Letter from VP of Student Services

Dear Students and Employees:

Now that we are four weeks into the semester, I hope everything is settling down and a sense of normalcy has returned for everyone. If you find yourself struggling with any of your classes, there are some services we offer to assist you. Personnel in the Learning Centers are available to help you should you want some tutoring or instruction on how to take better notes. See Dean Dalen on the Thief River Falls campus or Ellen Brehmer on the East Grand Forks campus for a complete list of services they offer which contribute to your college success. We also have advisors available to offer you assistance in adjusting to college life, assisting with any academic issues you may have, and help you with financial planning. Please stop in and visit with one of our advisors if you are having any problems.

Fall semester registrations are pretty much complete. Current enrollment numbers show us having 1973 full-time student and 1815 part-time students for a total of 3788 students currently registered for fall semester. Last fall we had 2008 full-time students and 2108 parttime students for a total of 4116 students. Full-time equivalencies show us with 1355 FYE last fall and 1298 this fall. We do expect some additional part-time enrollments to still come in for our Farm Management programs.

Over the next couple of weeks we will be adding information to our website which was previously provided in hard copy format only. This will include information which is required of all colleges and will include the following:

(1) Policy regarding Drug-Free Schools and Colleges,

(2) Equity In Athletics Disclosure,

(3) Financial Management,

(4) College Policies & Procedures,

(5) Student Code of Conduct,

(6)Student Right to Know/Graduation & Transfer Rates, and

(7) Services for Students With Disabilities.

Please check this information out as we will no longer provide hard copies of this information.

Also, please remember that email is our official means of communication, so check your email account frequently. If you do not know what your college email account is you can check with any of our student services or technical support personnel.

Dennis Bendickson
Vice President of Student Services