Riverland News
MnSCU Board of Trustees names Kent Hanson president; remains at Riverland through June
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system Tuesday appointed Kent Hanson to be the president of Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Anoka Technical College. Hanson will continue as Interim president at Riverland until June 30 and assist with the transition to the new Riverland president scheduled to begin July 1. The process to name a permanent president for Riverland is in the final stages.
Study shows Riverland Community College contributes $70 million, 871 jobs to regional economy
Riverland Community College today released the results of a study that estimates the economic impact of Riverland on the regional economy to be $70 million and 871 jobs. The study was conducted by Wilder Research, a nationally recognized source of data used by state and local planners, policy makers and service providers. The study also concluded that Riverland generates approximately $4 million in tax revenues for state and local government each year.
Internet Explorer 10 update lacks D2L support
Microsoft announced that they will soon begin upgrading Internet Explorer to version 10 for Windows 7 users. At this point IE10 is not supported by D2L, so we recommend that you NOT approve that update if you use Internet Explorer for your browser when using D2L. Once the situation changes, we will post an announcement.
Board of Trustees names Adenuga Atewologun president of Riverland Community College
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system today appointed Adenuga Atewologun president of Riverland Community College. His appointment is effective July 1. Atewologun succeeds Kent Hanson, who has been serving as interim president since August 2012. Hanson was recently named president of Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Anoka Technical College.
Partners Riverland Community College and Cardinal Stritch University launch new four-year Business Degree program to address needs of the community
Riverland Community College, which has campuses across Southern Minnesota, has partnered with Milwaukee-based Cardinal Stritch University to make available a “2+2” program in which students can earn their Associate in Arts or Science in Business from Riverland, and then transfer all of the credits to Stritch to finish a four-year degree in Business Management at the Owatonna campus. This program is not only available to Riverland alumni, but anyone with the appropriate 50 credit pre-requisites.
Fall 2013 registration schedule released
Priority web registration allows students who are currently attending or have previously attended Riverland Community College an opportunity to register prior to new or non-degree seeking students. The number of credits you have successfully completed both at Riverland and in transfer determine your registration date as listed below. Registration dates are based on credits earned through Fall 2012.