{"id":22597,"date":"2016-01-22T13:59:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T19:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=22597"},"modified":"2016-01-22T14:58:55","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T20:58:55","slug":"northernconnect-announce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2016\/01\/22\/northernconnect-announce\/","title":{"rendered":"NorthernConnect Gives NCTC Students a Clear Pathway to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22597 gallery-size-small-image row row-cols-2 row-cols-md-3 my-4'><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-9.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-9.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"22605,22602,22600,22601\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"22605,22602,22600,22601\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22605\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-9.jpg\" data-caption=\"Carey Castle, NCTC vice president of academic and student affairs, NCTC President Dr. Dennis Bona, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ President Dr. Richard A. Hanson, and Dr. Martin Tadlock, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ provost and vice president for academic and student affairs, sign the NorthernConnect agreement at a ceremony on the NCTC campus.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-9.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-9-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-9-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-9-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-9-226x141.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-22605'>\n\t\t\t\tCarey Castle, NCTC vice president of academic and student affairs, NCTC President Dr. Dennis Bona, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ President Dr. Richard A. Hanson, and Dr. Martin Tadlock, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ provost and vice president for academic and student affairs, sign the NorthernConnect agreement at a ceremony on the NCTC campus.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-6.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-6.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"22605,22602,22600,22601\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"22605,22602,22600,22601\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22602\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-6.jpg\" data-caption=\"Dr. Richard A. Hanson, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ president.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-6.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-6-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-6-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-6-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-6-226x141.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-22602'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Richard A. Hanson, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ president.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-4.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-4.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"22605,22602,22600,22601\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"22605,22602,22600,22601\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22600\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"Dr. Martin Tadlock, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ provost and vice president for academic and student affairs.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-4-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-4-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-4-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-4-226x141.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-22600'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Martin Tadlock, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ provost and vice president for academic and student affairs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item text-center col'><a href="https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-5.jpg"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-5.jpg\" class=\"in-gallery-1 img-fluid shadow-1\" alt=\"\" ids=\"22605,22602,22600,22601\" orderby=\"post__in\" include=\"22605,22602,22600,22601\" columns=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-22601\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-5.jpg\" data-caption=\"Dr. Dennis Bona, NCTC president.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-5-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-5-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-5-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/PIC-5-226x141.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption visually-hidden' id='gallery-1-22601'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Dennis Bona, NCTC president.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22607 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/Logotype-Tagline-NorthernConnect-FullColor-1024x158.png\" alt=\"Logotype-Tagline-NorthernConnect-FullColor\" width=\"640\" height=\"99\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/Logotype-Tagline-NorthernConnect-FullColor.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/Logotype-Tagline-NorthernConnect-FullColor-1024x158.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/Logotype-Tagline-NorthernConnect-FullColor-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/Logotype-Tagline-NorthernConnect-FullColor-768x119.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/Logotype-Tagline-NorthernConnect-FullColor-226x35.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northlandcollege.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Northland Community &amp; Technical College<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> have created a dual admissions program, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northlandcollege.edu\/northernconnect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">NorthernConnect<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a>, which allows students who complete associate&rsquo;s degrees at the college to transfer and continue their educations barrier-free at Bemidji State.<\/p>\n<table class=\" alignright\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Learn More<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1WBJu5m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">NorthernConnect home<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><br>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1UgWVGp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Apply Today<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> (PDF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>NorthernConnect, Northern Minnesota&rsquo;s Pathway to Higher Education, allows NCTC students who complete associate of arts, associate of science, or associate of applied science degrees to be automatically admitted into Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. Students must also have completed 24 or more transferrable credits with a grade-point average of at least 2.5. NCTC students who transfer to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ through this program will join the university as juniors.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For some time, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ has been embarking on a program to extend its academic offerings to students across the state of Minnesota,&rdquo; said Dr. Richard A. Hanson, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ president. &ldquo;NorthernConnect is an historic partnership, and if it is as successful as we believe it will be, this promises to be a model that we, and others, will replicate in order to benefit even more students like those at NCTC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The program will begin with transfer pathways in three program areas, including business, criminal justice and nursing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a major milestone for both Northland Community and Technical College and for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ,&rdquo; said Dr. Martin Tadlock, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ provost and vice president for academic and student affairs. &ldquo;Beginning this coming fall, current and incoming NCTC students can look forward to a well-defined and orderly transition into a bachelor&rsquo;s program at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ &mdash; where they will be welcomed with open arms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tadlock said that, in addition to guaranteed admission into Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and an accelerated admissions process, NCTC students participating in NorthernConnect would enjoy a variety of additional benefits as well.<\/p>\n<p>NorthernConnect participants will not be charged an application fee at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, and they receive a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ student ID card that allows them to participate in a limited array of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ student-life activities while enrolled at NCTC. Sophomore students at NCTC also will have access to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ academic advisors once per semester.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While transfer from NCTC to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and to other schools has certainly been possible in the past, NorthernConnect is designed to make that experience as seamless and stress-free as possible,&rdquo; Tadlock said.<\/p>\n<p>There are no additional fees for NCTC students to join NorthernConnect. Students who are new to NCTC can mark appropriate sections of their applications to indicate a desire to join NorthernConnect, and current NCTC students can opt into the program at any time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><br>\n&bull;&nbsp;Kari Kantack Miller, assistant director of admissions and enrollment, transfer specialist, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ; (218) 755-2602, kkantack@bemidjistate.edu<br>\n&bull;&nbsp;Lisa Bottom, registrar, Northland Community &amp; Technical College; (218) 683-8544, lisa.bottem@northlandcollege.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><br>\n&bull;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northlandcollege.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Northland Community &amp; Technical College<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><br>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northlandcollege.edu\/northernconnect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">NorthernConnect homepage at NCTC<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><br>\n&bull;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northlandcollege.edu\/northernconnect\/Application-NorthernConnect.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">NorthernConnect application<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;(PDF download)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and\u00a0Northland Community &amp; Technical College have created a dual admissions program, NorthernConnect, which allows students who complete associate\u2019s degrees at the college to transfer and continue their educations barrier-free at Bemidji State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[872,953,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-mybsu","category-top-story"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22597"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22611,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22597\/revisions\/22611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}