M State Magazine Fall 2013

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.

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Technology has a new presence on M State campuses as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Beamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; join the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student services team Minnesota State Community and Technical College is boldly going where no college has gone before as it welcomes â&#x20AC;&#x153;remote presence devicesâ&#x20AC;? to its student services team this fall. ;

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College staff began training this summer on the four devices, and staff members put the technology to work

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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.

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

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

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