Potter: Stand up to Confederate flag
Read President Earl H. Potter III’s commentary published on the St. Cloud Times on recent Confederate flag-waving demonstrations in St. Cloud.
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President Potter column: Workforce needs employees with liberal arts background
To prepare profit and loss statements, an accountant needs a specific set of data and analytical skills.
Ready for the future: Community and workforce leaders
As alumni of St. Cloud State University, you know the importance your degree has had on your careers and citizenship in today’s global society.
Growing together, university and community
When the University partners with the community and business, everyone benefits. Students gain experience and hands-on training that only comes with working in the field. Businesses gain access to resources, faculty and staff knowledgebase and a strong pool of student talent. The community continues to develop, grow and benefit from workforce training opportunities that our
What a difference a verb makes
Never has our university’s mission resonated so well with our campus community as with the slogan the university has emblazoned on banners, t-shirts and signs across campus, as well as in commercials and billboards around the state: “Think. Do. Make a difference.” These action words have created a buzz around campus that says “we get
Exceptional faculty leave their mark
Since 1869 when Principal Ira Moore and five teachers opened St. Cloud Normal School to our first 50 students, faculty and staff have been leaving their unique footprints on the campus and its community. Without doubt the foremost component in St. Cloud State’s ability to achieve our mission is the people whose knowledge, talent and
Global promises to keep
Editor’s note: This edition’s president’s message is an excerpt taken from President Earl H. Potter III’s Spring Convocation 2013 address. The full text of the president’s speech can be viewed at http://scsu.mn/XWeMTv. For four decades St. Cloud State has offered rich international study opportunities and benefited from an increasingly diverse international student body. From
Supporting community well-being
St. Cloud State embraces a unique role that calls upon the university to help create more livable communities, stronger economies and a more inclusive society. Many of our peers refer to this role as being “a steward of place” — an agent responsible for the well-being of the communities entrusted to our care. On the
