MSCS Honors Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 10, 12-1 pm in Red Wing

On Monday, October 10, Minnesota State College Southeast will honor Indigenous Peoples' Day in Red Wing with an on-campus gathering featuring a keynote address by Broderick Dressen, an enrolled member of the Iñupiat Eskimo people of Utqiagvik, Alaska.

The college will also formally introduce its Land Acknowledgement Statement, which has been crafted over the past several months with the assistance of the Prairie Island Community. 

Please join us from 12 to 1 pm in the Main Lobby of the Red Wing campus. If you can't attend in person, the event will also be lived streamed as a Zoom webinar. 

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Indigenous Peoples' Day: A Celebration of Who We Are 

In looking beyond the history of the day itself and why it is newly observed, Broderick Dressen will talk on the importance of breaking free of the absent narrative that has beleaguered and impaired Indigenous people. This includes looking at the status quo and exploring how a day of acknowledgement can lead to positive pathways that were previously unattainable. The speech celebrates the vast number of cultures and peoples that the day gives agency to, in which healing steps are being made.

Keynote Speaker: Broderick Dressen

Broderick Dressen was born and raised on a farm near Red Wing, Minnesota and currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has a degree in Political Science: International Relations and has spent the last 15 years working across various agencies in pursuit of bettering the lives and opportunities for Indigenous peoples in America, including work in Washington, DC. Prior to working on the Hill, he spent five years working for MIGIZI, a nonprofit in Minneapolis that works to close educational equity gaps for Native youth. 

ACEN Site Visit is scheduled on Oct 4 for initial accreditation of the Associate of Science in Nursing program

This fall, Minnesota State College Southeast will host a site visit for initial accreditation of the Associate of Science in Nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

Members of the public are invited to meet the site visit team and share their comments about the program during a public meeting on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 from 12:30 to 1 pm in Room 205 of the college's Winona campus, 1250 Homer Road, Winona, Minnesota. 

Written comments about the MSC Southeast Associate of Science in Nursing program are also welcome. Comments should be submitted directly to the ACEN at: 

Dr. Marsal Stoll, Chief Executive Officer
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
3390 Peachtree Road Northeast, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326

email: [email protected]

Written comments must be received by September 20, 2022.

Discussion and Q&A with Angela Harrelson

Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the George Floyd Global Memorial
Author of Lift Your Voice: How My Nephew George Floyd's Murder Changed The World

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
12:30 - 2 pm
Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona Campus, Room 205
1250 Homer Rd, Winona, MN
Also: Online via Zoom (Register in advance for link)

Students, faculty, staff, & community members are invited to hear Angela Harrelson speak about her memoir, her life experiences, her family, and engage in a moderated discussion.

About Angela Harrelson

Angela Harrelson, who is George Floyd's aunt, grew up in a shack surrounded by tobacco fields and was taught by her parents how to get along in a country that made black people sit in the back of the bus. Harrelson graduated with a bachelor's degree and served in Army National Guard, Navy Reserves, and Air Force Reserve/Guard for 15 years. She later ended her military career and has been working nearly 30 years as a R.N. Today, she is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the George Floyd Global Memorial. Before her nephew's death, she felt people didn't want to talk about racism, but now, she's encouraged because there’s a conversation about it across the world.

If attending online via Zoom, please register using the link below for access:

This event is co-sponsored by:

Winona State University Office of Equity and Inclusive Excellence
MSC Southeast Office of Equity and Inclusion
MSC Southeast Student Senate