Minnesota Lynx Donate $3,000 to Minneapolis Community and Technical College Power of YOU Program; Scholarship Presentation Will Be Made During Lynx Game on Sunday, August 6.MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis Community and Technical College In 2003, MCTC acquired adjacent land that previously belonged to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's former Minneapolis headquarters; the land is earmaked for further expansion. (MCTC MCTC Maryland Correctional Training Center MCTC Military Corrective Training Centre (UK) MCTC Model City Tax Code (Arizona) MCTC Mankato Citizens Telephone Company (Minnesota) ) and the Minnesota Lynx today announced that the team is awarding $3,000 in scholarships to the MCTC Power of YOU program. Two of the three students receiving the scholarships will be ceremoniously cer·e·mo·ni·ous adj. 1. Strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony, ritual, or etiquette; punctilious: "borne on silvery trays by ceremonious world-weary waiters" Financial Times. presented with the awards at center court during Sunday's game against the San Antonio Silver Stars The San Antonio Silver Stars are a team in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) based in San Antonio, Texas. They are one of the original eight founding teams in the WNBA. . All three of the scholarship recipients graduated last spring from the Minneapolis Public Schools Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) is a school district that covers all of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Leadership The Minneapolis Board of Education describes itself as a "a policy-making body responsible for selecting the superintendent and overseeing the and will be starting college at MCTC this fall. "The Lynx are glad to support such a worthwhile initiative as the Power of YOU Program," said Lynx Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Roger Griffith. "We're happy to help the youth in our community realize their educational goals." "I want to thank the Minnesota Lynx organization for their generous support of the Power of YOU," said Phil Davis, MCTC President. "Thanks to their scholarship donation, three more students will be able to pursue their college goals and dreams." Last January, Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) announced it was launching Power of YOU. The program, a collaboration among MCTC, Saint Paul College and Metropolitan State University, offered Spring 2006 graduates of a Minneapolis or St. Paul high school St. Paul High School can refer to:
Minneapolis Community and Technical College is the most ethnically diverse college in Minnesota. A member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System comprises 32 colleges and universities, including 25 two-year colleges and seven state universities. The system is separate from the University of Minnesota. , MCTC offers students a comprehensive liberal arts curriculum and more than 80 career and occupational programs designed to prepare people for good jobs in high-demand professions. Located in downtown Minneapolis, MCTC enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and is an active partner in initiatives designed to strengthen the social, economic and cultural vitality of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. For more information, visit http://www.minneapolis.edu. For more information about Power of YOU, visit http://www.minneapolis.edu/powerofyou/index.cfm |
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