UB Student Spotlight: Athena Hernandez
South St. Paul Secondary student recognized with Gold Award for getting straight A’s Athena Hernandez, 15, is a student in 10th grade at South…
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UB Student Spotlight: Marwah Ismail
Burnsville High School grad heading for Wellesley College Marwah Ismail, 18, a 2020 graduate of Burnsville High School, participated in TRIO/Upward Bound at Dakota…
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Upward Bound a Boon for Three Latina-Americans
TRIO program graduates thriving in four-year schools Three Latina-American college students, Marisela Loera, Gladys Reyes and Osiris Bardales, are making the most of the…
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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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College & Career Success on the Autism Spectrum
ASD symposium shares valuable resources Autism spectrum disorder affects one in 88 children, making ASD the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S., according…
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Dedicated Duo in TRiO
Cori Robinson and Xuong Tran advise students in Student Support Services Funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, TRiO Student Support…
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The Perfect Lifestyle
Accounting graduate Devin Flagg crunches the right numbers When Devin Flagg first enrolled at Dakota County Technical College, he decided to take a shot…
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Minnesota Southern Tier TRiO Day
Education: Opening Doors to Endless Opportunities The Minnesota Southern Tier TRiO Day student conference took place Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, at Minneapolis Community & Technical…
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Single Mom Crunches All the Right Numbers
Maralee Knoll figures out Accounting program and earns 4.0 GPA. Maralee Knoll, 40, of Prescott, Wis., needed a career change that would bring balance…
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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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