Free
Business Counseling Wednesday, February 19
HANCOCK,
MI – The Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) and
Finlandia University invite area entrepreneurs to take advantage
of free one-on-one business counseling sessions at the university’s
Jutila Center for Global Design and Business (CGDB) on Wednesday,
January 23, 2008.
Business consultant Roger Woods of Homer Productivity, LLC, can
advise on all aspects of small business development from the initial
idea through growth and expansion strategies.
Appointments are recommended and can be made by phone (906-487-7450)
or e-mail (cgdb@finlandia.edu).
The CGDB is located at the Finlandia University Portage Campus (formerly
Portage Hospital), at 200 Michigan St., Hancock.
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“Return
to Plainlands” is February 14 Nordic Film
HANCOCK,
MI – The Finlandia University Finnish American Heritage Center
Nordic Film Series continues Thursday, February 14, with the film,
“Return to Plainlands.” Showings are at both 2:00 p.m.
and 6:00 p.m.
“Return to Plainlands” (Lakeuden Kutsu) is a drama/comedy
about Erkki Hakala, a tax evader who returns to Ostrobothnia (on
the west coast of Finland) from Florida to claim what he feels is
rightfully his: a place in the community and his wife, Kaisu.
The tax fraud that initially drove Erkki away from home has become
statute-barred, and Erkki has become a millionaire selling cars
in Florida. He has his mind set on buying a metal workshop and finding
a house for the new life he intends to spend with Kaisu.
Erkki decides to realize all his plans in the course of one day,
but things are not as straight forward as he had hoped. He has to
settle the score with his family and convince Kaisu that he is sincere.
Not until the sun rises again is an understanding found.
The film is based on a novel of the same name by popular Finnish
author Antti Tuuri. It’s the final book of a family saga titled
Pohjanmaa (Ostrobothnia). Three of the six books in the series have
been made into movies.
The film is in Finnish with English subtitles. There is no admission
charge, but donations are gratefully accepted.
The Finnish American Heritage Center is at 435 Quincy Street, Hancock.
For additional information, please call 906-487-7302.
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Former
NCAA President to Speak at Finlandia this Wednesday
HANCOCK
– A presentation by NCAA Conference speaker Judy Sweet will
take place at 7:00 p.m. this Wednesday, February 6, at the Finlandia
University Paavo Nurmi Center gymnasium.
Judy Sweet is a NCAA consultant on gender equity and diversity.
She has been breaking down barriers in the athletics world for many
years.
Sweet was athletics director at University of California-San Diego
for 24 years, supervising 23 sports programs. She was one of the
first women in America to administer joint men’s and women’s
athletics programs.
In 1991, Sweet became the first female to serve as NCAA President.
She has also been a NCAA Division III vice-president, a NCAA Secretary-Treasurer,
and served on 20 NCAA committees, including the Council and Executive
Committee. Sweet retired from her work at the NCAA in 2006.
For additional information, contact Katelyn Fogle, assistant athletic
director, at 487-7388.
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Community
Finnish Language Class Cancelled
HANCOCK
– Tonight’s 6:00 p.m. meeting of Mike Sullivan’s
Finnish II community course at the Finlandia University Finnish
American Heritage Center has been cancelled.
The class will meet next Tuesday, February 5, at 6:00 p.m. at the
Finnish American Heritage Center.
For additional information, contact Dave Maki, at 487-7549.
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International
Faculty Exchange Continues
HANCOCK
– Helka Yletyinen, senior lecturer at the HAMK University
of Applied Sciences, Hämeenlinna, Finland, will give a public
presentation about HAMK at 10:15 a.m., Tuesday, February 5, 2008,
at the Finlandia University Portage Campus, Hancock.
The February 5 presentation will also include information about
Phyllis Fredendall’s visit to HAMK last summer. Fredendall,
Finlandia fiber and fashion design faculty member, taught fiber
sculpture classes at HAMK in August 2007.
Yletyinen’s visit to Hancock is the continuation of a faculty
exchange agreement between the two universities. She teaches basketry,
bookbinding, and felting, and is the assistant head of the HAMK
degree program in crafts and recreation. She will be instructing
a bookbinding class for Finlandia students the week of February
4.
For additional information, please contact Phyllis Fredendall at
906-487-7376 or phyllis.fredendall@finlandia.edu.
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Spaghetti
Dinner for Tanzania
HANCOCK,
MI – A spaghetti dinner fundraiser, hosted by eight Finlandia
University students preparing to travel to Tanzania in May, will
take place Saturday, February 2, 2008, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Hancock.
The dinner is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 12 years.
Children under five years are free.
This is Finlandia’s third annual service and learning trip
to Tanzania. It is part of the course, Service and Learning in Tanzania,
and is organized in cooperation with the Northern Great Lakes Synod-ELCA
and the Eastern and Coastal Diocese-Evangelical Lutheran Church
of Tanzania.
While in Tanzania, the students and faculty chaperones will assist
a secondary school with building projects, stay with host families
in Dar es Salaam, and learn about Tanzanian people and society.
For tickets and additional information please contact René
Johnson, interim campus pastor and director of servant leadership,
at 906-487-7239 or rene.johnson@finlandia.edu.
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