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On Campus Blog
Alex Friedrich

What flopped at this year’s MCTC student orientation

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Seriously? ( wajakemek | rashdanothman via Flickr)

Beck Kilkenny, an orientation leader this year Minneapolis Community and Technical College -- and digital editor at City College News -- writes about what didn't work during MCTC's orientation:

There was a lot of emphasis ... about playing icebreaker games to facilitate communication within the group. This did not excite the students .....

Maybe it's a generational thing.