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March 2, 2018

Marketing major Kyle Niemi and his internship with Mesensei mobile mentoring

Senior marketing major Kyle Niemi stopped by Finlandia Fridays this week to discuss his internship with Finnish mobile mentoring company Mesensei. Tuukka Ylälahti, the creator of Mesensei, was in an earlier episode this season, where he previewed the app and his inspiration behind it.

Tuukka Ylälahti on Finlandia Fridays Mesensei at Finlandia

Niemi has been granted a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with Mesensei and create a mentoring app specifically for FinnU. Niemi is the project coordinator for this endeavor. [...]

February 22, 2018

Dr. Carolyn Dekker featured in Lake Superior-region journal

Finlandia University Assistant Professor of English Dr. Carolyn Dekker was featured in Volume 5 of Upper Country, a Journal of the Lake Superior Region with her essay titled “Survival is Insufficient: Northern Michigan as a Post-Apocalyptic Final Frontier.”

This is the cover of Volume 5 of Upper Country: A Journal of the Lake Superior Region in which Dr. Carolyn Dekker was featured for her essay Survival is Insufficient: Northern Michigan as a [...]

February 20, 2018

Finlandia evening QuickBooks course starts March 13, open to community

The Finlandia University International School of Business is offering a one-credit course titled BUS206 Accounting Software for Small Business on Tuesday evenings beginning March 13 from 6:10 – 7:40 p.m. The course is open to community members for $75.

The course is designed for both accountants and non-accountants who would like to learn to use QuickBooks – the popular accounting software. No prerequisite courses are required. The class meets in Finlandia’s Maki Library Computer Lab. A certificate of achievement will [...]

Tyler Browner and Jean Pimentel Finlandia Fridays

February 16, 2018

50th episode celebration with leaders of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes

This week Finlandia Fridays celebrated the airing of its 50th episode with leaders of a new group on campus, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). Tyler Browner and Jean Pimentel are both active members in the group and came to share their stories of how they ended up at Finlandia and what FCA has done for them.

Tyler Browner is a transfer student from Detroit, Michigan. Originally planning to study in FinnU’s Physical Therapist Assistant [...]

Christina Krider and Rene Johnson Finlandia Fridays

February 9, 2018

Service Learning in Tanzania with Christina Krider and René Johnson

Finlandia Fridays received a taste of Africa this week when René Johnson and Christina Krider came to talk about Service and Learning in Tanzania.

Krider is originally from North Carolina and is a senior in the nursing program. Hearing about Finlandia through softball, Krider played for two years and decided to focus on her demanding studies in the nursing program. With her countdown set and only four months until graduation, Krider stated that she “can see the light,” and is [...]

February 9, 2018

RN-BSN program at Finlandia under new leadership

Lori Sullivan, DNP, MSN, RN, takes reigns of university’s only online program

Finlandia University’s online RN-BSN program is now under new leadership as long-time nursing faculty member Lori Sullivan, DNP, MSN, RN, has been named director of the program. In her new role, Sullivan will continue the nursing program’s mission to prepare professional nurses dedicated to academic excellence, spiritual awareness and the practice of nursing.

“I am passionate about nursing and assisting nursing students to meet their professional and [...]

February 1, 2018

Library of Congress makes Dr. Virtanen’s speech available

In October Assistant Professor of Finnish and Nordic Studies Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen was welcomed to Washington D.C. to be one of three panelists at the Library of Congress for an Embassy of Finland symposium exploring the history and future of the Finnish language. Video from that symposium is now available on the Library of Congress website.

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“It is an honor to take part in this symposium and to use research and experiences with Upper Midwestern Finnish [...]

February 1, 2018

Saint-Onge named Director of Admissions

Finlandia University has named alumnus Collin Saint-Onge (’14) to the role of Director of Admissions.

“I’m excited because I hope to make an impact not only on Finlandia, but the surrounding community as well,” Saint-Onge said. “I see this as an opportunity to change the landscape of Finlandia for the better.”

Saint-Onge graduated with his Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a focus in accounting from FinnU’s International School of Business in 2014, and began shortly after as Enrollment Officer at [...]

January 30, 2018

Women’s hockey team hosting benefit for CC Humane Society

Finlandia University women’s hockey team is hosting a fundraiser, Paws for Pucks, on Saturday, February 3 for the Copper Country Humane Society. The event will coincide with the Lions game against St. Scholastica at 12:30 p.m. at the Houghton County Arena.

There will be raffle prizes and a jersey auction. All proceeds will go to the humane society.

“We wanted to do a fundraiser for the CCHS,” coach Matt Marchel said. “It’s a great local non-profit organization that is [...]

January 29, 2018

Visiting scholar to discuss Sami-church relations

Rev. Bror Träskbacka, a leader in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) will offer insights into the relations between the Church and Finland’s indigenous people — the Sami — at a special presentation on Tuesday, February 6 at the Finnish American Heritage Center (FAHC).

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The Rev. Bror Träskbacka, the coordinator for tourism ministry for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church will discuss “The Sami: The Church’s Evolving Relationship [...]

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