Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

364 Under 17 to 65+ Military Friendly 25.1 21.5% Great Falls College E N R O L L M E N T S U M M E R 1,315 1,246 F A L L S P R I N G C U R R E N T # O F F A C U L T Y ACADEMIC PROGRAMS HEALTH CARE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNTING TRADE TRANSFER PATHWAYS S T U D E N T A G E R A N G E V E T E R A N S , S P O U S E S , O R D E P E N D E N T S A V E R A G E A G E A C A D E M I C Y E A R 2 0 2 0 - 2 0 2 1 39 C U R R E N T # O F A D J U N C T F A C U L T Y 61 C U R R E N T # O F S T A F F 70 44 Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce www.greatfallschamber.org E D U C AT I O N Great Falls College MSU Welcomes New Dean D r. Stephanie Erdmann is the CEO/Dean at Great Falls College MSU. She has an outstanding record of progressive leadership within two-year educational institutions and consistently strives to reduce barriers for students to apply their educational knowledge to change their own economic realities. She is passionate about education and strives to set a vision and create collaborative teams to meet it. Before starting in her position as CEO/Dean, she was the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Northwood Technical College, a two-year college with four main campuses and three outreach centers across 11 rural counties in northwestern Wisconsin. For 12 years she worked at Photo provided by Great Falls College MSU the College of Menominee Nation, a tribal college on the Menominee Reservation, progressing in roles from assessment of student learning, to faculty, and ultimately to dean. Dr. Erdmann also worked for Rocky Mountain College in Billings as the Transfer Coordinator specializing in creating a seamless transition for students transferring into the University from a tribal college. In all of her roles, she worked closely with industry and agency partners to identify workforce gaps, develop industry-specific programming and provide students with real-world experiences. Dr. Erdmann is a life-long learner who began her educational journey at Spokane Falls Community College before transferring to the University of Montana to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communication. She later earned a Master of Science in Project Management from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and a PhD in Business Management from Northcentral University. Her research on American Indian entrepreneurship is often cited by the University of Wisconsin Extension Department. As a Montana native, Dr. Erdmann is happy to have returned to her home state. She looks forward to working collaboratively with the public schools, higher education institutions, industries and agencies throughout Montana, but especially with those located in the Golden Triangle.

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