University News

Katrina Schiller was the first of her family of five to not initially attend St. Cloud State University. But while attending the University of Minnesota her first few years of college, she knew something was missing. “I really wanted that sense of community I’d feel at SCSU,” Schiller said. “I knew they have a great (psychology) ...

The Minnesota Learning Commons (MnLC) will host the 2023 MnLC Summit on Learning and Technology: The Whole Learner, on Thursday, August 3 at St. Cloud State University.  The MnLC Summit on Learning and Technology is Minnesota’s annual meeting for educators in K-12 and higher education who are interested in online technologies and teaching practices to gather, ...

Innovation and teamwork are important to any engineer, and Luke Miller, a recent graduate with degrees in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, successfully used these qualities. At the age of 22, Miller spearheaded a project at Coldspring, a renowned granite manufacturing company. This project was born out of an engineering challenge, known as Huskies Invent, from ...

St. Cloud State University and St. Cloud Technical & Community College (SCTCC) will once again welcome local students to campus in July to learn about a career in healthcare and to get hands-on insight into healthcare professions. SCSU’s College of Health and Wellness Professions is partnering with SCTCC to host “Scrubs Camp 2023: Healthcare in Our ...

St. Cloud State University’s Director of Esports has received a national award for his contributions at SCSU and the evolving world of esports. Chase Neukam, who was named the first Director of Esports at SCSU in February, was honored with the Hero Award from The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) at the 2023 NACE ...

Amira Zaher came to St. Cloud State University from Mansoura, Egypt with an undergraduate scholarship through the U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID) in Egypt. In 2000, Zaher graduated from SCSU with a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences, which she is now using to continue her education while making waves in the STEM field. ...

Over the next year, six St. Cloud State University College of Science and Engineering (COSE) students along with faculty lead, Assistant Professor Rachel Humphrey, are preparing to take part in the NASA Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP). The NEBP immerses teams of STEM students from a wide range of higher education institutions in an innovative ...

Photo courtesy of the McKnight Foundation. A St. Cloud State University alumnus has been honored as a McKnight Composer Fellow in 2023. Troy Rogers, who graduated from SCSU in 2001 with a degree in Music, was chosen by the McKnight Foundation as one of four recipients in Minnesota. The four McKnight Composer Fellows were selected from ...

A former longtime Station Manager of KVSC, a student-run educational and community-based public radio station licensed to St. Cloud State University, recently received a lifetime achievement award for all she has done for the industry over the years. Jo McMullen-Boyer, who retired as KVSC Station Manager in April after 31 years in that role, was awarded ...

Patrick Call has been named the Executive Director of Residential Life at St. Cloud State University and began in his role on July 5.

St. Cloud State University and Veeva Systems have announced a partnership to enable medtech clinical research students with hands-on technology training. SCSU will integrate Veeva Vault eTMF into its graduate curriculum for the Applied Clinical Research Program located in Plymouth, Minn. starting in the Fall 2023 semester.

A St. Cloud State University Associate Professor and Physics student each presented at an international conference in June while sharing their expertise and findings on research papers they completed at SCSU. Dr. John Sinko, Associate Professor in SCSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, and undergraduate Physics student Brian Davis each presented at the 34th International ...

St. Cloud State University hit the streets to take part in the annual Granite City Days Parade on June 24 in Downtown St. Cloud. Among the individuals representing St. Cloud State’s float included KVSC, UTVS, St. Cloud State Athletics and the St. Cloud State Dance and Cheer teams. Huskies interacted with fans and community members while ...

The annual Lemonade toast is made to start the Lemonade Concert and the opening of Granite City Days.   The Lemonade Concert and Art Fair is one of St. Cloud State University’s best-known campus traditions and marks the opening of the St. Cloud’s Granite City Days community-wide event. The event returned to campus on June 22 for the 50th annual ...

St. Cloud State President Robbyn Wacker and Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement Nic Katona discuss SCSU’s focus on a bright future, bringing flexibility to philanthropy, #OurSCSU and more.

The Lemonade Concert and Art Fair is one of St. Cloud State University’s best-known campus traditions and marks the opening of the St. Cloud’s Granite City Days community-wide event. The event returned to campus on June 22 for the 50th annual year of the family-friendly summer event, featuring over 150 vendors spread throughout campus.

St. Cloud State senior Isaiah Okongo is focused on his future in art in his own bold way by not letting a visual impairment get in the way of his talents and successes.

King Banaian and his fellow St. Cloud State University economists have been making sense of ups and downs in the local business climate for a quarter of a century via their much-anticipated St. Cloud Area Quarterly Business Report (QBR). 

SCSU Esports is an emerging segment of campus life at St. Cloud State, with some big additions in the past year sparking further growth.

Men’s Hockey player Grant Cruikshank grew up on the ice rink and remains on the ice to this day in part due to the influence from his Olympic speedskating parents, Bonnie Blair Cruikshank and Dave Cruikshank.