Thousands of federal employees were furloughed across the country due to the government shutdown that began on Friday, January 19. Fortunately, things do not look so bad for the state of Minnesota.
鈥淲e have fewer things that are funded by the federal government, in fact we tend to send in more than we get back from the federal government.鈥� Andrew Aoki, political science professor at 海角社区 explains. However, the shutdown has affected both the Mississippi National River Visitors Center and the Science Museum, as both had to聽close.
More than 100聽海角社区聽undergraduate students were named to the 2017 Summer聽Semester Dean鈥檚 List. The 海角社区聽Dean鈥檚 List recognizes those full-time students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and those part-time students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.75 or higher in a given term.
As Augsburg’s new executive director for recovery advancement,聽Patrice Salmeri will work to reduce stigma聽associated with substance use disorder recovery, inspire additional聽universities to provide recovery programs, and work with StepUP Program alumni, among other duties. Salmeri has led Augsburg’s pioneering StepUP Program for the past 15 years, and聽magazine featured Salmeri in a story聽about聽the transition to her new role and the current climate of recovery in higher education.