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March 21, 2023

Don’t miss the FinnU Employee Career Fair happening today from 1-7 p.m.

Everything you need to know about the businesses and organizations attending today’s fair

Over 20 institutions and businesses are attending today’s FinnU Employee Career Fair. Information about today’s event, including a listing of the institutions and businesses attending, is available below. Contact information and web resources have also been provided.

Event Information Tuesday, March 21 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM Paavo Nurmi Center | 535 Summit St, Hancock, MI 49930 | Gymnasium-level access is available from Weldon Street Information for Finlandia Employees

Attending Institutions & Businesses:

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March 20, 2023

Three Events in One Night! Finlandia Art Night to be held Thursday, March 23

Student Juried Art Reception, Cardboard Fashion Show, Faculty Exhibit

Join us on Thursday, March 23, to celebrate the arts at Finlandia University. Finlandia Art Night will include three events: the 2023 Faculty Exhibit, a reception and awards presentation for the Finlandia Student Juried Art Exhibit and a cardboard fashion show by Finlandia art and design students.

The 2023 Faculty Exhibit and Cardboard Fashion Show will both take place at the Finlandia University Gallery in the Finnish American Heritage Center from 7 – 8:30 [...]

March 15, 2023

FinnU Employee Career Fair is March 21

Finlandia University will be holding a career fair for FinnU employees and graduating seniors on Tuesday, March 21. The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Paavo Nurmi Center Gymnasium. The confirmed list of the registered universities, colleges, and businesses is intended to be posted at www.finlandia.edu/careerfair by Monday, March 20.

If you are a business that is looking to attend, please visit www.finlandia.edu/careerfair to register by March 20.

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March 15, 2023

Teach-Out & Transfer Fair for FinnU Students is March 20

Finlandia University students are invited to attend our Teach-Out & Transfer Fair coming up on Monday, March 20. The event will be held on-campus from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Paavo Nurmi Center Gymnasium. Over 20 colleges and universities will be in attendance. On Friday, March 17, information about attending colleges and universities and what they are offering will be updated at www.finlandia.edu/teachoutfair.

BEFORE STUDENTS ATTEND THEY SHOULD: Meet with your Academic Advisor Pick up your transcript from Registrar’s [...]

March 14, 2023

Board of Trustees vote to dissolve University, wind up affairs in orderly manner

Announced Tuesday, March 14, Finlandia University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to dissolve the institution and wind up affairs in an orderly manner. The announcement follows news from March 2 that the institution would not enroll students for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The Board of Trustees and University President Timothy Pinnow stated the extremely difficult decision is the result of an intensive analysis of Finlandia’s operations after exploring all potentially feasible strategic alternatives, including the rigorous search for new partnerships [...]

March 9, 2023

TRIO Talent Search & Upward Bound programs intend to continue with scheduled programming

TRIO Pre-College Programs, hosted by Finlandia University, has announced intentions to move forward with scheduled programming and services in summer 2023 while it works with Finlandia leadership and the U.S. Department of Education to find a new host institution. TRIO Pre-College Programs, TRIO Talent Search & TRIO Upward Bound, are 100 percent federally grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Born out of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, TRIO Pre-College Programs exists to empower potential first-generation students, [...]

March 6, 2023

FinnU and Finlandia Foundation National announce intentions to preserve history and heritage

Finlandia University in Hancock, Michigan and Finlandia Foundation National, Inc. (FFN), based in Pasadena, California, announce intentions that aim to ensure the preservation of Finlandia University’s Finnish-American heritage and history.

The non-profit Finlandia Foundation, founded in 1953 to connect, inspire and strengthen the Finnish-American community in the United States, has commissioned a task force with the intent and mission to preserve Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center, its archives, folk school, art gallery, North Wind Books store and the monthly [...]

March 2, 2023

Finlandia University will not enroll students for the 2023-2024 academic year

On Thursday, March 2, Finlandia University’s Board of Trustees announced that Finlandia will not enroll students for the 2023-2024 academic year. The decision follows months of continuous efforts to find pathways for the University to continue its mission.

“I am deeply saddened to announce that due to a combination of demographic changes, with fewer high school graduates available, a steep decrease in interest in going to college among those graduates, and an unbearable debt load, Finlandia’s Board of Trustees met and [...]

Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen presenting during Kalevalathon 2023

February 28, 2023

Finnish studies professor shines spotlight on FinnU

Virtanen presenting during Kalevalathon 2023, a reading marathon of Finland’s national epic poem, the Kalevala.

Finlandia Associate Professor of Finnish & Nordic Studies Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen has been named co-editor of the Journal of Finnish Studies. Having worked on the journal’s editorial staff since 2009, Virtanen now shares co-editorship with renowned folklorist and scholar, Thomas A. DuBois.

In addition to her co-editorship, Virtanen highlighted Finlandia’s Finnish studies program further when her field-related work was featured in three PBS [...]

February 27, 2023

March 15 Spring Colloquium to feature new faculty books about Grammy winning musician and life as a professor in the ‘North Country’

Finlandia University’s Suomi College of Arts & Sciences presents the 2023 Spring Colloquium celebrating two new faculty books. This year’s event will feature a reading, dialogue and book signing by authors Dr. Carolyn Dekker and Dr. William Knoblauch.

More about the authors and their new books can be found below.

North Country: A Pedagogical Almanac

North Country: A Pedagogical Almanac is a memoir in-essays that covers Dr. Carolyn Dekker’s life from 2015-2020. The book braids together teaching and family stories with [...]

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