’69 Linda (Larson) Roth, Mankato, received the 2012 Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented, Friend of the Gifted Award. Linda recently retired as the gifted specialist for St. Peter Public Schools in St. Peter and half-time teacher on special assignment for Minnesota State University- Mankato. ’69 ’75 Valerie (Chelgren) Rogosheske, St. Cloud, was recognized
A group of six St. Cloud State University men’s hockey players are going with the “flow” this season and letting their hair grow out. The end result will be a hair donation to the Locks of Love program when they reach the proper length of 10 inches in a pony tail. Locks of Love provides supplies for hairpieces and
St. Cloud State University is recognized for its commitment to diversity and inclusion in the December issue of Insight Into Diversity magazine. St. Cloud State is honored along with 47 other Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award recipients for its ongoing efforts to include all aspects of diversity such as gender, race, ethnicity, veterans, people with disabilities and members of the LGBT community.
Patrick Thibault ’80 received the 10th annual Paul and Sheila Wellstone Social Justice Award in October for his efforts to keep mental health services available in Willmar. Thibault, a registered nurse consultant with a bachelor’s in psychology from St. Cloud State, works for Minnesota Specialty Health System (MSHS). The program serves adults with severe mental illness who have been turned
A crowd of about 100 onlookers watched Oct. 30 as master mason Brian Kostreba mortared into place a granite sign that reads “WPA 1936” as the final element of a two-month, $200,000 restoration project to help preserve St. Cloud State’s First Avenue Walls. Related links View a photo gallery from the WPA Wall dedication event. Built by the
Thanks to Super Storm Sandy the St. Cloud State women’s hockey team members were beneficiaries of an extended stay in Providence, R.I. The Huskies played Providence College in a non-conference series and were scheduled to leave Oct. 29. As the team loaded the bus for Boston’s Logan Airport, they learned it had been closed and all flights cancelled. The
To listen to Director of Athletics Heather Weems speak is to hear her passion for the student athlete experience. Since stepping into her new role six months ago at St. Cloud State, Weems’ days and evenings have been filled with meetings from greeting her coaches and staff to introductory sessions with individual teams, campus and community members and booster groups. Weems began her journey to athletics
President Earl H. Potter III named Douglas H. Vinzant, a veteran administrator, as the next vice president for finance and administration. Vinzant replaces Steve Ludwig who retired in June after 25 years of service with seven years as vice president. Len Sippel has filled the vice president position as an interim. Vinzant has more than 25 years of experience in public higher education leading budget, strategic planning, administration and finance, and information
Kathy Johnson, associate professor in the Department of Special Education, recently accompanied Zhao Chin Li, known to many as Angel, to the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting in New York City. They attended the CGI meeting on behalf of Ginkgo Academy Partnership, a P-16 community initiative among Minnetonka Schools, St. Cloud State, Yangshuo Mountain Retreat creator Chris Barclay and others who
Shawn Jarvis, professor of German and chair of the foreign languages department, has compiled a 368-page hardcover book of 19th century fairy tales written by German women writers. “In the Realm of Wishes” (“Im Reich der Wünsche”) is a collection of tales with classic motifs. “The history of the German fairy tale is being rewritten in this anthology,”
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