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November 30, 2023

Fall Graduation Reception is Monday, December 4, 2023 at 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in Hawk's Landing at the Lake Superior College Main Campus.

Fall Graduation

If you are completing the requirements of your degree, diploma or certificate this fall, congratulations!

All fall graduates will be honored at the Fall Graduation Reception on Monday, December 4, 2023, from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. in Hawks Landing.  Refreshments will be served.

Graduates who attend will be given a FREE tassel which can be used at the annual Commencement celebration at the DECC on May 13, 2023.

Don’t forget to Apply to Graduate BEFORE Friday, December 1, 2023, to be included in the presentation on December 4, 2023.

ALL students must apply to graduate in order to have your award listed on your LSC transcript. 


Stress Less Days

Stress Less Days are Dec. 4-7!

Stop by for treats & activities, unwind with Yin Yoga or burn off energy with HIIT in the Wellness Center, get a FREE chair massage, learn Stress Management Strategies with Amy Fullerton, and try some brain foods with Whole Foods Coop! Take time to de-stress before finals!

Stress Less Days are December 4 to 7, 2023. December 4 is cocoa cram with PSEO. December 5 is cider cookies and coloring, stress less management with Amy Fullerton and Tin Yoga. December 6 is Whole Foods Coop and Chair Massages. December 7 is popcorn and puzzles, chair massages and HIIT.


Bundle up and give. Blood drive sponsored by Lake Superior College is on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the bus parked in the parking lot. Blood donations are by appointment.

LSC Memorial Blood Drive

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Bus Parked at the Main Entrance

To make an appointment visit

www.mbc.org/serarchdrives (sponsor code 0979) or call Trudy (218)740-1542o or [email protected]

All donors receive a free t-shirt and have a chance to win passes to the North Shore Adventure Park!


Stress Management Strategies

Please join Amy Fullerton, Mental Health Professional, to learn coping strategies to better manage your stress.

December 5, 2023

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

C 270

Everyone is welcome!

Stress Management Strategies. Please join Amy Fullerton, Mental Health Professional, to learn coping strategies to better manage your stress on Decemeber 5, 2023 at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in room C 270.


Holiday Showcase featuring the Lake Superior Concert Choir student music showcase audience carol sing-a-long. Special guests are The Harbor City International City High School Varsity String Band on December 7, 2023 a7 7:00 p.m. in the LSC Commons. Cal Metts, Director and Lexy Land, Accompanist

Holiday Showcase

Featuring the Lake Superior Concert Choir student music showcase audience carol sing-a-long.

Special guests are The Harbor City International City High School Varsity String Band.

December 7, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the LSC Commons.

Cal Metts, Director and Lexy Land, Accompanist


Looking for a fun way to connect and make friends?

Love being crafty?

Join us for

CRAFTERNOON!

An informal afternoon of crafting and conversation in the Center for Equity and Inclusion!

Tuesday, December 5,  2023 1:00 p.m.

If you have your own supplies or a special talent or materials you would like to share, please feel free to bring them!

Looking for a fun way to connect and make fields? Love being crafty? Join us for Crafternoon an informal afternoon of crafting and conversation in the Center for Equity and Inclusion on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. and again on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in room M 125. If you have your own supplies, a special talent you'd like to share, or materials other can use, please feel free to bring them! Staff and faculty welcome to come and connect with students.


Textbook Sell Back at the Lake Superior College Campus Store is on December 13 and 14, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Student ID is required.

Textbook Sell Back

Want some extra cash? Sell your textbooks before you leave for semester break. Stop by the table outside the LSC Store on Wednesday, December 13 or Thursday, December 14 from 10 a.m. - 3:30pm.

Can’t make it either of those days? You can sell your textbooks online anytime.


Create your calm with Wellbeats.

LSC students have FREE access to Wellbeats app, an on-demand fitness platform with over 1,000+ fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes for all ages, levels, abilities, and interests.

Students: Sign up HERE to receive your membership!

LSC Employees: please sign up for Wellbeats through Virgin Pulse to receive your points!

Questions? Contact [email protected]

It’s important to make time for yourself during the holiday season. To find more inner peace, join Wellbeats 14-day “Create Your Calm” program in December! This program will guide you through daily breathing exercises, meditations, and mindfulness practices to take care of your mental health. By the end of the program, you will become more aware of how to create moments of calm during stressful times.


Recreational Fitness Class

Yin Yoga

Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m.

Wellness Center

To register email: [email protected]

Move into stillness through meditation, stretching, and mind/body awareness.

Bring a yoga mat!

Recreational fitness class YIN Yoga. Move into stillness through meditation, stretching, and mind/body awareness. This gentle form of yoga will help increase flexibility, restore circulation and connective tissues, and reduce stress. Bring a yoga mat (yoga mats are limited)! This is on Tuesdays beginning November 7, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. in the Lake Superior College Wellness Center. To register, email roxanne.frederick@lsc.edu.


H I I T is a recreational fitness class that features varying intervals of intense cardio and strength exercises paired with active recovery. Increase your heart rate while improving your strength, your power, endurance, and challenge to your body. To register, email roxanne.frederick@lsc.edu. It will be on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. beginning November 2, 2023 in the Lake Superior College Wellness Center.

Free Recreational Fitness Class!

HIIT: High Intensity Interval Training

Thursdays at 4:00 pm

Wellness Center

Open to all levels of fitness, you choose your intensity! This class focuses on intervals of high intensity cardio and strength exercises along with active recovery. Work on your strength, endurance and challenge your body.

To register email: [email protected]


Join the Meditation Challenge!

Set a Meditation goal in the app to join!

Stress less before finals!  Set yourself up for success with a healthy body and mind.

December 4 through December 11

Join Today!

Join the meditation challenge. Set a meditation goal in the app to join. Stress less before finals! Set yourself up for success with a health body and mind. December 4 to December 11, 2023. Join today.


Quick Stop

Introducing Quick Stop Hours in Advising starting November 15, 2023.

  • Mondays: 12:00 – 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesdays: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesdays: 12:00 – 4:30 p.m.
  • Fridays: 8:00  a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A Quick Stop is an in person drop-in meeting with an Academic Advisor. You will be seen on a first come/first served basis and may not be able to meet with your assigned advisor during a “Quick Stop”.

At a quick stop we can help you with:

  • One semester course planning
  • Late add/switch courses petition
  • Basic General Questions
  • Petition for Credit Overload
  • Withdrawing from/dropping a class
  • Modifying course schedule  

Wait times can vary and are typically longer over the lunch hour and during peak enrollment periods (1-2 weeks before the semester starts and the first week of the semester).


Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting 

Interested in joining an AA group on campus?

All are welcome!

Come as you are for a group led open meeting!

Mondays

3:00 p.m.

Student Life Conference Room

Alcohol Anonymous. Interested in joining an A A group on campus? All are welcome. Come as you are for a group led open meeting. We meet on Mondays at 3:00 p.m. in the Student Life Conference Room 133.


H L C Reaffirmation Visit 2024

LSC’s Path to Reaccreditation with HLC

The Higher Learning Commission is an independent institutional accrediting organization that serves as one of the largest institutional accreditors and evaluates colleges and universities in 19 states throughout the country.

LSC has been preparing for our February 12-13, 2024 HLC site visit over the past several years.  Do you want to be a part of “Telling Our LSC Story”?  Here are ways that you can help:

Review LSC’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

Become familiar with LSC’s Strategic Plan.

Understand the Five Criteria for Accreditation and identify how LSC meets them.

Read LSC’s Assurance Argument.

Attend scheduled preparation sessions.

Be available when the HLC team is on campus and participate in the open meetings.

Watch for information on how YOU can participate in the upcoming site visit!

For more information be sure to check out our Reaffirmation webpage!


Upcoming Events

TODAY
11:00 AM
Transfer Center Visit - University of Minnesota Duluth
Main Campus: Transfer Center (L130)
Dec 1
12:00 AM
Fall Grad Requests Due
Dec 4
12:30 PM
Fall Graduation Reception
Main Campus: Hawks Landing (L201)
Dec 4 -
Dec 7
Fall Student Art Exhibit
Main Campus: Concourse
Dec 5
9:00 AM
Transfer Center Visit - College of St. Scholastica
Main Campus: Transfer Center (L130)
Dec 5
1:00 PM
Crafternoon
Main Campus: Center for Equity and Inclusion (M125)
Dec 6
12:00 PM
Lunch and Learn: Financial Literacy
Main Campus: Center for Equity and Inclusion (M125)
Dec 7
7:00 PM
LSC Choir Holiday Showcase
Main Campus: Commons (M255)

Full Calendar

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