Riverland Community College will host several information sessions for Austin students who will be graduating in June, summer or fall 2015 and want to learn about the Cycles for Success scholarship process and the basic financial aid process.

Coldspring, one of the largest natural stone quarrier and manufacturers in North America serving the architectural, memorial, residential and industrial markets since 1898 recently collaborated with Riverland Community College to provide scholarship support to Industrial Maintenance and Mechanics (IMMR) students. Facing the growing shortage for skilled labor across Minnesota, Coldspring sought out a partnership with a quality community college program to support students preparing for a career in industrial maintenance and mechanics.

Today, Riverland celebrated a significant milestone, the notification that its 50th course has received Quality Matters® (QM®) certification for online courses. This achievement places Riverland at the forefront of the QM® movement among public institutions of higher education in Minnesota and demonstrates Riverland's commitment to providing a high-quality online educational experience to its students. Currently, Riverland courses represent 20 percent of all of the QM certified courses within the U of M and MnSCU public higher education systems.

Riverland Community College is pleased to announce the students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2014 fall president’s and dean’s lists. Riverland congratulates these individuals for their outstanding academic accomplishments.

Donovan Germain, a Riverland Alum performs at Riverland Sunday for a one night only concert as part of the nationally-known group, the Cat’s Pajamas. Although, the time to promote the appearance was limited, Blankenbaker couldn't pass up on an opportunity to feature one of Riverland’s talented alums. “We are excited to be able to bring The Cat’s Pajamas to Austin. These guys were featured performers on NBC’s The Voice tour this summer and have built a reputation for their high-energy, high-quality performances."

Riverland Community College’s student organization, The Nursing Forum, and Nursing program will host a Health and Wellness Fair on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Austin Campus in the East Building Main Street area. The Nursing Forum wanted to provide an opportunity for Riverland students, faculty, staff and community to get information about the promotion of good health and wellness in a fun and interesting way.

Riverland Community College has scheduled a College Fair Open House with a variety of different public and private colleges and universities at the Owatonna Campus. This free event, open to all students, parents and community members, provides an opportunity to meet with colleges and universities to explore the opportunities available to students in the Owatonna area.

Riverland Community College Theatre continues its 2014-15 season with the classic drama “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Riverland Theatre Director Lindsey Duoos Williams directs The Crucible. The set and lighting designer is Mark Spitzer. The costumes are by Carley Carranza and Jennifer Wiebrand. The production is stage managed by Ian Bearden.

On March 3, Riverland Theatre will be hosting the award-winning professional theatre company Ten Thousand Things as they present their production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Meredith Willson’s classic American rags-to-riches story of a woman who can’t decide whether money or love is more important.

Minnesota State University, Mankato and Riverland Community College jointly announced today a partnership between the two institutions that offers international degree-seeking students seamless transfer from Riverland to Minnesota State Mankato while also promoting English language acquisition. The “Future Maverick Program, International Pathway Agreement” is designed to increase access, enrollment and degree completion for international students to Riverland and Minnesota State Mankato.

Minnesota State University, Mankato and Riverland Community College jointly announced last week a partnership that offers degree-seeking Riverland students the opportunity to be enrolled in the “Future Maverick Program, Transfer Pathway.” The “Future Maverick Program, Transfer Pathway Agreement” is designed to promote the completion of the associate’s degree and seamless transfer of students from Riverland to Minnesota State Mankato’s bachelor degree programs.

Riverland Community College Radiography students received first place in the Investigational Poster Competition at the Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology (ACERT) conference held this spring at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Riverland’s Counseling department will host three Job Search Workshops, one on each campus, Fridays during April. Workforce Development, Inc. (WDI) will deliver the information at the sessions.

Riverland Community College Collision Repair Technology department accepted a donation of $42,744.79 for a Waterborne Paint Mixing System from business partners at Auto Body Specialists and PPG.

Riverland Community College is less than a month away from the Hall of Fame weekend to be held in Austin and Albert Lea May 29 through June 1, but continues the search for several alumni inductees or their families to accept their awards.

Knutson Construction, one of the premier construction companies in the upper Midwest since 1911, recently provided scholarship support to Riverland Community College Carpentry Technology students, a donation that tripled in value with matching funds.

Riverland Community College is pleased to announce the students whose academic achievement placed them on the 2015 spring president’s and dean’s lists. Riverland congratulates these individuals for their outstanding academic accomplishments.

Riverland Community College has named Dr. Uchenna Chukwu as Riverland Community College’s new Director of the Center for Agricultural and Food Science Technology.