Meet Our Staff

Tim Menard

Admissions Counselor
Toll Free - (800)-862-6466
Direct Line - (218)-281-8571
menar021@umn.edu

Hometown: Crookston, MN

High School: Mt. St. Benedict Academy

Education: BA Humanities, St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN, MA Psychology, Antioch University, Seattle, WA

Hobbies and interests: Opera, Sacred Music, flying planes (a dream), hiking and gardening.

Fun facts about Crookston: In the heartland of the Red River Valley, sits the seat for the Catholic Diocese of Crookston, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The diocese’ first bishop, Msgr. Timothy Corbett, was a classmate of Jim Hill, the railroad baron. With Hill’s financial assistance, the diocese developed its schools, an orphanage and its Benedictine Monastery at Mt. St. Benedict in Crookston. The diocese and the monastery are soon celebrating a centennial and a 90 year anniversary respectively in 2009.

Great things about UMC: The Aviation Degree Program! UMC offers the only program in Minnesota for training students with interests in natural resources, law enforcement and agricultural aviation.

Favorite virtual place on campus: www.goldeneaglemix.com

Favorite place on campus: Kiehle Hall with its mural panels composed by Minnesota native artist John Martin Socha, a student of world renowned Mexican muralist Diego Rivera.

Advice to Prospective Students: Visit! Visit! Visit! A virtual tour can’t give you the feeling of the campus! Come and feel the excitement!