College Notes

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College student Grace Lavan won first place in the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium’s inaugural app competition. Her winning app is titled “A Re-evaluation of the Effects of a Pipeline on Gray Wolves.”

The app explores the question of how wolves are affected by the construction of an oil pipeline on Fond du Lac land.

Eulogio Lopez also received a scholarship from the consortium for his academic achievement in GIS. Both students are working toward geographic information system certificates.

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Carter Northey, a student in Des Moines University’s physician assistant studies masters program, was a participant in the university’s White Coat Ceremony on Sept. 15. Northey is from Esko and received the white coat as a symbol of training received and the accompanying responsibilities accepted for future work in the field.

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The College of St. Scholastica announced its summer dean’s list.

It includes Nicole Metcalf of Carlton, Amanda Reynolds of Sawyer, and

Kristina Anton of Esko.

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Shelby Thorp of Cloquet was named to the summer honors list at Mercy College of Ohio. Thorp is studying medical imaging.