Campus News 2020
Lee Kanten '74 Finds a New Kind of Busy in Retirement
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2020-10-13
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Although Lee Kanten's globetrotting days are over, he feels the best of his creative days may still be ahead of him. Kanten, a 1974 alumnus, and his wife Jeanie (Strube) have moved from the Twin Cities, where they owned the video production company Lee Pictures Inc., to Ortonville, population 1,916, on the southern edge of Big Stone Lake, on the South Dakota border. It's his hometown, and he's glad to be back.
Director of Dining Services Stanwick Appreciates 'Mustang Spirit'
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2020-03-27
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Little did Don Stanwick know then, but that first food service job busing tables at Tony's Pizza in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, as a 15-year-old would be a springboard to a career in the industry.
Faith Johnson Brings Experience to RN to BSN Program
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2020-09-22
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An experienced nurse and teacher is the newest face within the RN to BSN program. Faith Johnson joins the faculty on a fixed-term basis, replacing Nancyruth Leibold, who is on sabbatical.
Health Self-assessment Required Starting August 10
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2020-08-07
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To protect the health and safety of students and employees from the threat of COVID-19, Southwest Minnesota State is requiring a mandatory self-assessment of all employees, students, contractors/vendors and visitors prior to entering campus buildings starting on Monday, August 10.
URC Library Research Award Winner: Hanna Vos
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2020-12-09
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Ever wonder why people like shopping at thrift stores? So did SMSU junior Hanna Vos. Vos is a Kingsley, Iowa, native and this year's Undergraduate Research Conference Library Research Award winner. She earned a $250 award for her research project entitled "The Sociology of the Secondhand Shopper."
Six to Receive 2020 Homecoming Alumni Awards
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2020-09-30
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Six individuals will receive Alumni Association awards as part of Homecoming 2020, with a theme of "Mustangs Come Together — Six Feet Apart."
Three SMSU Programs to be Offered on Campus of Lake Superior College
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2020-02-04
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A trio of Southwest Minnesota State University academic programs will be offered on the campus of Lake Superior College (LSC) in Duluth starting in the fall semester, 2020.
Sariah Cheadle Makes Theatre History With Win at KCACTF Event
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2020-01-29
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Sariah Cheadle made SMSU Theatre history at the recent Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region V event in Sioux Falls by being the first SMSU student to ever take first in an award category.
Mustang Mask Makers Go Above and Beyond to Welcome New Students
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2020-07-28
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A group of Southwest Minnesota State University current and past employees have banded together in an ambitious project to sew masks for new students who will arrive on campus for Move-in Day on August 20.
Celebrate Science Week Presentations Go On Via Zoom
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2020-04-21
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Southwest Minnesota State University's Celebrate Science Week presentations will go on as usual this week. The work of the students will just be shown a bit differently, is all.