As fall semester comes to an end, students have been busy preparing for and taking finals. There has been a lot of activity in the Tutoring and Learning Center, where Fuel Up for Finals is happening now through Friday, offering support, study space and snacks for students all week.

Thanks to all the faculty, staff and students for their hard work this semester. We hope you enjoy your well-deserved winter break! The newsplash will also be on break for the next three weeks, and will return on Wednesday, January 12. Happy Holidays!

Employees throughout the Minnesota State system were recognized for outstanding work last week during the 2021 Minnesota State Virtual Finance Conference.

The conference's highest honor, the Chancellor's Award, went to Lake Superior College's Vice President of Administration and Finance, Al Finlayson. Lake Superior College's Director of Business Services, Nickoel Anderson, was also recognized with an Outstanding Service Award.

Congratulations, Al and Nickoel! Read the full story.

Congratulations to Brianna Kelley, the Spring Semester 2022 Flora Oveson Memorial Scholarship recipient from the LSC Foundation! The Flora Oveson Memorial Scholarship is generously funded in part by the Bong Memorial Book Club in Superior, WI, along with their partners at the American Legion, to help support women in aviation. This is the sixth year in a row the club has donated to the LSC Foundation. This year, even during the pandemic, they raised over $1,000 through bake sales, candy sales and individual donations.

Each year, the Foundation's executive director Dan Fanning joins the club at their annual holiday luncheon at Aces on 29th to thank them for their partnership and support. This year was extra special as he was joined by the most recent scholarship recipient, Brianna Kelley - along with her proud parents. Brianna is a returning aviation student a Lake Superior College and recently enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard. She is loving her experience at LSC, and is so grateful for this additional support. We are grateful for the members of the Bong Memorial Book Club and all who donate to the LSC Foundation. We are so honored to help carry on the legacy of Flora Oveson, who was passionate about aviation, supporting women and supporting veterans.

The LSC Foundation will be announcing additional Spring Scholarship recipients in the coming weeks. LSC Foundation Board and staff members have been reviewing and ranking the hundreds of scholarships applications and plan to announce the latest recipients in the near future. Stay tuned.

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 set up 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.

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