The Lake Superior College Foundation is awarding over $100,000 in student scholarships this upcoming Spring Semester for students at Lake Superior College. The LSC Foundation scholarship application window is now open and will remain open through December 1, 2021. Current and prospective students are encouraged to apply by visiting lsc.edu/foundation.

The entire application process is online and requires applicants to set up an account in the AwardSpring system. Foundation scholarships are available to current (returning) and incoming students in good standing, and will be awarded to students enrolled at LSC in Spring Semester 2022.

While the majority of scholarships through the LSC Foundation are typically offered in the spring for Fall Semester, there are some program-specific scholarships being offered now (Fall Semester 2021) for Spring Semester 2022. Any eligible student who plans on attending LSC in the spring of 2022 is eligible to apply, although some scholarships have specific requirements based on conditions established by the funders. More scholarships will be offered in the spring of 2022, for Fall Semester 2022, which will include even more programs.

For this current award cycle, the following scholarships are being offered:

For more information on these scholarships, including eligibility requirements for each scholarship, please visit the application page or contact the Foundation directly at foundation@lsc.edu.

In honor of Veterans Day, LSC's Erickson Library hosted a Veterans' Talk with three Veteran panelists. Thank you to everyone who attended and participated. Pictured (left to right) are: Scott Belfry, United States Marine Corps; Thom Reistad, United States Air Force; and Tom Butler, United States Army. Thanks to the Erickson Library for organizing the conversation. We encourage you to stop by the library and check out the wide selection of military/veterans related books available for checkout. More on WDIO and Business North.

LSC held a Veterans Recognition event today to honor Veterans for their sacrifices and service to our country. The event included music by the LSC Choir, refreshments and a short program. Thank you to our Veterans and to all who attended.

As a reminder, Lake Superior College will be closed on Thursday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. Thank you to all who have served!

Lake Superior College and TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO SSS) joined colleges and universities across the country in celebrating first-generation students for First-Generation Day. First-generation college students are defined as those who come from families where their biological parents did not complete a four-year college degree. Forty-six percent of LSC students are first-generation students.

TRIO SSS offers a variety of resources and support for first-generation students and students meeting other TRIO eligibility requirements. Services include: academic advising, career exploration, scholarship application assistance, transfer advising, early registration and more. Apply to find out if you're eligible at lsc.edu/TRIO.

Vaccinations: Minnesota State is following the guidance from the State of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Health on vaccinations of our students and employees. An all employee email went out on September 8, and is also available on the website.

As a reminder, please do not come to campus if you're feeling sick, symptomatic and/or had any exposure to COVID-19. This includes those mandated under Policy 1446 to complete weekly testing on campus. If you are feeling sick or feel you may have been exposed to COVID-19, please contact your healthcare provider and/or use community testing sites rather than coming to campus for testing, as we are not setup like a community testing site. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

The most effective way we can reduce the spread of COVID-19 and avoid further restrictions is to get vaccinated.For more information and how to find a vaccine location, please visit mn.gov/covid19/. 

For more information and to continue to stay up to date on the latest COVID-19 related info, please visit: lsc.edu/coronavirus.

As always, if you have story ideas, pictures/videos you'd like us to share and/or any other updates/promotions and or student/alumni/employee success stories, please submit a marketing request (or email marketing@lsc.edu but it's best to submit a request if you want your request tracked) so we can include it in the newsplash and/or on LSC's website and official social media. Thanks for helping promote all the positive things happening in #IceHawkNation.

Individuals with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by contacting LSC's Disability Services, (218) 733-7650/(800) 432-2884, S155, or Georgia Robillard at georgia.robillard@lsc.edu