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Employers desire specific and broad knowledge in employees
A new survey shows that in the wake of the economic downturn, employers are looking for employees with a wider set of skills and higher levels of learning than in the past. Business people weigh in with their views on the survey and the value of a liberal arts education in a new economic environment. |
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Council adopts policy agenda as State Grant program forecast worsens
MPCC is calling on policymakers to preserve the core of the State Grant program as both the program and state government face massive deficits. Read more about our 2010 policy agenda. |
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Preparing students for high demand professions
The 17 member institutions of Minnesota Private College Council contribute a substantial portion of the bachelor’s degrees awarded in the state — especially in the high demand fields of health care, science and technology. Find out more about our degree production. |
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Fact you can use
When asked why they didn't apply for aid, 20% of Minnesota resident college students at two- or four-year colleges in Minnesota said it was because they had no information regarding how to do it. (Source: analysis by the Minnesota Private College Research Foundation of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, 2007-08.) Here’s a good resource about how to apply for financial aid. |
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Campus News
- Concordia University, St. Paul will present the Dead Sea Scrolls Lecture Series in conjunction with the exhibition at the Science Museum of Minnesota in March 2010. The Dead Sea Scrolls have been called the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times with some of the oldest known fragments of the Old Testament.
- The Center for School Change at Macalester College has received a $2 million grant to significantly improve Minneapolis-area charter public schools that serve a high percentage of students from low income families. The Cargill Foundation grant focuses on increasing academic performance and family involvement, and improving financial and operational management.
- MaryAnn Baenninger, president of the College of Saint Benedict, and Fr. Robert Koopmann, OSB, president of Saint John’s University, had a surprise meeting with President Obama on Feb. 3 at the White House. Denis McDonough, a 1992 SJU alumnus and chief of staff of the National Security Council, arranged the meeting.
- The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas has launched a series of initiatives to address society’s growing lack of civility. Newsweek editor Jon Meacham will speak Feb. 16 at the first Public Discourse Lecture.
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Briefs
- Students are getting ready for Day at the Capitol — when they meet with their legislators and advocate for the Minnesota State Grant program. Anyone can join in speaking up for this endangered student aid program. Find out more about our agenda, join the Legislative Action Network and Find us on Facebook.
- McNair scholars will make presentations on their research on Feb. 16 and 18 and hold a poster session on Mar. 6 at the University of St. Thomas. The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program prepares undergraduate students — especially those who are low-income, first-generation and minority students — for doctoral studies.
- Ads promoting Minnesota's Private Colleges are now running in community of color newspapers. The ads feature student quotes and facts that demonstrate how possible it is to attend our institutions.
- Minnesota's Private Colleges Job & Internship Fair will be on Feb. 16-17 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Employers and students from the 17 institutions of the Minnesota Private College Council meet and interview at this annual event.
- Stop by the Private College Scholars at the Capitol event on Feb. 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to review poster displays and discuss our undergraduate scholars’ findings. You’ll learn something new and help our state recognize these students’ accomplishments.
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