Huskies in the news

St. Cloud State University is welcoming their new President-Elect Robbyn Wacker to campus.

The new St. Cloud State University president has the expertise and experience to lead the institution, said the leader of the Minnesota State college and university system. 

Robbyn Wacker, a sociologist and former provost of the University of Northern Colorado, has been named president of St. Cloud State University.

Kelli Hallsten-Erickson ’00 ’03 has been named director of the Tutoring and Learning Center at Lake Superior College.

St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON today.  Banaian suggested that jobs in manufacturing and skilled jobs are readily available

Two St. Cloud companies are each getting $350,000 grants from the state to help train their employees, as well as grow their workforce.

The weird spring weather has put everyone a little behind schedule, including the community garden at St. Cloud State University.

Chad Staul ’98 has been named a top-rated employment and labor attorney in St. Cloud by Super Lawyers.

Minneapolis Public Schools has hired a longtime principal and administrator to be the new principal of Southwest High School. The district announced Monday that Michael Favor ’17, who is currently interim superintendent of Monticello Public Schools, will become the school’s principal on July 1.

Nasradin Tahir, Champlin, earned an ACCESS STEM scholarship worth up to $9,000 to study cyber security at St. Cloud State University.

A St. Cloud State University biology professor is headed to Hawaii after being granted the school’s top scholarly grant.

A building on the St. Cloud State University campus is being renamed in honor of the first African American student to attend the university.

NEW YORK TIMES — St. Cloud, Minn., might look at first blush like one of America’s all-too-familiar ailing industrial cities, struggling to hang on to jobs as its companies skip town. Electrolux’s planned closing of its chest-freezer plant next year to consolidate its operations in South Carolina was the latest blow, costing some 900 jobs. As Tama Theis, local ...

SCSU professor Christopher Lehman says he heard from school administration this week that Chancellor Devinder Malhotra has approved the renaming of the 51 Building to “Ruby Cora Webster Hall”.

St. Cloud State alumnus Choo Ng owns and runs restaurant serving healthier versions of favorite foods.

Minnesota native and longtime educator Randall Vetsch ’89 ’01 will be the new executive director of the St. Cloud charter school Athlos Academy, the school announced in a news release Tuesday.

St. Cloud State University students are giving back to the community by donating items instead of tossing them out.

You have the opportunity to learn about the country of Nigeria Saturday night in St. Cloud.

The Minnesota State Board of Trustees has recognized seven individuals, three of them at St. Cloud State University, for professional achievement and excellence.

Ron Seibring had his help all lined up — finally — to take St. Cloud State University’s Husky Dome down on Tuesday.

St. Cloud State University is trying to help students stay on track and get ahead to achieve their education goals.

St. Cloud State alumna Jane Cornell retires after 42 years of teaching.

St. Cloud State alumni Karl Nohner hired as the new principal for Sauk Rapids-Rice High School.

Alumna Kelley Weida is the Support Staff Employee of the Year in the Raymore-Peculiar School District.

Between paying for tuition and rent many college students are struggling to have enough money for food. A survey was done last year at St. Cloud State University on student hunger, the University of Minnesota’s College Student Health Survey, shows a portion of students worry about having enough money to eat.