NEWS | August 2007

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	Urban teaching: reality check Three Minnesota private colleges offer programs that prepare teachers to work in urban and urban-like schools. Integrating students’ culture and experience into learning and understanding their environments is key. Read full article

	Mayo Scholars Program provides unique research experience Private college students have a real-world opportunity to work with Mayo Clinic professionals to evaluate new ideas and technologies. Read full article

	Minnesota students first in ACT scores, but not all is rosy Although 2007 Minnesota high school graduates led the nation in average ACT scores, less than a third are as prepared as needed for college-level work. Read full article

	BRIEFS A consumer information Web site about private colleges and universities will launch in September. The University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN) will provide hundreds of institutional profiles (including several MPCC schools) for use by prospective students and their families. Minnesota Private College Week took place the last week of June with nearly 2,200 students visiting our colleges. The Winona campus of St. Mary’s University of Minnesota served as a Red Cross emergency shelter for displaced flood victims. No major damage occurred on the campus and move-in weekend and classes will continue as scheduled. Many colleges assign first-year students a book to read over the summer. Selections usually try to create a sense of community and engage students intellectually according to a student researcher at Gustavus Adolphus College. This year's top pick: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World, by Tracy Kidder.