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The University of Minnesota Crookston will be offering new pandemic related courses as part of a University of Minnesota Systemwide collaboration during the summer of 2020. Three UMC featured instructors who will be teaching the courses are Dr. Rachel McCoppin, professor of literature; Dr. James Leiman, Veden Chair for Rural and Economic Development; and Dr. […]
The University of Minnesota Crookston Athletics Department has been shut down since mid-March, and KROX caught up with UMC Athletic Director Steph Helgeson to discuss how the shut down has impacted the athletic department. While athletic department staff is not on campus, the facilities are getting upgrades, including a resurfacing of Lysaker Gymnasium, which Helgeson
KROX’s new afternoon announcer and sports announcer, Tommy Rezac, started on at the station on Monday, April 20. Rezac will fill the Monday through Friday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. air shift on KROX and handle play-by-play duties for UMC athletics and KROX’s high school coverage. Rezac is originally from Valparaiso, NE, said he’s excited
Junior Kimie Shiozawa was presented with the 2020 Josef Mestenhauser Student Award for Excellence in Campus Internationalization this spring for her contributions to international education at the University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC). Shiozawa is actively involved in promoting inclusivity and building community for students from around the world. She continues to work hard towards promoting
Polk County DAC in Crookston and East Grand Forks and other day programs serving people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) in Minnesota are under extreme financial stress due to closures brought on by COVID-19. So much so, that some are questioning if they will be able to reopen when the stay at home order
Students at the University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) are into their second week of taking all of their classes online and with a strong online degree offering, the transition has been smooth. UMC Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause said things have been going well. “On March 13, our students left to go to their various places for
