tournament in a four-person scramble format. A social hour, dinner with program and prizes followed the tournament.
Riverland Law Enforcement Team wins Gold at SkillsUSA nationals
Amber Engebretson (Bricelyn), John Jorgenson (Austin) and TJ Lynch (Hayfield) became national champions for Crime Scene Investigation. These law enforcement students showed superior skills working as a three-person team to process a crime scene. The judged criteria for competition required the team to legally search for, properly collect and remove evidence from an established crime scene scenario. One member of the team was required to lift a latent fingerprint from a pre-selected item of evidence. After the scene was processed, the team wrote their report, drew a crime scene sketch and marked all evidence.
Riverland's Diesel Technology and Collision Repair programs receive national certification
The Riverland Community College Diesel Technology program on our Albert Lea Campus and our Collision Repair program on our Austin Campus have received certification by National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) and The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).