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August 27, 1999 - MnSCU Fair Booth Highlights Technology
Technology has changed the world of higher education, and
this year Minnesota State Colleges and Universities will feature some
of the remarkable advances in educational technology in its booth at the
Minnesota State Fair's Education Building.
The technology pavilion in the MnSCU booth features new educational software
and distance-learning technology that will be demonstrated on several
video screens by a Microsoft representative. On another screen, the MnSCU
Public Service Announcement that features Gov. Jesse Ventura urging students
to "Get into college" will be shown at regular intervals, along
with videos from many of the 36 MnSCU institutions. At the far end of
the booth, the MnSCU "Adventures in Higher Education" display
demonstrates the connection between recreational equipment made in Minnesota
and job skills training provided by MnSCU institutions. Come and see the
Wenonah Canoe and the Polaris Snowmobile and hear how you can obtain the
skills needed to work in those industries.
This year, fair goers over age 18 also will have the first-ever opportunity
to win one of five $1,000 college scholarships for the 2000-2001 academic
year just by visiting the colorful MnSCU booth. To be eligible, fill out
a brief survey about higher education. Then enter the contest.
And there's more. Each day of the fair, drawings will be held in the
MnSCU booth to give away either a mountain bike or a backpack from Erik's
Bike Shop. MnSCU bookmarks and pens also will be given away to anyone
who visits the booth.
In the MnSCU "Ask An Expert" area, MnSCU campus representatives
will be on hand to answer all your questions about how to go to college.
You can receive a free "Go Places" guide to the MnSCU institutions
just by stopping by.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is made up of 36
state universities, community and technical colleges and a campus in Japan.
The system serves approximately 230,000 students a year with a fall 1998
enrollment of about 140,000.
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