Dana College News

• A look at Dana College's redevelopment (Omaha World-Herald)
  posted on April 2, 2012 at 02:00:00 am
  The new owner of the campus wants to clear up rumors about the energy efficiency program at a town hall meeting.
• Unwelcome news for displaced (Omaha World-Herald)
  posted on July 11, 2011 at 12:14:32 pm
  BLAIR, Neb. — A man with a graying mustache and blue jeans sat on a stone ledge outside of Dana College, smoking a cigarette, gazing at the ground.
• Flood notes: Ex-Dana dorm reopens as shelter (Lincoln Journal Star)
  posted on June 13, 2011 at 05:00:05 pm
  BLAIR -- One of the former Dana College dormitories in Blair has reopened as a shelter for people displaced by flooding along the Missouri River.
• Former Dana College dormitory serves as shelter for flood evacuees (Kearney Hub)
  posted on June 13, 2011 at 03:54:41 pm
  BLAIR, Neb. -- It's a little easier evacuating your home ahead of flood waters if your best friend is with you.
• Defunct Dorm Resurrected As Flood Shelter (KETV 7 Omaha)
  posted on June 13, 2011 at 01:40:33 pm
  There's activity again on the defunct Dana College campus in Blair these days, thanks to the flooding along the Missouri River.
• Blair Adjusts Without Dana College (WOWT Omaha)
  posted on March 7, 2011 at 02:20:15 am
  It has been nearly a year since Dana College ceased to exist. Students, instructors and the Blair economy were left in limbo. The city is finding ways to adjust and move on.
• Dana gone, but homecoming still on (Omaha World-Herald)
  posted on September 30, 2010 at 05:09:01 am
  Dana College may be closed, but its alumni will always have a home in Blair, Neb.
• Clements named Northwest's interim AD (St. Joseph News-Press)
  posted on September 21, 2010 at 04:52:24 am
  Dr. Bob Boerigter’s top assistant, Mark Clements, takes the reins of the Northwest Missouri State athletic department as the school searches for Boerigter’s full-time replacement. Clements served as athletic director of Dana College in Blair, Neb., prior to coming to Northwest. He’s been in the assistant athletic director for internal operations position since January 2003.
• Dad Finally Gets Refund After Dana College Closes (KOLN Lincoln)
  posted on September 20, 2010 at 08:29:38 pm
  Months after prepaying his son's tuition at Dana College, a St. Louis man has been able to recover the $10,290 he paid just before the college announced its closing.
• Midland Lutheran College Becomes Midland University (NEWS Midland Luthe) (Worldwide Faith News)
  posted on September 15, 2010 at 09:24:05 pm
  CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Neb., will become Midland University effective Oct. 20. With 962 students, one-third are students who had planned to enroll at the now-closed Dana College, Blair, Neb. Midland is one of 26 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
• Blair is bouncing back (Omaha World-Herald)
  posted on September 13, 2010 at 01:09:31 pm
  The city's diversified economy and location enable it to absorb the blow of Dana College's closing, but "those kids" are missed.
• BVU opens doors to Dana students (The Tack)
  posted on September 10, 2010 at 04:58:51 am
  By: Sonia Mugabo This summer, Dana College in Blair, NE was denied their request for re-accreditation. The Higher Learning Commission rejected an offer from group of investors, who had announced their plans of buying the school. With this implementation denied, the sch...
• Meister: Governor had obligation to Blair residents (Fremont Tribune)
  posted on August 25, 2010 at 03:15:56 pm
  Even if there was nothing Gov. Dave Heineman could have done tokeep Dana College from closing, he had an obligation to see what hecould do to help the Blair community.
• Meister to Hold News Conference on Dana College (KOLN Lincoln)
  posted on August 25, 2010 at 12:14:28 pm
  The Democratic candidate for governor in Nebraska will hold a news conference to discuss the closure of Dana College in eastern Nebraska and the closure's effect on the town of Blair.
• Volunteers help Midland bring in items purchased from Dana College (Fremont Tribune)
  posted on August 16, 2010 at 03:55:34 pm
  If Ben Sasse ever calls you asking for help moving, you mightwant to consider politely declining.
• Dana players, coaches welcomed by Midland (Lincoln Journal Star)
  posted on August 14, 2010 at 02:00:40 am
  Midland Lutheran took in a number of Dana College athletes and coaches after the school in Blair closed.
• Cain named DMACC assistant volleyball coach (Boone News Republican)
  posted on August 13, 2010 at 07:51:22 am
  Following a four-year coaching stint at Dana College, Rayna Cain is now putting all of her energy into the Des Moines Area Community College volleyball program.
• Dana College closes its doors after denial of reaccrediation (Gateway)
  posted on August 10, 2010 at 09:49:00 pm
  Dana College in Blair, Neb., former home to over 500 students, closed on June 30. The Lutheran college had been open for 126 years and was a central hub for Blair. The closing of Dana College has left many college students in the dark and numerous faculty members out of a job.
• Lease Snafu Snarles Former Dana Students (KETV 7 Omaha)
  posted on July 29, 2010 at 09:50:57 pm
  Former Dana College students who transferred to a Fremont school are stuck in their apartment for the next six months, caught in the red tape of the federal law.
• Dana President Takes Job at Omaha College (KOLN Lincoln)
  posted on July 28, 2010 at 01:59:28 pm
  The College of St. Mary in Omaha has hired the president of the closed Dana College as an administrator.
• Man Fights to get Refund from Closed Dana College (KOLN Lincoln)
  posted on July 20, 2010 at 06:14:28 pm
  A 48-year-old man from St. Louis says the closed Dana College owes him a $10,000 refund for tuition he paid up front for his son.
• Suspended Lutheran College Calls for Probe of Accrediting Body (The Christian Post)
  posted on July 19, 2010 at 05:17:11 pm
  Dana College is mobilizing its alumni and supporters to write to elected leaders about the recent decision of an accrediting body to deny its request for change of control.
• Historian: College made name known (Wahoo Newspaper)
  posted on July 18, 2010 at 04:52:47 pm
  OMAHA – Carl Wirth listened with an empathetic ear to the news earlier this month that Dana College in Blair was closing.
• Dana College closure leaves Beeson, Brooks searching for a new school (Waverly News)
  posted on July 15, 2010 at 08:17:56 am
  RAYMOND – This summer was supposed to be a typical one for Jay Brooks. He spent days working and lifting weights preparing to enter his sophomore year at Dana College and playing for its football team.
• Prayer Vigil Sparks Hope To Save Ailing College (KETV 7 Omaha)
  posted on July 12, 2010 at 12:35:57 pm
  Dozens of families took part in a prayer vigil in Blair Sunday for Dana College. They also are calling on state leaders to help keep the school from closing its doors.
• Dana's demise benefits Midland (Omaha World-Herald)
  posted on July 11, 2010 at 01:09:51 pm
  Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Neb., is a clear beneficiary of the sudden closing of Dana College in nearby Blair.
• Future Of Dana College Campus Remains Uncertain (WOWT Omaha)
  posted on July 11, 2010 at 01:21:43 am
  As students and staff at Dana College prepare to move on, the fate of the school's 150-acre campus in Blair remains uncertain.
• Future of Dana College Campus Unknown (KOLN Lincoln)
  posted on July 10, 2010 at 08:14:29 pm
  As students and staff at soon-to-be-shuttered Dana College prepare to move on, the fate of the school's 150-acre campus in Blair remains uncertain.
• Dana Closing Threatens Teen's Scholarship (KETV 7 Omaha)
  posted on July 10, 2010 at 01:06:07 am
  A Nebraska teenager who was all set to attend Dana College on a music scholarship says her plans came to a screeching halt when the school announced that it would not reopen this fall.
• Update: New Initiative For Displaced Dana Students (WOWT Omaha)
  posted on July 7, 2010 at 10:20:11 pm
  A week ago, Blair’s Dana College students learned they'd have no school this fall because the school's new owners failed to get accreditation. Now, Midland Lutheran College in Fremont is stepping up to help them out with a major new initiative.
• Midland Lutheran Adding Dana Athletic Programs (WOWT Omaha)
  posted on July 7, 2010 at 06:50:00 pm
  Midland Lutheran College announced Wednesday it will add four new athletic programs and has already given temporary or permanent contracts to Dana College’s head coaches.
• Midland Lutheran College taking Dana students, staff (Lincoln Journal Star)
  posted on July 7, 2010 at 05:20:22 pm
  Midland Lutheran College in Fremont said Wednesday it will addfour athletic programs to accommodate athletes from Dana Collegewho are transferring to Midland.
• Effort to rescue Dana College fails (Omaha World-Herald)
  posted on July 7, 2010 at 01:08:40 pm
  College officials can’t persuade an accreditation group to support a plan to sell the Blair school.
• MMC Opens Its Doors For Dana Students (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
  posted on July 7, 2010 at 07:52:52 am
  With the sudden closure last week of Dana College in Blair, Neb., hundreds of students have been left scrambling, looking for possible options to finish their college degrees.
• Dana College Continues Efforts To Stay Open (WOWT Omaha)
  posted on July 7, 2010 at 01:20:01 am
  Dana College officials are fighting to keep the college open, saying the Higher Learning Commission unfairly denied their accreditation.
• Hundreds Of Displaced Dana Students Enroll In Fremont (KETV 7 Omaha)
  posted on July 6, 2010 at 09:36:07 pm
  Blair's loss appears to be Fremont's gain, as nearly half the student body at Dana College transfers to Fremont's Midland Lutheran College.