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Political Science Professor Patricia Bodelson traveled to Athens, Greece this summer to research the country’s disaster preparedness status. During her stay she attended several professional Colloquiums, research round tables and met with influential leaders involved in national disaster planning efforts. Instrumental to her work was the assistance she received from Vicki Kouskouna, professor at the University ...

Each year, new first-year students receive a copy of a selected text during Advising and Registration Days session, giving them the opportunity to read the book by the start of their first semester at St. Cloud State. The Common Reading Program, led by the Office of Academic Initiatives, provides new first year students a coordinated, academic ...

This week I am trying on costumes, one for each day this week. I am feeling a little generous and have decided to giveaway a T-shirt to the first five people who can correctly identify my costume. Keep up to date with me and future contests at my Facebook page: Facebook.com/BlizzardT.Husky or follow me on Twitter: ...

Blizzard’s five days of Halloween continues! This week I am trying on costumes, one for each day this week. I am feeling a little generous and have decided to giveaway a T-shirt to the first five people who can correctly identify my costume.

This week I am trying on costumes, one for each day this week. Starting today I am feeling a little generous and have decided to giveaway a few T-shirts to the first five people who can correctly identify my costume.

The Herberger Business School at St. Cloud State recently established two new initiatives geared toward students who are looking to develop skills for careers in the sales and sales management professions. The lab had a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 8, 2014. Photos by Nick Lenz ’11

Students conduct an excavation at the Little Elk Unit of the Charles A. Lindbergh State Park. The area was the site of a 19th century mission, and during their spring dig students were looking for evidence of a structure and of diet and dress at the mission.

Workers with the Summer Food Program fed hundreds of hungry kids this summer. The annual food program served an estimated 60,000 meals this summer. The meals are put together each morning in the Garvey Commons kitchens before being distributed at schools, community centers and apartment complexes throughout the city.

The Herberger Business School at St. Cloud State recently established two new initiatives geared toward students who are looking to develop skills for careers in the sales and sales management professions. Ribbon-cutting celebration The Sales Lab hosted a ribbon-cutting and open house at the Herberger Business School on Oct. 8. View a photo gallery from the event. More ...

The Office of Alumni Relations recently launched Huskies U, a professional development and personal enrichment webinar series for St Cloud State alumni. “We blended best practices with needs that alumni identified in several focus groups we held recently, and we designed this webinar series to enhance professional development and personal growth,” said Terri Mische, St. Cloud ...

Workers in St. Cloud State University’s Visualization Lab are developing software that will help 911 operators pinpoint a caller’s exact location within a campus building. They’ve made a virtual reality tour of campus and have helped make chemistry an even more hands-on science. And they’re just getting started. The Visualization Lab offers many opportunities for the campus and ...

St. Cloud State University has more than 250 clubs and organizations. From joining a fraternity, Bowling Club, Swing Dancing Club or Chess Club there are numerous choices, but if you’re an outdoorsmen one may stand out above the rest. The Husky Bass Fishing Club is starting its sixth year and is growing bigger every season. The ...

St. Cloud State and the SCSU Foundation are celebrating philanthropy and outstanding alumni at the inaugural President’s Club Gala on Sept. 11 at the Regency Plaza in St. Cloud. The university will honor James W. Miller for his philanthropic support and recognize five Alumni Award winners. Miller will receive the first Visionary Award as a community ...

St. Cloud Summer Food Program continues to mature Bianca Ellison’s hands flew as she added pieces of bread to top off sandwiches in the basement kitchen in Garvey Commons on a sunny July morning. The St. Cloud mom is one of about 16 employees of the Yes Network, a non-profit organization that coordinates the St. Cloud Area ...

Broken pieces of china, tiny glass beads and ancient tools are among the treasures bringing St. Cloud State University students one step closer to uncovering the history of the Little Elk Unit at the Charles A. Lindbergh State Park. About 175 years ago, the site was the location of an early Episcopal-Methodist mission established among the ...

Walking into the Kiehl Visual Arts Center this summer visitors won’t just get a chance to see student artwork on display, they may just have a chance to see students at work. Student artists are working this summer to complete a mural of the 41st Lemonade Concert and Art Fair. The School of Art commissioned the ...

The School of Arts has commissioned the Art Student Union to create a mural that captures the feel of the 41st Lemonade Concert and Art Fair. Students started the mural during the art fair this June and are continuing their work throughout the summer in the lobby of the Kiehle Visual Arts Center.  

The National Stuttering Association (NSA) named the St. Cloud chapter the 2014 Chapter of the Year this July at the organization’s national conference. The St. Cloud chapter, started in October 2012 as a student organization on campus, was honored for “going above and beyond in furthering the hope and empowerment message of the National Stuttering Association,” ...

Former St. Cloud State University wrestler Jacob R. “Jake” Horn ’13 turned to motorcycles when he landed a job with Polaris. Graduating from St. Cloud State in May 2013 with a degree in electrical engineering and a minor in optics, Horn wasted no time getting hired by Polaris. He began working for Polaris as an associate electrical ...

Q: What has been the most satisfying aspect of coaching Husky Basketball? A: The relationships that I have developed over the years. It has been a privilege to coach at St. Cloud State for all these years in a job that I have truly loved. To have a chance to do something every day that you look ...