University News

Viva Oromoia is the theme celebrating Oromo Night at 6 p.m. April 25 in the Atwood Memorial Center.

Shahzad Ahmad, director of St. Cloud State’s Multicultural Student Services (MSS), earned the inaugural Professional Excellence Award for Administrative Service Faculty from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees.

Nearly 1,180 graduates are expected to participate in Commencement ceremonies 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. May 9 in the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

All first-year University Honors Program students presented an integrated knowledge research project to the public April 17 in Atwood Memorial Center. More than 120 students presented at the colloquium. Each project was a joint effort between the student and faculty from their university-wide courses and serves as the culminating experience of their first year in the ...

The visibility is bright for two St. Cloud State University meteorology students, who earned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Award for 2015.

The St. Cloud State Wind Ensemble is welcoming the University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble to campus for “Band-ing Together,” a friendship concert at 7:30 p.m. April 23 in Ritsche Auditorium in Stewart Hall. Related links Wind Ensemble Campus Band University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble Music Performance The concert features the St. Cloud State Campus Band performing works by Frank Ticheli, David ...

Professor Steve Hoover will serve as interim dean for the School of Education for a two year term beginning June 1.

The Minnesota Highway Safety and Research Center’s Teen Collision Avoidance Initiative at St. Cloud State University earned of a $25,000 grant from State Farm Insurance to help protect young drivers.

Recently returned from their Midwest Tour, the St. Cloud State University Concert Choir and Chamber Singers present “New Light” at 7 p.m. April 17 at Christ Church Newman Center, 396 First Ave. S., St. Cloud. Related links Choir Concert Choir Chamber Singers Music Performance The concert features choral music from home and around the world — including traditional folk favorites “Danny ...

More than 30 retirees will be recognized 2:30 p.m. April 28 in the ballroom of Atwood Memorial Center.

UTVS TV and KVSC 88.1 FM combined for 16 Sevareid Awards at the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association banquet April 11 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The annual awards are named for Emmy- and Peabody-winning reporter, the late Eric Sevareid (1912-1992).

Six broadcasters from St. Cloud State’s student-run radio station 88.1 FM KVSC earned awards, including three top honors, in the 2014 Minnesota Associated Press Broadcasters news contest.

The rehabilitation counseling department “Embracing the Difference: The Ability Event” brings awareness of the ability that people with disabilities have. The event, held April 13, was made up of experiential learning stations led by people with disabilities where participants can experience what it feels like to have that disability and how people with disabilities adapt or ...

The International Students Association’s Global Gala will bring formal and traditional attire from across the globe to St. Cloud State for one night only. Related links International Student Association Center for International Studies The cultural night is an “international prom” from 5-9 p.m. April 18 in the Atwood Memorial Center Ballroom. The evening will be a night of diversity and ...

Ten UTVS TV and Husky Productions students earned seven NATAS-Upper Midwest Regional Student Production Awards at an April 12 ceremony in Bloomington.

The Day of Percussion April 18 will bring drummers together to participate in a day of percussion clinics, competition and performance.

When female singers raise their voices carrying songs of hope, home and overcoming diversity in the 14th annual Her Story, Her Song, they’ll do so knowing they’re helping women and their young children find permanent housing. Related links Her Story, Her Song Women’s Choir Domus Transitional Housing St. Cloud State University Women’s Choir, Cantabile Girls’ Choir and faculty performers are ...

Audience members are invited to sit on stage during the St. Cloud State Percussion Collective and Collaborative Chamber Ensemble’s “Music in the Round.”

St. Cloud State’s 49th annual Juried Student Art Exhibit opens with a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. April 15 in the Kiehle Visual Arts Center Gallery.

Twelve groups and two individuals were honored with 2015 Student Organization Awards from St. Cloud State University and the Department of Campus Involvement.