Are You a Minnesota Transplant?

Jerilyn Veldof, Organization Development Associate with the University of Minnesota University Libraries, has co-written and self-published an ebook with Corey Bonnema, Human Resources Specialist with University of Minnesota, that is now available on Amazon: Minnesota Nice? A Transplant's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Minnesota. Jerilyn is a transplant herself from New Jersey and, over the years, has talked with hundreds of transplants from all over who struggle to adjust to the culture. In her side project with Corey, Jerilyn has been helping transplants make the transition to Minnesota and has culled most of their knowledge on the topic for this book. Jerilyn and Corey also manage the website Surviving and Thriving in Minnesota Nice where you can find much of the content from the book. They break information out in many lists and steps that are easy to understand and give the east-coaster (Jerilyn) and Minnesota native (Corey) perspectives. The work Jerilyn and Corey have put together is a project of awareness that would be useful in any environment, not just the workplace.