RCTC Student Newspaper
By Lydia Hansen Editor-in-Chief The Art Gallery closed its spring season with a set of exhibits featuring artwork by RCTC students. The Juried Student Exhibition ran from March 12 to April 6. This exhibit happens annually and allows students who have taken art classes in the past year to enter up to three pieces … Read more
By Sarah Brakebill-Hacke Student Senate president [email protected] “A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history” – Mahatama Gandhi This school year has been filled with great accomplishments. When my term began, almost a year ago, my only set goal was to give the … Read more
By Lydia Hansen Editor-in-Chief This May, I walked across the stage in cap and gown and received my associate’s degree as a proud member of the RCTC class of 2018. This fall, I’ll transfer to Hamline University where I’ll be completing a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and journalism, with a minor in communication studies. … 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
Echo staff report Beginning this fall, Rochester Community and Technical College is offering an enhanced First-Year Experience (FYEX) course for new freshman students seeking an Associate of Arts degree. This move is an effort to foster additional student success in an environment where many of today’s students are lacking important skills. Along with a possible … 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
Two RCTC students have been awarded prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarships. Sarah Brakebill-Hacke and Munira Alimire are the 2018 finalists in the national scholarship program, which annually awards $40,000 for up to three years to 60 selected students pursuing bachelor’s degrees.
This January, $15,000 was awarded to six high school seniors or first-year RCTC students through the RCTC Foundation’s 18th annual Beat the Odds scholarship program.