College of Liberal Arts University of Minnesota
101 Pleasant St SE
215 Johnston Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Student Info: 612-625-2020
General: 612-624-8480

K-12 Outreach Programs

  • The Art of Life on the Mississippi

    Sonja Kuftinec with students. An MFA student helps Twin Cities teens draw new meaning from life by the river. Learn More


  • Life-shaping Art

    Cedar Riverside Youth Group. The Central Touring Theater and the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance come together to teach and learn from teach other.
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  • Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

    Cedar Riverside Youth Group. Students of the Children's Home Society & Family Services’ Cedar-Riverside Youth group saw their neighborhood in a different way this summer through a weeklong camp provided by the Department of Art. Continue reading…

  • Up & Coming: K-12 Outreach Office

    Mayes with students. The K-12 Outreach Office helps to demystify the process of preparing for and attending college for underrepresented populations.
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  • EDUCATE Program

    EDUCATE Participants. The EDUCATE Program promotes educational access and success in the Latino community. University students serve as tutors and mentors in school day and after-school programming.
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  • French Connections: the U and College in the Schools

    CIS French Day. For many high schoolers French Field Day is their first exposure to a college campus. A good percentage of these students go on to enroll in the U with minors or majors in French. Continue reading…

  • Medieval Studies Scholars Bind Schoolchildren for a Spell

    Medievalist. Twenty-first century fourth graders explore medieval book arts. Scholars from the Center for Medieval Studies present a history on the evolution of books. Continue reading…