St. Cloud Live — Former St. Cloud State pitcher Ethan Lanthier was drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball draft on Tuesday, July 16.
Lanthier, a Northfield native, pitched for the Huskies in 2022 and 2023. He was the 353rd overall pick in the draft.
WJON — St. Cloud State University (SCSU) and St. Cloud Technical and Community College (SCTCC) are looking for ways to expand their partnership to benefit area students.
The two schools recently held a joint summit to get faculty, staff, and administrators in better contact with each other and lay the groundwork for new ideas and programs.
A newly-restructured program for driver education is being offered through St. Cloud State University’s Precision Driving Center of Minnesota, which provides driver safety and training courses taught by certified professionals.
SCSU’s Precision Driving Center of Minnesota was previously known as the Minnesota Highway Safety & Research Center. This community resource has had a passion for driver safety for the past 50 years, and it will continue to offer programming that benefits Minnesota drivers.
MPR — Carol Gibson-Miller recently took questions about early childhood special education and development. Gibson-Miller is the managing director at Lindgren Early Learning Center at St. Cloud State University and spent 20 years in early childhood special education including educating parents on the state’s Help Me Grow system for child development.
St. Cloud Live — St. Cloud LIVE sports editor Andy Rennecke sat down with SCSU’s AD Holly Schreiner in a wide-ranging interview. Despite recent cuts, she is optimistic about the University’s future.
“I’m an alum. I’m proud of my degree from here. I love this place. I’m sick of hearing all the negative comments about the city and the university … it’s an exciting time and I think St. Cloud State will come out on top.”
KNSI — St. Cloud State University is planning a major overhaul of its campus over the next 15 years.
According to the school’s administration, the campus has more square feet of buildings per student than any other Minnesota State institution, so it is looking at removing several of the older vacant, closed or underused buildings and bulldozing the structures will allow for more green space and create a park-like environment in the heart of campus. The plan will eliminate the cost of maintaining the unused space.
MPR — Larry Dietz spent 50 years as a higher education administrator, most recently as president of Illinois State University, before retiring in 2021.
It was the opportunity to help another, albeit smaller, Midwestern institution facing significant challenges that lured him out of retirement. Dietz, who started last week as interim president of St. Cloud State University, said he wasn’t looking for a long-term gig, but missed being involved in higher education.
St. Cloud State University has revealed an ambitious new plan to create a more vibrant, connected campus environment.
The new plan calls for the removal of several of the older buildings on campus that are currently vacant, closed or underutilized to allow for more green space, creating a park-like environment in the heart of campus over the next few years.
St. Cloud Live — Barnes & Noble will now manage the bookstore on the campus of St. Cloud State University.
The university made the decision after an expiring contract with Follett, a company that ran the bookstore for more than 10 years.
KNSI — A team of faculty and administrators from St. Cloud State University dedicated to AI was recently accepted into the American Association of Colleges and University Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum.
They’ll participate in monthly meetings, virtual events, and other activities throughout the 2024-25 academic year.
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