University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause understands the importance of a university’s outreach activities and engagement with its local community and region. “As chancellor, one of my strategic 
initiatives for the campus is to refocus on our land-grant mission and to highlight the engagement and outreach aspects of that mission within the region,” says Holz-Clause.
With that in mind, Holz-Clause has appointed veteran staff member and Crookston resident Michelle Christopherson to new responsibilities as the director of outreach and engagement at UMC. “I am looking forward to working with Michelle and combining our efforts to reach our strategic goals. Michelle’s marketing and business development experience, skills, and energy prepare her well for the work as the director for outreach and engagement,” says Holz-Clause.
Christopherson’s office will be located in Selvig 108B, and she can be reached at 218-281-8369.
Background
Christopherson holds an M.A. in education, curriculum and instruction from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, and a B.S. in mass communication from Moorhead State University. Most recently, she served as director of admissions at UMC including international, on campus and online recruitment. Under her leadership of Admissions, she unified two critical campus units, established multiple international relationships, and led the office which resulted in an increased fall cohort while continuing to serve the community, state, and region in delivering online degrees.
Prior to her work in Admissions, she served as the director of the Center for Adult Learning, where she successfully grew online enrollment and led the customer service and student support efforts for the U of M Digital Campus Calling Center from 2009 to 2014.
