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Montana State University – Northern shows off state-of-the-art technology center. Faculty concerned

When Western Energy Co. recently asked to visit MSU-Northern to recruit seniors, Dean Greg Kegel almost turned the Colstrip mining company down.

Nearly all of his graduates already accepted one of multiple job offers, many with starting pay topping $24 an hour.

This year 38 companies — Toyota, General Electric, Worzella Cruise Liners, Peter Kiewit Construction and Caterpillar Equipment to name a few — visited students in Northern’s College of Technical Sciences.

"They fly in on corporate Learjets, and they take off with our students," Kegel said. "Our biggest problem is that we don’t have enough students in our program."

By KIM SKORNOGOSKI
Tribune Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060411/NEWS01/604110303/1002

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MSU-N faculty concerned

Larry Kline

Havre Daily News
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Some Montana State University-Northern education professors last week said they fear the school could lose its national accreditation because administrators have not done enough to include faculty in the program’s progress.

MSU-N administrators say the opposite is true: Faculty members have been asked to be involved and have failed to step up to the plate.

The professors also said they have repeatedly called for the university to replace interim dean Will Rawn, head of the colleges of education, arts and sciences, and nursing, with someone who is an expert on teacher education. They say a national search has been repeatedly delayed.

Full Story: http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2006/04/11/local_headlines/msun.txt

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Schweitzer talks energy, education

Larry Kline

Havre Daily News
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He may have been here to listen to the concerns students, faculty and staff, but Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Tuesday couldn’t resist the chance to speak about one of his favorite subjects – energy – in the sparkling new Applied Technology Center at Montana State University-Northern.

Full Story: http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2006/04/13/local_headlines/schweitzer.txt

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