The Minneapolis College Bicycle Assembly and Repair Technician Certificate, launched in 2021, prepares students for immediate employment in technical positions in the bicycle industry with the skills required to assemble all types and brands of new bicycles. Students garner a level of skill that ensures rider safety and the bicycle’s effective performance.
In 2018, the College launched its comprehensive brand identity system, with a new brand platform, look, and logo. Now, five years later, the logo has been further updated for clarity and consistency. The logo/name “Minneapolis College” will be used for branding purposes, while the full name “Minneapolis Community and Technical College” will be reserved for formal/legal purposes.
Shannon Gibney, English and global studies faculty at Minneapolis College, was selected as an Educator of the Year at the 2023 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence. Described as a dynamic presence in the classroom, Gibney helps students see where they are, who they are, and how they might meet their personal and educational goals.
Bobbie Denson Davis has been appointed to the position of Vice President of Human Resources and Workforce Equity at Minneapolis College, effective July 1, 2023.
Davis came to Minneapolis College in 2011 with 18 years of experience in corporate human resources. She served as Interim Vice President of Human Resources for three months during 2022 and currently serves as Human Resources Manager.
Minneapolis College will showcase its most ambitious student fashion show in school history on Thursday, May 11, at 7 p.m., celebrating the work of its largest and most diverse cohort of fashion design students to date.
The event, themed “A Revival of Expression,” will take place in the Minneapolis College T Plaza courtyard and will be live-streamed.
Tony Zahler was appointed as Vice President of Information Technology Services at Minneapolis College in January 2023. In this role he provides leadership, management, and supervision to the College’s Information Technology Services division. Zahler has more than 14 years of experience in higher education, including 10 years at Century College as lead application developer, working on a wide array of projects and applications for the campus and other Minnesota State institutions.
For dozens of people wanting to make a career change or be employed in an in-demand field, the Building Operations Technician (BOT) program, a partnership between Minneapolis College Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CEWD) and Project for Pride in Living (PPL), has led to well-paying jobs with benefits and career growth opportunities. The seventh BOT cohort is currently underway and due to graduate in May.
Minneapolis College and the YMCA of the North, a leading nonprofit dedicated to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, celebrate Beacons Next Generation, the expanded Beacons initiative that grows the program from its current K-12 model to K-Career on April 12.
Minneapolis College Graphic Design student Demian Reith’s logo design was chosen by a panel of judges from U.S. Bank as the brand identity for the 2023 US Bank Hackathon, a competition centered around building a finance-related application that helps students manage their money in a fast-paced, competitive learning environment. Students from the Graphic Design and Web Design Department were invited to submit designs that reflected the event for use in marketing and promotional materials.
As part of its long-standing commitment to support student veterans and the local veteran community, Minneapolis College has combined its Veteran Welcome Center with the on-campus office of recently hired Veteran School Certifying Official (VSCO) Jeff Snyder .
