RCTC Student Newspaper
Echo staff report AT&T is providing a $14,700 contribution to the Rochester Community and Technical College Foundation to support its scholarship programs for students. The AT&T contribution will support 14 scholarships at $1,000 each for RCTC students with financial need who are pursuing a degree in a STEM-related field (science, technology, engineering and math), a … Read more
By Ekhlas Abdullahi Business Manager The OAKS Scholarships, which was originally known as Beat the Odds. OAKS stands for Overcoming Adversities Keeping Strong. This scholarship was created to inform the community about the struggles many students face and to help those students succeed. This scholarship has been sponsored by many local companies and business, and … Read more
Echo staff report ST. PAUL ñ Minnesota State, the system of 30 state colleges and seven state universities, released the results of a study that estimates the contribution of Rochester Community and Technical College to the regional economy to be $231.9 million and 2,009 jobs. At RCTC, our top priority is the success of our … Read more
Echo staff report In what was billed as an event 10 years in the making, Rochester Community and Technical College broke ground Nov. 2 on its new Memorial Hall building. The ceremony marks the beginning of a $23 million project funded by the passage of the 2018 bonding bill. The project consists of three phases: … Read more
By Ilhan Raage Staff Writer [email protected] It’s harder to say I have depression When most people hear the word mental illness, a depressed and unstable person immediately comes to mind. But unlike the stereotypical belief, people who have mental illnesses deal with far more than anyone can imagine. Take Tina Reisner, who is doing her … Read more
By Drew Brinker Staff Writer [email protected] If we can create an environment that encourages people to share their stories and get help, the world would be a better place. ~ Anonymous According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have a one-in-four chance of being diagnosed … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Editor-in-Chief Two new grounds improvement projects scheduled to begin this summer may impede parking through the fall of 2018. Starting May 14, a major parking lot improvement project will begin on the west side of the Heintz Center. Improvements to the parking lot include resurfacing of the entire lot, eliminating the north … Read more
Echo staff report Past and present members of RCTC leadership were recognized with awards from LeadMN, the statewide student association for community and technical college students. Interim President Dr. Mary Davenport was awarded the LeadMN 2018 President of the Year Award at the LeadMN General Assembly in Breezy Point, Minnesota. RCTC graduate Heather Darby received … Read more
Echo staff report Art + Design Instructor Suzanne Szucs has authored two chapters for the Routledge Companion of Photography and Visual Culture, collaborating with David Martin and James Koschoreck. These two chapters are Photography, Visual Culture, and the (Re)definition of the Male Gaze, and Unqueer, Lesbian, Trans: Shifting Gazes in Photography and Visual Culture. The … Read more
By Bonita Hottel Staff Writer On July 1, RCTC’s student government will change hands, welcoming three new student leaders who, for the first time in 10 years, were elected by a general vote from the student body. Drew Brinker was elected as Student Senate president for the 2018-2019 school year. Brinker has been at RCTC … Read more