TRIO UB EVENT REMINDER!
Student & Parent Educational Workshops
Please make sure to mark you calendar for the upcoming TRIO Upward Bound Student and Parent/Guardian Educational Workshops series. The workshops are excellent opportunities for students and parents/guardians to engage in educational learning together.
Saturday, April 19, 2014 | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Science Teaching and Student Services Building (STSS)
222 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
The topics for the workshops are as follows:
9th & 10th grades
College Readiness: Making the Most of Your High School Experience
Beth Barnes, High School Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education
11th grade
Financially Preparing for Senior Year and Beyond
Brittany Rams and Erica Freidman,
One Stop Counselors, University of Minnesota
12th grade
Hidden Rules of Higher Education
Minerva Munoz, Director, TRIO UB & Alumni Panel
Hmong Speaking Parents
College Planning: A Year-By-Year Overview
Juavah Lee, Assistant Director,
Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence, University of Minnesota
Somali Speaking Parents
College Planning: A Year-By-Year Overview
Salma Hussein, Coordinator
Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence
Your attendance at these workshops is IMPORTANT; please note the following:
- Both student and parent attendance is required and counts towards your overall 80%. We have one workshop specifically for Somali speaking parents and one for Hmong speaking parents. Parent/guardian attendance is required for full credit.
- Light breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m.
- Please be on time! Students and parents/guardians who arrive significantly late (15 minutes or more) may not receive credit for participation and/or may not be allowed in the workshop session to not disrupt the session.
- FREE Parking at the East River Road Parking Ramp; please bring you parking ticket to receive a parking voucher for payment. (See the map on the back of this letter for parking directions.) Please remember to allow for the extra time it will take to park and walk to the TRIO UB Education Workshops!
Student & Parent Educational Workshop
Saturday, Apr 19, 2014, 09:45 AM
222 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Agenda
10:00 - 12:00 pm: Workshops by grade/language (parents only)