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SCSU selected as new machine tool workforce development center

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ACE is a national initiative aimed at revitalizing U.S. manufacturing, and SCSU was chosen along with the University of St. Thomas to provide essential training in manufacturing across the state. ACE now has regional machine tool training centers in nine states, providing free online and in-person training for the machine tool industry.  

SCSU will use a 53-foot semi-trailer as their mobile training center, ideal for reaching rural communities throughout Minnesota.  

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Herberger Business School earns innovation award for MBA program revisions and growth

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The Herberger Business School is the recipient of the 2023 Innovation in Business Education Award by the MidAmerican Business Dean’s Association (MADBA). 

The school’s submission of ‘MBA Program Revisions and Growth’ will be presented at the upcoming 2023 MADBA Annual Meeting, where the theme is ‘Leveraging Market Disruption for Growth: How to Plan for the Future’.

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SCSU to become first institution in Minnesota to offer certificate-based cannabis education program

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St. Cloud State University will offer new online certificate programs this fall in cannabis education, the first of its kind in Minnesota.

SCSU’s Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) division is partnering with California-based
cannabis education company Green Flower to deliver the content. These non-credit certificate programs
are available to anyone over the age of 18.

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Dave Blanchard named Director of Online and Distance Learning

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Davidson (Dave) Blanchard has been appointed as Director of Online and Distance Learning (SCSU Online) in Academic Affairs following a competitive nationwide search that attracted a talented pool of applicants.

A longtime Husky, Dave is very familiar to the campus community, having previously served as Interim Director of SCSU Online and a faculty member in the Department of Teacher Development.

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Katrina Schiller continues family’s long SCSU tradition

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Katrina Schiller was the first of her family of five to not initially attend St. Cloud State University. But while attending the University of Minnesota her first few years of college, she knew something was missing.

“I really wanted that sense of community I’d feel at SCSU,” Schiller said. “I knew they have a great (psychology) program, and it’s a smaller community for greater options to form connections … I felt like it would be a better fit for me.”

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SCSU hosts the MN Summit on Learning and Technology Aug. 3

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The Minnesota Learning Commons (MnLC) will host the 2023 MnLC Summit on Learning and Technology: The Whole Learner, on Thursday, August 3 at St. Cloud State University. 

The MnLC Summit on Learning and Technology is Minnesota’s annual meeting for educators in K-12 and higher education who are interested in online technologies and teaching practices to gather, learn and share.

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SCSU awarded U.S. Department of State IDEAS Program grant to expand study abroad

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St. Cloud State University is one of 34 U.S. colleges and universities to be awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program, which aims to develop and expand study abroad programs around the world.

SCSU is the only college or university in Minnesota to earn the 2023 grant.

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