Dr. Okechukwu Ukaga began his new position as Associate Dean of Food and Agriculture on June 15, 2023.

With a post-graduate diploma in Ag Economics from the University of Nigeria, a master’s degree. in Education, Dr. Ukaga also has an MBA from Florida A & M University, and a doctorate in Extension Education from Pennsylvania State University. 

Riverland Community College is hosting its 35th Annual Blue Devil Athletics Golf Fundraiser on Monday, June 5.  Lunch will be served from 11:30 to12:30 p.m. Shotgun start is at 12:30 p.m.

The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has named Kathleen “Kat” Linaker to serve as president of Riverland Community College. Her appointment becomes effective July 1, 2023.

Minnesota State Chancellor Devinder Malhotra intends to make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees for the appointment of the next president for Riverland Community College on Wednesday, April 19 and 20, 2023.

Watching the video of Mr. George Floyd’s interaction with the police in Minneapolis evoked a complex mixture of emotions in people.  Our reactions and emotions vary depending on our age, background, society imposed racial category, religious beliefs, political ideology, upbringing, social economic status, and residential zip code to name a few.  Humans have the genetic code to distinguish between justice and injustice, fairness and unfairness but we are conditioned by the environment in which we nurture the code. 

The Riverland Community College Foundation will be hosting its second year of Empty Bowls, a fundraiser to fight food insecurity for students on Feb. 23, 2023, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Riverland’s West Building of the Austin Campus Cafeteria, Room A235.

Riverland 2022-2023 theatre season continues with a concert staging of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man February 17-19. Riverland’s Theatre will be joined by Riverland Music’s College Choir, the Northwestern Singers, and a live orchestra.

Riverland Community College theatre faculty staff and students had some triumphs at the Region 5 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Des Moines, IA, January 22-28, 2023.

The Minnesota State Farm Business Management (FBM) program is excited to celebrate its 70^th year of offering educational programming to students. In 1953, the FBM program was established to educate active farmers in Minnesota using a student-centered, one-on-one instructional approach. FBM has grown from humble beginnings to over 2,800 students today. FBM will recognize this growth and more during their year-long celebration, ending with a recognition celebration in September.

Minnesota State, the system of 26 state colleges and seven state universities, released today the results of a study that estimates the impact of Riverland Community College’s three campuses on the regional economy to be $158.1 million and 1,210 jobs.

“At Riverland Community college our top priority is the success of our students by offering the best opportunity for every enrolled student to attain academic and career goals in an ever-changing world,” said Riverland President Adenuga Atewologun. This helps the college to play a vital role in both the state and the regional economies. Our operations and the economic activity generated by our faculty, staff, and students touch virtually every corner of our regional economy including education, hospitality, child day care services, and retail.”

Meet Oscar González who began his new position as Dean of Student Affairs at the beginning of the academic year in August.

Riverland Community College's first show of the 2022-2023 theatre season, The Addams Family, opens on Wednesday, Oct. 12.

Riverland Community College President Adenuga Atewologun has announced to Minnesota State Chancellor Malhotra that he plans to retire at the end of this fiscal year, June 30, 2023. Dr. Atewologun has served as Riverland’s president since July 1, 2013, 10 years by the time he completes his tenure. He will also have more than 40 years of service in higher education.

Marc Serrett has been named Riverland Community College’s new Vice President of Employee Relations and Human Resources. He started his position Monday.

The Minnesota State Transportation Center of Excellence has named Riverland Community College Automotive Technology Instructor Olle Gladso, 2022 Outstanding Educator of the Year.

Riverland Community College recently secured a $348,486 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The NSF-ATE funding will be used to support the “Educating Autonomous Vehicle Technicians” project being launched by Riverland’s Automotive Service Technology program. Riverland instructor Olle Gladso will be the Principal Investigator (PI) of the project.

Minnesota State University, Mankato and Riverland Community College announced Monday they have collaborated on a partnership known as the Maverick (Nursing) Advance (Transfer) Plan, or “MAP,” between the Associate of Science in Nursing degree from Riverland and the 100 percent online Registered Nurse (RN) Baccalaureate Completion degree from Minnesota State Mankato.

Riverland Theatre’s final production of the 2021-2022 season will be an evening of one-act plays: The Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durang and The Audition by Matt Thompson.