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Minnesota State Community and Technical College

Volume 1, Fall 2013 Issue

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Dear Friends of M State:

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is celebrating its 10th anniversary as one institution this academic year. While we honor the traditions of academic excellence that have been present in each of our campus communities for more than 50 years, we also celebrate what M State is today.

The last decade has been a time of growth and innovation for our college, and coming together as one institution has positioned us as an educational leader in this region and throughout the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. We are leading in so many ways — through business and operational practices, through the use of technology, with shared services across campuses and across the system, with curricular advances, with the development of a robust online presence, and with a focus on helping prepare our students of all ages to succeed in college and beyond.

��������������������� ��� � ������������� ������������� ������ � ������� �����������!�"���faculty and staff are committed to making this a wonderful place to learn and excel. The innovations that are featured in this issue include M State’s use of remote presence devices (affectionately known as vBods) to enhance student services, the Center for College Readiness programs that help prepare high school students to succeed in college, and up2U, a new program that allows students to earn a substantial tuition reduction when they transfer to a university upon graduation from M State.

This is an exciting time for M State. We recently completed a strategic planning process that focuses on aligning our strategic goals with the MnSCU Strategic Framework. We are poised for success even as we strengthen our commitment to “charting the future” within the MnSCU system. In addition, � ���#��� ������������$�%��&�� ���%��������� � ���&� ����� ������������ � ������� ��� ���������� ������� ����� �� � �� �� ' ������ *�������!� +� � �$�%� ���������� ���� # � ��� ���-��� ����� �# ������� �� ���� �/�!�*� �&������*��- �� �3/��������/�!��� -��� ���� &���������� !

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Table of Contents

04 Higher Ed Goes Higher Tech

06 ��' �� ����*��� � �@ ��� ��

26 ������ �+�9 ��; �����"���� �@���

13 M State Launches Innovative �-JN�%������

24 M State’s CDC Bridges College, Community Dental Needs

Features

Campus News | 08-12

22 Gift of Giving

20 Dare to Dream Big — ����P��������� ������������&

Foundation News | 14-19

Campus Voices | 08-12

HOUSEOPENFergus Falls Campus: 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8Wadena Campus: 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10Moorhead Campus: 4-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28Detroit Lakes Campus: 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29

Discover the M State ��R��� ��!Join us as we celebrate the

10th anniversary of the merger

that created Minnesota State

Community and Technical College.

Visit one of our campus open houses

and see for yourself why more than

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each open house at 4:30 pm!

M State celebrates 10 years

Minnesota State Community and Technical College celebrates 10 years as �� ���� � � ���� ���� ��� & ��!� "�� P��&� 68�2003, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system created the college #&� 4����� Q ����� Q����� *������&�College and three campuses of Northwest Technical College — Detroit Lakes, Moorhead and Wadena. The primary goal of the merger was to create a comprehensive community college to provide technical education and coursework for those students interested �������� ��������������3& �����������!�+� � ����3���� ��� ���� � � �� �� � ���*N�system, M State served more than 9,200 students last year.

In honor of this milestone, an academic mark has been commissioned by M State %� �� ���% ��&�= �� �&!�+������9������ ��� ��#&������� �������� ����� ��!�+� �symbolism of the wave represents the location of the college throughout central and northwestern Minnesota lake country and the dynamic nature of the community college curriculum. The M in the symbol represents the college’s moniker, M State.

Events will be held throughout the year to celebrate the anniversary, so please watch ������� ����������������� !�"- ������ ������# �� ������ �������-�����"���# ��to showcase the college’s programs, give attendees opportunities to meet faculty and �����8��������� ����� ��� �67�& ��������� ����� � �������9 3�������� � ��� �!�; ���� �&����������� ���� ������� ���� � �� ����������� ����-�����&�����������&<

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M State Academic Advisor Suzie Rethemeier visits via Beam technology with Cosmetology student Rendi Meyer on the Wadena campus.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is boldly going where no college has gone before as it welcomes “remote presence devices” to its student services team this fall. ;����� ������������� ����3� ���X ���units on its campuses, M State became �� ���������� � � ���� ���������� �����this technology to connect with its students.

College staff began training this summer on the four devices, and staff members put the technology to work ������ ������� � ��������� � ����and at the start of the semester in late ������!� /�## �� Y�X���Z� #&� �� ���� �staff, there’s one stationed on each of M State’s campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena.

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college invested in the new technology primarily as a way to help meet the needs of students. With four campus locations and its online eCampus, Wielinski said, the college often faces the challenge of scheduling assistance for students at times of high demand, such as the start of a new semester.

“With a distance of 50 to 100 miles between our four campuses, the use of the Beam units ensures that the most �--��-��� � - ����� ���� -���� � ��� 3��3��� � ��--���� � ��� �� ��&�� � � ���campus without delay,” Wielinski said.

With a Beam unit on each campus, a �������� ��� ��� ��������� ���� �� ���one campus can assist students on any of the other campuses, without any mileage expenditure or lost time ���� ���� �!� �� ���� ��� �� ;�� ��8� ���������� 8� ���� ���9� ��� 3��3��� � ����

a student services staff member in Moorhead and be walked through the �������� ��� �--������� -��� ��� ��� ��they were in the same room together.

“M State is excited to be a leader in innovation and incorporating technology into our ongoing efforts to enhance our services to students,” said ������ �%� �� ���% ��&�= �� �&!

Beam’s manufacturer, Suitable Technologies, describes them as “video conferencing that you can drive.” The �� 3����3����� � �� �8� ����� �� � ��#� �and topped with a large video screen, can travel up to three miles an hour and can “walk” alongside a person or be steered remotely from one location to another.

� Y; � ����� ��� # � -��3���� �&� ����� ��in going to students,” Wielinski said, ������������ �# � � ������ ���� �4�&��� ������� ���� �� � ������3 �� �technology since most are already comfortable with electronic devices.

Wielinski said that M State’s initial plans are to use the devices to enhance ���� ���� ��� ������ ��� ��������������aid, academic advising, counseling and information queries, and the college soon may be taking students and their parents on campus tours via Beam technology.

“This innovative technology allows �� ���� � ��� ��� �� Y��3���-Z� � ��� �� ���students in the commons and hallways, �� ������� ��� ���� [����� �� 3���-�service centers,” Wielinski said.

Their experience with Beam units also will give M State students an advantage

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Technology has a new presence on M State campusesas ‘Beams’ join the college’s student services team

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as they move into a workforce where they will be expected to work with robots and other mobile technology, he noted.

M State purchased two of the units at a cost of $16,000 each, and Suitable Technologies loaned two more to the ���� � ���������� 3�����������- ���!�

Wielinski said M State has estimated that the use of Beam units could save the college up to $45,000 annually in travel costs for student services staff. They also could cut down on travel time and costs for administrators and others who will be able to use the technology to avoid driving for meetings and allow the college to invite guest lecturers and experts to interact with students – without any travel time or expense.

The Beams and similar devices, commonly called telepresence robots,

have been used primarily by private corporations to allow employees to telecommute from home or to reduce travel costs for global operations, Wielinski said.

Fans of the television comedy “The Big X����+� ��&Z�������#������� ����� �their similarity with the Mobile Virtual %� � �� �/ �� ��� �� ��#&��� �������the Season 4 episode “The Cruciferous

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The nearly two million visitors to the Minnesota State Fair had a chance to meet a Beam in person this summer when the college brought one of the units to a fair booth sponsored by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, giving M State �� ������� -� � �� � ��� �� � ��3��3�� 3���� �� [����������!

Before we purchased the Beam unit, I was traveling from Fergus Falls to Wadena once a week and was on the road for more than ������������� ��� ����������� �� ������� ���� ���� ���������������������������������������������������������������

�����������������������������������������!�����������"�#��� ��������������������#��������$��������������������"������walk out with them again. I can also display my computer screen on ���%����������������!�������������������������������I am helping.

����� �������������������&������������������������������'�������������technology. I believe the college will save money in the long run as well as provide !(��� �����������������������!�����������$��������������������� ���)

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��� �� ���� � � ������� ���������� ���Minnesota State Community and + ������� *��� � 8� %���� *��� &� ���� �������&� ���� ���� ���� ��� �� �_�� ���� X_��in high school English but struggled in college writing classes. Three years of � � ����� ������ �� ���� ��� ����� �����grades in high school don’t always translate to success in college courses.

The experiences of his students and ��#� `� ��� � � ����� ������� -���� ��Carney with the impetus for Ready or Not Writing, which helps high school students gauge whether they are ready for college writing classes. The program that Carney developed connects Minnesota high school students to college instructors who critique their writing and help them sharpen their �9���� ��� �� &� �� � Y���� � 3� ��&Z� �����#� ���� �������������� ��������� � 3� � ��courses.

“It’s important that students are ready for college before they apply to college,” *��� &����!��Y"���-���������--������� �development and mastery of writing skills necessary for success not only in college English courses but also in the other disciplines.”

The success of Ready or Not Writing is linked to the growing recognition that high schools and colleges need to improve alignment of their courses and expectations to ensure that high school graduates have the skills they need to succeed after high school.

M State’s Ready or Not Writing operates under the umbrella of the college’s Center for College Readiness and began connecting college instructors and high ������� ���� ���� �������� �� ; #3#�� ��

system in 2008. Initial funding was -���� ��#&������� �������"--������&�Grant through the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. The development of Ready or Not Writing also laid the groundwork for CCR programs Ready or Not Reading and Ready or Not Math, as well as the Step Write Up program that assesses whether middle school students are ready for high school writing assignments. With the initial grant funding from the state of Minnesota, CCR’s programs have been available at no cost to Minnesota schools.

Students whose teachers opt in to Ready or Not Writing will submit writing samples electronically through the CCR website, and college readers (recruited ����� �� � ���9�� ��� ����������� ��� ���3����� ����3& ��� ���� � �� ����������� �� �country) read the samples and respond directly to the students. Since 2008, college readers have rated more than z8777� ���&�� ����� {73-���� ��� �����high schools.

**@�/� �����%����/���� ����������J7����30 Minnesota high schools have typically

contracted for the Center’s programs ��� ��&� �� �� �� � ������ �� � -���� �� �years. With additional interest from high schools and focused outreach efforts, he expects participation by Minnesota schools to double or triple during the J76z36|����� ���& ��!

� �� �� ������� �������� ����� �� � **@�-������������� �Q �����Q����8�;�� ��3Deer Creek, New York Mills, Sebeka, Underwood and Verndale.

Underwood High School English teacher Mindy Christianson began using Ready or Not Writing three years ago. “It really is helpful for students to get feedback from another teacher – especially a college professor,” Christianson said. “Most often I’ve given (my students) similar feedback, but it has added value when it comes from an outside source.”

���� ���� �� � & ���� ��� [- � �� � ��Minnesota, CCR has updated its website and technology and is beginning to offer its programs nationally. With its initial state grant ending soon, Drange said CCR’s expansion to school districts

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Program helps prepare high school students to succeed in college-level classes

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Center for

CollegeREADINESS

Unique connection that makes an impactThe Center for College Readiness connects col-lege instructors with high school students to provide the students with direct feedback about their college readiness skills in writing, reading, and math. Our Web-based approach allows for clear, concise and timely feedback. The ability to connect college faculty directly with high school teachers and students makes our programing unique and impactful.

Learn more at minnesota.edu/ccr

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nationwide will allow it to generate revenue to replace state funding.

“We see a lot of opportunities,” Drange said, “but change was needed if we were going to move forward and grow.”

**@_�� ����� -�&��� ������ �� ��� �� ���to use CCR technology beginning in P�����&� J76z!� �+���� ����� ���� "���– with a focus on science, technology, engineering, math and medicine – is a �����#����� � ��� 6z� "��� ���� �������������� �"������� � ������������� �**@_��website technology to replicate Ready or Not Writing in their state. Drange said work is under way on agreements with other schools, as well.

Y; ����_��# � � ��� � _����&���� ��; #3based program that directly connects high school and middle school students to give them feedback on their readiness for college,” Drange said. “To have the technology to support the exchange is unique. What we’re selling is access to the system.”

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“I think the number of participating districts is going to expand quickly with the new website, now that we have the technology to support expansion,” Drange said.

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��������������� Marketing instructor Bryan Christensen ����-���� ��������������%���*�������are enthused about integrating technology into their classrooms �������� ���# � *��� ��8� �� ������� �program that allows them to create a virtual live classroom any time they have access to the Internet with a camera and microphone. Both are instructors on the Detroit Lakes campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College. Christensen said the software has the �� [#��&� ��� ������ ���� ���� ��� ��� �����3���-��� ����� �� ��� �� � ��� �� �� ���recorded class sessions, and it allows -�����8� $� ���� ��8� ����8� ��� � � ���8��� ������������� ��3�� ����� ���������group work for students in the class and online.

At the Fore-Front Students can turn a passion for golf into a career on the Fergus Falls campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College, one of the few in the Midwest ����� ��� ��� �� ���3& ��� � �� � �� ����� ����� � ��!� *���� �� ��9 � -��� � �� �� �������������������� ��� ��8��������� 8����������� ���� ����-�-���� ������3hand experience with a golf professional. The program includes classes in golf facility management, golf equipment, golf course budgets and turf management. ������ ��# � ������� ��--������&����-��&������������ ��-������8��� ��P*���� �_��������������-������J76J������� �|���-��� ����� �����J76z!

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Building On Experience Studens in the Carpentry program on the Moorhead campus of Minnesota ���� �*������&�����+ �������*��� � ���� ���������� ���������3 ������� ����z7787773-���������������3���� ����� ����JJ�87773-��������� �-������� �years. Each of the homes was sold, recovered its construction costs and provided students with real world experience unlike almost any carpentry program in Minnesota.

I really like being able to help someone with a problem that he ���&����������#�������� ������of problems really keeps things �������������������)

01�� ���������� ���� �� ����� '�!�preparing me for my career, and �������������'�!��$��!����I even graduated. To anyone thinking about enrolling, do it. There are great careers out there ���������������������&�������������������������)

John Nieber

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I felt very well prepared academically when I transferred to UMM, where I completed my !������&� ���#)� ���� 2���� 3�� �� ���� ���

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Tamara Welsh

Demand is Climbing Interest remains high in the Electrical Line Worker Technology program, which has been offered on the Wadena campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College since 1965. ����������� ���X��� �� ����� ���#��� ����J77����� �-��� �to industry need nationally. It’s the largest line worker program in the state, with enrollment of 90 in Wadena (60 in the �-�����-�����������z7����� �������� �����--� ���� �� �degree program) and 30 in the diploma program in Baudette. +� � ��� ���-3�������������� ������������� ����;�� �������30 acres in Baudette, supported by generous donations and technical assistance from the utility industry.

����������������������������� *��-��_��������� ��������� �� �-�������are exploring options to connect and engage with their online students – components that are key to student success. For ��� %���-� �� ��� �������� �����8� #����&� ���������� ������X4 �9 � �� �� �� -�������� ��� ��--� � ��� ���� �� ��� ����and walk students through lessons as though they were in �� �������������� �� �!����������������������������#��9�videotapes her lectures for English composition classes so she becomes “a real person with a friendly, smiling face and voice.” Her hope is the personnel connection makes students more likely to contact her with their questions, concerns and comments.

���������������� Increased academic achievement. Better student retention rates. More camaraderie among students. Easier access to ����������!� +��� � �� � �� � # � ���� ����� ������� ����������Diane Stenerson sees in the learning community where she partners with communication instructor Shelly Stowman on the Detroit Lakes campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College. The 20 students in Stenerson’s College Writing I class meet for 80 minutes, and Stowman’s �73���� � ������ ��� %�#��� �- �9��� ����� � �������� �� �� �same classroom, making it convenient to combine courses for integrated activities. In one such assignment, students developed presentations for the public speaking course based on research papers they were assigned for the writing course.

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Cool Career, Hot Prospects +� � @ ��� ������ ���� ��� *��������� -������� ��� �� � ����� ��� ���-��������� ��������� �*������&�����+ �������*��� � � ���� ���� �� ���������3demand programs in the area. It’s one of only two programs in the region that ������� ���������������� ������ ��� ����������93������ ������������ �����refrigeration and heating systems. It’s a rapidly expanding market, and demand has only increased with the advent of businesses related to the oil boom in western North Dakota.

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%���������&���'������^� �� ���� ; #� ���� � ����� �� � 9 &� ���-�� ���� ��� �� � Q������� ���������� ������� ������P��&�%����9�� ��� ������ ������������ ��������� �*������&�����Technical College’s eCampus. Her innovative technology includes recorded video � ���� �8��� 3��3�� �� ������������� ���� �� ����- �����������; #�[��; #����� � ������������ ��� ����; #�[����� � ����������� ����8����� ����� �������and online study groups where students can see both her and the whiteboard where �� ��������9�����-��#� ����������� ��������`� �����!�%����9_�����9� ��� ��� ��- ��� �����������������$����&����� ��8���� �����������������# ������� �����only 93 courses in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

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Academic Exercise +� � � � ��� ����-� ��� ��� ����� �� �� � ����� ��� � ��� �� �most popular on the Moorhead campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College. Yolates, yoga and Zumba are drawing a crowd to the spacious campus Fitness Center, �� ������ �� ������ ��3���� ��� �� ������������ ����_�����3& ��� ���� � �!� +� � �6!|�� ������ � �� �8� ��--��� �� #&�student fees, opened in January, and attendance has been averaging more than 200 students each week. The available ��� ��� `�-� �������� ���� ������8� ��-�����8���������&�bikes, weight machines and free weights, and the center also �-������� ��� ��� � ���� ���� ����� �� �� ���� � � �� �!� ��_��open daily Monday through Friday, and there’s no charge for Moorhead campus students.

“I feel I was well-prepared in all aspects for my career. My instructors kept up with

current trends plus more, which is hard to do in an industry that is constantly changing.

01��5���������1�3���������������I will always treasure and remember. Instructors prepared me for my future and success, and I cannot thank them enough ����������6�7��7����(����������!���aspect for me. Instructors truly care about their students and are willing to go the 5��������)

Thip Phommachalinh

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%�������������(������Wanda Haberer sees a new collaboration between ��� ��������� �*������&�����+ �������*��� � �3��Q �����Q����� *��-��� ���� �� [������ + ������� �� *������&�*��� � ������Y��3��Z��������������� �� �����'�#������&�Technology programs on both campuses – and an example of the cooperation advocated by leaders of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. Haberer has taught ������ �� ���� ��'+�-�����������+**�����6��& ����������������# ��� � �� ���������� �� ��������� ������ [��������� �� � ���� ����� �� ��� �� ���� _�� �'+� ���� %�� #����&�-�������!���� _������9���������������' ����"�����������#�assistant Teresa Beske in the two M State programs, which are both at capacity with 15 students.

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)���*����������#+�����##������-��4 �����-�&������������&���&���������� ������ �� � *��� � � ��� #��� ����� �� ������� #&� /��� /��������on the Moorhead campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College and through the college’s eCampus. /������������ ����� ���� �����������3��-&� � [�#��9�����*��� � ���� #��8�#����� ���� ���������������� ������visual open source “textbook” which registered students can access at no charge. Students can view and listen to � ���� �� ���� ���������� �#���� ����� �� ���� ��8� -��#� �3solve examples and view solutions. He’s seeing student performance increase, and Drummond estimates the 90 students in his courses have saved nearly $15,000 this semester because they did not have to buy textbooks.

Filling a NeedMinnesota State Community and Technical College responded to the needs of area manufacturers – including P �� 3"���% �����@�-��8�+ ���������� ����%��9�@�-�������='��Q���&�X��������% ������������� �� � ��-� ������the Industrial Maintenance diploma program on its Wadena campus. Manufacturers and the college’s Custom Training Services staff were involved in creating the curriculum, which was also designed with an eye toward employment trends. Students in the program receive training in electrical systems, predictive maintenance, programmable logic �������� ��8������-�� ���&�� �������� ����8������������ ��are prepared to move into positions in area manufacturing operations. Through an innovative arrangement and a National Science Foundation grant, high school students have ��� ����� ������ ����� �-����������������� �� ������ ����� � -������� �������� %���3� ������&� ������� ��� "-����!�The diploma program is now in its second year.

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�� ��`� � � �� -������� ��� ��� ����� ���� � *������&� ����Technical College will make it possible for future M State ������� ������ ���� ��4����3& �����������#��������&�� ��� ��at M State’s partner college, Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Students could enroll in the M State program, up2U, beginning �� �� � ����� ��� J76z!� %����-����� ���� ���� ���� ��� ��� ��&�of M State’s four campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead or Wadena, or enroll in courses through M State’s online eCampus.

In order to qualify for a tuition scholarship, students need to enroll in at least nine credits every semester at M State, maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.5, complete a transfer degree within three years and then enroll at MSUM to ���-� � �������3& ���� �� !

During their last semester prior to graduation from M State, -����-��������� ��������� �������9 ��� �*'����*��� ��� �' ������ ��� ��� ���8� ����� � ���� �� ������� ���9��� ����writing skills. The amount of the scholarship awarded would # �#�� ����������#����������������� ��%������- �������� ������ �*'��!�

�-JN� ���� � � ��- �� #&� %���� *��� &8� ��� ������� ����������on M State’s Fergus Falls campus, who sees it as a means to improving teaching and learning while encouraging students to complete degrees and allowing them to reduce their student ������ #�!�����-JN����������������-�������� ����������������-�����|8777����������N��4����!�

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“M State and MSUM have been strong partners for many years,” Kennedy said. “The up2U program allows us to support student learning and degree completion for our students. Employers

are asking our graduates to have even stronger communication and critical thinking skills, and the up2U program enhances the ability of M State and MSUM to meet this request.”

“The up2U program is the next logical step in our ongoing partnership with M State and our efforts to increase baccalaureate degree completion,” ������N��%���������� �X���9�����!��Y����� ���� ��� 8��������������� ����� ������3#� �9��� -������� �����acknowledges the need to make fundamental changes in our business practices in order to make higher education more accessible and affordable.”

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Laymon will lead M State’s efforts to � � ��-� ���� [-���� -���� � ��������support for the college and its students, as well as guide and expand alumni affairs. She will work closely with the college’s four campus foundations in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena.

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Since June 2011, Laymon had served as a development associate for the Lake Region Healthcare Foundation in Fergus Q����!� %���� ��� 4����� '�9 � @ ���8�Laymon served from 1999 to 2011 as executive director of the Thief River Falls Education Foundation.

Her previous experience includes �� � & ���� ��� [ ���� � �� ����� ��� �� ��������������Q���������%��� ���������/8��� � ��� ����9 ���������-������in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. She has several years of newspaper advertising experience working for the Thief River Falls Times and the Devils Lake Daily Journal.

Laymon earned both her master’s degree in strategic leadership and her bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., and she completed her degree in sales and marketing at what is now Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls. Denise is completing ���9����� ���X��������� �N�� ���&����Mary. She also has completed numerous � ���������������-���������� � ��8�leadership and grant writing.

+� � ������ �� ����������� ��� ���� ���-��� [��� ��� -���� �resources for the students, faculty and programs of M State. The enclosed envelope can be used to make a gift.

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State Farm has awarded a $3,000 grant to support students ���� ������X��&�*�������+ �������&�-������������� �����State Community and Technical College in Detroit Lakes. The $3,000 grant will allow the program to purchase needed tools and equipment used by the students and to provide student scholarships.

“We are grateful to have received this grant and to have �� ���--��������� �� ���9 ����� �Q���!���������� �� ��� �committed to educating the region’s workforce, and this

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Y"�����--��������� ����� � _�������X��&�*�������+ �������&�-������� �� �� � �� ����� ��� ���� ������ ��� ��� ��� ������������ �8Z� ���� ���� � Q���� %�#��� ������� �- �����������"_X� �!�Y; ��� �-� �� �����# ��#� ����-���� �������� �college in Detroit Lakes to help students acquire the career skills they will need to succeed.”

DLACF 2013-2014 Scholarship Recipients

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State Farm Awards Grant to Auto Body Program for Tools, Scholarships

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Q ����� �� �� *��� � � Q��������8� ��������#� �����������8� [�������-���� ��������� � ����� �� ���� �������&� ����the development and advancement of Minnesota State Community and + �������*��� � �3�Q �����Q�����*��-��!�

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�����������4������������� ���� �Lyle Fox Scholarship, given in honor of the ���� � _�� ����� ���� ������ �����������the Mary Beth Hagen Wedum Scholarship; the Allen and Sharon Bakke Art Scholarship; a gift from Norma Bradow for the Gary and Norma Bradow Agriculture Scholarship; and a gift from the C. Jon Rosengren Estateto fund scholarships for Fergus Falls High

School graduates. The Foundation was also honored to receive a gift from the Calvin Schmidt��6��|���������� ���� �to be used for our Spartan basketball program.

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"--������ �� ���� ���� ���� �� � � ��� ��with more than $125,000 in scholarships awards for more than 100 students.

Faculty opportunities include grant funding for innovative curriculum ideas that enhance the classroom experience

and foster success for all students.Foundation funding for the arts, athletics and numerous leadership activities on the Fergus Falls campus provides opportunities for all students to enrich their college experience through participation and performance.

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�� ������� ����� ��&� ������&� ��� �� �Fergus Falls campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College provides a feast for the visual senses – an art experience not found on most college campuses.

;����� �� � ��� �� ���� ������� ������98�and college staff members are proud �����-��&�������9����� ������ ������meeting spaces. The campus has long been committed to the idea that art is a -��������&������������- ������������life in which students, staff and guests should be involved.

For nearly 25 years, Curator Warren "�� ���� ��������� �������� ����� � _������ ���� ����� ��� |773-���� - � �!� �acquired, cataloged, displayed and watched over this valuable collection until May 2013, when he completed his tenure as the passionate guardian of the M State art collection.

"�� ��������������������� ����-��������1968 to 1992 and credits his former teaching colleague, art instructor Charles Beck, with beginning M State’s extensive permanent collection. Beck encouraged students to leave a work ��� ���� ���� �� � ���� � !� "�� �� ������ ��Beck’s tradition of inviting local and regional artists to exhibit their work on the campus and also coordinated �� ���������� ���������������������!�It became a tradition to purchase the work of exhibiting artists for the college collection.

"�� �������� ������� �� ��������� � ��which the presence of the visual arts is appreciated. His knowledge and keen ability to understand the relationships

between space, its use, people and the visual elements in that space are evident across the campus.

"�� ������&��� ���� ������ �� �-��- ��spot for each work of art that came into his care. There is a special choreography to his way of hanging an exhibit. He will pace, place and replace. "�� �� ������ ������&� ����� ��� [�#��during the evening or on a weekend when the campus was quiet and he was alone.

When a new hire arrived on campus, "�� �������������� ����������� ��� ��or him and to offer works of art for � �� ���� � �-�� !� � ��� �� ����� ������������������9��������8�4�������� ���people were paying attention.

+������� �� � ������ ����8� "�� �� ��� �friends, built community and taught us ������-������ ���������� ������ �� ����-��� �� � ������ ������� ��!� � �� ���� � 3�Fergus Falls Campus Senior Dean Gary

Henrickson said, “In his quiet way, Warren created a campus art collection that continues to be the envy of many larger colleges.”

"� � ��� �� � ����� ������� -��4 ������������ ��#&�"�� �������� �-��������� �� �� � � ������� �� � ' ���&� ����rotunda. M State alumnus Scott Gunvaldson designed and painted this �� � ��������� ���� �����J76z!�+���������98����� ��#&�Q ������� ��*��� � �Foundation, has become the focal -������' ���&����������� �4�& ��#&�our campus family as well the larger community.

"�� �_�� �����#������ ������ ����campus history and remind us that a �� ��&8� ������3��� �8� ���&� -� � �� �can change the world.

Current visual arts instructor John *�[8���������� ���� ��#&�"�� �8�����continue the tradition of exhibiting the visual arts on the campus.

Olsen Leaves a Legacy of Art on the Fergus Falls Campus

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���9���� �#��������4�� ���� ������ ���Community and Technical College Q�������������� �����������_���� �����of advancement.

Y���9_�� ���3-����� ���� � ������experience along with his commitment to the Moorhead region and M State ���� � �� � �� � ����������� � ��8Z� ����Denise Laymon, chief development and alumni ���� �� ��� ��� ����� ���� �Community and Technical College. “Mark is someone who brings high energy and leadership. He is a thinker and doer.”

��� �#��������� ������ ��role in September following the retirement of Chuck Chadwick, who had been director of advancement since 2006.

��� �#��������#����������� ����Q��������� � � � �� ��� X�� �� ������� ����humanities from North Dakota State University. He attended graduate school in Berkeley, Calif., studying theology ��� �� � %����� '��� ���� +� ��������� ����&!� ��� �� � ����� *�������8�

��� �#�������� �����'��� ��� ����&�����!�%������������ ������������ �� �� �at Hamline University with a Master of ��������# �������� �!

He worked several years in both the -���� � ���� ���3-����� � ������ # ��� �# �����������4�����������������������8�humanities, philosophy and religion at

� � ���� Q����3����� ������� � �!� ��� �#���� ����taught at Moorhead State University Moorhead, M State, North Dakota State College of Science and Rasmussen College. In addition, he is the Second Ward representative on the Moorhead City Council.

��� �#����������������� �8�Sophia (9) and John (6). He �4�&���- ������� ������ �

��9 �� ���� ����&8� ������8� ������ ����playing with his dogs, Brown and Lucy.

��� �� ����� ��� ������ � ��8� ��� �#����hopes to focus on bringing the community onto campus, increasing opportunities for students when they graduate and ��9��� �� ���� � 3� ����� ��� *��-��� ��great place to work and study.

“This will require a strong partnership between current staff and faculty, alumni and employers who want to make student success a top priority,” he said. “I look forward to the challenge of ����-�����!�����- �&������� 4���� �����9��� �� ���� � �� � -� �� ��� ���3year center of education and workforce development in the region.”

Altenburg Joins MCTCF as Director of Advancement

The Moorhead Community and Technical College Q��������8� �� ������#� � ����������8� [���� ��� -���� ��������� � ����� �������������&� ���� �� �� � ��-� �������advancement of Minnesota State Community and Technical *��� � �3������ ���*��-��!

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+� � 4�&� ��� ����� ���� �� � ������� �of receiving blended in the annual Moorhead Community and Technical College Foundation donor recognition and scholarship award ceremony �-���6�!

���� ���� ��� �� ���� 8� �� � ����3���-���college the Moorhead school is part of, become the dynamic development of the �������&!� � � ��&3�� � - �� ��� ��� �� �students who attend school stay to work.

Q���3�� ������8��� �= �-�'����Q���&8�gave two scholarships. Lass himself

graduated from the school twice. Work �4�� ������ ������� ������� !�+� �����young men who received his scholarship both said they intend to “pay it forward.” They want to give back to the school someday.

;�� �'������������3�� ������8��� ��� [��� ��� Q��������� �� �� 6�3& ��� �����!�Giving to the school and the community are donor goals.

The students learn and grow in technical �9�������������# � � �3�������8����� ���as earn degrees that will take them

���� ����� �� �������!� "� � �����8�who received her scholarship from the ��� ������ �� �%� � ������8� ���9������ ��psychology and liberal arts degree as a �� --��3���� !

Q���� �������� ��������� ���������� ���8�family and friends, the words for the day were “thank you, thank you, thank you.”

Giving, giving back and moving forward — the M State way.

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Z��������������������������*��Veteran Scholarship Fundraiser

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WACF 2013-2014 Scholarship Recipients

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Through scorching heat, climbing ��������8�����-� �������� ���������3dle bar palsy, Dave Jensen’s “Dream Big Tour” has become bigger than even he [- �� �!� ��������� �� ����&�� ���� ��his passion as student life director on the Fergus Falls campus of M State, it ������������� �� ������ ��/�� _��6�3��&����������&����� �#�&�� ����������� �3ica that he earned my undying appre3ciation and respect. In completing the J8�773�� � �� 98� /�� � �����-��� �� ��personal goal while also leaving a lega3cy for our future students.

��� �����-� �������� �� ���������� ���J77J8�/�� ������� � �������������tsunami relief work before completing his communication degree at North3� �� ���*��� � �����!�%���!�;� ����-�3sition opened at M State, he could not resist applying. He said, “I loved my time ��������� ��8������4��- ������� ������ !�I wanted to share that with prospective ���� ���!Z� ��� � � ���� �� ������� ���3dents and plans events for current stu3� ���8�/�� ���� ������� ������ ���������struggles they face, which is why he de3cided to start a scholarship that would inspire students to succeed.

"�� � Q ����� �� �� *��� � � Q���������agreed to support Dave’s Dream Big Scholarship, he spent long hours after work raising money. Talking to service groups, sharing his story via Facebook and his blog, and even riding his bike into the Lake Region Healthcare cafe3teria, Dave toiled for each dollar earned

lows. While he was prepared for the grueling ride, he was not prepared for the kindness he encountered from strangers. In Seminole, Texas, when �� �-- �� �� � � ���� ������ ������ ��� �to sleep in their car, a person gifted them a hotel room. During breakfast in Shreveport, La., a stranger gave $20 af3� ��� ������#������ ����������-!�"��3side a grocery store in another town, a man who appeared to be short on luck and money approached Dave. Instead

���� �� � ���������-!� ;� �� �� � �����&�%���3�-����� �� '�9 � ��� � 677� #�&3�� ��� ����-���#������� ���68{778��� �scholarship gained momentum. Up3dates about incoming donations from Carolyn Glesne, the foundation’s execu3tive director, fueled Dave’s commitment.

It was that army of sustenance that helped Dave persevere 1,000 miles into ����� 9��� �����9� ����� ���-������ �was left to make a decision. Could he make it another 1,500 miles? Fortunate3�&� ��� ���� ���� ��--���� ��� �8� ������Christensen, a former military medic, monitored his knee’s condition until it was safe to continue. It was not the thought of his personal dream ����� ���� � /�� � ��� ������it was the backing from the college, the Fergus Falls community and beyond that kept him going. He did not want anything to stop him from reaching his goal.

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Not Just Another Alumni StoryBy Roberta Freeman

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of asking Dave for money, however, he asked Dave what he was doing in the area. When Dave told him, the man gave him a crumpled $5 bill.

The generosity of friends, colleagues, acquaintances and strangers gave him the courage to face one of the most har3������ ��� ���� ��� �� � ����!� "���� �Vicksburg, Miss., he decided to ride across the Mississippi River on an inter3state highway with narrow shoulders not intended for bicyclists. He pedaled 28 miles per hour to get across as quick3ly as possible, propelled by sheer deter3mination, adrenaline and the fact that his life depended on it.

/�� _�����-������� ������ ���������3es of those who supported him and the scholarship for future students. Besides using these photos to motivate students, �� ���� �������� -� � ����� ��������3��������4�&�/�� �� ������ ������#��9�and helping others.

This school year he will plan challenging ac3tivities that may have students stepping out of �� �� �������� ��� �!� � ��- �� � � ���� �-� ���the message that to fear failure is to miss out ������ ���������--������ �8������������ � ��� ��������������� ���!�Y��&������������9 ��us feel alive can be used to serve others,” he said.

With contributions still coming in, scholarship donations have reached nearly $21,000. Riding #9 � ������� �� ���� ���� ��� adventure, but establishing the scholar3ship and helping future stu3dents was what made Dave’s 6�3��&� ����� �� 3�������� ����humbling. This fall one M ���� ����� �������# ��� ������recipient of the Dream Big Scholarship, and Dave hopes it will provide clarity for that student, and the many recip3ients to come, to accomplish their dreams.

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Dave holds his bike in triumph as he reaches the

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Dave and his support driver, Aaron Christensen, take a break in the Utah desert.

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P������� �� ����3�� �college schedule, a -���3�� � ��&� �� �9�4�#� ���� # ��� �� �single parent of two � �3�� � ������ ���

would be a daunting task for anyone. But ������4���� � �&��&��� ������� �-��������years for Rebecca Moe, a 2013 graduate of the Fergus Falls campus.

@ ������� ��� ���� � � ��� �� z�3& ��3����single mother of two teenage daughters was not a decision Moe took lightly.

“With school, work and my daughters’ schedules, it seemed my personal and ����&��� ������� �����������3����� �8Z�said Moe. “You need to be deliberate to keep things in balance and to keep priorities straight.”

"������������ ���� �����������������to herself after dropping the girls off at school, she had choices: Should she sit down and pay the bills which were nearly due? Should she make herself breakfast ������9 ������� ���"����������� ���9 ������ -��� ��� #���� ����� ������ �� �������needed for the game tonight?

“But the supportive instructors and staff at M State and the funding I received �������� ����� ����� �� ��� Q ����� �� ��College Foundation not only helped me to pursue my dream of becoming a � ��� �� -�#��� ����������8� �� &� � � �also instrumental in enabling me to stay

actively involved in my girls’ lives,” Moe said. “With a little planning, the right support and a lot of hard work, anything � ���&���-���#� <Z

She continually needs to remind and encourage herself that it is all worth it, that she is doing this for her daughters. � �8� �� � � �� � ������ �� ���� ��� ������times and possibly times when she questions her own sanity.

Y��������������������������# ����#����� 8���wouldn’t change a thing,” she said. “I am so grateful for this opportunity to not only show my girls dreams can come true, but also to prove to myself I can accomplish any goal set before me … even at 38.”

�� � ���� �� � J76J36z� � �- ��� ��� �� �"�� �� +��� %�� �� *��-��&� ��-��& ������������ ���������-� ���� �� � =���&�@������ X��� ��� ���� %��� �������Women’s Scholarship through Fergus �� ��*��� � �Q��������!

“These scholarships enable me and my � ��������� ������������� �8�������� ����3traditional students like me to the young adults fresh out of high school, to follow their dreams. I am so grateful to have had �������������������� ����� �-���9 ��&�dreams become reality.”

Moe is continuing her education at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where she is pursuing a degree in �����������������!�

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The primary mission of each of the Minnesota State Community and Technical College Foundations is to support the college’s students through scholarships. Your scholarship donations go far toward offsetting the cost of textbooks and supplies and reducing the tuition that students need to pay. Gifts to the Foundations make a difference in the lives of more than 200 M State students each year, and here you can read the stories of some of the scholarship recipients.

Tyler Kuhl/�������4� �,������!!����+�%������������!�(���!�� ��$�+%��^@�+�������������� ������������������������� ������ ��� ���� � ���� ��� ��)�� �N� �� ������ ��� %� *����<� (������������� ��+�� )�� ��� ��� )����������� ���)"������� ��� ��+���"������;���� ��� ���<� (����� �������������!�� ����� ��� ���� ���!�� ��� �� � ��������������+���<_

Kaitlin Olson/�������4� �,������!!����+�%������������!�(���!�� ��$�+%��^&����!� �� ����� ���������� )�� �� ����� ��� )�<� �� =�+� +�� �� � �+� ����������� ��� ��� ����� � �� "��� ��!�� ���� ����+�"�����"�������<�(�������+���������������� ���� ����� ��)�� � ��� �"<�*���������������������� ������ ������"�����+�� ������� ��+��������������������<�O����� �� "���� ���)���� �����)� �"� �� ���� �� ���������<� *�� @�� ��������)� "������ �������"��������)������{�������������N���)�Y�;�������������"�+��������� ������ �<����!��"��N�� ;��� ���� ��� �� �Y� ��� @� �����"������������������������<

Johanna Becker+���% �,������!!����+�%��������5����6�(��!��6��%��������7�� �������&�+���(���!�� ��$��!��+�8�'�����!�(���!�� ��$9��5����,!!� ����!� ���'% ���(���!�� ��$�� )"� ��������� ��� %� *����� ��!��

;�� ������� �Y�� ��@���!����� ������ )���� ���)� ���)<� ��� � @� +���� ���"� ������� �� ���� �� ������ �� %�*����� ������� )"� �"�� ;������� ��� ��� ���+�K"�����������R��� ����������� � �)����Y� ��� �� ��))� � ��);� ��� <���� � @� ������������ @�+��� �)�������;"� ���� +��)��� � �� ���� �� ���� ������������Y�� ��+���������������� ��)����� �����)<� @� � �+� ����� %� *�����+��� +����� @� +� ���� ��� ��<� O�������������� ��� �����"� ��� �� )���������� )"� ����)� ��� ����� �� )����������������<_

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Rebecca Moe

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Kenyan refugee camp with his family … ������ �8�6��& ���� ��� �8������������ ��life for himself as a young husband and ���� ����% �����@�-��8����!��

*��� ��� �� ���� � 3� Q ����� Q����� *��-������� ��� �������� ���� � � �# ���growing up in the refugee camp without his father, who had to return to Somalia. Hashi graduated from high school in the refugee camp.

Y�� ���� ���9&8Z� ���� ���!� � Y��� �� ����������� �� = �&�8� �� ���� �� 4�#� ���� Q������ ��� ��������� ��� �� ���������� ����social programs to assist refugees.” In J77��� 8������ ������� ���[3�����3����son came to the United States, to Dallas. ��� �� �� � �� ������� ��� [-������ �� � ����� ��� 8�% �����@�-������ � ��� �� � ��-�of their list as they had friends who had moved to the area.

�������9 ������4�#����% �����@�-��8�but his desire to better himself and to provide for his growing family led him ��� ��� ������_�� ���� � ��� �� � �� ���� � 3�Fergus Falls Campus. This was a logical college choice with M State’s proximity ���% �����@�-��8��� ���� �&��������� �offerings, English as a Second Language � ��� �� ���� ����3��������� -�������8�as well as its affordability. English is his ������������ 8���� ���������������#�!�He also speaks Swahili.

� ��� �� �� � ������ � �� �� ���� _���������#� � Q���� %��������� -�������in Spring 2011 and never looked back. Currently he is on track to complete his associate in arts degree in May 2014. He is committed to transferring to North

Dakota State University to pursue a degree in agricultural science. He talks of a master’s degree in international agriculture economics. He mentions a possible return to his homeland, where education on how to best use land resources is desperately lacking.

“My M State instructors have been so encouraging,” said Hashi. “I appreciate the time they take to review with me ����� ���������!�"� ������ ������� ��� ���� ���� ��� ������������ ������&��� 8�even though I have never enrolled in any of his classes.”

���� �� ���� ���� ���� �� � ����� �� � � �has developed and the ways he has been challenged to think about and explore ideas – his own as well as those offered in class reading and discussion. Nancy South, Fergus Falls campus director ��� ���� ��� � ��� �8� � �� �� �� ��� �� �example Hashi sets for his peers. “Hashi is extremely dedicated and motivated to reach his goals. I appreciate how he fosters understanding among us all by sharing his culture as well as wanting to learn from others.”

This past summer, Hashi worked ����� 673����� ��&�� ���� � 9� ��� �� �groundskeeping staff at M State. His current fall class schedule includes inorganic chemistry and physics.

“I am grateful for the wonderful opportunities M State has offered me,” he said. “My experiences here will motivate � ���������� ��&� ������������� ��� �the dreams I have for a career.”

���8� �� � � �- ��� ��� �� Q ����� �� ��College Foundation scholarship, said, “I appreciate this generosity that has helped me and other students achieve incredible goals in their lives. Thank you.”

Tracy Maesse'����������%����������������!���!!����+�%������/���($��!����:���!�-��;�%��/����(���!�� ��$<^%"� �)�� ��� %� *����� +��� ���� +�����!�Y� ������ � �� ���<� O��� �����)�����������@��� �����)����+����!���@� ��� � � ��� �� ��� )"���Y� �� �� +�������� ����)�� � �� ����� @� ��!�<� @�� ����������+�� �)"���!������ ���������)�� ��� �"� ���� �� ���������<� =���� ��� ;��� �+���� ���"� ���"� ;���!���� �+���� @�+� �� ������ � � ���<���������������� ���� Y�@���� ������ ��@�+������!����)����������<�(�� ��"������������+�������������� �)"�����)�<_

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Jill Maciejny�������,������!!����+�%��������4����������!������(���!�� ��$^@��)������ ��������;������������ ����� ����� ���������<� (��� ������� ��� @������!��������)���"�����)"�)� "�����;����� ���������� ���� ���������<�%� *����� ��� �� +� ������ �����Y� � ��@� �)� ���� @� ������ ��� �������� )"�������� � ����<� @�� )�� �� �� ��� ���������� ���������� ����� )�� ���� �)"� � � ���� ;���� � +���� ���� ��)"� � �K� �)�� ����)� ��� ;���)� �� �� ����<_

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Adullahi Hashi

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Y+� � �� ���� � */*� � �-�� �� � ���� � � ������� ��� ������ ��� ��community college while at the same time providing dental � ��� �� ��� �� ���� � ���# �� ��� ��� �3� �� �� -�� ���� ���� � �� �8Z� X� � ���!� Y�� �&�� � # � ���� �� �� � -�� ���8� �� �students and the faculty – by having this unique dental clinic located at M State.

“This has been a wonderful arrangement. This is truly a �������&3���� � � �����!Z

When M State’s Dental Department was remodeling in 2006, the department received three grants totaling $414,000 to equip the CDC to provide comprehensive dental care to Medicaid and Minnesota Care patients. Since then, Boe said, the CDC has “evolved into a bridge between our educational environment and the real world of dental care. It’s kind of a business, but still a college.”

������ _��/ �����&� � �����/ �������������-���������� �highly competitive, typically receiving about four times the �--�������������� &�������� -���J|����� �6|3������/ �������������-�����������J7� �� �� � ���3& ���/ �����&� � �program. Both also have high placement rates for their graduates.

“I can’t tell you how much of a difference the CDC has made in our educational system – how much it increases the ���������� # � ��� ��� �� � �&� ����� ���� �� � ���������8Z�Boe said. “The assistants work with ‘real’ dentists, and the hygienists work with patients who can have very complex � �����-��#� ��!�"������� �������_����� ������������������9�for patients because they are provided to them by the CDC.”

Not all dental services offered at M State are restricted to ���3���� �-�� ���!�����&�� �������- ��� ������6��������a week, staffed by Dr. LeRoy Hagen and assisted by Dental &� � � ���� �������� ���� ���!� �#���� 68J77� -�� ���� ��& ��� ���� ���� ���3����� ����� [���8� �� �����8� [3��&�� ����treatment plans, if necessary.

%�� �������� ����&������ � ����������� �� ����8���� �����*�� � ��� ������ /�9���� � ����� �������� � �� ���3���� �adults and children and patients with some disabilities – are � � �� �����*/*��� ��������3�-���� ���� � ����&!�

/����� �� � J76z36|� ���� ��� & ��8� �� � */*� �� �- ��Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m., staffed by two to four dentists and three licensed dental assistants from

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;� �� �� � *������&� / ����� *���� �- � �� �� J77�� ���the Moorhead campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College, staff worried whether there would be enough patients for the clinic to serve.

There are no such worries now. With the CDC treating an �� ��� �����77�-�� ������& ��8��_����������������������3emergency patients to spend months – or longer – on a waiting list for some services.

Dr. Thomas Boe, who had a dental practice in the Twin Cities # ��� �# �������� ���������� ��� ������*/*���J77{8��������� � �����&���Y�� ��8��� �������&!Z� ��� ����� �� ��������� �����-������� � ����� ��� � ���� ��� �3���� � -�� ���� �������6�73�� ������8�� ����8���� ���� ���� ������#� ������experience for students in M State’s Dental Hygiene and / �������������-�������!

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For the fourth consecutive year, an impressive 100 percent of the graduates of Minnesota State Community and Technical College’s Dental Hygiene and Dental �������� -�������� ��� � -��� �� �� �� �������� #�����examinations.

Dental Hygiene students must pass the National Board of Dental Hygiene Examination, a measure used to ���������� �#��������� � �������� �`��������������dental hygienists who apply for licensure to practice � ������&� � !�/ �������������������� �������-������ �/ ���������������������X����!

Both dental hygienists and dental assistants also must apply to the state where they wish to be licensed and pass that state’s exam law.

Y"���-����������������8������� ����� �������9������to achieve this goal,” said Dr. Thomas Boe, director of ������ _��/ �����%������!

There are 64 students enrolled in the combined hygiene and assisting programs, which are located on M State’s Moorhead campus.

the community. Each dentist treats several patients per night. Five Dental Hygiene students supervised by a Dental &� � � ���������� -���� / ����� �������� ���� ���� �����rotate through the CDC clinic.

“These are patients who were never able to be seen by local dentists because the reimbursement is so poor (under state and federal assistance programs),” said Boe, who is aware of the challenges facing rural medical providers through ��� � ��� � ��� ��� ����_�� @����� ����� *�� � ������&�*����� !� YX ���� � ��� ����� �8� ������ � ������ ���_�� � �them (in their private practices), so we’re not taking away business from dentists in the community.”

Jean Kaspari, who formerly managed the CDC and now works as the clinic and lab assistant, laughs when she recalls the initial concerns about having enough patients.

“We don’t have to worry about that anymore,” she said. Y"��� ���� ���� ��� � # � �� �� ��� ����8� ���� ��� �� �� �� ��������&!���_������3��!Z

Dental Program Pass Rate��>����������>����� ��������� $�������&�;����{��>���� �

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In response to a shortage of skilled welders among employers in the area, Minnesota State Community and + �������*��� � ������� �� �����z3�����mobile welding lab that can provide ��3�� � ������� ��� #��� �� �� ����industries throughout the region or at any of the college’s four campuses.

M State’s Custom Training Services -���� � �� ���� @����� ��� ����� *�%�to offer training which can be adapted ��� ���� �� � � ��� ��� �- ���� �-��& ��!�Training takes place in an adapted cold ������ � ���� �&� � �3���� �8� ���� �� �������6J3���������������� �#&�� �����instructor Josh Heibel.

G.L. Tucker, M State’s dean of CTS, said the decision to provide mobile welding training was driven by a demand for welders that has grown during the economic recovery.

Y+� ������������# �������� ������ ��the needs of any company, and we can move the mobile lab anywhere,” Tucker said.

Three training sessions were completed this summer, one for the Minnesota Department of Transportation in Fergus Falls and the others for Rural Minnesota *�%���/ �����'�9 ��������'��� �Q����!�

The trailer’s training stations are ������ �� ���� `�-� ��� ��� � ���� ����� ���� ���� � ����8� ���[ �� ��� �� ����welding, gas tungsten art welding and shielded metal arc welding. The training includes classroom time for learning process theory and application, print reading, weld symbols, basic math and �� �����; �������� �&���� �!

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M State’s annual impact on west central Minnesota’s economy approaches $200 million, according to a Wilder Research report released earlier this year.

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