Please join Campus Ministry at the Chapel of St. Matthew on Tuesday, May 16 from 12:30 to 1 p.m. for an ecumenical Welcome & Worship service. The event is open to all students, staff, faculty and members of the public.
Fellowship with coffee and goodies following. Contact Soren Schmidt if you have any questions.
Artwork by Jordanne Bowen
Finlandia University International School of Art & Design 2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition Featuring the work of Jordanne Bowen and Kelsey Dowd Art Therapy Research by Laurin LaBonte Exhibit Dates: April 27 to June 2, 2017 Reception: Saturday, April 29, 7:00 p.m.The artworks featured in the annual Diploma Works Exhibit represent the final body of student work for each graduating bachelor of fine arts (BFA) student. The works include intensive research projects, series of individual artworks, and design prototypes. [...]
The Finnish American Heritage Center was alive with the sounds of high achievers last Friday night as senior honors students and other scholarship and award winners were recognized at the annual Honors and Awards Banquet. A list of winners is available below.
Virginia Fund Scholarship Annie Jo Wills Philip and Loret Ruppe Community Service Scholarship Tyler Borkadi Haley Makkela The David Lauren Jokela Endowed Memorial Scholarship Melissa Helppi Angie Kilpela Nathan Perrault Samuel Westerman Scholarship Nicole Glanville Kelsie Richards Kenneth and Lois Seaton Scholarship Kelsie Richards Sisu Award Chelsea Blanck Schwartzen Jarmond Andrew Martin Makayla Mayo Brandon Robinson Sampo Society Membership Katelyn [...]
Late nights and early mornings are often some of the strongest memories from a college experience, but for the 2017 Finlandia University Student Representative Matt McLaughlin – the experience may have been even more dramatic. McLaughlin made it through his education at FinnU as a four-year Finlandia Lions hockey player and all while participating in the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Both of those programs often include morning practice/training sessions, and at night? Well, he was maintaining a 3.99-grade [...]
The Marketing and Communications Department at Finlandia University has released a new video that showcases the many student life opportunities made available to those studying at the university. The video features highlights from events all around the year, including Heikinpäivä, residential life, athletic events and more. Overall it is just a small glimpse of the experience Finlandia University provides its students.
Check out the video below, and be sure to share the video from the Finlandia University [...]
From left – Theresa Wolf, Aoi Buto and Pavel Kuzmin.
This spring’s graduating class really puts the International in the International School of Business (ISB) at Finlandia University. Receiving their BBA on April 30 will be three very special students: Aoi Buto, Pavel Kuzmin and Theresa Wolf.
Aoi Buto is from Okayama, Japan and is majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing. While planning to attend a college in Japan, Buto found Finlandia’s website and was able to [...]
Finals week has arrived at Finlandia University, and students are encouraged to stop by for one of these great events at the Chapel of St. Matthew hosted by Campus Ministry.
Self-Guided Meditation The Chapel will be open throughout the week for self-guided meditation. There will be various devotional and prayer books available to utilize. Candles will also be available to be lit on the altar. Please extinguish before leaving the Sanctuary. Open Mic and Praise Night Sunday, April 23, 8 p.m. All are welcome. If you wish, bring [...]
This week on Finlandia Fridays, professor Dr. Claudia Youakim and senior sociology major Hailee Johnson join the program to touch on a very compelling capstone project through the Suomi College of Arts & Sciences (SCAS). SCAS Capstones are projects completed and presented upon by students here at Finlandia University. Until now these have been closed to the public, but Finlandia is opening its doors and welcoming anyone to come for the presentations.
Johnson’s sociology capstone focuses on attitudes [...]
The Finlandia University Communications Department is looking for two interns for the upcoming semesters.
The first is a summer internship focused on a new “It’s On Us” campaign the university’s student life department is hosting. That internship will include a slew of video work, as well as graphic design experience. Check out the full job description.
The marketing and communications department is also looking for an intern during the 2017-18 academic year that will be focused on Snapchat and Finlandia Fridays. [...]
The end of the Spring 2017 Semester at Finlandia University is quickly approaching, and with that comes expanded hours for the Sulo and Aileen Maki Library. Below are the updated hours, beginning with Sunday.
Sunday, April 23, 2017, 3 p.m. – Midnight Monday, April 24, 2017 – Thursday, April 27, 2017, 8 a.m. – Midnight Friday, April 28, 2017, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017 & Sunday, April 30, 2017, ClosedNon-Academic Hours at Maki Library start on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Those hours will [...]