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UMN counseling services provide options for struggling students
As the fall semester approaches, the University of Minnesota offers several counseling services for students struggling with their mental health. Boynton Health and Student Counseling Services (SCS) at the University each provide counseling options uniquely tailored to students. This allows students to receive the kind of care they need through the University, so long as they are willing to undergo the process.
Stalled AH board leaves students with decades old textbooks
A pair of new materials under consideration by the Anoka-Hennepin School District failed to pass on July 15 on a 3-3 tie vote. Board members Matt Audette, Linda Hoekman and Zach Arco voted down the new high school physics textbook on the grounds that supplemental district documents did not show enough “rigor” in the source material. A social studies textbook also failed for the lack of a motion. “I made as good a faith effort as I possibly could to review all the curriculum,” Arco...
Bethel AD Brad Chappell Leaving To Work For PSSD
MCKENZIE, Tenn. – Bethel University Senior Athletic Director Brad Chappell has announced he is leaving the position. Chappell will work in the Paris Special School District, teaching 7th grade Social Studies. Chappell was named director of athletics at Bethel in June 2022. He had been a senior associate athletic...
Osseo School District Summer Food Program in High Demand
Nutrition is important, even when school is out of session. No one knows that better than summer school nutrition managers with Osseo Area Schools. At Park Center High School, food service staff work each day to prep balanced meals for kids across the district. “Kids and food are synonymous. Like...
New Century Activities Director ready to get started
(ABC 6 News) — It will certainly be a new school year in more ways than one at Century High School. The Panthers will have a new Activities Director, David Perkins, who previously served in many administrative roles in the Twin Cities. Perkins spoke about his longtime desire to...
First tribal college opens in Twin Cities
The newly open Red Lake Nation College in downtown Minneapolis is one of the first tribal colleges in a major U.S. city and is reaching a “never-served” community,” according to Dan King, Hereditary Chief at Red Lake Nation and President of Red Lake Nation College (RLNC). “Our...
Accomplishments of the past high school season
There are four high school teams—Minneapolis South (boys basketball), Minneapolis Washburn (boys basketball), St. Paul Central (boys basketball), and Minneapolis Roosevelt (girls basketball—and one outstanding student-athlete, Juirad Hughes Jr., who made their mark this past high school season. Here is how each did it. South makes it back...
New course at UMN teaches students how to start biotech companies
Beginning this fall, the University of Minnesota will offer a new course teaching students how to start a biotech company. Called “What do you need to start a biotech company?” the course will be taught by lead Instructor Perry Hackett, a professor in the College of Biological Sciences (CBS) Genetics, Cell Biology and Development department and co-founder of three biotech companies. The course is a special topics seminar that teaches students about the business side of science and pathways to finance companies around new scientific discoveries.
University of St. Thomas Shines in Summit League’s Academic Honors for 2023-24
The University of St. Thomas continues to excel academically, with 120 student-athletes honored on the Summit League's Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence for maintaining a 3.50+ GPA. St. Thomas' women's swim and dive team also received the Team Academic Achievement Award. The team had the highest percentage of student-athletes on the Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List.
Relentless Academy Helps Beat Back Summer Brain Drain
Summer camp can take on many forms. In the basement of Brooklyn Center’s Brookdale Covenant Church, 12-year-old Michael Jones attends a summer camp where he gets to work on a passion project: robotics. “I love it so much,” said Jones, who will be entering the 7th grade at Jackson...
UMN Carlson School Impact Lab helps students develop problem-solving skills
The University of Minnesota’s Carlson Impact Lab provides students with opportunities to work with real clients and collaborate with peers. The Impact Lab launched in fall 2022 as a part of the newly required Carlson School of Management undergraduate curriculum, which includes two courses. In 2023, the Impact Lab partnered with Special Olympics Minnesota to help prepare them for the Special Olympics Games, which will be coming to Minneapolis in June 2026.
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