KNSI — St. Cloud State University launched its new Huskies Esports Arena in the Atwood Memorial Center on Monday, with a ton of announcements made at the event.
Prestigious regional tournaments will be hosted on campus as soon as this summer. Two varsity esports teams will be competing by spring 2024. There are also esports minors available for students academically.
WJON — Gas prices are probably on the way back up. That according to St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian. Banaian indicates the announcement over the weekend that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are cutting back on their oil production could cause an immediate change.
He says this comes as a surprise to some and what is happening to oil prices is still a bit uncertain.
ST. CLOUD LIVE — In the past few years, local colleges have added nurse practitioner programs, precisely to address the primary care shortage. St. Cloud State University, in partnership with CentraCare Health and the University of Minnesota, and the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University started graduate programs to train family nurse practitioners.
Both launched their programs in the fall of 2021 and expect to graduate their first cohorts of nurse practitioners in 2024.
WJON — Economic developers, builders, city leaders and employers gathered at St. Cloud State University on March 23 to shine a light on the complexities surrounding affordable living in central Minnesota.
The Workforce Housing Summit brought in experts in several fields to discuss the scope and magnitude affordable housing plays in our workforce.
EVERYTHING COLLEGE HOCKEY — College Hockey GameDay meets St. Cloud State University! Watch as the Everything College Hockey team made a trip to the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center to see the Dog Pound in action as the Huskies faced off against their in-state rival, the UMD Bulldogs.
Come along to see their recent facility upgrades and find out what makes this legendary arena unlike any other.
WJON — St. Cloud State would like to see some of their living and learning spaces upgraded and bonding dollars from the state could go toward that.
SCSU President Dr. Robbyn Wacker discussed that upgrades to buildings on the St. Cloud State University campus could be included in the latest bonding bill the state legislature is looking at. Wacker says the upgrades would include the tearing down of the College of Education Building on campus and replacing it with a smaller but more efficient and technology friendly building which allows for more hands on learning.
St. Cloud State alumnus Hao Nguyen was recently featured on a Feb. 28 news segment on Kare11.
Hao Nguyen never hesitated to help a man standing on a ledge, but said he couldn’t have ever done it alone.
ST. CLOUD LIVE — Four times a year, inside Pioneer Place on Fifth in St. Cloud, one can experience the golden age of radio while still firmly in the 21st century.
“It’s this fun, old-school, new-school situation,” said Jeff Carmack, arts and cultural heritage producer for KVSC 88.1 FM in St. Cloud, a college and community radio station based at St. Cloud State University. “It is theater of the mind.”
UNIVERSITY CHRONICLE — Team 49: ‘Stefan’s Dream 24: In flagrante delicto’ finished with a total of 11,080 points and earned 1st place in the 44th annual Trivia Weekend. The theme for this year was Trivia on Trial. The award ceremony took place in Ritsche Auditorium in Stewart Hall on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
At the end of the event, Jo McMullen-Boyer announced she would be retiring from her position as Station Manager of KVSC after 31 years. However, trivia is still part of her. She said she is still planning on participating in and supporting future trivia contests, but no longer as the Station Manager.
“This is my final year as manager of trivia shenanigans,” McMullen said. “I will be retiring at the end of June.”
WJON — Learning and the ways people learn has changed quite a bit in the past few years. St. Cloud State has grown their online MBA program (Masters of Business Administration) over the past few months.
Dr. Robbyn Wacker is the President of the University and joined Jay Caldwell on WJON. She says St. Cloud State’s MBA program is accredited from AACSB. Wacker indicates the options are to receive a MBA in a concentration of business leadership, accounting, finance, information system or professional sales. She says they are aligned with workforce demand.
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