WJON — It’s been a tradition on the St. Cloud State University campus for five decades now. This is the 50th annual Lemonade Concert and Art Fair. The event runs Thursday, June 22nd from 11:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
From 1974 through 1998 it was held in July or August, but it has been in late June since 1999. The first fair featured more than 40 artists, and by the mid-90s as many as 300 art vendors were part of the fair.
Dr. Heather Brown has been named the Director of the Women’s Center at St. Cloud State University, effective July 5. Dr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lake Forest College and a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School – both focused on women’s studies in religion. She earned a Doctorate
St. Cloud State University, in partnership with Pinnacle Climate Technologies and Landwehr Construction Inc. (LCI), earned a $50,000 and $216,000 training grant, respectively. These grants were awarded to SCSU from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) recently under the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership.
Dr. Jennifer Cavalli has been named Executive Director of Honors College at St. Cloud State University, effective July 5.
Marc Vaillancourt has been named the Associate Vice President for Philanthropy at St. Cloud State University.
As Associate Vice President for Philanthropy at SCSU, Vaillancourt will partner with Vice President for Advancement & Alumni Engagement Nic Katona to provide strategic leadership, direction and management for philanthropy programs and initiatives.
Nearly 600 St. Cloud State University alumni, faculty and staff, students, fans and supporters showed their support for St. Cloud State and the Minnesota Twins during SCSU Night at the Twins game on May 9 at Target Field in Minneapolis.
WJON — St. Cloud State University unveiled a new, state-of-the-art, autism research center.
The Linda (’74) and Richard Offerdahl Autism Discovery Center at SCSU will provide students an opportunity to work directly with patients to discover the best treatment options.
ST. CLOUD LIVE — St. Cloud State University has appointed Abbey Zink to the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs, according to a news release.
The university announced the appointment on Monday, April 17. Zink will begin her duties on July 1.
WJON— After meeting with early childhood educators, a math professor at St. Cloud State University has developed a first-of-its-kind library of activity kits to promote learning math concepts at home.
Dr. Melissa Hanzsek-Brill created a line of kits called PAKCAT, or Parents and Kids Counting A Lot Together, in cooperation with the St. Cloud Area School District.
ST. CLOUD LIVE — If you visit the St. Cloud State University campus these days, you might discover some dark but very lively rooms: gathering spaces for students to participate in esports.
The university is going all in on esports, President Robbyn R. Wacker said on Monday, April 3, at the launch of the school’s new esports arena. St. Cloud State’s approach to esports is unique, Wacker said.
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