Minneapolis College is committed to becoming an anti-racist educational institution and employer.

Students from across all disciplines at Minneapolis College will come together on campus on April 13 and 14, 2023, for the U.S. Bank sponsored Hackathon, a competition centered around building a finance-related application that helps students manage their money in a fast-paced, competitive learning environment. Teams of up to five people will connect over two days to design, write code, and ultimately produce a working application that exemplifies their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), data analysis and communication are among the top skills missing from candidates’ resumes. Meanwhile, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects plenty of opportunity for people willing to acquire those skills, including 142,000 new job openings for project management and business operations specialists and 11,600 data entry job openings annually over the next 10 years.

Minneapolis College Career Services has been selected by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to receive $390,000 for their Minnesota Forward Tech Training Competitive grant application. Funds will be utilized for the remainder of the State Fiscal Year 2023, and State Fiscal Year 2024.

Minneapolis College chemistry student Christian King recognizes many small pieces need to come together for someone to be successful in college. Whether it’s simply acclimating to a new collegiate experience or balancing coursework alongside working, parenting, housing instability, financial insecurities, or food deficiencies, it takes a strong system of support to meet the comprehensive needs of students. 

“The career exposure experience I received from Minnesota State University, Mankato led me to a career in higher education,” said Julie Poyzer, Director of Career Services at Minneapolis College. “The career exposure was helpful in exploring my career options as a college student.”  

In her role at Minneapolis College, Poyzer strives to create services and programming to ensure students identify their interests, talents, and values while exploring career options through various opportunities.

Minneapolis College alum Deneal Trueblood-Lynch’s one-act play “Secrets” was named Best Original Short Play in the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 5 competition, held in Des Moines, Iowa, in January. 

“Secrets” won against 49 other plays in the seven-state region and is now one of 16 selected works among eight regions to compete for national recognition at the finals at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in April. 

“Minneapolis College students are facing challenges daily that cause barriers to their academic journey,” said Becky Nordin, Dean of Students and TRIO Director. “Student Support Services is a place where we connect our currently enrolled students with basic needs, supportive community networks, resources, and opportunities to ease obstacles interfering with their academic success."

The 26 colleges and seven universities that comprise Minnesota State had a total impact on the state’s economy of $8.4 billion in FY2022, according to an economic contribution analysis released by Minnesota State. The study further concludes that the economic activity of the system supported or sustained 62,125 jobs throughout the state.

Some people raise the vibration of the room when they speak, and Gregory J. Rose of the Minneapolis College art faculty is one of those people. There is an urgency to his personality and to his urban abstract paintings: he looks for the positive in even the bleakest of situations, which may explain why he is a sought-after art instructor, mentor, collaborator and coach.