FDLTCC is the first tribal college to offer remote pilot certification for drone flight operations. Photo by Tom Urbanski
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDLTCC), in partnership with Pine Technical College, is offering a simplified course that prepares individuals to earn the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Remote Pilot Certificate in commercial drone operations.
“This is a new course for us to offer at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and it is certainly an exciting topic to present,” says Tess Dandrea, customized training representative at the college. “Real-world applications for drone operators continue to expand at a rapid pace and operators need to complete approved training courses and pass the FAA test to legally pilot and fly a commercial, remote device.”
President Cory Sangrey-Billy of Stone Child College has been named the American Indian College Fund’s Honoree of the Year.
The American Indian College Fund will honor 35 Tribal College and University Students of the Year, 36 Coca Cola First Generation Scholars, and its 2020-21 Tribal College and University Honoree of the Year at a virtual ceremony on April 5.
Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships are awarded by the American Indian College Fund and the Coca-Cola Foundation to students who are the first in their families to attend a tribal college or university. The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded more than $5 million to the College Fund since 1990 to assist more than 400 first-generation Native Americans in their college education. The scholarship is renewable throughout students’ college careers if they maintain a 3.0 grade point average and are active in campus and community life.
Northland college commencements will be virtual or modified
The schools holding virtual commencement ceremonies are also giving graduates the opportunity to schedule an in-person photo opportunity. Written By: Andee Erickson | ×
Mirna Ramirez and Fernando Rosas flank son John Rosas Ramirez for pictures at UMD’s Kirby Student Center on Tuesday, April 20, 2020. With its commencement ceremony virtual again, UMD invited students to wear their cap and gown to walk on a ministage and get a photo holding their diploma cover. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
For the second year in a row, most Northland colleges will hold their commencement ceremonies virtually, so University of Minnesota Duluth student John Rosas Ramirez invited his parents up from the Twin Cities to a mock grad walk event so they could take part in a small moment of in-person celebration.
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Osakis Police Officer Preston Oetterer was hired last July, but in March became the police department s newest full-time officer. He replaced Mark Grinstead, who now works for the Sauk Centre Police Department. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
Growing up in the small town of Finlayson in eastern Minnesota, Preston Oetterer feels right at home in Osakis.
The new full-time police officer says he needed roots and that Osakis, even with its population that is more than five times that of Finlayson, is the perfect fit.