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A portrait of Jasmine McConnell

Pivoting Toward Success

At North High School, it was a shop teacher with a keen eye for his students’ individual strengths who first recognized and brought attention to Jasmine McConnell’s remarkable talents. Jasmine McConnell was creative, willing to try new…
Rose Bleu, wearing protective gear, puts on a welding helmet.

Forging the Next Generation

For generations, metalworking has been both a skilled trade and an art form—a hands-on craft that challenges you to think creatively, solve problems, and build with precision. The Welding and Metal Fabrication program at Minneapolis…
Portrait photo of Tiffany Lor

Tiffany Lor Receives HR All Star Award

Tiffany Lor received the Minnesota HR All-Star Award, an honor recognizing exceptional human resources professionals in the state, awarded by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to system-wide…
A smiling portrait of student Hsu Lay Wai.

Hsu Lay Wai Receives Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

Hsu Lay Wai is one of 60 community college students from across the country to receive the Cook Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The scholarship will help Hsu Lay Wai, a biology graduate of…
A portrait of Maria Tobalina outdoors, smiling.

A Legacy of Perseverance

At age 68, international student María Tobalina is building her skills, her knowledge, her resumé, and her network at Minneapolis College following a decades-long teaching career in her native Lima, Perú. María’s path hasn’t been easy…