Michael Kurowski named 2026 Outstanding Service Faculty

Published Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Michael Kurowski

The Minnesota State System Office announced the recipients of the Board of Trustees Awards for 2026. The Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence acknowledge and provide systemwide recognition for consistently superior commitment to student learning and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence at the colleges and universities of Minnesota State.

Representing SMSU, Michael Kurowski was named one of the 2026 Outstanding Service Faculty. Kurowksi is Assistant Director of the Center for International Education at SMSU. Widely recognized on campus as a resource for international admissions, student visa compliance, and academic policy, Kurowski advocates for international students, supporting them also as an advisor to the International Student Organization.

Outstanding Service Faculty are university administrative service faculty identified at each university who are exemplary service faculty, identified through a local committee process, and nominated by the university president for selection as Service Faculty of the Year. We congratulate Michael Kurowski on this recognition of his commitment to service and to students at SMSU.

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