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Campus Community

Normandale starts academic year off with Welcome Week events August 24-September 3

Welcome Week kicked off on the first day of classes (August 24) and will run through September 3.

Arts and Culture Campus Community Alumni

Normandale hosts Japanese Garden 50th Anniversary Event on September 19

Photo of Normandale Art graduate Victoria

Academics Alumni

Finding Community Through Art - Victoria and her Normandale Journey

Academics

Photo of Normandale Art graduate Victoria

Alumni Stories

Finding Community Through Art - Victoria and her Normandale Journey

Normandale flag flying on a sunny day.

Workforce Training

NPR features Normandale in story about adult students returning to community college

Photo of Piia Huson in Art Lab

Faculty Spotlight Alumni Stories

A Lifetime of Art, Community, and Connection

Group of students at 2026 Commencement Ceremony

Events

Normandale Community College Commencement celebrates 2026 Graduating Class

Photo of 2025 Commencement at Orchestra Hall

Student Stories Events

Commencement Ceremony takes place at Orchestra Hall on May 18

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Campus Community

Photos from the first day of classes

Events

Normandale starts academic year off with Welcome Week events August 24-September 3

Community Partners

Normandale hosts Japanese Garden 50th Anniversary Event on September 19

Photo of Dara Hagen, Charles Frame and Tim Lapanne at Spring Open House

Faculty Spotlight

Community College Journal Article Recognizes Student-Centered Approach at Normandale

Photo of Deb Merrigan

Alumni Stories Faculty Spotlight

Deb Merrigan - From Normandale student to Dental Hygienist Instructor

Photo of students at Normandale

Events

Normandale hosts Open House on June 25 as part of Minnesota State Week

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Arts & Culture

Community Partners

Normandale hosts Japanese Garden 50th Anniversary Event on September 19

Thomas Maltman with his award-winning book Ashes to Ashes

Faculty Spotlight

Creative Writing Instructor Thomas Maltman wins Minnesota Book Award

Photo of Concert Band performing in the fall

Performances

Music Department hosts concerts in May

Poster for April 27 Richard Brown Colloquium Series session

Events

Normandale 2026 Spring Richard Brown Colloquium Series continues on April 27 with presentation of The Ancient Imagination of Ireland - Heroic Tales of Ulster

Photo of AFA Artists and Normandale Art Faculty

Student Stories

Second Art AFA Art Exhibition runs from April 27-May 7

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Partnerships & Impact

2026 Human Services Pathway Graduates

Community Partners

Human Services Pathway Graduates Honored During 12th Cohort Celebration

Photo of Launching Futures Event

Interprofessional Health

Normandale kicks off Launching Futures Campaign and celebrates new Center for Interprofessional Education in Healthcare

Laura Beeth group photo with Normandale administrators when she visited campus

Alumni Stories

Laura Beeth - A Lifelong Learner Committed to Healthcare and Workforce Development

Photo of students who were on Cuba Travel and Learn course

Student Stories

Travel and Learn Scholarship for Cuba Intercultural Communication course creates lifetime memories and learnings for Dija Wando

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Alumni

Community Partners

Normandale hosts Japanese Garden 50th Anniversary Event on September 19

Photo of Nursing graduate William Leitzman

Interprofessional Health

William Leitzman embraces his career change to Nursing through Normandale

Photo of Normandale Art graduate Victoria

Alumni Stories

Finding Community Through Art - Victoria and her Normandale Journey

Photo Daisy Rios-Lopez

Alumni Stories

Daisy Rios-Lopez Bloom in Bloomington 2026 Marketing Internship experience with Normandale

Photo of Piia Huson in Art Lab

Faculty Spotlight Alumni Stories

A Lifetime of Art, Community, and Connection

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