If General College is closed, more students will turn the MNSCU community and technical colleges for coursework until they can be admitted to one of the other colleges at the U of M. That can be a very positive step for both the student and the U of M.
To make this work however, the University of Minnesota is going to have to swallow some pride and allow coursework at the MNSCU two year colleges (or four for that matter)to be transferred in whole into the admitting college at the U of M. Too often, MNSCU credits are not transferred in whole. Better still, transfer General College to MNSCU and with its own baccalaureate programs, merge Metro State into it and call it Central Minnesota State or something. Easier said than done I know, but now is the time for re-thinking how we deliver more most-secondary options to a fast growing metro area. Jim Bernstein Fulton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Brauer Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 3:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Mpls] NJL's GC comments On Apr 22, 2005, at 2:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > As a state land grant university supported by taxpayer dollars, the > University of Minnesota must make General College work or have some > alternative for > poorly prepared Minnesota high school students with a Minneapolis > high school > diploma. If General College is closed with no alternative, students > will > flock to the downtown Minneapolis Community College. They already do. In fact, MCTC (Minneapolis Community and Technical College) is the place where such students SHOULD go. General College made sense back when the state's community and state colleges were not as well-developed — especially in the city. But MCTC's quality is a strong argument for shutting GC down. MCTC is a strong teaching institution where students can get their two-year degrees and, if they succeed academically and want to continue their education, go to the U for their last two years. I'm sympathetic to the argument that some students need an on-ramp to a four-year degree, but I think MCTC is the better pathway than GC. I hope we can back away from the vituperativeness; I don't think GC opponents are racist and no side is free of knee-jerk reactions. David Brauer Kingfield U guy for all too many years in the '80s. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/2005 REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
