MINNESOTA WEST

Minnesota West to offer leadership workshop

WORTHINGTON — Minnesota West Community and Technical College will offer a leadership workshop, “Foundations of Intercultural Competence,” by Phyllis Braxton, PINK Consulting LLC, in partnership with Iowa Workforce Development Centers, Iowa State University Extension and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

By Daily Globe , September 09, 2012

BLUEJAYS FOOTBALL: Bluejays looking to stay perfect on the season

VIRGINIA — When Minnesota West took on Mesabi Range’s football team last season the Bluejays broke out to a 15-0 lead after the first quarter. Football games, however, are four quarters and the Bluejays were outscored 26-0 in three of them en route to a 26-15 loss.

September 08, 2012

Editorial: A city that's thinking ahead

On Monday, a groundbreaking ceremony took place for the new events center and Comfort Suites hotel to be located along U.S. 59 near the city’s Bioscience Industrial Park

By Daily Globe , August 30, 2012

MW VOLLEYBALL: Lady Jays ready to compete

WORTHINGTON — After finishing last season 4-12, the Minnesota West Lady Jays volleyball team is looking to improve that record this year. “We expect to be very competitive and are looking to make it into the regional tournament this season,” Lady Jays coach Marie Johnson said.

By Jordan Willi , August 29, 2012

Minnesota West field house on the way

WORTHINGTON — It took years of planning and persuading the state legislature, but the new field house on the campus of Minnesota West Community and Technical College is finally moving forward.

By Aaron Hagen , August 07, 2012

Racism sessions to take place at Minnesota West

WORTHINGTON — Racism is still a part of today’s society, and many find it a hard topic to tackle.

July 19, 2012

Profesora de español: Le Lucht's career evolves with changes in the local community

WORTHINGTON — When Le Lucht began teaching Spanish in the Worthington school district in the early 1970s, there were few people of Latino heritage living in the community. Beginning in junior high, she taught her students basic conversational phrases such as “Hola,” “Como esta?” and “Como se llama?”

June 23, 2012

Editorial: Fieldhouse funding boosts community

While it’s likely that many in and around Worthington were happy last week to learn about the Minnesota Legislature’s passage of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium bill, that wasn’t the only sports-related good news.

By Daily Globe , May 15, 2012

Column: Local residents made their community college possible

WORTHINGTON — Thirty years after Worthington Junior College began classes in its 14th Street wing of Worthington High School, the college moved to its location on Lake Okabena’s north shore. This was 1966. This time — unlike the first time — there was community hoopla.

By Ray Crippen , May 02, 2012

Minnesota West celebrates Arbor Day with tree planting

WORTHINGTON — With the official proclamation read by Worthington Mayor Pro Tem Lyle Ten Haken, students, faculty and staff celebrated Arbor Day with the planting of a Black Hills Spruce tree on the Worthington campus of Minnesota West Community and Technical College Friday morning.

By Julie Buntjer , April 27, 2012

VIDEO: Minnesota West cleans up campus

Minnesota West students and staff participated in a “Campus Clean Up” in celebration of Arbor Day. One lucky staff member found something pretty valuable.

By Aaron Hagen , April 25, 2012

Minnesota West hosts student art reception

The Worthington campus of Minnesota West Community and Technical College hosted a student art reception Wednesday at the Center for the Performing and Visual Arts. Shown is juror Joel McKinney giving a presentation on the first-place winning art (center) of Jose Dominguez, who was recognized for an untitled acryclic and collage work. Other students recognized were: Habtamu Gebremariam (ink resist oil pastel), second place; Brenda Paulzine (acrylic and collage), third place for “Pain”: Rayna Mangel, Emily Peterson, Rose Mejia Calderon, Kuftu Koji and Kayla Leckland, merit awards; and Darcy Poppema, Matthew Bah, Mercedes Lovan, Tyler Koskovich, Samm Bertrand, Amente Berhanu and Anson Mareus, honorable mention.

By Ryan McGaughey , April 19, 2012

Column: A great thing that came out of a difficult year

WORTHINGTON – The year 1935 was notably depressing for America. Unemployment was above 20 percent. April 14, 1935, Black Sunday. The worst dust storm of all moved over Worthington and blew all the way to the east coast, blurring views from the White House and blocking views of the Empire State Building

By Ray Crippen , April 04, 2012

Editorial: Facebook foolishness

Businesses everywhere today face the difficulty of employees spending time on Facebook — and other social media — at work when they are supposed to be doing the job for which they were hired.

By Daily Globe , March 29, 2012

Column: WJC library was a community treasure

WORTHINGTON — No one can know the total of structures destroyed in World War II. From London to Berlin to Stalingrad to Hiroshima to Tokyo, buildings — houses, apartments, churches, cathedrals, temples, stores, shops, warehouses, factories, depots, government centers, colleges, universities, arenas, barns, hangars, prisons, palaces, castles — buildings beyond knowing were bombed, burned and leveled.

By Ray Crippen , March 28, 2012