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This is a perfect time to be a student at Hennepin Technical College! Our updated and improved Student Services/Learning Resources remodel is 2/3 complete. Thanks to all for your patience and understanding in maneuvering around our “under-construction” labyrinth – it will be well worth the wait! The second phase of our project will be open for business at each campus in January 2013 and will include our new library, learning commons, open computer lab, as well as several support offices. These areas are bright functional and our students deserve the improvements to our campuses.

Programmatically, HTC will be offering our first-every Student Success Day on February 21, 2013. Stay-tuned for more information about what this day will offer our students to support them in their journey to achieve success in career and technical education.

I can’t wait to see you around our enhanced campuses!

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CUSTOMIZED TRAINING SERVICES

Contact us at 952.995.1330, 763.488.2721 or www.hennepintech.edu/cts

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Customized Training Service offers continuing education onsite, off site, and on campus for you or your workforce.

Audio ProductionAutomated Machinery Tech / RoboticsBio-manufacturingBuilding OperatorsBuilding Trades / ConstructionChildcareCommunity ParamedicComputer ApplicationsConstruction Truck Operator Training CTOT)Culinary Arts / Food ServiceCustomer ServiceeLearningEmergency Medical Services / First ResponderEnergy Efficiency Engineering CAD TechnologyFire Protection & Emergency Management

Floral DesignGraphic DesignHealthcare & WellnessHeavy Equipment Operator Training (HEOT)Human Resources HVACIndustrial Safety & OSHA ComplianceInformation TechnologyLanguage, Culture & CommunicationLaw EnforcementLeadership, Management & SupervisionManufacturingMedical Device ManufacturingMultimedia / Video ServicesNursingPhlebotomy

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BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

PHASE ONE IS OPEN

REMODELING PLANS TAkE SHAPE AT HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE

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The Hennepin Technical College Construction Project includes remodeling of existing spaces at both the Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie campuses. The Project will consolidate services for students into one central location and improve the physical spaces for the library and academic support services.

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THE REMODEL WILL ALSO INCORPORATE RELOCATED MAIN ENTRANCES, RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WITH uPDATED MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SySTEMS. THE OVERALL DESIGN CONCEPT FOR THE PROJECT MIRRORS RECENT COLLEGE REMODEL PROJECTS By ADDING ExTENSIVE GLASS WALLS AND DRAMATICALLy IMPROVING THE AMOuNT OF TRANSPARENCy AND DAyLIGHT. TO BE COMPLETED EARLy 2013

Hennepin Technical College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. This document is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities.

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A BETTER FUTURETakanda Epps laughs now when she thinks about her start in automation robotics and her lack of knowledge about tools. ‘For me, a hammer was a high-heeled shoe, and a screwdriver was a butter knife,” says Epps, the mother of two young boys. It was her sense of humor and her determination that helped her overcome obstacles that would have kept many individuals from achieving their goal.

Completing her studies in December 2012, Epps is the first African-American woman to graduate from HTC’s Automation Robotics Engineering Technology program. But it’s something that happened by accident.

Epps didn’t intend to pursue a degree in automation robotics. She had worked at the Minneapolis Veterans Hospital for 13 years and thought she would complete general education courses at HTC and then transfer to a Twin Cities college offering a respiratory therapist program. That all changed when her work study job in HTC’s Admissions department turned into an Admissions Specialist position and she began taking prospective students on tours of various departments, including manufacturing areas. The more she saw, the more she liked the career prospects. At first, Epps considered studying fluid power, but then she decided that robotics, a career she had briefly considered after high school, was the right choice. Generally considered a non-traditional choice for women, automation robotics offered Epps an opportunity for a career that will provide financial stability for her and her sons.

“To go from not knowing anything, to where I am now, it’s just amazing,” Epps says with enthusiasm. She enrolled at HTC in 2010 and declared her major in 2011. “I have taken 19 or 20 credits each semester in order to get through as soon as possible.”

Keeping her sense of humor and faith helped her over the rough spots. At one point, Epps and her boys were homeless; for eight months they moved from hotel to hotel. She kept on going to class and studied after her boys went to sleep at night. When she couldn’t access the Internet on her computer, she accessed it on her cell phone in order to keep up with her studies.

Along the way, she applied for and received scholarships from the Hennepin Technical College Foundation, which made it possible for her to continue her education. As a speaker at the Foundation’s 2012 fundraising dinner and auction, she shared her story and her appreciation. Now she’s proud to encourage other young women to go to college and prepare for a better future.

“My niece dropped out of high school, but now she’s going back to school,” says Epps, who knows that hard work and perseverance have gotten her this far. She hopes it’s an example that will resonate with girls she has mentored. As she explains it, “They can do so much more with their lives when they have an education.”

After graduating from HTC, Epps plans to find a full-time job in the robotics field and also continue her education as a part-time student through the University of Minnesota, Crookston. She plans to take one class a semester so she can eventually earn a bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Management. HTC’s articulation agreement with UMC will facilitate transfer of the Automation Robotics A.A.S. credits toward a bachelor’s degree.

Excited about starting her career, Takanda Epps appreciates how far she has come. “You don’t have to know a lot about technology or tools to get started,” she emphasizes. “HTC instructors are great and you’ll learn all you need to succeed.”

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CARING WHENIT COUNTS

When people say that HTC really cares about students, they’re right. Just ask Michael Phillips, a student in the Medium/Heavy Truck program, who lost all his belongings when an apartment fire in August 2011 left him with just the clothes on his back. Literally. Thanks to an HTC Foundation Student Crisis Grant, his story has a happy ending.

To show his appreciation for the HTC Foundation’s financial support, Phillips asked if he could attend the HTC retirees’ annual luncheon to thank them personally for the donations they make to help students like him. He spoke at that event and then was asked to share his story at the foundation’s annual fund-raising dinner and auction in October, where he explained just what the grant meant to him and to his future.

“I walked into class the day after the fire with all I had left in the world,” says Phillips.“ That was a T-shirt, shorts, flip-flops, and my wallet. That’s all I had.” Looking back now, he remembers his conversation with his instructor, Dale Boyenga.“ I explained that I’d be missing class for a few days and he told me, ‘We’ll work with you. Don’t worry about it.’” Later that day, Boyenga called Phillips with some encouraging advice: Come to the college and see about getting a student crisis grant. The HTC Foundation funds the grants through donations designated for that purpose. In fact, many HTC retirees give specifically to help students facing an emergency.

“Usually, student crisis grants are about $250,” says Jeanne Morphew, HTC director of development and alumni relations,“ but I told Michael to figure what it would take to cover his expenses.” Since student internships are a large part of the Medium/Heavy Truck program, Phillips knew he needed clothes to wear to interviews, in addition to the work boots and clothing he needed for hands-on classwork. He completed the grant application, asking for $2000. “A couple of hours later, Jeanne called and told me it had been approved and that my check was at the front desk,” says Phillips, a native of Texas who served nine years in the U.S. Navy prior to attending HTC.

“It was a huge relief to know that I had money to stay in the program, buy clothes and get back on track,” says Phillips. That same week, he had an interview at I-State Truck Center in Blaine, Minn., and since then he has been working 40 hours a week getting hands-on experience in overhauling engines and transmissions, servicing trucks, and doing all the things that will prepare him for a successful career when he graduates from HTC in 2013.

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VP OF LIBERIA VISITS HTC

(Left to right}: Dr. John O’Brien, President of North Hennepin Community College, His Excellency Joseph N. Boakai, Vice President of Liberia, and Dr. Cecilia Cervantes, President of Hennepin Technical College.

During the visit VP Boakai met with HTC president, Dr. Cecilia Cervantes, Dr. John O’Brien, president of North Hennepin Community College (NHCC), and Dr. Kate Maguire, superintendent of school district 279 on

Tuesday, September 4. VP Boakai toured HTC manufacturing programs and met with currently enrolled Liberian students.

It is well understood by VP Boakai that there is a large population of Liberians living in Brooklyn Park. The visit was seeking expertise in the rebuilding infrastructure, institutions and peace in the west African nation.

Hennepin Technical College was honored to host His Excellency Joseph N. Boakai, Vice President of Liberia.

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DISCuSSION DuRING THE VISIT FOCuSED ON THE HELP HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE COuLD PROVIDE IN RESuRRECTING THE BOOkER T. WASHINGTON INSTITuTE, A kAkATA-BASED TECHNICAL INSTITuTION THAT WAS LARGELy DESTROyED IN THE 14 yEARS OF CIVIL WAR.

AT HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WE’RE FOCuSED ON OFFERING EFFECTIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE SkILL DEVELOPMENT FOR EMPLOyMENT OPPORTuNITIES, SAID JOE MuLFORD, DEAN OF CuSTOMIzED TRAINING SERVICES. THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW uS TO HELP MORE INDIVIDuALS PREPARE FOR SuCCESSFuL CAREERS THROuGH A COMPRESSED AND COST-EFFECTIVE EDuCATION ExPERIENCE.

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Hennepin Technical College has been awarded a $2.9 million U.S. Department of Labor grant to fund a new higher education model demonstrated in its Manufacturing Assessment and Advancement Centers (MAACS). With this innovative approach to job training, the college will create one-stop centers, MAACS, aimed at ensuring each individual is assessed and placed accurately, experiences learning that is paced accurately, and is awarded for skill attainment accurately. The centers incorporate credit for prior learning, virtual simulation instruction and blended learning, and opportunities for earning incremental industry credentials.

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As a graduate of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, Dolezal also relied on HTC’s staff of interpreters to help him in class so he could get the most out of his HTC training.

“The college has wonderful support services,” says Dolezal, discussing how he views his experience at HTC. He came to the college after working for Parker Hannifin Hydraulic Company in Chanhassen, Minnesota, where he was a CNC machine operator for eight years. He decided to attend HTC when his supervisor offered him a promotion to a position doing CAD (computer-aided design). Dolezal knew he needed training to succeed. That was in 2009. He worked full-time and attended HTC part-time, completing an A.A.S. degree in Engineering CAD in May 2011.

“I want to thank the college and the interpreters for their willingness to help me, sometimes even with a last-minute request for interpreting services,” says Dolezal. “My instructors were very encouraging – they’re very smart and know how to prepare students for careers or for further education.” Now a full-time student at the University of Minnesota, Dolezal will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Manufacturing Management in May 2013.

Reflecting on his experience at the college, Dolezal says, “HTC has wonderful machining equipment and tools, so I really got good production experience in seeing a problem, analyzing it and coming up with a solution.” After he graduates, Dolezal hopes to put his skills to work as a 3-D CAD design engineer and perhaps become a manufacturing manager in the future.

For HTC graduate John Dolezal, the college was more than a place to attend classes and prepare for transferring to the university of Minnesota to complete a bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Management.

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He decided to attend HTC after graduating from high school in Foley, Minn., because the college offered programs in both culinary arts and floral design. With an idea that he might like to operate a banquet facility someday, he wanted to pursue both programs, figuring that special events usually call for food and flowers. Malikowski liked the small class sizes and the hands-on training that provided him with the skills to make the most of his passions for cooking and floral design. He first completed culinary arts training, and then began the floral design program. After graduating, he worked part-time in a floral shop and a restaurant to gain knowledge that would prepare him for his next career step.

In 2003, Malikowski was ready to open Blooming Creations. He bought equipment at low prices from two local floral shops that were closing. That helped him save money on startup costs. However, as Malikowski acknowledges, “getting the name out there” is one of the biggest challenges of starting a business. Today, Blooming Creations has four employees and offers full-service floral as well as giftware.

“The best part about owning a shop is the creative freedom you have,” says Malikowski,“ but there’s so much more to running a business.” He points out that demands on an owner’s time include talking with advertising representatives, attending community functions that help get the company noticed, and completing paperwork that makes days stretch far past eight working hours. For John Malikowski, it’s all part of owning a business. For students in HTC’s floral program, it’s part of what they learn from industry professionals.

Owning a business is great, but it isn’t always a bed of roses. That’s what HTC graduate John Malikowski, owner of Blooming Creations in Waite Park, Minnesota, will tell you. In fact, he has been sharing the realities of floral and gift shop ownership with HTC students for the past four years as one of the floral professionals that HTC Instructor Tiffany Hammond invites to speak to her students.

“It opens their eyes when they hear what it’s really like to run a business,” says Malikowski, a member of the Central Minnesota Wedding Association who has won the CMWA Floral Vendor of the Year award in 2009 and 2010, and was named CMWA Floral Vendor of Distinction for 2011 and 2012. He believes that providing a realistic view of the industry is an important piece of students’ education at HTC. While Malikowski has shared the challenges of opening a new shop, other presenters talk about the realities of having a business with two locations and balancing work with the responsibilities of parenthood.

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IT’S THAT TASTE OF THE REAL WORLD THAT MALIkOWSkI APPRECIATED WHEN HE WAS A STuDENT. yOu LEARN FROM PROS WHO kNOW THE BuSINESS, SAyS MALIkOWSkI IN DESCRIBING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HIS HTC INSTRuCTORS. THEy HAVE WORkED IN THE INDuSTRy AND HAVE REAL-WORLD ExPERIENCE.

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Here’s how it began: In 2008, Kurke’s employer, the Anoka-Hennepin School District, changed the requirement for being a health service paraprofessional to include being a licensed practical nurse. That’s when Kurke began looking into training options. Although as a long-time paraprofessional she was

“grandfathered in” and excluded from the rule change, Kurke says that she and others wanted to complete training to be better prepared in their jobs.

Ranging in age from 34 to 61 years old, the paraprofessionals had maturity and commitment on their side, explains Kurke. After exploring practical nursing education programs around the Twin Cities, it soon became clear to her that Hennepin Technical College (HTC) offered the flexibility the women needed to accommodate their full-time work schedules while attending college.

“Our Practical Nursing program gave these students more options,” explains Marguerite Dummer, dean of health careers at HTC. “We realize the challenge of attending classes while working full-time and we do everything possible to help students succeed.”

Kurke and the other paraprofessionals completed clinical training during the summer, when they had time off from their jobs. The classes that didn’t fit their school year schedules were completed through HTC’s Customized Training Services.

“The six of us wouldn’t have gotten through without Hennepin Tech.” That’s what May 2012 graduate kathy kurke says about the journey she and five other paraprofessionals from local school districts took to complete training to become licensed practical nurses.

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HTC HAS GREAT INSTRuCTORS,” SAyS kuRkE, AND THE LABS AND EQuIPMENT REALLy ENHANCED OuR LEARNING ExPERIENCE. ONE STANDOuT, ACCORDING TO kuRkE, IS THE SIMMAN, THE HuMAN PATIENT SIMuLATOR THAT ALLOWS INSTRuCTORS TO HELP STuDENTS LEARN TO REACT QuICkLy TO CHANGING SITuATIONS AND SyMPTOMS.

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AUTOMATION ROBOTICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY and FLUID POWER TECHNOLOGY

Operating a submarine without going underwater used to be reserved for science fiction. Thanks to advanced technologies, it’s just another day on the job for HTC graduate Justin Ross. With training in automated robotics and fluid power, plus his own perseverance, he launched a career with starting pay in the $70,000 a year range. It’s a story he’s glad to share.

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He graduated in 2008 from the Automated Robotics program, then stayed another year and completed the second year of the Fluid Power program. He was active in campus activities, serving as president of the Student Senate and traveling with the Robotics Club to the worldwide Pack Expo packaging convention in Mexico City.

I HAVE TO SAy THAT HAVING THE ABILITy TO GO BACk TO SCHOOL AT THE AGE OF 35 AND PREPARING FOR A NEW CAREER WAS A LIFE CHANGING ExPERIENCE,” SAyS ROSS, WHO PREVIOuSLy WAS A CARPENTER. “I STILL GO BACk TO CAMPuS AND TALk WITH THE INSTRuCTORS. I WAS REALLy IMPRESSED WITH THE COLLEGE, AND I RECOMMEND IT TO PEOPLE LOOkING FOR CAREER TRAINING.

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“I love it. It’s very high tech,” Ross says when describing his job. He believes his training at HTC prepared him to succeed. “The projects that students work on present so many opportunities to develop key skills and you really get to know the equipment.”

About the facilities at HTC, Ross says, “I’ll just say what the recruiter from C-Innovations said, ‘These are the best labs in any college in the country.’ And he has been to colleges and universities throughout the United States.” When the recruiter came to HTC to tour the robotics and fluid power departments, Ross heard him describe the equipment the company uses. That’s when he knew he wanted to work there.

“I called them every three days for about three months,” he recalls. That persistence paid off. The company flew Ross to New Orleans for an interview and he was hired in early 2010.

When it comes to being prepared for the challenges of his new job, Justin Ross credits what he learned working with HTC’s state-of-the-art equipment. “Nobody else has what HTC has,” Ross emphasizes. For him, HTC offered the opportunity to explore a new career and be ready to navigate his way to success.

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A unique collaboration between Hennepin Technical College and Robbinsdale Highview Alternative Program, the Earth Education (E2) Garden is helping students learn through a hands-on project that’s taking shape on the Brooklyn Park campus of HTC.

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The project is the result of conversations among instructors in HTC’s horticulture, landscaping, and culinary arts programs, who wanted to develop gardens that all three departments could share. According to Linda Valentine, who teaches graphic design at HTC and Highview, she was already working with HTC culinary arts instructor Dave Eisenreich on a Highview culinary project when she heard about the garden idea. She arranged a meeting to bring representatives from the college and Highview together, and they started to develop a plan to make the garden a reality.

In phase 1 of the project, high school and college students have constructed raised garden beds and are researching appropriate plants to grow. In the spring, they will sow the plants, then tend the garden and harvest the produce next summer. The HTC culinary arts students will use the fresh vegetables and herbs in their college classes, with excess produce being distributed to Highview students and local food shelves. HTC culinary students will also demonstrate fresh produce preparation for the high school students.

In phase 2, Highview and HTC students will construct a duplicate garden at the Highview site. In Phase 3, the group hopes to construct satellite gardens in the community.

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Industry partners are also donating time and some materials for the project. Anchor Block Company donated 28 pallets of concrete blocks to help with construction of the raised garden beds.

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“Kyle showed promise,” says Lehman’s Marketing Manager Bill Zeller. “He always jumps right in to a get a job done.” That’s a sentiment shared by others at the Twin Cities company known for flawless auto body repair, as well as automotive work. According to Service Manager Bob Crook, it just comes naturally to Hansen. “He has a wonderful work ethic and great attention to detail,” Crook observed, adding that he also admires Hansen’s devotion to his younger siblings.

After graduating from high school in 2008, Hansen continued his education in automotive technology at HTC while working full time. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., he worked at Lehman’s, and from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., he attended classes. He liked the night program at HTC not only because it suited his work schedule, but because, he says, “I learned a lot, but they also made it fun.” One of his favorite projects was building an engine, part of the hands-on training in classes led by instructors Andy Thul and Susan Amacher that prepares students for success on the job. In addition, Hansen competed in the SkillsUSA program, taking second place in the state competition for mechanics.

In 2010, Hansen completed the automotive technology program at HTC, but hadn’t taken general education classes required to earn his associate degree. With the encouragement of the managers at Lehman’s, he completed the courses and received his degree in May 2011. Always ready to do more, now he’s working on ASE (National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence) certification.

With hard work and determination, Kyle Hansen has gained the skills to help build a successful career doing something he enjoys. Even more important, he has earned the respect of the people he works with every day. Maybe the best compliment comes from Bob Crook, who says, “I can’t take credit for getting him in here, but I want to make sure he stays.”

Since 1917, Lehman’s Garage has been known for quality work and attention to detail. So when HTC graduate kyle Hansen earned the nickname “Super kyle” from his co-workers at Lehman’s in Minneapolis, it was a clear sign that he fit right in with veteran employees.

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FOR INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.HENNEPINTECH.EDu/CTS. CONTACT HTC CuSTOMIzED TRAINING REPRESENTATIVE MATT LEAF AT 952-995-1345 OR MATT.LEAF@HENNEPINTECH.EDu FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FuTuRE OPEN

ENROLLMENT DATES AND CuSTOMIzED TRAINING OPPORTuNITIES AND/OR TO REGISTER FOR TRAINING.

INNOVATIVE PROGRAMThe program, which was developed in collaboration with industry partners, was recently expanded in response to overwhelmingly positive feedback from industry partners, such as St. Jude Medical and Toro Company. Although there are dozens of leadership training programs available, there are not any in Minnesota that focus on making the transition from a line or operations position to a supervisory position.

The training sessions focus on common leadership issues and challenges to help you:

+ Encourage employees to share ideas

+ Manage underperforming employees

+ Communicate effectively in person and in writing

+ Deal with those who constantly challenge your decisions

+ Mange employees who often call in sick

INTERACTIVE AND HANDS-ON+ Problem-solving scenarios and role-playing exercises help you build skills and manage employees, particularly those of different generations.

+ Homework assignments, which will help you to focus on communicating clearly and concisely.

TRAINING OPTIONSThe training is offered as a 32-hour class or an eight hour class at HTC’s Eden Prairie campus.The first eight-hour training will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 3.

+ Two-hour and four-hour customized training sessions can be conducted at company work sites.

BENEFITS THE BOTTOM LINE It also benefits a company’s bottom line. Talent acquisition spending is up six percent over 2010, with the average cost-per-hire for all U.S. companies at $3,479, according to a 2011 study of U.S. companies with 100 or more employees, conducted by Oakland, Calif,-based research firm Bersin & Associates.

LOCAL COMPANIES SEEING BENEFITS Local companies are already reaping benefits from the training. “For Toro’s three shift operations at the Shakopee facility, our supervisors provide leadership for over 200 employees. We are continually looking for training courses to further improve their leadership skills. This course offered a hands-on approach, giving our supervisors an opportunity to try these newly-learned skills with peers in a classroom setting,” said Toro Company Director of Operations Kelly Pearson.

“Those participating were also able to network with and learn from leaders in similar production operations at other companies.”

Are you a line or operations employee who wants to make the transition to team leader? Or, were you recently promoted to a What you’ll learn supervisory position and want to enhance employee engagement and retention? If so, the new “Line to Leadership – Transitioning from Operations to Supervision” training is for you.

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No Classes (Faculty Assigned Duty Days) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 19-20No Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 21Thanksgiving Holiday Break (College Closed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 22-24Last day to drop a fall term course and receive a “W” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 30Fall Graduation Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 20Spring Tuition Due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 20Fall Term Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 21Term Break (No Classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 22-January 13Spring Term 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 14 - May 22Spring Term Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 14Last day for 5-day add/drop period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 18Martin Luther king Jr. Holiday (College Closed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 21Federal Pell Grant Census Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 29Financial Aid Disbursement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 1Presidents’ Day Holiday (College Closed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 18No Classes (Faculty Assigned Duty Day) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 21Workshop Day (College Closed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 22Application for Award forms for summer/fall graduates due to Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 8Spring Break (No Classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 11-16Summer/Fall Advising Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 1-30College Preview Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 9Workshop Days (College Closed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 16-17Priority Registration for Summer/Fall Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22Open Registration for Summer/Fall Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 30Last day to drop a spring term course and receive a “W” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 30Summer Term Tuition Due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6Spring/Summer Graduation Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 21Spring Term Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 22Term Break (No Classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 23-27Memorial Day Holiday (College Closed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 27

COLLEGE CALENDAR & EVENTS

(Left to right}: John Petri, uS Marine Corp, current HTC student and President of Eden Prairie Veteran’s Club; Brian Allen, HTC IT Manager and uS Army, retired; Susan Markes, HTC Transfer Specialist and Beyond the yellow Ribbon Coordinator; Lisa Larson, HTC Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs.

BEYOND THE YELLOW RIBBONHennepin Tech was honored during a Twins game at Target Field for its collaboration with Beyond the yellow Ribbon and working with Veterans and their families on September 14. We love our vets!

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$2,999,360Hennepin Technical College has received a grant from the Department of Labor to expand job training through local employer partnerships.www.hennepintech.edu/news

$112,340The Hennepin Technical College Foundation has set a new fundraising record for its annual dinner and auction event.www.hennepintech.edu/alumni

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