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SMSU Briefs for Feb. 5

SMSU ranked 8th nationally for affordable online Master’s for Out-of-State Students Southwest Minnesota State University is ranked 8th in the nation for the Most Affordable Colleges for Online Master’s Degrees for Out-of-State Students by AffordableSchools.net. Twenty-five schools were ranked across the U.S., and SMSU was ranked eighth. It is also the top-ranked Minnesota university. Affordable Schools’ mission is to help students make smart higher education choices. Affordable Schools looks not only at the most affordable colleges, but provides profiles of affordable public ...

Campus Notes for Feb. 5

Local student earns academic honors fall 2019 St. Cloud Technical & Community College released its dean’s and president’s list for fall 2019. To be named to the president’s list, students must earn a grade-point average of 4.0. To be named to the dean’s list, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.99. Canby: Blake Mercer, dean’s list Blomme named to Marquette University’s fall 2019 dean’s list Sydney Blomme of Garvin has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Blomme is pursuing a ...

True Light to present dinner theater

MARSHALL — This year’s dinner theater at True Light Christian School is treating audiences to not one, but two shows about finding the way and staying true to what you know. The True Light Christian School seventh- and eighth-graders are presenting the dinner theater show “Soul Search” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the school. People have the option of either attending dinner and the show, with dinner starting at 6 p.m., or going just to the show at 7:30 p.m. True Light language arts teacher Shawna Holt said this is the first time the seventh- and eighth-graders have ...

Campus Notes for Jan. 29

Minnesota State Community and Technical College announces fall 2019 academic honors Minnesota State Community and Technical College has named 608 students to its president’s list and 623 students to its dean’s list for the 2019 fall semester. Students on the president’s list completed a minimum of six college-level credits and 75 percent of the courses in which they enrolled for the semester, and earned a grade- point average of 4.0. Students on the dean’s list completed a minimum of six college-level credits and 75 percent of the courses in which they enrolled for the ...

SMSU Briefs for Jan. 29

SMSU 2019 fall semester dean’s list announced Southwest Minnesota State University students have been honored for achievement during the 2019 fall semester of study. There are two honors categories for the dean’s list. An undergraduate student who completes 12 or more A-F graded credits and achieves a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher earns Honors. If a 4.0 grade-point average is achieved, the student earns High Honors. High Honors — Balaton: Evan Moorsen. Cottonwood: Jamie Timmerman. Dawson: Katheryn Madson, Cora Engels. Ivanhoe: Rachel Engels. Lamberton: Logan Pankonin, ...

Marshall, Minneota students do well at annual Speech Spectacular

MARSHALL — Marshall High School hosted the 20th annual Speech Spectacular speech tournament Jan. 24 and 25. The event drew 690 competitors, from 28 different schools — including several southwest Minnesota schools. Students from both the Marshall and Minneota speech teams advanced in the tournament and won awards. Marshall speech team results: Sophia Gaul and Kaziah Kelsey, first place, novice duo interpretation Ikran Ismail, first place, novice poetry Malia Bloemker and Jack Wolbaum, second place, novice duo interpretation Mary Lanoue, second place, novice humor Dalton ...