Newsletter archive
February 2010
- Employers desire specific and broad knowledge in employees
- Council adopts policy agenda as State Grant program forecast worsens
- Preparing students for high demand professions
January 2010
- Preparing for a new job in a new economy
- Deficit to dominate legislative session
- Working to make ends meet
December 2009
- Developing students' values
- Top ten facts about Minnesota's Private Colleges
November 2009
- Gauging program excellence
- Enrollment stable at Minnesota's Private Colleges
October 2009
- Keeping it small: why class size matters
- Gates scholarships let students think big
September 2009
- Helping students switch colleges
- High school grads leaving Minnesota for college
- Leadership changes
August 2009
- Minnesota wages increase with education but gaps exist by race
- New program helps veterans choose a private college
- Working with at-risk youth provides lessons about social change
June 2009
- New projection shows greater growth for minorities by 2035
- 2009 commencement speakers offer wide-ranging advice
May 2009
- Career offices get creative in a slow economy
- State and federal governments make rare investment and boost aid for college students
- Grants from institutions help keep college accessible
April 2009
- Legislators speak up for expanding need-based aid awards and eligibility
- In her words: Economist Jeanne Boeh
- State's prosperity linked to math and science preparation
March 2009
- Minnesotans favor public funding for student aid over institutions
- Creating a sense of community helps students thrive
- Private colleges propel Minnesota's economy
February 2009
- College presidents make case for preserving state's financial aid
- State earns high return on its investment in private colleges
- Online course offerings provide flexibility for busy students
January 2009
- Minnesota’s economic interests led state chamber to focus on need-based aid
- Undergraduate student researchers contribute knowledge and creativity
- College enrollment during economic downturns: A historical perspective
December 2008
- Greater access to college discussed at December forum in St. Paul
- First in graduation rates
- Faculty and student exchanges foster liberal learning in China
- Students help in tough economic times
November 2008
- Overall private colleges enrollment flat, students of color enrollment grows
- Action needed now to sustain economy and expand numbers of future college grads
- Twin Cities Compass points to areas for improvement in education
October 2008
- Expanding students' world views
- The power of mentoring
- Spotlighting our scholars
September 2008
- Reliance on private borrowing to pay for higher education in flux
- Retention programs help students succeed
- Tim Morin blog post raises questions of Olympic proportions
August 2008
- Students participate in convention and Unconvention
- Minnesotans favor public funding for student aid over institutions
- Summer programs build connections with kids
July 2008
- Advancing the education of STEM educators
- Art program for homeless children demonstrates power of education
- Liberal arts education prepares students for work and life
June 2008
- Keeping our campuses safe
- Low-income student growth has impact on college participation
- Private scholarships helping to fill the gap
May 2008
- Strong educational foundation from Minnesota's private colleges helps prime Ph.D. production
- Spotlight on Minnesota's history: professors author new books
- Words of wisdom: Commencement 2008
April 2008
- Minnesota high school graduates to "bottom out" in 2015
- Academic centers express institution missions in the community
- Policymakers can capture an increase in grant money for college students
March 2008
- Enrolling lower-income college students: why it matters
- Global service: Impacting the student experience and the world
- Advocacy focuses on preserving state grant funds
February 2008
- College experience can have long-lasting effect
- Building better citizens
- Tools for employers
January 2008
- Employers offer key support for higher ed
- Taking the measure of student success
- As a “big,” Bengo Mrema commits to the long haul
December 2007
- Gaining a world view through international study
- President’s column: China visit strengthens liberal arts partnership
November 2007
- Internships give students a leg up
- College enrollments increase more than in past years
- YMCA program helps multicultural youth set high educational goals
October 2007
- Minnesota's private colleges lead in graduation rates
- New program aims to help minority students succeed in STEM majors
- Health care workforce needs trigger action
September 2007
- Going green
- College enrollment and completion is about more than the money
- Federal need-based aid to increase
August 2007
- Urban teaching: reality check
- Mayo Scholars Program provides unique research experience
- Minnesota students first in ACT scores, but not all is rosy
July 2007
- Chinese students experience liberal arts Minnesota-style
- Task force offers new vision for Minnesota high schools
- New studies provide insights about student loan debt and first-generation students
June 2007
- Higher education helps Minnesota veterans returning from Iraq
- Improving course rigor important to state
- Five questions: A guide to evaluating education policy
May 2007
- Former scholars to do fellowships with summer scholar programs
- Connecting Minnesota and the World
- State policymakers take steps but not strides on higher education
- Nurturing a partnership with new Chinese liberal arts college
- Making the most of summer
April 2007
- McNair Scholars Program prepares students for graduate school
- Legislators urged to fund need-based aid
- Tuition increases in line with national trend
- Minnesota pilots an e-mentoring program
March 2007
- Students become citizen lobbyists for need-based aid
- Business a vital partner in STEM education
- Minnesota Measures report serves as state policy tool
- LearnmoreMN launches advertising in April
February 2007
- STEM: Meeting the science and technology demand
- Cargill gives $1.1 million to Minnesota Private College Fund
- Weigh in with your views on the Learnmore discussion forum
- Legislative bills aim to expand need-based aid
- New opportunity to study in China
January 2007
- Policy agenda meets favorable reaction
- Legislative Action Network helps students and advocates be heard
- What does it mean to be a first-generation student?
- Reason four (10 reasons Minnesota needs private colleges)
December 2006
- Education agenda triggers positive responses
- Leaders in study abroad
- Two for the price of one: combining learning with community service
- Holiday events galore
- Reason three (10 reasons Minnesota needs private colleges)
November 2006
- Minnesota Private College Council releases Education Agenda for the Common Good
- Paying her way: one student’s financial aid story
- Minnesota’s private colleges: diverse, accessible and in demand
- Internships give students an edge
- Reason two (10 reasons Minnesota needs private colleges)
October 2006
- Ranking first in graduation rates
- Participate in the Learnmore search for solutions
- Voting your support for higher education
- From "10 reasons Minnesota needs private colleges"
September 2006
- Minnesota is not measuring up: Generation underprepared
- Learnmore Web site launches
- Priming kids for school success
- New board members announced
August 2006
- Financial Aid Update
- Private College Week helps students narrow their college choices
- Ramping up to better serve diverse K-12 students
- Data point: Globalization trends in science and engineering
July 2006
- The generational effects of education
- Meslow scholarship completes first year
- President's column: We should determine now how best to protect the state's future
- Higher ed accountability proposals advance
- New survey information
June 2006
- Minnesota's other trade deficit: College students
- From Backpack to Briefcase
- Governor and legislators decline to improve higher ed access
- Chambers partner in effort to trigger discussion about state's future education needs
- Ruvelson Rainmaker Fellowship supports next generation of entrepreneurs
- Web site re-design
May 2006
- Survey measures Minnesotans perceived importance of higher education
- Galileo Scholarship Fund supports STEM students
- Tuition rises — but so does grant aid
- Women of Color leadership initiative
March 2006
- Minnesota students are borrowing more for college
- MPCC efforts at the Legislature focus on increasing funding for the State Grant Program
- ChangeMakers program pitches ideas on education for the innovation economy
- New scholarship fund to support students of color, first generation students and new Americans
- Five MPCC schools receive grants for projects that strengthen partnerships with communities
- New presidents named at Augsburg and St. Olaf
February 2006
- Minnesota Losing Ground in College Participation of Students From Low-Income Families
- Minnesota a Net Exporter of Four-Year College Students
- “State of Students of Color” Report Released
- Lead Grants Made for Public Engagement Campaign
- A Student Perspective on Involvement,
- Concordia College Receives Internationalization Award
- Student Scholars Present Research Findings
January 2006
- Minnesota's Challenge: Our Response
- Admission Possible Promotes Access, Bolsters Success
- Making a Case for Supporting Scholarships
- St. Olaf Professor Receives Prestigious Great Teacher Award
- Augsburg College
- Bethany Lutheran College
- Bethel University
- Carleton College
- College of Saint Benedict
- College of St. Scholastica
- Concordia College (Moorhead)
- Concordia University (St. Paul)
- Gustavus Adolphus College
- Hamline University
- Macalester College
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- Saint John's University
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
- St. Catherine University
- St. Olaf College
- University of St. Thomas
Augsburg College
- Located in Minneapolis with abundant opportunities to gain experience both inside and outside the classroom.
- National recognition for an effective first-year program and for combining learning with service.
- Top majors are business, science, teaching
- A diverse community of 3,000 students
Bethany Lutheran College
- Located in Mankato overlooking the Minnesota River Valley
- A community of 540 students -- most live on campus
- Popular majors include business administration, communication, psychology, and elementary education
- Focus is on a solid, Christian education
Bethel University
- Located on a residential, wooded campus in a Twin Cities suburb
- Enrolls 5,600 students in 100 undergraduate, graduate, and seminary programs
- Integrates faith, learning and the translation of Christian belief into global service
- 20 international programs; top 3 percent ranking of students who study in foreign countries
Carleton College
- Residential campus in the small community of Northfield
- Ranked one of the country's top liberal arts colleges
- Noted for its bright and talented students and strong faculty
- Enrollment of 2,000 students of diverse backgrounds
College of Saint Benedict
- Together with Saint John's -- 3,800 undergraduate students have many opportunities
- Located on 3,200 acres of woods and lakes west of St. Cloud
- A focus on globalism includes an extensive international study program
- A commitment to experiential learning, research and internships
St. Catherine University
- Largest and most comprehensive Catholic college for women in the U.S.
- Beautiful campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis
- Committed to meeting the educational needs of women of all ages; offers liberal arts, healthcare and professional programs in traditional and weekend formats
- Serves 5,000 students
College of St. Scholastica
- Main campus in Duluth; also in St. Paul, St. Cloud, Brainerd
- Undergraduate and graduate programs in traditional, accelerated and online formats
- Top majors: Health information management, management, education, nursing
- 3,200 students; 1,940 undergraduates on Duluth campus
- U.S. News ranking in top tier of Midwestern universities
Concordia College
- Located in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area that includes 20,000+ college students
- Serves more than 2,700 students
- Top programs include the sciences, education and music
- Recipient of NAFSA Simon Award for Campus Internationalization
- Home of world-renowned Concordia Language Villages
Concordia University
- Located in the St. Paul metro area
- Serves 1,500 undergraduate and 300 graduate students of all ages and backgrounds
- Top majors include Christian education, business and teacher education
- A laptop university with 24/7 Web access
Gustavus Adolphus College
- Oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota; Swedish heritage; home of the Nobel Conference
- Beautiful residential campus located in St. Peter, overlooking the Minnesota River Valley
- Prepares 2,500 undergraduates for lives of leadership, service and lifelong learning
- Recognized science, writing, music, athletics, study-abroad, and service-learning programs
Hamline University
- Ranked first in Minnesota among comprehensive universities according to U.S. News
- 4,400 undergraduate, graduate, and law students
- Located in residential neighborhood of St. Paul
- Intimate environment of small classes and personal attention along with the opportunities of a comprehensive university
Macalester College
- 1,900 undergraduates come from every state and 90 countries
- Located in a friendly St. Paul neighborhood
- Emphasis on global perspectives; more than half study abroad
- Produced many Fulbright and Rhodes scholars
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- 700 students; 14 majors in fine arts, media and design
- Located next to the Children's Theater and Minneapolis Institute of Arts
- Studio-based and business-oriented programs; BFA, BS and MFA degrees
- Only art and design school to be named a Best Midwestern College by Princeton Review
Saint John's University
- Together with Saint Benedict -- 3,800 undergraduate students have many opportunities
- Located on 3,200 acres of woods and lakes west of St. Cloud.
- A focus on globalism includes an extensive international study program
- A commitment to experiential learning, research, internships
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
- Values-based, results-oriented education in the Catholic, Lasallian tradition
- Outstanding environment for learning, living and recreation
- 400-acre Winona campus in the bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley
- 1,300 traditional undergraduates, with 4,100 graduate and professional students at other locations
St. Olaf College
- Environmentally aware, 300-acre residential campus in historic Northfield
- 3,000 students; top majors are music, mathematics and the sciences
- Nation's top liberal arts college for study abroad
- College of the Lutheran church -- where conversations about faith are part of daily life
University of St. Thomas
- Minnesota's largest private university with 10,500 students (5,500 undergraduates)
- 95 undergraduate majors
- Main campuses located in a stately St. Paul neighborhood and in downtown Minneapolis (other campuses in Owatonna, Minn. and Rome, Italy)