University News

February 3, 2025
Huskies Scholarships open for applications

Huskies Scholarships are now open and accepting applications! Apply for 2025-26 scholarships now through March 16.   There are over 500 different scholarships available that are funded by alumni and community partners. The Huskies Scholarships website also includes more than 35 external scholarship opportunities and 17 national scholarship search tools. Scholarships can significantly impact students’ educational journeys. “Investment ...

January 30, 2025
Holocaust survivor to speak at SCSU

Holocaust survivor Manny Gabler will speak at 2 p.m. in SCSU’s Atwood Theatre on Feb. 12. The event is free and open to the public. SCSU’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education has organized the event as part of its annual Bryce Lecture Series, which is celebrating its 10th year in 2025.

January 30, 2025
Former SCSU trainer Julie Alexander earns Breaking Barriers award

St. Cloud State University’s former head athletic trainer Julie Alexander has been named a Breaking Barriers Award honoree by 2025 National Girls & Women in Sports Day-Minnesota.

January 28, 2025
SCSU places first at Minnesota State Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

St. Cloud State University recently took first place at the 2025 Minnesota State Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC), held by the Minnesota State IT Center of Excellence. Ten teams from across Minnesota competed at Alexandria Technical and Community College on Jan. 25. SCSU advances to the Regional CCDC on March 14–15, which will be hosted by ...

January 22, 2025
SCSU student research into families provides insightful lessons

Robert W. Galler, Jr is a resident of St. Cloud and a Professor of History at SCSU. The oral history research his students conduct in his History 141 course allow families to teach us important lessons. Each fall when I teach my U.S. history survey course (from the Civil War to the Present), my students conclude ...

January 21, 2025
SCSU Dance Team earns seventh national championship

The SCSU Dance Team won their seventh national championship at the Universal Dance Association (UDA) College Nationals on Jan. 19, taking first place in the Open Gameday category. The Huskies have a long-standing history of excellence competitively.

January 21, 2025
SCSU offering spring AI learning sessions for faculty

St. Cloud State University is offering faculty members hands-on opportunities to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) tools and applications via a monthly “Faculty Focus on AI” series this spring. Sessions will be held in SCSU’s AI and Visualization Lab (ISELF Room 101) from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. each month, beginning with an introduction event on ...

January 16, 2025
Power in Diversity  Conference prepares future leaders

St. Cloud State University will host the 16th annual Power in Diversity Leadership Conference from Jan. 30 – Feb. 1. This year’s theme is “Empowering Self, Uplifting Community”. The event, held in partnership with the Minnesota State Office of Equity and Inclusion, provides attendees with interactive workshops and activities to help build leadership skills for career ...

January 9, 2025
Alumna named finalist for chapbook contest

St. Cloud State University alumna Carissa Baconguis has had a manuscript nominated as a finalist for a chapbook contest from Nine Syllables Press.

January 6, 2025
SCSU supplies campus with new overdose emergency kits

St. Cloud State University’s Recovery Resource Center has partnered with St. Cloud’s Recovery Community Network to provide every campus building with NARCAN, a naloxone nasal spray that can be a life-saving measure during an opioid overdose. By installing these emergency kits, SCSU is taking a proactive approach in light of the dangers opioid poisoning presents ...

January 2, 2025
SCSU partners with local organizations for annual MLK Community Celebration

The 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration will be held from Jan. 18-25 this year, providing and opportunity for the St. Cloud community to join together for the 13th consecutive year to honor Dr. King’s legacy. The annual celebration is made possible by St. Cloud State University partnering with the City of St. Cloud, ...

December 21, 2024
Recent SCSU graduate nominated for prestigious Pushcart Prize

A recent St. Cloud State University graduate has had a piece of fiction nominated for The Pushcart Prize, a highly-competitive literary honor. Brianna Condon, who graduated this month with a BA in English Studies, authored an under-700 word flash fiction titled “Week Twenty-Nine”, which was published in the anthology “Tales from the Kitchen” earlier this month.

December 12, 2024
Celebrating 100 years of the University Chronicle

Trailblazing student journalists in fall of 1924 became part of an on-going campus enterprise that would launch hundreds of careers in media and related fields and provide professional-grade reporters and editors for newsrooms across the Midwest and beyond. What is now the University Chronicle has continued to be informative and thought-provoking, earning accolades and awards through ...

December 11, 2024
Partnership between SCSU & SCTCC leads to grant award

A partnership between St. Cloud State University and St. Cloud Technical and Community College has led to a successful DoD Cyber Service Academy (DoD CSA) grant application.

December 11, 2024
SCSU professor uses comics and pop culture to help youth see themselves as assets to the community

Mike Dando, associate professor of English, is mastering the trifecta of pop culture, civic engagement and literacy development in his community-based research. He is using comics and pop culture to connect with you and help them see themselves as assets to their community.

December 11, 2024
SCSU History professor presents new perspectives on American Indian tribal school in first published book

St. Cloud State University History professor Robert Galler recently published his first book, chronicling the transformation of an American Indian on-reservation religious school that evolved into a tribally run institution in the 1970s. “Taking Charge, Making Change: Native People and the Transition of Education from Stephan Mission to Crow Creek Tribal School” was published by the ...

December 9, 2024
Minnesota IT Services Supervisor speaks to MSIA Students

Digital Forensics and Ethics (IA 681) students and guests recently had the opportunity to hear about the implications of digital forensics investigations from guest speaker, Andre Champagne. Andre has over 30 years of combined experience in IT, digital forensics, and investigations. Andre has worked for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, Wright ...

December 4, 2024
Kenzie Foley, SCSU Volleyball sets sights on national title

Kenzie Foley and SCSU Volleyball have set numerous program records during a historic 2024 season. They get to host an NCAA regional for the first time in program history this week, beginning Thursday in Halenbeck Hall. Foley and the Huskies have one thing in mind: continue extending their 23-match win streak and bring home a ...

November 26, 2024
SCSU engineering management programs earn top honor at international conference

St. Cloud State’s engineering management programs were recently recognized for their excellence at the 2024 American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) International Annual Conference. The Master of Engineering Management (MEM) and Executive Master of Engineering Management (EMEM) programs were honored with the Founder’s Award, given to the top global engineering management program.

November 21, 2024
SCSU is one of nation’s top destinations for international students

St. Cloud State University has been classified as one of the top destinations for international students at master’s-granting institutions by the International Institute of Education’s annual report. SCSU ranked 12th in the nation with 1,759 students, nearly 200 more enrolled students than in the 2022-23 academic year.

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