Donna Wenkel, beloved Rasmussen College employee, recently celebrated her 35^钍在曼凯托校区周年纪念日。她的周年纪念与曼凯托校区的周年纪念日争夺，因为她在1984年开始她的任期，校园成立于1983年。

Wenkel对Rasmussen学院的旅程首先始于她对Mankato社区的热爱。在唐娜在曼凯托的教育领导中，在曼凯托的教育领导中，参加学院，唐娜发现自己是社区内的家园。

“我喜欢在社区工作的人类的大小。因为我们遇到了我们的毕业生，“威恩尔州。“奔向我们的毕业生很有趣，找出他们一直在做什么并有那些对话。”

Wenkel在加入Rasmussen学院之前是Le Sueur High School的老师。1983年，温尔斯于学院开始作为教师教学打字和速记。

“事情已经发生了很大的变化。我们刚刚开始our second year of the Mankato campus,” Wenkel states, reflecting on her first year as a faculty member for the College.

As she watched the evolution of her own teaching curriculum from typewriters to computers, she also watched the College itself expand. Her first time using the internet was on the Rasmussen College campus. The Dean at the time sat down some of the faculty to walk them through how to properly use the internet.

Wenkel explained how prior to the internet, research at the College relied on 3-by-5 card catalogs. Now, Wenkel states, “Rasmussen just has awesome databases.”

In 2003, Wenkel transitioned into her role as an Academic Dean of the campus. The Campus Director at the time approached Wenkel with the idea of transitioning from a faculty member to an Academic Dean. Wenkel didn’t necessarily see herself stepping into an administrative role when she entered the world of academia. However, since taking the role, Wenkel has been able to grow into it.

“I love working in an educational environment, whether that be a high school or a post-secondary. It’s just a very forward-looking, exciting place to be and you are helping people move forward in their lives and meet their goals. I love working in that environment,” Wenkel says.

温克尔仍然倾向于她对教学的激情。她作为学术院长的能力，她有能力教授教师，帮助他们发展自己的技能。她真的很喜欢她的角色。

在温堡成为院长之后不久，该学院从Rasmussen Business学院迈向拉斯穆森学院，提供了更广泛的计划，并扩展到学士学位。

“It’s wonderful to see the expansion of our programming,” Wenkel states.

Through the years, Wenkel is proud that the College still kept its steadfast goal of providing career-focused education as an important part of its mission, while also emphasizing transferrable skills once the College gained its regional accreditation.

温克尔指出，即使在35年之后与拉斯穆森学院，“每天都会上班就是有趣的。”