MCTC College Now Program Welcomes 85 High School Students to Campus

On Friday, Nov. 13, MCTC’s College Now program (formerly K-12) welcomed 85 students from the high schools of Apple Valley, Rosemount and Cottage Grove to campus. The law offices of Zelle Hoffman facilitated workshop sessions for these students, and the visit was coordinated by the Tazel Institute.

The Tazel Institute aims to create a vision for high school African American males who, because of this program, will be exposed to opportunities ranging from the classroom to the boardroom. While on campus, the students were given a tour by Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB) and Student African American Sisterhood (SAAS) volunteers. Guest speakers included Stanley Jackson of the Minnesota Timberwolves and attorneys Christopher Fowlkes and Lee A. Hutton III who highlighted making good choices, navigating high school and the benefits of gaining a college education. One student told event organizers that “I never met an African American male attorney in person, let alone two.”

Participating MCTC departments include College Now, the Diversity office, Power of YOU and Student Life.

The original article first appeared on http://blog.minneapolis.edu/employee/2015/11/24/mctc-college-now-program-welcomes-85-high-school-students-to-campus/.