Placement & Graduate Services Links
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Tricia Whalen
507-433-0374
AUW
Student Affairs/GSCM Instructor
Director of Placement and Graduate Services
Kristan Bartley
507.433.0612
AUW
Training & Development
Training & Development Assistant
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Graduation Express
Students are eligible for graduation when they have successfully fulfilled the program requirements for a certificate, diploma or associate degree.
Students entering Riverland will complete their work under the terms of the catalog in effect at the time of their first enrollment unless the time exceeds six years. Those graduating more than six years after the date of the first enrollment must meet the requirements stated in the catalog which is in effect the year in which graduation occurs, unless an exception is authorized.
A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required.
Complete and submit an Application for Graduation form by the beginning of the final term of enrollment. This application is required of all students even if they do not wish to participate in the commencement ceremony.
Information concerning graduation dates, ceremony, times, location, measuring for cap and gowns will be mailed to students who have applied and are eligible for graduation. Graduation lists will be posted in each building and information will also be posted on the campus bulletin boards and monitors.
Those who anticipate completing program requirements during the Summer Sessions should apply for graduation and are invited to participate in the Spring Commencement ceremonies. |
Commencement Ceremony Information
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Spring 2010 Commencement Ceremony
7 P.M. Friday, May 14
Austin, Minnesota |
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Cap & Gown
If you are planning to participate in the Commencement Ceremonies, you must be measured for cap and gown by Thursday, April 15, 2010.
Measurement for Cap and Gown will begin on Wednesday, March 24 - March 26 at Graduation Express On-Campus (Locations and times to be announced). Measurements after Graduation Express will be in the bookstore in Austin, Albert Lea, or Owatonna. Cap and Gown rental fees are as follows:
$20.00 which includes gown rental and tassel to keep.
Cap and Gown rental fees are non-refundable.
Caps, gowns, tassels, and honors cords and stoles will be available for you to pick up at the ceremony location one hour before the event begins. All regalia, except the tassel, must be returned immediately following the ceremony. Students who have achieved honors distinctions may purchase the appropriate honors cord-$8.00 or the stole-$15.00 when paying the rental fee for cap and gown.
If you are a member of Phi Theta Kappa, make sure you are on the roster in the Bookstore.Â
Zeta Eta will cover the cost of the PTK tassel.
Bookstore Hours: |
Austin
Monday - Thursday
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
7:30 AM â?? 4:00 PM
507-433-0541 |
Albert Lea
Monday - Friday
7:45 AM - 2:30 PM
507-379-3314
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Photographer
A photographer will attend the Commencement ceremonies and will be taking your picture as you exit the stage. If you do not want to have a proof mailed to you, you must sign a form at the time you order your cap and gown indicating you do not want your name and addressed released to the photographer. |
Awards & Recognition
When an application for graduation has been approved, the applicant's cumulative GPA at the end of the most recently completed term will be used to determine whether a student will be recognized as a Distinction or High Distinction graduate for the Commencement ceremonies.
Students who have a GPA of 3.75 or above will be listed as High Distinction graduates in the graduation program and allowed to wear a gold honors stole. Students with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.74 will be recognized as Distinction graduates in the graduation program and allowed to wear a gold cord.
Honors designations noted on the student's final transcript will be based on the cumulative GPA calculated after the completion of the program. Notations will be added to the transcript concurrently with the degree, diploma, or certificate earned.
Phi Theta Kappa members will be recognized as such in the graduation program. Those who have achieved High Distinction status will also wear the gold stole and those who have achieved Distinction status will wear the two color honors cord. Stoles and cords purchased directly from Phi Theta Kappa may only be worn if the member has reached Riverland's Distinction or High Distinction status. |
Transfer Issues
Counselors are available to help you with transfer questions, applications, admission requirements, transfer scholarships and information on your transfer major and school.
Contacting Counselors
In order to make appointments with Counselors call 1-800-247-5039 or 507-433-0600
To contact counselors by phone or email go to the web at www.riverland.edu/counseling then Connect with the Counselors.
Transcript Requests
Click here for a printable Transcript Request Form:Â http://www.riverland.edu/Registrar/transcripts.cfm |
Placement Opportunities
Placement assistance at Riverland Community College is a joint effort between the faculty, placement staff and students.
We believe the students must assume the main responsibility for achieving their employment goals by developing the knowledge, technical skills, communication abilities, and job search techniques needed to be successful in the job market.
Employment search support includes:
- Employment Search Classes
- A job opportunity system that informs all available students and graduates about current job opportunities created through the excellent networking with business and industry by the instructors and placement staff. Listings of these job opportunities can be found:
- On Riverland's Web site at http://www.riverland.edu/Placement/index.cfm
- Posted on centrally located job bulletin boards
- By contacting the instructors in your program areas
- One-to-one assistance for developing and improving job search skills
- Access to placement statistics, career information, and job search reference materials to assist the students with their career and employment plans
- Access to the internet for job search and career information
- Access to weekly publications of classified ads through the campus libraries
- Access to employment search reference materials to assist students with their employment search
For more information on how you can take advantage of these services, please contact the placement office in Austin-West, Albert Lea, or the Owatonna College and University Center.
Tricia Whalen, Director of Placement and Graduate Services
507-433-0374
tricia.whalen@riverland.edu |
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