NEWS | April 2008

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	Minnesota high school graduates to "bottom out" in 2015 Projections show that our number of graduates will decline six percent and not return to current levels until 2022. Read full article

	Academic centers express institution missions in the community Establishing academic centers and institutes allows campuses to share their expertise and act out their mission in the community. Concordia University’s Center for Hmong Studies and the Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota are two examples. Read full article

	Policymakers can capture an increase in grant money for college students Minnesota policymakers are debating bills that could put an additional $15 million into State Grants for Minnesota students. Read full article

	BRIEFS Watch “Vanishing Graduates & Minnesota’s Future” on TPT Channel 17 on Sunday, April 13 at 7 p.m. This thought-provoking documentary examines why a shrinking number of Minnesota’s students will be graduating from colleges and what that means for Minnesota. Find out more at LearnmoreMN.org. Six students have been selected as Phillips Scholars for 2008-2010. This program supports the development and implementation of a student-designed service project to address unmet needs in Minnesota communities. 543 students (a 22 percent increase over 2007) participated in six Day at the Capitol events during February, March and April to advocate for the State Grant Program. 65 high school counselors attended the second annual Counselors Breakfast on March 25 to learn about the 17 private colleges and universities from campus representatives.