DCTC’s horticultural club is happy to announce its annual Spring Plant Sale! It takes place on May 9th, 10th, and 11th from 8am-2pm in the school greenhouse on the far west side of campus.  All proceeds go back into the Landscape/Horticulture program.

The greenhouse students have worked hard all year researching and growing the contents.  They will be at the sale in order to help answer any questions.   The design students have worked up some container designs as well.

It’s been an interesting year in the greenhouse.  Teacher Catherine Grant is in her second year and busy making adjustments and upgrades to it.  Three new irrigation systems and a new fertilizer injector have been added.  Teacher Jeff Kleinboehl and student Kim Bloomquist have been indispensible in the construction.

Come see and smell the delights of the greenhouse.  A sign-up sheet will be offered for any who wish to keep abreast of all plant sales at the school.

View Plant Sale Flyer

This year the DCTC Writers Club will hold a writing contest in Poetry and Prose (fiction and nonfiction). This year’s contest is our first.   Students who have attended DCTC during the 2011/12 school year are eligible.

Judges for 2012 are Weston Jorde (poetry) and Joe Campbell (fiction and nonfiction).

Winning entries receive between $100 and $250 DCTC scholarship.  Winners and runners-up will be considered for publication in the Dakota Review for the 2012/13 issue.

Submission due date: May 9, 2012

Rules

• Submit up to 3,000 words of prose (double-spaced) or up to five pages of poetry (one poem or several, but no more than one poem per page). Work must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are fine assuming you inform us of acceptance elsewhere.
• Judges will select winners from a group of finalists chosen by Dakota Review editors. All manuscripts, whether selected as finalists or not, are considered for publication.
• Manuscripts must include a cover page listing your name, address, e-mail address and/or telephone number, and the title of each work, but your name should not appear on the manuscript itself.
• Submitting writers must be a registered DCTC student at the time of submission.  Submitting writers do not have to be members of the Writers Club. 
• Winning entries will receive one free copy of the Dakota Review.  Additional copies may be purchased.
• Label your envelope as a contest entry, for example Contest: Fiction.
• One entry per envelope.
• If submitting through U.S. mail, submissions must be postmarked by May 9, 2012.
• Manuscripts will not be returned, but they will be destroyed.

Mail submissions to:

Dakota County Technical College
The Dakota Review
c/o Nicole Meulemans
1300 145^th Street E.

Rosemount, MN 55068

Eligibility and Conflicts of Interest
Faculty and staff of DCTC are not eligible to enter the contest.

For more information, contact:

Joe Campbell
Joe.Campbell@dctc.edu
651-423-8452

Monday, April 23
11-1
Central Commons

Geared towards those who would like to know how they can educate their child at  home, students from the Early Child and Youth Development Club will be reading to the crowd as if we were reading to a group of children. They will also be providing information about the importance of spending time with and educating children. There will also be parent kits on display (these are groups of materials—e.g. games, books, and puppets—that parents can us to enhance cognitive, social and emotional, literacy or even other developmental areas).

Download Flyers:

Week of the Young Child

Week of the Young Child 2

DCTC Multicultural Celebration 2012
April 16-19

Sponsored by: the Multicultural Student Leadership Association & DCTC Student Life in partnership with the DCTC Diversity Council

What has been an annual one day event on campus is expanding this year to encompass a week of activities and events to celebrate the diversity and multiculturalism of the students, staff and faculty at Dakota County Technical College. The MSLA’s goal this year was to incorporate new activities and increase the number of days activities were held so students who were only on campus one day could have an opportunity to participate.

Wednesday, April 18th 11am to 1pm – Commons Area & Student Life Center

Global Potluck-

Students and staff from a wide range of cultures will prepare a feast of many tastes for only $3 per person. Sample everything and get to meet students from around the world right here at DCTC.

Global Stage-

Four different acts will be performing in the Commons including an Irish dance performance (think Riverdance), a Bluegrass band, an acoustic performance by DCTC’s own Harold Torrence, and a Burmese dance performance. There will even be opportunities to get up and dance or sing along.

While the most popular events- the global potluck and global stage events will still be held on Wednesday of the celebration week, students have three new activities in which to participate.

Cultural Display Board Competition-

DCTC students can create a three panel display board representing their culture (including American culture) and enter it into the contest on Friday, April 13th in the Student Life Center. These will be photographed and placed on the DCTC MSLA Facebook page on Sunday, April 15th. Visitors can “like” their favorite display between Sunday and Tuesday, April 17th and the top vote-getter will receive a $50 DCTC scholarship. Free boards will be available to those who sign up in Student Life.

Scavenger Hunt-

DCTC students can pick up a passport (contest entry) in the Student Life Center starting on Monday, April 16th and will hunt all over the Rosemount Campus for Multicultural “clues” that contain 20 different facts about diversity on our campus. Collect 10 of those answers and write them in your passport and drop the completed passport in a drawing box (in the Student Life Center) for a $50 DCTC scholarship to be awarded on Thursday, April 19th at Noon.

Get Drumming!-

The Minnesota Women’s Drum Center will bring over 100 different drums and instruments from around the globe for students to get the hands on drumming experience. Two sessions will be held on Thursday, April 19th- one at 11am and the second at Noon in the Central Commons.

For more information, contact:

Christine Pigsley
MSLA Adivsor
Christine.Pigsley@dctc.edu
651-423-8231

Got Chili?

Get ready with your crock pot and favorite chili!  The second annual DCTC Chili Cook-Off is around the corner.  The DCTC Lions Club is proud to sponsor this event for all students, staff, and faculty.  The top three favorite selections will win extraordinary prizes.

Prizes Include:
3) BBQ grill set w/ carrying case from HOM Furniture ($25 value)
2) A year’s supply of bagels and cream cheese from Panera Bread ($175 value)
1) Signed autographed Vikings jersey (priceless!)

Thursday, April 19th
Student Life Center
11:00 – 1:00 pm

For more information, contact:

Brett Kolles
Lions Club Advisor
brett.kolles@dctc.edu

This Life, Money, and Happiness training is dedicated to the #1 stress factor for all Americans: MONEY

Most people want to be wealthy; most people don’t know how to get here. This training will give you the mindset and education you need to move yourself forward in any financial situation, even the ones we don’t always expect.

Wednesday, April 4
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Dakota Room B

During this training you will discover:
 

• The secrets of the wealthy that the lower and middle-class do not live or understand.
• What your long-term goals and dreams are and how to achieve them.
• How to reset your “Money Blueprint” and create a mindset to becoming financially free.
• The importance of why you must pay yourself first! 
• Strategies that will work to help you become debt free and moving forward.
• Good habits that will build long-term wealth despite any economic environment.
• The education needed to teach your family about money and their future financial success. 

“This is a class that takes the mystery out of how to reach financial freedom while giving you the recipe and the tools you need to do so!”

 Dotty Peterson – Life, Money, and Happiness Graduate

Life, Money, & Happiness Flyer

Life, Money, & Happiness Worksheet

It is recommended (but not required) that students fill out the worksheet prior to the workshop.

Fore more information, contact:

Anna Voight
Assistant Director of Student Life
anna.voight@dctc.edu
651-423-8649