Clear-eyed, confident and optimistic, Braxton Waller is ready for whatever the future brings as he graduates from Minnesota State College Southeast this spring.Â
Having completed an Associate of Applied Science degree in Information technology support âwith honors â heâs well prepared to find employment, continue his education, or embark on new adventures.
âLife is about the journey, not the destination. I donât know yet about the future â I have a lot of journey still left,â he said philosophically.Â
But his outlook wasnât always so bright. In fact, his first encounter with MSC Southeast was in an appeals meeting, where he had to convince the Student Affairs team that he was ready to succeed in college.Â
Minnesota Southeast grad returns to help students in Red Wing, Winona meet basic needs
January 27, 2021 7:29 PM Mike Tighe
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Akilah Childs, a 2016 graduate of Minnesota State College Southeast, is concentrating on expanding and organizing the college’s food pantries during her first semester as a basic needs outreach specialist. (Minnesota State College Southeast photo)
RED WING, Minn. (WKBT) Akilah Childs was a BPOC when she was a student at Minnesota College Southeast, and she’s back as a big person on campus again, as well as on the college’s Winona campus.
Childs, who graduated from the college’s Early Child Education program in 2016, was on the Red Wing school’s Student Senate, served as a peer tutor, helped plan campus-wide events and assisted Student Services with recruiting and admissions.