New Chancellor
Working ‘hand in glove’ with business community Steven Rosenstone, the new chancellor for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, believes that higher education and the business community need to work “hand in glove.” ur major responsibility is preparing students for working in the communities and businesses across Minnesota,” Rosenstone states. “We have that responsibility to serve the community.” Rosenstone was named chancellor in February by the Board of Trustees and started his term in August. He is responsible for leading the seven state universities and 24 community and technical colleges that serve more than 430,000 students in 47 communities across Minnesota. He also serves on the State of Minnesota Higher Education Advisory Council, the Governor’s Workforce Development Council, the Minnesota P-20 Education Partnership, the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, the Itasca Project, the Board of Directors of the Guthrie Theater, and the Governing Board for Minnesota Compass. Rosenstone was a professor of political science at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) before assuming the chancellor role. He holds a PH. D. and a master of arts, both in political science, from the University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Washington University in St. Louis. Rosenstone states that he thought he knew a lot when he first took over the chancellor position, but once he hit the road he really
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56 Prairie Business
December 2011