University News

St. Cloud State University is taking bold steps to raise the academic profile of the University – a core tenet of It’s Time, the University’s framework for the future. We are innovating and investing in areas of growth to meet the workforce needs of the region, the state, and the world. Our focus is on offering ...

The St. Cloud State University Men’s Hockey team honored one of the best to ever take the ice for the Huskies when they retired the jersey of 21-year NHL veteran and three-time Stanley Cup Champion Matt Cullen in January.  The Huskies retired Cullen’s No. 9 jersey during a pregame ceremony ahead of SCSU’s game against Colorado College ...

In the 43 years since the SCSU Survey was created primarily as a teaching tool by a political scientist and sociologist, its reputation for integrity and clean survey methodology has made it an in-demand regional research asset. 

The announcement and dedication of The Judy C. Pearson Department of Communication Studies took place Sept. 22 in the lobby of Riverview at St. Cloud State University. Dr. Judy Pearson endowed the University’s Communication Studies department with a $1 million gift, resulting in the first named department on campus. earson’s gift will provide resources to support the ...

One of the goals of SCSU graduate student Linda Hood has been getting adult changing tables in public restrooms. In May, Hood was invited to the state capitol to witness Minnesota Governor Tim Walz sign a new accessibility bill into law mandating all new public buildings to have adult changing tables.

St. Cloud State University is one of 34 U.S. colleges and universities to be awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program, which aims to develop and expand study abroad programs around the world. SCSU is the only college or university in Minnesota to earn ...

Dr. Heather Brown has been named the Director of the Women’s Center at St. Cloud State University, effective July 5. Dr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lake Forest College and a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School – both focused on women’s studies in religion. She earned a Doctorate of ...

St. Cloud State University, in partnership with Pinnacle Climate Technologies and Landwehr Construction Inc. (LCI), earned a $50,000 and $216,000 training grant, respectively. These grants were awarded to SCSU from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) recently under the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership.

Dr. Jennifer Cavalli has been named Executive Director of Honors College at St. Cloud State University, effective July 5.

Jake Kruger and Raven are a pair that would probably catch your eye if you saw them walking around the St. Cloud State University campus. After all, it’s not every day that a black lab attends an actual lab. Raven, the black lab, has been at her handler’s side for the past four years. Kruger, ...

St. Cloud State University’s 2023 annual Leadership Breakfast took place Thursday, June 8 at Union Depot in St. Paul. President Robbyn Wacker was part of a panel with John Bryant, CEO of GeoComm, and Aaron Fisk ’04, Senior VP of Custom Partnerships with Microbiologics. The panel, moderated by SCSU Foundation President Lynne Warne ’85, discussed the ...

Three Department of Music faculty members at St. Cloud State University recently debuted a new piece of music titled “Coupling” at the New Music + Technology Festival in Blacksburg, Virginia.

St. Cloud State University is providing students considering pursuing their higher education at SCSU with a unique on-campus opportunity to experience all that campus has to offer. SCSU’s Advising and Student Transitions team is offering prospective students with an Overnight Visit Experience, which welcomes students to an evening on campus while staying overnight in one of ...

St. Cloud State University students from Congo, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Ghana received a unique experience over the Memorial Day holiday. The international students participated in a five-day, four-night Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Outdoor Excursion during Memorial Day weekend. This was the first opportunity for these students to fish, hike, canoe ...

A St. Cloud State University Mass Communications student was recognized as one of the most outstanding collegiate radio and TV sports broadcasters in the country in May. Junior Anna Behning, who works with Husky Productions and is a News Sports Anchor with UTVS, received 2023 All-American Honorable Mention recognition by the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America ...

The Lemonade Concert and Art Fair is preparing for its return to the St. Cloud State University campus in 2023 while building onto the tradition of being once of SCSU’s best-known campus traditions and the opening of the St. Cloud Granite City Days community-wide event. But this year, the fair is preparing for a big anniversary year when ...

Four recent Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering graduates spent their senior year gaining valuable industry experience with Coldspring, a natural stone and bronze manufacturer with corporate headquarters only 20 miles from St. Cloud State University.

Marc Vaillancourt has been named the Associate Vice President for Philanthropy at St. Cloud State University. As Associate Vice President for Philanthropy at SCSU, Vaillancourt will partner with Vice President for Advancement & Alumni Engagement Nic Katona to provide strategic leadership, direction and management for philanthropy programs and initiatives.

A group of SCSU students, faculty and staff recently embarked on a unique tour of the Federal Correctional Institute Sandstone in April. The tour, organized by Associate Warden Josh Hovden and the SCSU Career Center, aimed to provide a deeper understanding of the outstanding employment opportunities available with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Correctional staff ...

Staff members of the St. Cloud State University Library recently received the 2023 Minnesota Academic Innovator’s Award by the Minnesota Library Association. The team of Robin Ewing, Jennifer Quinlan, Tom Steman, Melissa Prescott and Missy Northenscold were honored for making course materials and scholarships more affordable and accessible for SCSU and Minnesota State system.