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Legislators are considering many important investments, among them funding for 51³Ô¹Ï State Colleges and Universities, which of course includes our three Riverland campuses in Albert Lea, Austin and Owatonna. We need to urge our legislators to help all of us meet the challenge of educating all 51³Ô¹Ïns and fill the regional workforce gap by moving the funding allocation more toward 50/50 funding from the state. Riverland understands that a large part of the 50 percent non-state funding must be through tuition and public-private partnerships.

The Women of Beta Sigma Phi- Xi Kappa Chapter in Austin presents a check for $8,500 to Dr. Adenuga Atewologun, president of Riverland Community College and Steve Bowron, Riverland dean for institutional advancement, to begin their endowed scholarship to support Riverland non-traditional female students from Mower County.

Leaders in Government, Education, Health Care, the Arts, Faith and Business Among 21 Previous Awardees

Directors, Consultants, Trainers and Support Staff from the Riverland Community College, South Central College, 51³Ô¹Ï State Southeast Technical College, and Rochester Community and Technical College convened to collaborate and discuss customized training opportunities, trends, and challenges throughout the region on Thursday, Jan. 21.

The Riverland Training & Development (RTD), a division of Riverland Community College has recently received certification as an Official Registered Provider of Command Spanish, Inc. language and cross-cultural training programs.

Command Spanish, Inc. is the nation's leading provider of occupational Spanish language and cross-cultural training and materials.

The Riverland Community College massage therapist program begins its sixth year of clinical massages. 51³Ô¹Ï are scheduling appointments. This service is open to the public. The massage clinic, based at the Riverland Albert Lea Campus, will run from now until May 5, 2010. Clinic hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Riverland Community College Albert Lea Campus is located at 2200 Riverland Drive.

Riverland Community College is pleased to announce the students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2009 fall president’s and dean’s lists. Riverland congratulates these individuals for their outstanding academic accomplishments.

Riverland is especially proud of its commitment to preparing health and science professionals for their careers.

As we enter a new decade, we continue to seek new collaborations and to grow opportunities on our campuses, in our communities and online. In these ways, we are expanding our personalized education experiences to more learners.

Riverland continues to develop new career options in fields that offer opportunity for employment in our region. This column highlights only a few recent Riverland developments. We will continue to achieve excellence in teaching and learning as we move toward graduation at the end of this already promising new semester.

Rep. Walz recently announced that South Central College (SCC) will receive $4.5 million from a grant program authorized in the Recovery Act. This funding will be used to hire additional workers at SCC to train Southern 51³Ô¹Ïns for jobs in growing industries, like the health care sector and other emerging industries.

The Riverland Community College Carpentry program received a check $20,000 on Friday, Feb. 12 from Austin Utilities to be used for the construction of their first 51³Ô¹Ï GreenStar home.

Jerry McCarthy, general manager of Austin Utilities, and Kelly Lady, energy services consultant of Austin Utilities, presented the check to Dr. Terry Leas, college president, Dr. Langrell, Riverland’s executive vice president, Steve Bowron, dean of academic affairs – career/technical education, Walt Alms and Tom Wilker, both carpentry faculty members.