The Riverland Community College men’s basketball team scored their 14th straight win when they toppled Central Lakes 89-56 on the road Saturday.

Riverland Community College's Austin West campus hosted students from across Region 8 FFA for the Dairy and Poultry Judging Contests.

Every institution of higher education is facing two major changes right now: Automation and artificial intelligence are universally transforming every sector of our economy (including the training required) - from healthcare to manufacturing, agriculture to education. Meanwhile, changing demographics and attitudes toward education are impacting enrollment rates and colleges' strategic focus.

In the midst of these changes, Dr. Kat Linaker has taken the helm of Minnesota's Riverland Community College. She comes with a passion for technical education and an enthusiasm for embracing these imminent changes in a way that will empower her students and impact Riverland's community.

In this episode, hear how Dr. Linaker plans to address these two major changes at Riverland. There are tons of insights you can implement in your own organization!

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Dr. Kat Linaker, Riverland’s President was a guest columnist in the Owatonna People’s Press last week. A link to her column appears below. 

The following opinion column by Chris Wolf appeared in the Owatonna People's Press on August 2, 2023. Chris is the academic dean of nursing, health and wellness.

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. 

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.

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.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) launched a new program that will enable Minnesotans to order free rapid COVID-19 tests online for delivery directly to their homes and campus mail. We want to make sure you can promote this free program so your students, staff, and faculty are able to take advantage of this program and get their free tests before the supply is exhausted.

Riverland Theatre continues its 2021-2022 season with the cult classic musical Little Shop of Horrors. 

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Nominations are open for the 2022 Riverland Community College Distinguished Alumni Award which recognizes contributions Riverland alumni make and increases the pride all alumni, students, staff and faculty have for Riverland.

Riverland’s team spirit and positive energy were on full display again while working on the “Books For Africa” service project this fall semester.  The project was initiated last spring when the bookstore needed to dispose of books to create more room—books that faculty were no longer using or older editions that could not be bought back.

Riverland Theatre continues its fall season with Anne of Green Gables, a one-act play adaptation of the classic novel by L.M. Montgomery. Anne of Green Gables will be performed Nov. 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Frank W. Bridges Theatre on Riverland’s Austin Campus.

Jerry Girton, a theater educator and director with a wealth of experience at Riverland Community College (1989-2011), at Perpich Center and across the state, was honored with the Minnesota Educational Theater Association’s (META) Dedicated Lifetime Award at the Communication & Theater Association of Minnesota conference on September 18, 2021.

After an eighteen-month pandemic hiatus, Riverland Community College Theatre is resuming in-person performances on the East Building of the Austin Campus at the Frank W. Bridges Theatre with The SpongeBob Musical.