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Join us on Saturday, September 6, at 10 a.m. to celebrate our community and beautify our streets by painting!

Dr. Giovanni Veliz, a graduate of the Doctorate in Management and Public Service program, a retired police commander, and a Center for Public Administration and Leadership Fellow, testified before the Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration about the importance of trust-building with immigrant communities.

Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK School of Education and Leadership colleagues Annie Ittner, Letitia Basford, Michelle Benegas, and Stephanie DeFrance published an article in MinneTESOL on reading instruction for multilingual learners.

President Hostetter made her debut at CHS Field — home of Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Baseball — for Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Night at the St. Paul Saints vs. Worcester Red Sox on July 24, 2025. After throwing out a ceremonial first pitch, she stopped in the broadcast booth to share her thoughts about what makes Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK special and how the opportunity to lead us brought her home to Minnesota.

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) has awarded Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK an Intervention for College Attendance Program (ICAP) grant to support the Piper Academic Community (PAC) program. ICAP grants provide funding to programs designed to encourage college attendance of historically underserved students, helping bridge the gap between K-12 education and students' first year of postsecondary education.

Beginning in fall 2025, Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK is launching the nation's first graduate certificate in nature-based education for classroom teachers and other school staff. Building on the success of the Teacher Field School, the ten-credit certificate program includes nature immersion, individualized and team-based approaches to curriculum refinement and student support, and a final synthesis project.

Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK has joined the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE)—a nationwide consortium administered by the Council of Independent Colleges and generously supported by Lilly Endowment, Inc. Our participation underscores Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK’s ongoing commitment to supporting students as they explore their many callings in life.

On Sunday, August 17, get your workout in while supporting Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK STEM undergraduates. The third-annual Monarch Fund 5k Run/Walk for Cancer Recovery will donate 100% of registration fees to support one or more students conducting collaborative research in a STEM field, with preference given to those studying cancer treatment and recovery.

Professor of English Kris Deffenbacher presented two papers at the International Association for the Study of Irish Literature Conference at the University of Galway, Ireland, July 21-25. The first paper was on "Reframing Bodily Autonomy and National Care" in contemporary Irish women's fiction, and the second was presented as part of a roundtable on Irish women's genre fiction.

In July, Biology Lab Manager and Instructor Kathryn Malody presented on "Virtual Reality in the Lab" at the 2025 Conference for the National Association of Scientific Materials Managers (NAOSMM), held in Richmond, VA. Her presentation covered the use of this technology as a learning tool in lab settings, as well as the maintenance and support of VR headsets.