14th Annual DCTC Chili Cook-Off

DCTC Rotaract Club holding popular campus event April 17, 2025

Rotaract Club at Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) is holding the 14th Annual Chili Cook-Off Thursday, April 17, 2025, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the main commons next to the Student Life Center on the DCTC campus in Rosemount, Minnesota.

Faculty and staff contribute a variety of chili recipes for the annual competition. This year’s event is expecting more than 25 different amazing chili recipes to sample. You only pay only $4 cash for one cornbread slice, one soda, and the opportunity to taste each recipe.

Attendees will vote for their favorite chili as usual. All proceeds go to support DCTC Rotaract Club activities and The Open Door Pantry.


14th Annual DCTC Chili Cook-Off poster


WHAT: 14th Annual DCTC Chili Cook-Off

WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 2024
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

WHERE: Main Commons

Rosemount Campus
Dakota County Technical College
1300 145th Street East (County Road 42)
Rosemount, MN 55068

Location & Maps

13th Annual DCTC Chili Cook-Off gallery

View more event photos by opening the DCTC Flickr album:

13th Annual Chili Cook-Off

13th Annual Chili Cook-Off; link to DCTC Flickr album

More about Rotaract Club

Rotaract Expansion Initiative Luncheon; link to Rotaract Club web page

Rotaract is a club for students who volunteer as a team, plan activities and projects, motivate, inspire, and socialize. Rotaract is a division of Rotary International.

Rotaract Club core goals:
  • Serve the community
  • Create professional development opportunities for students
  • Network with our Rotary Clubs by inviting speakers and mentors
  • Be part of an international network of young leaders
  • Most importantly, have fun!

The DCTC Rotaract Club elects a student board of directors each year. The board decides how to organize and run the club along with selecting what projects and activities to carry out. Elections are held at the start of fall semester, and director terms end with the end of each school year.

Read the DCTC Rotaract Club blog.

Learn more about the 14th Annual Chili Cook Off and Rotaract Club at DCTC by contacting:

Brett Kolles
English Faculty
Rotaract Club Faculty Co-Advisor
Dakota County Technical College
brett.kolles@dctc.edu
651-423-8395

Jill Frahm
History Faculty
Rotaract Club Faculty Co-Advisor
Dakota County Technical College
jill.frahm@dctc.edu
651-423-8572

Learn more about Student Life at Inver Hills Community College by contacting:

Kimberly Swinney
Director of Student Life
Inver Hills Community College
Dakota County Technical College
651-450-3544
kimberly.swinney@inverhills.edu

Learn more about Rotaract Club by reading the DCTC News story:

DCTC Hosts Rotaract College and Community Expansion Initiative Luncheon

DCTC Hosts Rotaract College and Community Expansion Initiative Luncheon; link to DCTC News story

13th Annual Chili Cook-Off

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