Huskies in the news

St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON today.  He says the unemployment rate is likely to stay in the double digits through the rest of the year but he doesn’t expect our financial problem to approach the levels of the depression. 

ST. CLOUD TIMES — When Abdi Daisane was campaigning for St. Cloud City Council in 2016, he remembers being called a “modern-day jihadist” and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood trying to “infiltrate the system.” Daisane is a Somali-American business owner, a husband and a father. He’s served on city commissions and recently graduated from St. Cloud State ...

The Husky Dome at St. Cloud State University remains inflated until the school can get further direction on safely deflating it.

A spring semester unlike any other is coming to an end and the future is full of unknowns for Minnesota State schools, including St. Cloud State University and St. Cloud Technical and Community College.

Meredith Matchinsky, a Tech High School graduate, dives for St. Cloud State University.

College students graduating from St. Cloud State University will have to wait a little longer for their Spring Commencement.

Bloomington, Minnesota-based Doran Companies has promoted longtime real estate leader Traci Tomas to Chief Operating Officer.

A person affiliated with St. Cloud State University has been diagnosed with COVID-19, an email from the president’s office reported Thursday afternoon.

Matt Julius’ lab work is essentially on hold these days. The St. Cloud State University biology professor goes to campus each day to maintain small samples of various algae.

The sidewalks and streets surrounding St. Cloud State University are empty, but the college admissions office is still working to get a new class of students ready to fill those sidewalks for the 2020-21 school year.

Tech High School Principal Charlie Eisenreich plans to retire in July 2021 and will spend his last year with the district in a new role, according to St. Cloud school district officials. 

Christopher Lehman, an ethnic studies professor at St. Cloud State, received the Minnesota Book Award for Minnesota nonfiction with “Slavery’s Reach: Southern Slaveholders in the North Star State”.

Being a college athlete is difficult. Being a top college student is tough too.

St. Cloud State University is getting $7.8 million from the federal CARES Act that passed last month. University President Robbyn Wacker says that money is split in half between the students and the school.

GAZETTE XTRAThe only thing that could stop Billy Pitzner and the St. Cloud State wrestling team was a worldwide pandemic.

Two instructors at St. Cloud State University have been honored with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees Educator of the Year Awards for Excellence.

H2I Group, St. Cloud State University, and 3D Printer manufacturer Stratasys, are Collaborating on the creation of face shields for facilities in need amidst the COVID-19 crisis. The idea was sparked by the a local elderly care facility reaching out to find alternate sources for personal protection equipment.

Alumna Sascha Hansen will be principal at Sartell High School.

A couple of residence halls at St. Cloud State University could be used to house people who need to be in quarantine due to COVID-19.

ST. CLOUD TIMES — The coronavirus pandemic has limited the mobility of independent older adults in Central Minnesota, so they’re showing up online for yoga classes and lectures. And they’re tapping into meal programs at much higher rates than before the COVID-19 outbreak. … Shawn Schooley, St. Cloud State University associate professor of political science, gives an online lecture to members ...

Volunteers across the state work together to make 3D printed equipment for hospitals including St. Cloud State University.

St. Cloud State University’s staff members are working hard to keep campus building that remain open safe during COVID-19.

As wallets become tighter, especially for college students, basic needs like food have never been in such high demand. St. Cloud State University has been providing those necessities for students still on campus.

St. Cloud State University students feeling lost or rudderless during the COVID-19 pandemic have resources available to them.

In a coaching career that has spanned eight decades and almost 70 years, 91-year-old Hopkins High boys basketball assistant Kenny Novak Sr. is still on the bench, still relevant and still pursuing his passion.