Current Students
Power of YOU Success Center: You can connect with advisors and other POY students, get answers to quick questions, use a computer, study, eat lunch or just hang out! POY advisors will be in the Power of YOU Success Center, room T.2950 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Power of YOU Tutoring: In the Success Center on Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
MCTC Career Services: MCTC Career Services offers workshop opportunities that range from Career Research to Resume Writing.
Parent Support Network is a new resource for student parents. We want to support you in being a good student and a good parent. The Network will provide students with:
- Peer to peer encouragement and support.
- Information on successful parenting tools and resources.
- Individual "coaching" to help balance family, work and school life.
- Resource referrals for childcare, housing, mental health and other concerns.
For more information, email Jody Fisher or call 612-659-6722.
Advising
All POY students are expected to meet with a POY advisor three times each semester.
First visit: September. Check-in on courses, discuss civic engagement expectation, review financial aid processing and get questions answered.
Second visit: October. Turn in and discuss with advisor the POY instructor feedback forms (pick up forms at the Success Center or print from D2L).
Third visit: November. Select courses for the next semester.
Service to the community
POY students are expected to complete 20 hours of service to the community each semester. Students can meet this expectation through courses, volunteering in the community and participating in MCTC student clubs and activities. Talk with your advisor!
- Be a panelist for Minneapolis Public Schools/MCTC Senior Connect Days.
- Participate in the POY Leadership Academy.
- Present to the community who funds the POY program.
- Volunteer in the community with POY.
Civic Engagement Course: Political Science 1111, Reclaiming Democracy. This one-credit introduction to civic engagement class has been designed with POY students in mind and satisfies your civic engagement expectation.
POY Leadership Academy provides you with an opportunity to develop strengthen and put into practice leadership and mentoring skills. It's a great way to connect with other POY students and resources in the community as well as gain valuable support and experience for your resume. All POY students are eligible to apply, with preference given to students who have not participated in the academy previously. Applications will be available at the end of fall semester. Email Yolonda Rogers or call 612-659-6729
Student Life clubs and organizations have a variety of student life groups that are active on campus, e.g., Three Legged Frog. To learn more, email Tara Martinez or call 612-659-6219.
Special POY initiatives
Short term book and transportation loans: Please see a POY advisor regarding assistance to help purchase textbooks and the To-Go card. The loan amount will be dependent on the cost of the books from the MCTC bookstore.
Students receiving an emergency book loan from the POY program are expected to pay this money back to Business Services by October 31, 2011. Late fees will apply if you do not pay by the deadline. A hold will be placed on your MCTC account, which will deny you access to checking out library materials and registering for spring semester courses until the load is paid.
March 2008: Power of YOU Goes to the Capitol
On March 27, more than 100 Power of YOU students from MCTC and St. Paul College attended a funding hearing for the Power of YOU program at the State Capitol. MCTC President Phil Davis and MCTC Power of YOU student Jasmine McConnell were two of the people who testified.
To learn more about the history of the Power of YOU and the request for funding, read President Davis' Community Voices piece that appeared on www.minnpost.com and POY student Jasmine McConnell's speech that she gave at the hearing.
