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Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf tells grads to 'fall in love with mistakes'

Well Fargo CEO John Stumpf ’76 told graduates of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota that in order to transition from knowledge to wisdom, they’ll need to make some mistakes.

What's it like ... to teach drivers 55 and older?

Wit, a grasp of statistics and ability to relate to an audience seem to be prerequisites for teaching driving courses to seniors.

Memorial Day memories: A time to serve, not play

George Smilanich ’49, the son of a miner, became a tank driver. His armored division helped Gen. George Patton race English Gen. Bernard Montgomery across Sicily. From there he went to Europe, where he landed on Omaha Beach three days after D-Day.

New name, new attitude: Youth band gets back to basics

This summer, the St. Cloud-area youth marching band has a new name, and a new mission: Forget about competition; it’s about fun.

Sauk Rapids-Rice 5th grade teacher retiring after working in district since 1971

Christenson is a 5th grade teacher at Mississippi Heights Elementary School and is retiring this spring. She says she decided to be a teacher at an early age and that it’s one of the most rewarding jobs out there.

Bruce Mohs: Choose your communication tool — debate or dialogue?

I’ve learned to differentiate between debate and dialogue from observing the work of Eddah M. Mutua, associate professor of intercultural communication at St. Cloud State University.

SCSU grad's best life lesson: Always choose happiness

It’s an honor to stand here today. I’ve been dreaming of this moment for a while now.

Math titan earns accolades for teaching, caring at Tech

The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology honored Robert Boatz ’75 with its outstanding teacher award earlier this month.

 Hunting family roots

Schweinfurter credited her last college course, a history elective at St. Cloud State University, for her interest in researching her roots. The professor encouraged students to learn more about their families.

Jeremy Messersmith to play Pioneer Place/KVSC concert

The Thursday event is part of KVSC-FM’s spring programming. The event used to mark the St. Cloud State University radio station’s birthday, but now the timing is a little off.

As Dave says farewell, a St. Cloud Letterman Top 10

Wednesday night marks the final show for David Letterman. And over the decades, there have been at least a few casual connections to St. Cloud (and St. Cloud State).

Rennecke column: World Series will happen for SCSU baseball

It will be hard for the St. Cloud State baseball team to ever match what it did in 2015.

Video game chats, books, film bring historian victories

The video game industry reels in billions of dollars per year. A leading chronicler of it lives in St. Cloud and is a professor at St. Cloud State.

KVSC, Pioneer Place close out Granite City Radio season

The third season of Granite City Radio Theatre will wrap up Wednesday at Pioneer Place on Fifth.

Henderson ends Huskies' season with 10-inning win

Henderson State’s Hayden Lessenberry hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the sixth-seeded Reddies to an 8-7, 10-inning win over top-ranked St. Cloud State in the Division II Central Region championship game Sunday night at Joe Faber Field.

St. Cloud asks for park, accessibility funds

St. Cloud is asking for state money to help with park and downtown accessibility improvements. On Monday, the St. Cloud City Council approved two bonding requests to send to the Legislature. The city is asking for $6 million to improve George Friedrich Park and $2 million for accessibility improvements downtown.

DeRose family legacy lives on at Riverside Resort

Joe DeRose ’05 and his wife Christina ’05 are entering their fourth summer running Riverside Resort on Cedar Island Lake in Richmond.

G/N-K hires Clafton as new boys hockey coach

The Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin (Coleraine, MN) boys hockey team will have a new coach leading the program this season with Grant Clafton stepping into the head coaching role.

College baseball: SCSU pitcher uses tragedy to motivate

St. Cloud State’s Garrett Harrison sees many things pointing him into the direction of playing pro baseball.

Reusse: St. Cloud State takes 51-3 record, No. 1 ranking into regional

The St. Cloud State Huskies will take a 51-3 record and the nation’s No. 1 ranking in NCAA Division II baseball into the six-team Central Regional that starts Thursday at Joe Faber Field.

Hoffmann, St. Cloud State to host D-II regionals

Zach Hoffmann said that he did not expect his St. Cloud State baseball team to be carrying a 51-3 record to become the No. 1-ranked college baseball team in Division II this season

Great River Regional Library names new executive director

The Great River Regional Library board of trustees has appointed Karen Pundsack as executive director of the 32-library system.

Naomi Kolhoff gets ready to bike across America

Princeton Union-Eagle — On June 1, Naomi Kolhoff, of Princeton, will pack up her new road bike and drive out to Washington state.

Clafton to lead Raiders boys hockey

The Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin boys hockey team will have a new coach leading the program this season with Grant Clafton ’08 stepping into the head coaching role.

Prep track: Tech coach endures despite loss of husband

Everyone understood when Mackenzie Brophy ’09 took a break as head coach of St. Cloud Tech’s track and field team this spring.

 
 
 
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