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Minnesota West Community & Technical College to Receive $172,800 in Funds from Governor's Emergency Educational Relief Grant 

8/26/20

Minnesota West Community & Technical College to Receive $172,800 in Funds from the Governor’s Emergency Educational Relief Grant (GEER)

Minnesota West Community & Technical College has been approved to receive the Governor’s Emergency Educational Relief (GEER) Grant award for the project of Remote Learning Resources in Nursing, for the award amount of $172,800 over a three-year period.

“The Remote Learning Resources in Nursing is a project designed to improve outcomes for college students and faculty as the adapt to new styles of teaching and learning due to disruptions caused by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19.)” At Minnesota West these funds will be utilized to increase the opportunities of virtual simulations for students to enhance the learning environment while being away from clinicals and supplementing clinical experience when students return to clinical sites in person. These funds will assist in providing a holistic quality education while keeping the costs of tuition and books affordable for all students.

Dawn Gordon, Dean of Science & Nursing states, “The Minnesota West Community and Technical College Nursing Department is excited to continue offering nursing training during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are using creative, real-life simulations to enhance nursing knowledge along with traditional patient care experiences with both the LPN and RN level programs. In a time when nurses are critically important, we appreciate the contribution from the Governor’s Emergency Educational Relief Grant to sustain nursing training.”