What’s it like … to teach drivers 55 and older?
Wit, a grasp of statistics and ability to relate to an audience seem to be prerequisites for teaching driving courses to seniors.
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Memorial Day memories: A time to serve, not play
George Smilanich ’49, the son of a miner, became a tank driver. His armored division helped Gen. George Patton race English Gen. Bernard Montgomery across Sicily. From there he went to Europe, where he landed on Omaha Beach three days after D-Day.
New name, new attitude: Youth band gets back to basics
This summer, the St. Cloud-area youth marching band has a new name, and a new mission: Forget about competition; it’s about fun.
Sauk Rapids-Rice 5th grade teacher retiring after working in district since 1971
Christenson is a 5th grade teacher at Mississippi Heights Elementary School and is retiring this spring. She says she decided to be a teacher at an early age and that it’s one of the most rewarding jobs out there.
Bruce Mohs: Choose your communication tool — debate or dialogue?
I’ve learned to differentiate between debate and dialogue from observing the work of Eddah M. Mutua, associate professor of intercultural communication at St. Cloud State University.
SCSU grad’s best life lesson: Always choose happiness
Celebrating 35th anniversary of conference win
The 1980 Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) Championship baseball team was honored at the Eighth Annual First Pitch Banquet on Jan. 30.
Math titan earns accolades for teaching, caring at Tech
The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology honored Robert Boatz ’75 with its outstanding teacher award earlier this month.
Hunting family roots
Schweinfurter credited her last college course, a history elective at St. Cloud State University, for her interest in researching her roots. The professor encouraged students to learn more about their families.
Jeremy Messersmith to play Pioneer Place/KVSC concert
The Thursday event is part of KVSC-FM’s spring programming. The event used to mark the St. Cloud State University radio station’s birthday, but now the timing is a little off.
