Normandale Community College
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| Established: | 1968 |
| Type: | Public community college |
| President: | Joseph P. Opatz |
| Students: | 9,200 |
| Location: | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States |
| Website: | http://www.normandale.edu/ |
Normandale Community College is a two-year college located in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving primarily the communities of the southwestern portion of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. Established in 1968 as Normandale Junior College with an initial enrollment of 1,358 students, today Normandale annually enrolls more than 10,000 students. Normandale is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system.
Nine Mile Creek transects the college campus near East Marsh Lake Park's wetlands and was the initial site for their host city's "Adopt-A-Wetland" service learning prototype (2003-2004).
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[edit] Mission
As an urban community college serving primarily the southwest metropolitan region of the Twin Cities, Normandale prepares students for full participation in our diverse communities, creates pathways to other college programs, and builds community connections.[1]
[edit] Facilities
Normandale Community College is located at 98th Street and France Avenue in Bloomington, Minnesota, on a 90-acre site 1.5 miles south of Interstate 494. The campus, accessible to persons with disabilities, features eight contemporary brick buildings around a central courtyard. The campus proudly features a beautiful [2] Japanese Garden.
[edit] Accreditation
Normandale Community College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Higher Learning Commission. Individual program accreditations include: American Dental Association, American Dietetic Association, Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Minnesota State Board of Nursing, and the National League for Nursing. Normandale is one of ten community colleges nationwide that is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
[edit] Honors
The Community Connections award is given each year by the Normandale Foundation on behalf of the college. The award symbolizes exemplary service to the community by deed and example. [3]
Recipients are:
2000 - Charlie Boone and Roger Erickson, local broadcast legends on WCCO-AM radio for nearly 40 years.
2001 - Futurist and pioneer of the modern computer, Earl C. Joseph, Sr., was recognized for his sustained support with helping to expand funding of higher education student scholarships.
2002 - Bob DeFlores, film archivist and historian who has hosted many film festivals nationwide to raise money for education.
2003 - Percy Hughes, a gifted jazz musician, tennis coach, and mentor.
2004 - Lee and Barbara Kopp, philanthropists and generous supporters of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system who were also honored by the Council for Resource Development in Washington, D.C., in 2004 as Benefactor of the Year.
2005 - Alice Seagren, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education, and former teacher who also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
2006 - The Normandale Japanese Garden Committee members, who volunteer to maintain the college's Japanese Garden by weeding and cleaning, hosting an annual dinner event, and renting the garden for weddings.
2007 - Larry Jodsaas, Retired Chairman of PolarFab and Normandale benefactor for whom the Jodsaas Science Center is named.
[edit] Publications
THE PAPER LANTERN
The Paper Lantern is the Literary Magazine for Creative Writing at Normandale Community College. Its first issue was published in April of 2005. The Creative Writing Club of Normandale, the group that reads over the magazine's submissions, reviews not only poems, fiction, and nonfiction, but also screenplays, paintings, and drawings. Thus far, all submissions have been accepted anonymously.
When first beginning, the Creative Writing Club of Normandale only had money that could be gathered from the remains of loans given to other clubs. The Paper Lantern had twenty-eight submissions in its first semester. During the second semester, the Paper Lantern chose twenty-seven submissions and, as an added bonus, an experiment that was started by Cory Salveson, president of the Creative Writing Club in Spring and Fall 2006. This experiment was entitled “The Words.” It was an online collaboration of creative writing. Contributors edited the work anonymously, and published it, despite the fact that it was unfinished. However, Creative Writing Club members agreed that the point was not to finish it, but to consider it as another form of creative writing in itself.
The Club has released a total of five issues as of Spring 2008, with cover art varying between Cory Salveson and Justin Jones. During the 2007-2008 semester, an emphasis on better binding and printing was established, though Jonathan Saliger, the president of the club at the time, said later that he regretted not focusing more on the writing aspect and not so much on the reading and publication of the magazine.
[edit] References
- ^ Normandale Community College website
- ^ Normandale Community College Japanese Garden website
- ^ Normandale Community College
