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October 28, 2020

Dia de Muertos Meal on Nov. 3 to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

On Tuesday, November 3rd, a special Dia de Muertos meal hosted by the women’s softball team will celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. The meal was delayed due to COVID-19 challenges this past month, but the good food and festive spirit will pervade!

All Finlandia students, staff, and faculty are invited for a take-out style meal, beginning at 7:15 p.m. and going through 8:15 p.m. Similar to the weekly All Means All community meals, which take place on Mondays, this special [...]

October 28, 2020

Business Office Moves to Jutila Center

The Finlandia University Business Office has moved from Old Main to the seventh floor of the Jutila Center. The Business Office is comprised of the Chief Financial Officer, Gary Black, accountants Cyril FoxPetrov and Albert Hammond, and administrative assistant and purchaser Janine Notke.

They join other Finlandia offices in the Jutila Center including Human Resources, Marketing and Communications, the International School of Art & Design faculty and staff, and the TRIO Pre-College [...]

October 26, 2020

Cyril FoxPetrov joins Business Office as Accounting Manager

Finlandia University is pleased to welcome Cyril FoxPetrov to its business office as the Accounting Manager.

FoxPetrov was born and raised in Madison, Wis., and he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a degree in Accounting in 2014, and earned his Masters in Professional Accountancy in 2015.

“As the accounting manager I am in charge of managing all receipts and payments, as well playing key roles in financial reporting, budgeting and payroll,” said FoxPetrov. “Currently we have a couple [...]

October 23, 2020

Lauren Huested and Jason Dart Join Admissions Office

Lauren Huested and Jason Dart joined Finlandia’s admissions team as enrollment officers in the beginning of October.

Both Huested and Dart spent the earlier years of their lives in southern Michigan, with Dart being from Lansing and moving to Virginia when he was 13, and Huested growing up in the town of Newago, about an hour away from Grand Rapids. Dart graduated from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science Education in [...]

October 22, 2020

Changes to the Spring 2021 Academic Calendar

At the recommendation of Finlandia’s Safe Start Task Force, there will be changes made to the Academic Calendar for the Spring 2021 semester. These adjustments are designed to reduce our community’s risk of exposure to COVID-19 by limiting the amount of travel occurring within the semester. Among the approved revisions:

Monday, January 18 will not have regularly scheduled classes in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Classes will begin on Tuesday, January 19. Due to the semester starting a week later, [...]

October 21, 2020

Volunteers Needed for Mobile Food Pantry Nov. 5

Finlandia volunteers at the 2018 Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry in Ontonagon.

On Thursday, November 5, Finlandia University will be hosting a Mobile Food Pantry in the parking lot between Old Main and the Chapel of St. Mattew. Organized through Feeding American West Michigan, mobile food pantries help fill the gap in hunger needs in a community, by supplementing the ongoing work of local pantries with much needed fresh produce, meat, and dairy. The [...]

October 20, 2020

Student Nurses Association Hosting Blood Drive Oct. 27

The Finlandia University Student Nurses Association (FUSNA) will be hosting a Blood Drive on Oct. 27 from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Chapel of St. Matthew. Donors will go to the Chapel to complete paperwork and check vital signs before donating in the bloodmobile, which will be parked in the Old Main parking lot.

The FUSNA is partnering with UP Health Systems Regional Blood Center to sponsor the event.

“This experience helps nursing students solidify [...]

October 20, 2020

Albert Hammond (’20) Joins Finlandia’s Business Office

Albert Hammond (’20) recently joined Finlandia’s Business office as an Accountant.

Hammond grew up in Elk Rapids, Mich., and graduated from Finlandia this past spring, with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a specialization in Accounting.

“As an accountant for Finlandia University, it is my job to analyze and record business transactions – accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, etc. – and gather and create data for financial statements,” said Hammond. “I also handle the processing of payroll and work-study [...]

October 20, 2020

Scott Hendrickson Named Head of Security at Finlandia

Scott Hendrickson was promoted to the Head of Security at Finlandia University. Hendrickson has served as a Security Officer with the University since 2008.

Hendrickson was born and raised in Hancock. He began his degree in Criminal Justice at Red Rocks Community College in Colorado and is currently working on finishing his degree here at Finlandia.

“I worked for several years as a Deputy Sheriff in a jail in Colorado,” said Hendrickson about why he chose this career. [...]

October 16, 2020

Exploring the History of American Presidential Elections with Dr. Knoblauch

Dr. William Knoblauch, History Professor

Finlandia Fridays is back this week with a special election edition. Host Olivia Myers talks with Finlandia History Professor Dr. William Knoblauch about the history of American presidential elections. Listeners submitted questions for Knoblauch to answer including ‘how important is the electoral college?’, ‘what happens if there’s a tie?’, and what other election seasons this one can be compared to.

“History is the act of asking why something happened and constructing an argument [...]

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