In This Issue
- Welcome to Alumni e-Newsletter
- NWSA Enjoys Successful Reunion
- Homecoming 2007
- Golden Eagles Bring Hope in City Reconstruction
- U of M, Crookston Talent Stands Out at MN State Fair
Welcome to Alumni e-News
Welcome to the brand new alumni e-newsletter for all University of Minnesota, Crookston and Northwest School of Agriculture alumni! This newsletter is a great way to stay connected and will provide you with up-to-date information about what's happening on campus and with alumni. | more
 Northwest School of Agriculture Enjoy Successful Reunion
The Northwest School of Agriculture Alumni Association enjoyed a beautiful weekend and a successful reunion on June 29-30, 2007. Check out the alumni photo album and enjoy the memories.| more
Homecoming 2007 will "Let the Good Times Roll"
Homecoming 2007 is set for October 5-6 and the theme for this year's event is "Let the Good Times Roll." Check out news & events for details of the weekend's festivities and plan now to join alumni and friends in Crookston. On Saturday, Oct. 6, the Golden Eagle soccer team will play Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Upper Iowa will face the Golden Eagles in the homecoming football match-up and the Golden Eagle volleyball team takes on Southwest Minnesota State. Check out the new Golden Eagle Web site for details. | more
 Golden Eagles Bring Hope in City Reconstruction
Over 80 Golden Eagle football, soccer and hockey student-athletes traveled to Northwood, N.D., to assist the town in clean-up efforts early September. Northwood was ravaged by a tornado on Sunday, Aug. 26. The teams assisted the town by cleaning up debris in the area's cornfields. Student-athletes also moved furniture and books from the heavily damaged school to the newly dubbed Hatton-Northwood high school in neighboring Hatton, N.D. | more
 U of M, Crookston Talent Stands Out at Great Minnesota Get-Together
Students, alumni, staff and faculty experts from the Crookston campus set up shop in the U of M Building at the Minnesota State Fair in late August and shared their talents and stories about the exceptional applied-learning and research experiences happening in northwestern Minnesota. | more
We invite you to review U of M, Crookston's Minnesota State Fair photo album and watch the U of M News Service video.
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U of M, Crookston Alumni Association President Kari Torkelson (ex. '91) is no stranger to the Crookston campus. While attending the U of M, Crookston, she participated in volleyball, basketball, a choir member, a resident assistant and member of Campus Ministry. Kari then went on to achieve her doctorate at Indiana University in optometry. She is an optometrist at Lifetime Vision Center in Grand Forks, N.D. |
Northwest School of Agriculture Alumni Association past-president Gerhard Ross graduated in 1945 and went on to the University of Minnesota where he received his bachelor's degree in 1953 and master's degree in 1962.|