Posts Tagged 'April 2012'

On April 13, UMD Chancellor Lendley C. Black, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairwoman Karen Diver, and other representatives of the University of Minnesota signed a memorandum of agreement providing support for the LAX-4-Life summer lacrosse camp for youth at the Cloquet Forestry Center. UMD became involved with the initiative in 2010 when UMD’s Lacrosse Team Head Coach Frank Clark began meeting with Bryan “Bear” Bosto, manager of the Brookston Community Center on the Fond du ...

A 60 point senior season, just under 200 career points, and having never missed a game (164) in all four seasons at UMD, earns senior center Jack Connolly the 2012 Hobey Baker Memorial Award for his hometown team. On April 6 at the NCAA Frozen Four in Tampa, FL, Jack was announced as the recipient of this prestigious award. Jack is the fifth UMD men’s hockey player to receive the Hobey Baker Award, with past winners including: Tom Kurvers (1984), ...

Bill Shipley; UMD alumnus, artist, educator, art historian, collector, and now docent at the Tweed Museum of Art, has come full circle with UMD. His artistic journey has taken him from Duluth to Iowa, New York to Florida, and back home to Duluth, where he happily resides on Park Point. Equally at ease with elementary school groups as he is with University for Seniors scholars, Bill has a knack for telling stories and bringing works of art to life ...

The UMD Alumni Association Scholarship program is in its 5th year of giving back to children and grandchildren of UMD alumni. This scholarship provides the selected UMD sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students with outreach opportunities as well as financial support. It encourages and fosters leadership as the recipients will be members of the UMD Alumni Board and have networking opportunities with alumni. Thanks to our generous donors and the UMD License Plate program, a record four students have been ...

UMD’s Labovitz School of Business and Economics (LSBE), will soon become the first in the state of Minnesota to have a Student Chapter of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). “FPA is a well-respected organization. They work to broaden the education of their financial advisor members. Through FPA, students will have opportunities to attend the same workshops as advisor members, improve their interview skills, and learn about internships. Being associated with FPA will set our students apart from others looking to ...