The MSCSA Leadership Scholarship Bowling Tourney brings together students, campus administrators, MnSCU central office staff and MSCSA alumni in relaxed and fun atmosphere. Click here to register.
The 10th annual MSCSA Leadership Scholarship Bowling Tourney will take place Wednesday, May 16 at Drkula’s Bowl in Inver Grove Heights. Registration will begin at 5:00pm and the tournament will go from 5:30-6:30pm.
Every year the event brings students, administrators, and community members together to raise money for the MSCSA Leadership Scholarship Program. Whether you bowl in a league or you have never set foot in a bowling alley, the event promises fun for all with a scotch doubles style tournament.
Each team, consisting of two bowlers, is allowed to bowl up to two games for the tournament. Bowlers will alternate with their teammate, throwing 1 ball per frame. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded to the highest scoring team.
In addition to a great night of bowling, there will be an opportunity for attendees to win one of three fabulous prizes! Raffle tickets will be sold for only $1, with all proceeds benefiting the MSCSA Leadership Scholarship Program. Also, please join us for a reception at Drac’s Pub (attached to the alley) afterwards for free appetizers!
The MSCSA Spring General Assembly is always an exciting time for our organization because next year's student leaders are elected. After a lively candidate meet and greet, as well as some great speeches, next year's cabinet was elected by the over 300 two-year public college students gathered from around Minnesota.
Next year's cabinet includes:
President Steve Sabin. Steve is currently MSCSA's Presidents’ Group Chair and the Student Senate President at Central Lakes College-Brainerd. Click here to watch Steve’s speech.
Vice President Shannon Glenn. Shannon is the Student Senate President at Anoka Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids. Click here to watch Shannon’s speech.
Public Relations Coordinator Michael Flannery. Michael is the MSCSA Student-at-Large Governing Council Representative and is a student at Hennepin Technical College-Eden Prairie. Click here to watch Michael’s speech.
The Minnesota State College Student Association (MSCSA) cabinet, boards and staff are excited to announce that after a comprehensive search process, we have purchased a building in West Saint Paul. The property will be the future home of MSCSA with June 2012 as the target for a move-in date.
The new office space is a next step in furthering the mission statement of MSCSA. MSCSA’s mission is to advocate on behalf of our membership and develop student leaders across Minnesota.
With this new space, MSCSA will have the training space to put more focus on these core goals, as well as facilitating better communication among students, campuses, and MSCSA.
This training center will serve as a centralized space where we can better prepare student senate presidents and other student leaders for their important work on campus. The space will allow us to host campus student senate and regional retreats, regional meetings, advocacy visits to the Capitol, and trainings on topics including, but not limited to parliamentary procedure, running effective meetings, recruiting for your student senate, and tuition consultation.
Another exciting aspect of the new building is that it is a great opportunity to both leverage and showcase the skills of MSCSA member campuses. To this end, we are extending invitations to technical programs around the state to assist in our expansion including landscaping, carpentry, and cabinetmaking. In doing this we hope to highlight the work of our technical students across Minnesota.
In 1998 students from technical and community college student associations came together to form one organization, the Minnesota State College Student Association. After thirteen years, we are taking another step in moving the organization forward into a permanent, upgraded facility that will allow us to fulfill the advocating and training portions of our mission in ways that simply were not possible before. MSCSA is excited for the next step that this building represents and we are looking forward to the increased opportunities for collaboration it will allow with student leaders and friends of MSCSA.
Reimbursement works a little differently at the June Transitional Conference. Standing members of the current 2011 - 2012 Governing Council and Platform Committee are reimbursed (the alternate is reimbursed only if the representative cannot attend). Also, BOTH the incoming 2012 - 2013 Governing Council and Platform Representatives AND their alternates are reimbursed.
If you are a Student Senate Advisor or Student Senate President submitting forms on behalf of students, please submit one form for each student with their information filled out. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the email of the attendee. Please be sure you submit attendee phone and email.
If you have any questions about the form please contact MSCSA Conference Planner at (651) 297-5877 or via email at sglover@mscsa.org.
Do you want to run for a position on the MSCSA Cabinet (President, Vice President, Public Relations Coordinator and Treasurer) or Student-at-Large Platform Rep. or Governing Council Rep.? All the necessary paperwork needs to be in to the MSCSA State Office completed in full by 5:00 pm on Friday, March 16, 2012 or the application will not be accepted.
According to the MSCSA Bylaws, in order to run for an Officer or Student-at-Large position, you will need to send to the state office the following items:
If you have any questions call the state office at 651-297-5877.
* The Minnesota State College Student Association may publish the name, college campus, position sought, and one page biographical sketch or resume of all eligible applicants prior to Spring GA and elections.
South Central College-North Mankato student senators meet with Senator Kathy Sheran about MSCSA’s message of “Fix it First.”
February 16, 2012
Contact: Jonathan Miller, Director of Communications, Office: 651-297-5877, Cell: 612-709-1368, jmiller@mscsa.org
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – More than 100 public two-year college student leaders from every corner of Minnesota met with their local legislators to deliver a message of "Fix it First" at the Minnesota Capitol today. Students are asking their lawmakers to make HEAPR (Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement) funding the top priority on the MnSCU (Minnesota State Colleges and Universities) bonding list.
"Our message is simple–Fix it First. We would like to see the legislature follow the order of MnSCU's bonding list as much as possible, but with the emphasis on HEAPR projects that will keep our facilities and classrooms warm, safe and dry," said Minneapolis Community and Technical College student and Minnesota State College Student Association (MSCSA) President Geoff Dittberner.
The $110 million request ensures that the MnSCU system keeps up with its deferred maintenance backlog. This backlog has reached $775 million. Funding HEAPR projects and making progress on the backlog will avoid costs due to neglect, meet the demands of Minnesota's workforce and help keep tuition low.
With average tuition and fees at our two-year colleges continuing to be the 3rd highest in the nation, the HEAPR projects benefit students by helping to mitigate tuition and fee increases associated with new capital projects. Unlike line item projects no debt service is assigned to MnSCU, which relieves the pressure on future tuition increases.
Students from 28 campuses were at the Capitol as part of the annual advocacy day hosted by MSCSA–the organization that advocates for the more than 100,000 two-year public college students in the state
Students in attendance were from the following campuses: Anoka Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids, Anoka Technical College, Central Lakes College-Brainerd, Central Lakes College-Staples, Century College, Dakota County Technical College, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Hennepin Technical College-Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College-Eden Prairie, Inver Hills Community College, Itasca Community College, Lake Superior College, Mesabi Range Community and Technical College- Eveleth, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minnesota State College Southeast Technical College-Winona, Minnesota West Community and Technical College-Granite Falls, Minnesota West Community and Technical College-Jackson, Minnesota West Community and Technical-Pipestone, Normandale Community College, North Hennepin Community College, Northland College-East Grand Forks, Northland College-Thief River Falls, Northwest Technical College, Ridgewater College-Hutchinson, Rochester Community and Technical College, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College, Saint Paul College and South Central College-North Mankato.
If you have questions, or would like to speak to students from your area, please contact Jonathan Miller at 651-297-5877 or by email at jmiller@mscsa.org.
