Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps Center

Learning math at Humphrey can be messy! March 14th is Pi Day, a celebration of all things mathematical, on the campus. Preparation began in the weeks before. The Academics Department organized the event, first polling the students for their favorite choice of pie-in-the face recipients and then signing students up for six problem solving events, [...]

Congressman Keith Ellison visited the Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps on Monday, March 11th. In the nursing assistant training lab, he complimented Ashley Thomas on her patient’s (Diamond Young) remarkable recovery as CNA instructor LaDonna White looked on and in Culinary Arts he enjoyed cookies warm from the oven. Congressman Ellison also met Painting students [...]

The Cultural Diversity Committee at Hubert H. Humphrey held a combined African American and Women’s History celebration last week. It was the culmination of a series of center activities; there were research contests about both notable women and black Americans that ran in the daily bulletin and the cafeteria served a soul food lunch that [...]

Hubert H Humphrey held its Winter Graduation on February 15, 2013. The week kicked off with a spirited pep rally that included a slide show with portraits of each graduate (taken throughout the year by math instructor, Pam Gabriel.) Seventy students walked in the ceremony. The invocation was offered by Pastor Marty Erikson who serves [...]

Job Shadow experiences for the students at Hubert H Humphrey were as varied as the many students who participated, but perhaps the most unique was that enjoyed by Walter McMasters III, a TCU student who shadowed John Hoffman, newly elected to the Minnesota State Senate. Walter spent most of the day in committee meetings and [...]

Sometimes good deeds are rewarded! Members of the Salvation Army team came to the Hubert H Humphrey campus to treat the students with a pizza party, T-shirts, backpacks and certificates of recognition for their efforts during the Toys for Tots registration process. The final tally for the whole drive was 13,421 phone applications and 4,379 [...]

At Hubert H. Humphrey’s Martin Luther King, Jr. ceremony, vocalists Terry Johnson, China Cavil, Latanga Travis, Quinn Duke and Shauntay Frazier harmonized beautifully during a program that included the somber hymn We Shall Overcome and a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday to MLK, Jr. One student read a short biography of MLK’s life and achievements [...]

September 21, 2012 was graduation day at Hubert H. Humphrey for ninety-one students. After a presentation of the colors by the Army National Guard, the national anthem was sung by Jean “Titi” Kabambe, guest vocalist and member of the Sounds of Blackness. David MacKenzie, Center Director, greeted the graduates and their families. SGA President, Demetrius [...]

HH Humphrey was treated to a first time visit by Assistant Secretary of Labor for ETA, Jane Oates. Ms Oates had been in Duluth and Minneapolis for meetings and decided to stop and visit Humphrey Job Corps. She chatted with staff and students in the cafeteria and spent a little time on the grounds, enjoying [...]

HH Humphrey has a new Career Preparation Period area. Constructed with the help of ARRA funds, it is a suite of classrooms and counseling areas. Putting some finishing touches in the area led to an unexpected project for some HBI students. These students did a window installation for the first time, cutting the space and [...]