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Behai
May 5, 2018

Beihai College of Art & Design officials tour Finlandia campus

On May 5, 2018, International School of Art & Design Dean Denise Vandeville, Dean of Student Affairs Erin Barnett, and Chief Financial Officer Angela Price, led officials from the Beihai College of Art & Design in China on a tour of the Finlandia University campus. Beihai Vice Principals Sheng Hu and Jie Qiu, Dean of the College of Fine Arts Bin Cheng, and Dean of the College of Environmental Arts Zhaowei Wang, were all presented with a certificate [...]

Finlandia Graduation
May 4, 2018

Finlandia Graduation Day 2018 Recap

It was a beautiful day Sunday at the Paavo Nurmi Center as we honored the Class of 2018. Below is a look back at the memories. We invite you to share yours on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag “#FinnU” or “#FinnUGraduation”.

PHOTOS FROM GRADUATION DAY 2018 FLICKR – CLICK HERE

All of the photographs that were taken by the communications office at Finlandia University at commencement have been uploaded to Flickr. They are available free in full resolution.

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Rebecca Lilly Finlandia Fridays
May 4, 2018

Globetrotting hockey player Rebecca Lilly of New Zealand talks about her times abroad and at Finlandia

Native New Zealander Rebecca Lilly joined Finlandia Fridays this week. Hailing from the small town of Gore, Lilly is studying biology, while also playing for the women’s hockey team at FinnU. Lilly has been in North America since the age of 15 to play hockey, playing in multiple places in Canada. Being able to continue playing hockey was a primary reason Lilly choose Finlandia. Lilly also mentioned that she enjoys the smaller size of the school [...]

May 3, 2018

Sign up for emergency text alerts by texting “fualert” to 33733

In Finlandia University’s ongoing effort to quickly and directly share important information with the campus community, all employees and students are invited to sign up for free text alerts. Finlandia University will notify you of campus emergencies and delays/closings via a text message to your cell phone. This service is free and available to all Finlandia campus community members. To sign up, follow the directions below:

Text the word “fualert” to the number 33733. To unsubscribe, text the word “stop” to the number [...]

Bill Knoblauch
May 3, 2018

Dr. William Knoblauch wins Board of Trustees Distinguished Faculty Award

Dr. William Knoblauch was honored as the Board of Trustees Distinguished Faculty Award recipient at the 2018 Commencement on Sunday, April 29.

Knoblauch, an assistant professor of history, joined Finlandia in 2012. He teaches 17 courses including History of Rock & Roll, Energy and World Power, and Rise of American Capitalism. He also chairs the History department.

“Winning this award is really nice because my peers nominated me and that feels good,” said Knoblauch.

Knoblauch said his peers told him they nominated [...]

May 2, 2018

Summer hours return to Finlandia University Gallery

Finlandia University Gallery in the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock announces its return to spring/summer hours. Beginning May 2, the gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Please check the gallery webpage for exhibition schedule.

The current exhibit Finlandia University International School of Art & Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Diploma Works Exhibition is on display until May 31. Learn more about this exhibit, other exhibits and the Finlandia University Gallery [...]

April 29, 2018

Finlandia recognizes Class of 2018

The most magical moment of the year took place Sunday afternoon as the Finlandia University Class of 2018 was recognized during the annual commencement ceremony at 1:30 p.m. at the Paavo Nurmi Center. At the ceremony 73 students were conferred degrees, while they heard from Alumni Speaker Kathleen Harmon ‘86, Student Representative and Nursing Major Melissa Helppi, and Commencement Speaker Marilyn Clark.

Clark, CEO of MTEC SmartZone and former FinnU professor in the International School of Business, spoke [...]

Finlandia Graduation
April 27, 2018

Help Us ConGRADulate the Class of 2018: Following Graduation Weekend on Social Media

Graduation weekend is full of events, photo opportunities and family activities. If you are not able to be with us during any of the events, don’t worry, Finlandia Communications is covering the entire weekend. Below you will find a list of various social media outlets where you can watch graduation weekend and how to send us your graduation photos.

Live Stream www.finlandia.edu/graduation

Commencement Ceremony

Instagram Story @finlandiauniversity

Nursing Pinning (Closed to the Public)

International School of Art & Design, 2018 Diploma [...]

Students volunteer at mobile food pantry
April 27, 2018

Finlandia Brings Mobile Food Pantry to Ontonagon

On April 19, 2018 Finlandia Students and Staff traveled to Ontonagon High School to help feed 271 individuals, representing 1050 family members in the community.

“More people came through after registration was closed, but we got to give all the food away to local families. Ontonagon [High School] was pleased and Feeding America was thrilled with the event,” said Soren Schmidt, Campus Pastor.

All 16,115 pounds of food was given away by the end of the night. Finlandia University students were bussed [...]

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