2014 Impact Report
SCSU invests in the future: New facilities
Thanks in part to $8.8M in private gifts, the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center opened in September 2013 and ushered in a new era for St. Cloud State University men’s and women’s hockey. In addition to being home of the Huskies, the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center hosts local high schools and nearby colleges.
St. Cloud State Huskies: Athletics impact
I want Huskies student athletes to graduate knowing they are prepared and able to conquer their dreams. Your gifts to the Huskies Fund provide our programs with the resources necessary to recruit and develop student-athletes who make a difference to their teams, and to the communities they will later call home.
The Storbeck’s: Donor Spotlight
Sue Wahl Storbeck ’81 and Lee Storbeck were athletes in high school and college and are thankful for the skills that sports taught them on the field and at practice: competitiveness, hard work, teamwork and the value of education. Sue was a four-sport, four-year athlete in basketball and volleyball, and competed two years in track and field, and tennis. She led the Huskies to a Minnesota
Scholarship impact: Sara Salas-Ramirez ’14
My name is Sara Salas Ramirez and I am originally from Tlaquiltenango Morelos, Mexico, and I have lived in Austin, Minnesota since 2000. I am the oldest daughter of three children. I am a first generation student attending college and for my family this is very important. Ever since I was a little girl my parents told me “no tenemos mucho,
Student stories: Scholarship impact
Carmen Johnson Senior – Augusta, Wisconsin “By awarding me the Elsie Kalionen Scholars Fund for Future Teachers, I have been able to focus more on my future rather than worrying about being held back by financial issues. I have been able to spend more time in the schools working with students with and without disabilities
Building community
Science Express | Technology & Engineering Express I am a first grade teacher at STRIDE Academy and we have utilized the Science Express three different years as an extension to our science programs. It is wonderful for elementary students to be able to visit a real science lab with real scientists. Being able to go
A donor’s gift is helping create a safer world
In a complex, multi-storied building or office park, getting first responders to the exact location of the person in need in the shortest amount of time can be complicated. This process is soon to improve though, thanks to a unique partnership between St. Cloud State University and GeoComm, a Central Minnesota based company and leading provider of Geographic Information Systems
Reaching out: Student services
Nathan Bergan Senior Airman, Air Force Reservr St. Charles, Minn. After returning from my deployment in Qatar, my wife, Kendra Bergan, and I decided we wanted to attend college. We decided to join St. Cloud State for a few reasons. SCSU would offer elective credits for my military training, they had friendly admissions staff, we liked the size of the school and they
