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Minnesota State centers of excellence tout K'12 pathways, internships and $28 million in grants
Summary
System center directors told trustees the seven Centers of Excellence advance K'12 career awareness, campus collaboration and industry partnerships; presenters cited nearly $1 million in grants for K'12 activities, more than 18,000 experiential learning opportunities, and $28 million leveraged for campus labs and programming.
Directors of Minnesota State's Centers of Excellence presented examples of K'12 outreach, campus collaboration, and industry partnerships they say are strengthening career pathways and promoting enrollment across the 54-campus system.
"Working with the centers of excellence is by far one of my favorite parts of my job," Shannon Bryant, Minnesota State's executive director of workforce and economic development, told trustees as she introduced the session. Presenters described a three-part format: K'12 engagement, campus collaboration, and industry partnerships.
Jason Bruns, director of the Engineering and Applied Manufacturing Center of Excellence, said the centers collectively received about…
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