Empowering the Underdog
Jill Bjorklund has found her calling in Upward Bound As an academic advisor in the TRiO Upward Bound program at Dakota County Technical College, Jill…
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Throwing Your Weight Around
Matt Velasco gets fit for life At the age of 15, Matt Velasco still wrestled and rode his bike to work at a fast-food…
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Onward & Upward
Former UB student Nellie Francis goes global As a sophomore at Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., Nellie Francis was already ambitious. She…
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Upward Bound Student Named Dell Scholar
Class Valedictorian Nevin Shenouda plans career as medical doctor. Seventeen-year-old Nevin Shenouda was a ninth-grader when she joined the Upward Boundprogram sponsored by Dakota County…
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