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The featured artworks in this video were created by the following alumni, in order of appearance:
Hayley Laban (’11), John Fish (’10), Jessica Shields (’19), Gray Kotila (’10), Paige Lewandowski (’15), Gini Gesler (’13), Dylan Peterson (’11), Randy Wakeham (’04), William Thompson (’18), Joshua Jaehnig (’11), Brooke Hilman (’12), Meredith Puotinen (’07), Levi Grannis (’18), Zong Deng (’18), E. Mackey (’21), Jordan Siegler (’10), Amanda Rogers (’11), Denia Bent (’20), Hannah Smith Grannis (19), Abigail Tembreull (’18), Jessica DeMers (’11), Ashley Kranz (’16)
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Finlandia’s Spring 2022 Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies will be held on Sunday, May 1. Here’s a complete run-down of when and where everything is happening.
BACCALAUREATE
On Sunday, May 1, all graduates are invited to Baccalaureate Worship at the Chapel of St. Matthew at 10:00 a.m. prior to Commencement at 1:30 p.m. This is a service of prayer and blessing, specifically for this graduating class. Graduating seniors are invited to attend. The service will also be streaming live on Finlandia University’s YouTube channel or finlandia.edu/graduation.
COMMENCEMENT
Finlandia University’s 2022 Spring Commencement will take place on Sunday, May 1 at 1:30 p.m. in the Hirvonen Hall Auditorium (formerly the Hancock Public Schools Building). The event will be livestreamed and recorded for family viewing. The livestream will be available on Finlandia University’s YouTube channel or finlandia.edu/graduation.
Commencement speakers will include Vance Blackfox, director of Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and the 2022 Student Representative, Arty Puntus.
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Since 1998, the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation has partnered with Finlandia University in providing instrumental funding toward technology and equipment. The Foundation’s most recent expression came as a five-year $220,000 grant to provide a robust, state-of-the-art healthcare education for FinnU College of Health Sciences students at their new facility.
The project started with renovations made to the former Hancock Public Schools building, now named Hirvonen Hall in recognition of the lifetime legacy of leadership and generosity [...]
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BECOME AN ALUMNI BOARD MEMBER TODAY!
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The Finlandia Alumni Board (FAB) is accepting nominations for new members. Interested Suomi or Finlandia alumni can self-nominate here.
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We want to share your story with the FinnU community! Have an update? You would be amazed to know just how much your story means to past, present and future FinnU alumni! Email jordan.shawhan@finlandia.edu with your latest job or alumni news!
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Taking a spin on the hit TV show “Shark Tank”, Finlandia University held its inaugural FinnU Shark Day on Wednesday, March 9 with more than 60 high school students from L’anse, Baraga Area and Calumet in attendance. Students competed for the chance to win a $2,500 scholarship in the first event of its type on Finlandia’s campus.
After arriving shortly after 9 a.m., the schools gathered in the Hirvonen Hall Auditorium, located in Finlandia’s newly renovated College of Health Sciences building, [...]
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WORK FOR FINNU!
NEW JOBS!
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We know you loved your time in the Keweenaw and are looking for any reason to come back. We love hiring alumni and have a number of jobs open right now including:
Staff:
Faculty:
Finlandia also offers competitive, comprehensive benefits. To learn more and apply, visit finlandia.edu/jobs.
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Finlandia University is proud to announce its Fall 2021 semester Dean’s and Honors List Students. In total 130 students earned honors, including 88 who earned Dean’s List honors for having a grade point average of 3.75 or above.
To be eligible for either list students must have completed 12 or more credits and had no grade below a “C.” Dean’s List students earned a GPA of 3.75 or above, while Honors List students had a GPA between 3.50 and 3.749. Semester academic honors are not granted to students with an incomplete [...]
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On Sunday, March 13, the world premiere of three documentary films featuring the research and production-related work of Finnish & Nordic Studies Professor Hilary-Joy Virtanen will take place on PBS station WNMU-TV Marquette as part of their Festival! 22 pledge programming.
These three films result from a collaboration between Virtanen, film director and sociology professor Michael Loukinen (NMU), and videographers Kristin Ojaniemi and Alex Maier. Funded by a generous grant from the American Scandinavian Foundation in New York City, [...]
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MSOC Commit Eduardo Gonzalez 22
Eduardo Gonzalez (Hidalgo, Texas) has committed to play for the Finlandia University men's soccer team. He is planning on majoring in Sports Management.
MBB Commit Connor Smale 22-23
Connor Smale (Escanaba, Mich.) has committed to play for the Finlandia University men's basketball team. He is planning on majoring in PTA.
SB Commit Lacy Soliz 23
Lacy Soliz (Austin, Texas) has committed to play for the Finlandia University Softball team. She is planning on majoring in Sports Management.
BASE Jacob Mead UW-La Crosse 2021
Sophomore Jordan D'Angelo had three hits as the Finlandia University baseball team (3-27, 0-20 WIAC) lost 13-1 (7 Innings) and 14-4 (7 Innings) to #10 UW-Whitewater (23-6, 15-3 WIAC), Sunday afternoon at Prucha Field at Jim Miller Stadium.
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