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Starting in January, it will be possible for students to complete four-year bachelor’s degrees on the Minnesota State Community and Technical College campuses in Wadena and Fergus Falls.

St. Cloud State University is celebrating its sesquicentennial this year. Once a month Archivist Tom Steman is on the News @ Noon Show to highlight some of the events from the university’s past. Tuesday we talked about life on campus during the 1950s.

In November, St. Cloud State University and CentraCare Health officials made a big announcement. They were partnering to create the Center for Health Outcome Policy Research.

Matt Varilek, president of the Initiative Foundation, announced St. Cloud State President Robbyn Wacker and CentraCare Health’s Santo Cruz were appointed to the foundation’s Board of Trustees.

St. Cloud State University students played an important role in creating new technology that will be heavily used by US Bank Stadium.

An annual event comes back to St. Cloud State University this weekend.

Renovations to a building that opened nearly 90 years ago on the campus of St. Cloud State University are going according to plan.
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Robbyn Wacker talks economic impact, minimizing students financial burdens and job placement for graduates with WJON.

Students attending the Wadena campus of M State will be able to complete a four-year degree in nursing or elective studies through St. Cloud State University online in conjunction with the opening of two new University Centers in January.

Furry friends are helping St. Cloud State University students handle their stress as finals grow near.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KMSP) — As St. Cloud State sophomores Shelby Pointer and Alexia Vearrier stroll through Case-Hill Hall, they wonder to whom Alexia’s suitcase used to belong. That’s because it wasn’t until after she wheeled it home for $13 from Saver’s Saturday that Alexia unzipped it and found a very personal surprise. “I saw bags in there and I was ...

Nancy Winscher ’84 gets a special nomination for “Favorite Teacher” from three young readers who spiced up their nomination with words from the thesaurus.

As St. Cloud State sophomores Shelby Pointer and Alexia Vearrier stroll through Case-Hill Hall, they wonder to whom Alexia’s suitcase used to belong.

Prior Lake resident Pamela May ’97 straps into her seat each Wednesday for a 1,000-mile commute.

Innovative leaders in Minnesota, including CentraCare Health CEO Dr. Kenneth Holmen and former St. Cloud State Vice President Devinder Malhotra, will help envision the future of Minnesota State in coming months, according to a Monday press release from the state system.

For the past few years, St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis ’89 has hosted monthly dinners at his house in the Seberger-Roosevelt Neighborhood.

Habso Mohamud was born in a refugee camp in Kenya .Now 24, Mohamud lives in St. Cloud. She also works for the UNESCO Center of Peace and recently published a children’s book.

On Nov. 7, Valerie Castile spoke at St. Cloud State University’s “Women on Wednesday” talk. It was one of her latest activities as a community activist.

Dollars and cents are often an agreeable way to measure things. Witness the report this week about the economic impact of the 30 colleges and seven universities that make up the Minnesota State system.

By January, the St. Cloud area will have a new program looking for the best ways to solve Central Minnesota’s community health programs.

Partnerships that ensure they can continue their work is what CentraCare focused on during their annual report to the community.

Whether it’s a night club shooting or wildfires, Patrick Newell’s hometown has been in the news non-stop. The St. Cloud State men’s hockey player is like many in these parts. He’s calling family and friends and learning what he can.

St. Cloud State University is celebrating its 150th birthday this year. Once a month SCSU Archivist Tom Steman comes on the News @ Noon Show to talk about the rich history of the campus.

St. Cloud’s two public colleges have an economic impact of over $875 million and support over 7,100 combined jobs for the 2016-17 academic year as part of the 30 colleges and universities that make up the Minnesota State system.

Zachary Dorholt, Natalie Ringsmuth and Les Green were elected to the St. Cloud school board Tuesday.
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