Mark Rhodes ‘13 recently accepted a position as an assistant professor of geography at Michigan Technological University. At Michigan Tech, Rhodes will teach courses with titles such as Contemporary Europe, Global Issues and Industrial Communities. With master’s and doctoral research centered on geographies of memorialization, heritage, and history, one of his responsibilities will be to
The School of Public Affairs Research Institute (SOPARI) has named a new director. Luis Estevez Jimenez, professor of Planning & Community Development, has been named director beginning fall of 2019.
The social studies education program will take the stage at this year’s Huskies Showcase. Graduating seniors Sarah Miller and Joe Nagel will team up for their second Huskies Showcase presentation April 23 in Atwood Memorial Center. Having worked well together in another class, Miller and Nagel elected to team up again in their SST 453
The School of Public Affairs at St. Cloud State University hosted nearly 100 area high school students and their coaches at the MN Heartland Economics Challenge March 22.
The Fighting Saints Battalion Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) was named as one of eight winners of the MacArthur Awards for the 2017-2018 school year. Representing the 3rd Brigade and comprised of cadets and officers from the College of Saint Benedict, Saint John’s University and St. Cloud State University, the Fighting Saints Battalion was
Over 2,500 high school students from central Minnesota were able to “try on” a career at EPIC Feb. 22.
The 57th Winter Institute was Feb. 7-8, 2019. A sesquicentennial event for St. Cloud State University, the theme was “Immigration Explored.” Thursday evening included a networking reception and presentations by Mynul Khan ’04 and Jim Bullard ’84 at 912 Regency Plaza in downtown St. Cloud. Friday morning, George Borjas, Kao Kalia Yang and Brian Caplan
St. Cloud State has become the first college or university in Minnesota to have a recognized student chapter of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). It is an accomplishment three years in the making, fostered by Master of Pubic Administration (MPA) faculty and students. Professor Shawn Schooley says ICMA is “the professional organization for local
The School of Public Affairs sponsored a pop-up seminar on the turmoil in Venezuela Monday. Economics professor Mónica García-Pérez and political science professor Edward Greaves presented. Venezuela has made headlines with political unrest, a humanitarian crisis, mass migration out of the country, and civilian demonstrations. García-Pérez gave the students, faculty and community members in attendance
The School of Public Affairs Research Institute (SOPARI) recently estimated the local economic impact of the St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC). Selected as a sub-contractor for the overall study, SOPARI was awarded $25,000 to conduct research on both the economic impact of the airport and a passenger parking assessment. SOPARI concluded that STC had a $44.2
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