Category Archives: Faculty

Visiting Scholar Yingying Chen from Zhejiang Economic and Trade Polytechnic, Hangzhou, China, Says Goodbye to U of M Crookston

Her time on campus has come to a close, but Yingying Chen (in photos)will take back to China many lessons from her time on the Crookston campus as a visiting scholar. Chen came to the Business Department at the University … Continue reading

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Faculty and Staff Receive Awards during annual Faculty and Staff Day at U of M Crookston

Recognizing excellence and celebrating success was the highlight of Faculty and Staff Day held May 14, 2013, at the University of Minnesota Crookston. The annual event is held to commemorate the completion of the academic year and honors achievement. Faculty … Continue reading

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Tastefully Simple Founder and CEO Jill Blashack Strahan Speaking at the U of M, Crookston on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Noon in Kiehle Auditorium

Tastefully Simple Founder and CEO Jill Blashack Strahan will speak at the University of Minnesota, Crookston on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, as part of a entrepreneurship speakers’ series sponsored by the Center for Rural Entrepreneurial Studies (CRES). Her presentation entitled … Continue reading

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U of M, Crookston Business Department Offers Students Opportunity to Earn Certificate of Taxation

Students interested in advancing as a tax professional will now have the opportunity to earn a Certificate of Taxation at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. The certificate, offered through the Business Department, is available to students both on campus and … Continue reading

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Center for Rural Entrepreneurial Studies (CRES) at the U of M, Crookston awarded $50,000 grant from Bremer Foundation to Extend Entrepreneurial Assistance Services and Programming to the Region

The Bremer Foundation has awarded a grant for $50,000 to the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CRES) at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. The grant, which provides $25,000 each year for two years, offers operational support to extend the unique entrepreneurial … Continue reading

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U of M, Crookston Announces Three New Emphasis Areas to Communication Program

A degree in communication from the University of Minnesota, Crookston offers students many career options. The bachelor of science in communication prepares students to be effective communicators in many professional settings. The U of M, Crookston has offered a communication … Continue reading

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U of M Professor and Author Brenda Child featured during annual Ice Cream Social on Wed., Aug. 15, 2012

The University of Minnesota, Crookston will host its annual Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, August 15 to kick off the 2012 Ox Cart Days celebration. The social will take place from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on the Campus Mall and … Continue reading

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New U of M, Crookston Chancellor Fred Wood Has Minnesota Ties

Fred Wood, the new chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Crookston, spent most of his life in California, but he has family ties to Crookston, Minnesota, and the Red River Valley. Wood comes to the University of Minnesota after a … Continue reading

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U of M, Crookston Chief Pilot Mike Vivion Renews Master Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Accreditation

Michael T Vivion (at left), a 6-time Master and SAFE member, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation.  Vivion is a check airman and teaching specialist in the University of Minnesota, Crookston’s aviation program. The 1998 Nat’l Aviation Safety Counselor of … Continue reading

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Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2012 at the U of M, Crookston Saturday, May 5, at 2 p.m. in Lysaker Gymnasium

The Class of 2012 will be honored during commencement exercises at the University of Minnesota, Crookston on Saturday, May 5. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. in Lysaker Gymnasium when some 200 students, including some 34 international students  representing 14 … Continue reading

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