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2020

While students were away on spring break, the campus was part of a worldwide pandemic originally named COVID-19. The students were not allowed to return to campus and the rest of the semester was delivered on-line.  2020 Spring Graduation and face to face summer classes were also cancelled.  The summer was spent rearranging classrooms to facilitate a 6’ social distance between each student and classrooms were given webcams and special sound systems to make it possible for face-to-face and on-line learning to happen simultaneously.

Throughout July and August, 91ÖÆƬ³§â€™s Office of Teaching and Learning Excellence organized a series of course design workshops to help 91ÖÆƬ³§N instructors prepare for fall teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic.

On August 26, 2020, 91ÖÆƬ³§ cut the ribbon on the new football field. Because of Covid-19, the fall 2020 football season is postponed until the Spring of 2021.

On Wednesday, Sept 16, the Board of Regents approves 91ÖÆƬ³§â€™s request to name its new football field the Tilleman Field in memory of local NFL football legend Mike Tilleman.

Fall student orientation check-in process was in the gym reminiscent of the days before computers and wireless technologies. Many departments including admissions, advising, financial aid, registrar, business services, accessibility, and SSS participated.

91ÖÆƬ³§ hosts its first official cross country meet at the Prairie Farms Golf Course with 7 teams from around the state. Our team takes fourth place.

91ÖÆƬ³§ receives $250K from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to be distributed to 19 projects supporting workforce development and remote education delivery for 91ÖÆƬ³§ns through an accelerated apprenticeship education initiative in plumbing and electrical programs that will be done in partnership with Gallatin College, Great Falls College 91ÖÆƬ³§ and the Billings 91ÖÆƬ³§ Career Center.

91ÖÆƬ³§ Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities Council College Fair was conducted virtually. The event went from three weeks to one week.

The campus streets received a facelift from first street to Tiber Drive and continuing to 1st Avenue.

91ÖÆƬ³§ Lights Cross Country team places third at the Frontier Conference Cross-Country Championships.

Lorren Schlotfeldt Receives the 2020 91ÖÆƬ³§ Registered Apprenticeship Service Award from The 91ÖÆƬ³§ Department of Labor & Industry.

91ÖÆƬ³§N Little River Institute Receives a five-year 1.5M Grant Award from the Department of Education’s Native American Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI) program.

Student Support Services receives a five-year grant renewal.

2021

91ÖÆƬ³§ receives the donation of a trainer engine worth more than $100,000, courtesy of Interstate Power Systems.

David Yarlott, President of Little Big Horn Community College, signs a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 21, 2021, with 91ÖÆƬ³§ to collaborate on developing a certificate program in building maintenance.

Retired 91ÖÆƬ³§ Professor Tom Welch receives Emeritus status.

KNMC celebrates their 20 year anniversary of being a campus radio station.

91ÖÆƬ³§ hires NAIA coaching legend, Mike Van Diest, to join their coaching staff as Defensive Coordinator.

Field Soosloff wraps up his season at the NAIA Men's Cross-Country National Championships.