SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND — At St. Cloud State University, the Huskies Food Pantry is a needed resource that provides free nutritious food options and other items for students. During fall 2022 semester, the food pantry had nearly 4,700 visits and distributed almost 22,000 pounds of food to students.
WJON — St. Cloud State University is working to make living on campus more affordable. Beginning in the fall of 2023, SCSU is reducing on-campus housing costs by 15% and offering free housing during the summer to students who sign up early.
The new policy is the result of listening sessions this fall that found while most students prefer living on campus, the costs can be prohibitive. In addition, national studies find students who live on campus are far more likely to graduate.
KNSI — A Husky standout on the ice will receive the ultimate honor on January 14th when his jersey is retired by the men’s hockey program.
Center Matt Cullen’s number nine uniform will hang at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center following a ceremony before a conference game against Colorado College. Cullen played for Saint Cloud State from 1995 to 1997, scoring 86 points. He was selected to the All-WCHA Rookie Team and then the All-WCHA Second Team the following year.
WJON — St. Cloud State University is asking for visual art and spoken word submissions from kids ages kindergarten through college for the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration and Service weekend.
This year’s Dexter R. Stanton essay and visual art contest theme is “Our Beloved Community: The Courage to Celebrate Diversity.” Artists are asked to draw inspiration from King’s quote “find voice in a whisper.”
KNSI — St. Cloud State University celebrated the reopening of its food pantry Monday morning.
The Huskies Food Pantry has been remodeled, adding two refrigerators and two freezers. The cold storage capabilities let the food shelf offer fresh and frozen foods for the first time. The changes are thanks to a partnership with Hope for the Community.
KNSI — A long-time resident of central Minnesota has been appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Opioids, Substance Use, and Addiction.
Retired U.S. Army Major John Donovan currently serves as the Board Chair for the Recovery Community Network based out of St. Cloud. Major Donovan, who lives with his wife in Big Lake, says he is “thrilled and honored to be serving on such a prominent panel and to be doing such meaningful work for the citizens of Minnesota.”
UNIVERSITY CHRONICLE — Winter is in full swing in the Granite City as snow blankets the ground and temperatures tumble below freezing. On the campus of St. Cloud State University, students are getting creative with ways to keep warm to and from class by cutting through buildings.
Though students have found the best route that suits them, there used to be a different route they could take without going outside at all: Tunnels.
ST. CLOUD TIMES — This year, thanks to a co-sponsorship with Capital One, St. Cloud State University students will continue to have access to a free, comprehensive interview preparation platform called “Big Interview.”
Big Interview is a new addition to the SCSU’s Career Center’s collection of virtual resources. It allows students to practice interview skills from their own devices and provides feedback on categories like “filler” words, rate of speech, eye contact, vocabulary and other topics.
STAR TRIBUNE — College students and administrators across Minnesota pledged Oct. 31 to uphold their commitments to fostering diversity on campus, no matter how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in two cases challenging affirmative action.
St. Cloud State University Director of Equal Opportunity & Title IX Coordinator Chocoletta Simpson spoke with the Star Tribune to discuss the cases.
WJON — Parents working on a new degree have another option at St. Cloud State University. The Student Parent Study Room is now open at the SCSU Library.
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