Riverland News
Riverland Community College President's Column -- June 2012
Last Month, Riverland sent 553 graduates either into the world to enter the workforce or onto another institution to continue their education. The commencement ceremony is the culmination of our students’ dedication, discipline and self-sacrifice, and the Riverland community celebrates their success. Commencement is always one of the more rewarding days of the year for our employees as we witness the joy the event brings to our hard-working students and their families.
Commencement brought to mind a recent Star Tribune article written by Maureen MacDonald Swan. Swan, from a family who valued education, earned degrees from Vanderbilt, Harvard, Purdue, Washington University, Dartmouth and Notre Dame. She investigated students attending elite schools versus those attending state schools like Riverland and which produces better (more marketable) students.
Riverland collaborates with Winona State to offer RN-BS Completion Program
Winona State University will offer its RN-BS Completion Program during the fall 2012 semester Riverland Community College’s Austin campus. Arranged into eight nursing courses, the RN-BS Completion Program can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. Delivery methods include traditional classroom and online learning assignments as well as clinical experiences in the student’s home community. A total of 120 credits are required to earn a baccalaureate degree.
Riverland Community College involved in $3M training grant for manufacturing technicians
Riverland Community College is a partner in a regional center of excellence receiving nearly $3 million to educate and train manufacturing technicians.
“This grant will help us advance our goal of increasing the quantity, quality and diversity of manufacturing technicians,” MnSCU Chancellor Steven Rosenstone said in a news release. “Employers from across the state tell us they are concerned about the shortage of skilled technicians. Meeting this need for highly skilled workers is vital to keeping Minnesota manufacturers competitive in the global marketplace.”
Riverland hires new coaches for 2012 season
Riverland Community College has added two new coaches to lead the Blue Devils athletics teams for women’s volleyball and men’s soccer.