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Homecoming at SMSU: ‘Mustangs Come Together — Six Feet Apart’

Homecoming 2020 at Southwest Minnesota State University will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, with a theme of “Mustangs Come Together — Six Feet Apart.” “This is an unusual Homecoming. That’s why we want to make sure that we continue the tradition and show our Mustang Spirit,” said Mike Van Drehle, alumni director. “COVID-19 has changed how we will celebrate many of the events during the week, but that’s not going to dampen our enthusiasm for Homecoming. As we like to say, COVID can’t break the Mustang Spirit.” A number of virtual events will be held throughout the ...

Education Briefs for Sept. 15

Minnesota West Community & Technical College PN program recognized in Minnesota Minnesota West Community & Technical College was recently named fourth in Minnesota for PN programs by practicalnursing.org. When ranking PN programs practicalnursing.org considers multiple factors, including NCLEX-PN pass rates & statistics, accreditation, admission requirements, tuition & costs and other information. Twenty-six schools in Minnesota were analyzed to be ranked and the top 10 were recognized. Out of those 26 colleges, Minnesota West Community & Technical College has one of the best PN ...

Gold College Zoom virtual kickoff event Sept. 30

The fall kickoff session for GOLD College will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, Sept. 30 starting at 1:30 p.m. The kickoff event will feature keynote speaker Amanda Sieling, assistant professor of justice administration, who will give a presentation, “Restorative Justice: Learn How Everyone is Affected by Crime — the Victim, Community and the Offender.” The event will include learning more about Zoom at 1:30 p.m., hearing more about this fall’s classes from instructors at 1:45 p.m., and Sieling’s talk at 2 p.m. The Zoom link is: ...

SMSU ranked 26th nationally for Best Early Childhood Education Program for 2020

Southwest Minnesota State University is ranked 26th in the nation for Best Early Childhood Education Program for 2020 by Study.com. Fifty schools were ranked across the country, and SMSU is the only Minnesota institution to make the list. When ranking these schools, Study.com took into account such factors as tuition, percentage of students who receive financial aid, graduation rate, placement services, career services, and what classes the university accepts as transfer credits for high school students. Study.com’s ranking emphasize accessibility, affordability and quality of ...

Campus Notes for Aug. 21

Area students awarded Workforce Development Scholarships More than 40 students at Minnesota State Community and Technical College have been awarded Workforce Development Scholarships in the first round of awards for the 2020-21 academic year. Michael DeVaan of Ghent was one of the students who received a scholarship. The $2,500 scholarships are funded by the Minnesota Legislature to help ease the shortage of skilled workers in high-demand career fields. The scholarships target students enrolled in the program areas of advanced manufacturing, agriculture, early childhood education, ...

Campus Notes for Aug. 19

Bengtson receives Doctor of Physical Therapy degree Jacob Bengtson from Garvin received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and College of Medicine in Rochester. This 33-month program included coursework and a year of clinical experiences. Upon graduation he received the Outstanding Clinician Award of his class. Bengtson received his undergraduate degree in exercise science from Southwest Minnesota State University. He is a 2014 Tracy Area High School graduate. Bock named to CSB dean’s list Sofia Bock of Marshall has earned the ...