Passing of Laurel Carroll

The Twin Cities campus community lost a valued colleague this month with the passing of Laurel Carroll. Laurel was a highly respected staff member in the Office of Undergraduate Education. For more than 35 years, Laurel played important roles in numerous areas that support undergraduate education on the Twin Cities campus, including admissions, placement testing, degree requirements, curricular changes, course access, educational policy, the four-year graduation plan, and liberal education requirements.

One of Laurel's most important and valued roles was in coordinating and supporting the operations of the Council on Liberal Education. Her dedication to the work of the committee was vital to the development and implementation of the new Liberal Education requirements in 2010. Her attention to the myriad of details, policy implications, and processes of implementation were exemplary.

A memorial event for Laurel will be held Wednesday, November 20, from 3-5 p.m. in the Campus Club of Coffman Memorial Union. Additional information will be announced soon.