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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Rochester updates (November 2017)

Chancellor search committee kicks off
In October, President Kaler kicked off the search for Rochester chancellor by assembling a committee of faculty, staff, and community leaders with a broad range of experience and expertise, and a deep understanding of UMR’s unique and innovative model. Jenny Casper is on the search committee. The committee will do its work over the course of the next three months with the goal of having a new Chancellor named in early 2018.

State of UMR Campus address, 2017
Interim Chancellor Lori Carroll provided the 2017 UMR State of the Campus on November 7. Her presentation focused on UMR Students: Passion and Purpose. She shared that a majority of UMR students have had a pivotal health care experience in childhood or adolescence that serves as the catalyst for their passion and purpose.

As part of the address there was a panel of alumni (former Rochester students) speaking to their educational experience at Rochester. The alumni shared how the great access to faculty and student success coaching model shaped their learning experience and helped them achieve their academic and career goals.

Rochester hosts 2018 Higher Education Innovation Summit

The University of Minnesota Rochester will host the Higher Education Innovation Summit June 6-8 featuring keynote speakers Freeman Hrabowski, Randall Bass, and Stephen Lehmkuhle. The summit is designed to connect creative educators and researchers seeking to transform higher education through innovations that enhance student learning.

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