A second chance at successMankato College Access Program works to help underrepresented students in higher education
Sometimes students on the brink of college success need just a little push to get them over the edge.
The Mankato College Access Program (MA-CAP)is designed to help these students pursue their academic aspirations through a structured and conducive learning environment.…
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Inspiring women to leadMSU faculty members organize a leadership program for women
After previously attending a well-respected Pennsylvania women's leadership institute, four female faculty at Minnesota State wanted to give back to women in the region by offering something similar - an opportunity for women to gain valuable leadership skills right here.…
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Freshmen orientation in full swing
It's the middle of summer and Minnesota State is humming with commotion. The parking lots are crammed to capacity while campus volunteers frantically shuttle from one building to the next, guiding strings of people toward destinations unknown.
Strangers to the hilltop peer wearily through construction ladders and newly-paned glass, their eyes searching frantically for the purple and gold signs whose bold print promises salvation in the form
of direction.…
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MSU lifts Mexico study abroad ban
Minnesota State is lifting its suspension of academic programs in Mexico following the Center for Disease Control's revised travel recommendations for the H1N1 flu virus.
Effective immediately, students will once again be able to study in Mexico after the April ban.…
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Youth sports camp to honor Betty Young
A new sports camp for youth will feature basketball, soccer, football and track and field for K-12 students. This free camp, the Dr. Betty Young Youth Sports Camp and Clinic will be held June 27 at Minnesota State.
The MSU Athletic Department and the Office of Institutional Diversity will sponsor the program that will be held at Meyers Field House from 9 a.…
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Keeping busy during breakStudents in Mankato find interesting ways to pass the summertime
Free from the chains of weekly quizzes, papers and study sessions, many students at Minnesota State have hit the proverbial paradox that accompanies the open schedule of the summer months - boredom.
Students have begun to arise- after a near-month of post-final partying - from unwashed mounds of used laundry and empty Doritos bags only to find a world full of time and sunlight, but empty of purpose.…
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