University News

Thomas G. Endres ’82 will present his book “My Costume, Myself: Celebrating Stories of Cosplay and Beyond” on Tuesday, May 30 from 5-7 p.m. in the Atwood Alumni Room. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

St. Cloud State University’s Husky Productions has earned even more national recognition. The student-run organization was recently named a finalist for four Sports Video Group (SVG) awards during the 2023 awards process. Since 2006, Husky Productions has earned 14 SVG awards and will find out if it will be adding to that list when the award winners ...

St. Cloud State University celebrated the seventh year of the Dr. Potter Bigs on Campus Program with an end of year celebration on May 10 in the Atwood Memorial Center. The Bigs on Campus program brings together faculty, staff and alumni with students from South Junior High and Tech High School for a mentorship relationship ...

Nearly 600 St. Cloud State University alumni, faculty and staff, students, fans and supporters showed their support for St. Cloud State and the Minnesota Twins during SCSU Night at the Twins game on May 9 at Target Field in Minneapolis.

Dr. Akalanka Mailewa, Dr. Lynn Collen and six Masters of Information Assurance students attended the 22nd Annual Security Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 9-10. enhances the understanding of current events, buy also nurture future dialogues related to cybersecurity. The conference welcomes PhD and advanced students who want to present their research ideas and get ...

The hackathon took place over three days, from April 20-22, with core hours that all teams were expected to be present in the College of Science and Engineering’s ISELF building to meet with tech mentors from Open Systems International. In the end, 50 students on 11 teams presented software products such as EV car charging applications, ...

A total of 89 students from St. Cloud State University’s College of Science and Engineering (COSE) presented their research at COSE’s first Research Colloquium since 2018 on April 18. Students showcased their current research and other various projects through poster or oral presentations. The event gave students a unique opportunity to showcase their academic and ...

St. Cloud State University Esports hosted its second Best Buy After Dark event on April 29 at Best Buy in St. Cloud. The event, which saw over 100 participants, provides the St. Cloud community with a great opportunity for those interested in gaming to connect, have fun and join in plans to grow esports in ...

Students considering their higher education options are invited to take the first step in reaching their education and career goals by visiting St. Cloud State University during Minnesota State Week this June. Minnesota State Week is a promotion intended to drive student awareness and virtual and in-person campus visits, as appropriate. This year, Minnesota State ...

St. Cloud State University celebrated its latest wave of graduates over six ceremonies during Spring 2023 Commencement on May 5. About 1,077 students out of 1,259 total graduates participated in Commencement ceremonies throughout the day.

Emerson and St. Cloud State University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering students have built a strong relationship since beginning to partner in 2015. SCSU students have made big progress with wireless sensor network technology in the last eight years. A current group of seniors has continued to push the project to new heights by recently developing technology ...

The Information Systems Department Student-Faculty-Staff (SFS) end of the semester celebration was April 24th 2023 in the Voyageur room in Atwood Memorial Center. IS Department Chair, Dr. Susantha Herath led the celebration and award ceremony to recognize and celebrate IS/MSIA student and faculty achievements, including faculty and student research publications, conference presentations, academic awards, academic ...

St. Cloud State University Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity Dr. Akalanka Mailewa took three students, Anushka Hewarathna, Roger Massmann and Sharveen Paramiswaran, to the Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (MICS) 2023 conference in April. The three SCSU students each represented their group papers that were accepted and published by MICS, which annually holds a regional conference ...

St. Cloud State University has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable up to 25 SCSU students to obtain a U.S. passport and support their study abroad journeys. SCSU is one of 48 institutions awarded this opportunity, which will help up to 1,200 ...

St. Cloud State University’s Lilly Marohn recently won a regional scholarship at the Student Production Awards – National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Upper Midwest Foundation. The Mass Communications and Journalism major was awarded the Ulysses Carlini Media Scholarship, receiving $1,500 for tuition and books for the fall semester.

A St. Cloud State University faculty member was honored with a Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities on April 19. Hailey Olson, Assistant Director for Career Development and Outreach in SCSU’s Career Center, has received a 2023 Outstanding Service Faculty award.

St. Cloud State University students were honored and recognized during an awards ceremony in the Kiehle Gallery in the Kiehle Visual Arts Center on April 18 to kick off the 57th annual Juried Student Exhibition. The exhibition awards ceremony opened up the reception, with faculty announcing the Juror’s Choice Awards, the College of Liberal Arts ...

A St. Cloud State University professor has received recognition from the largest academic community of mathematicians and mathematics students in the nation and Canada. Dr. Melissa Hanzsek-Brill, Professor of Mathematics & Mathematics Education and STEM Education Coordinator, recently received the North Central Section’s 2023 Award for Distinguished College Teaching of Mathematics from the Mathematical Association of ...

The 57th annual Juried Student Exhibition opened with a reception on April 18 in the Kiehle Gallery in the Kiehle Visual Arts Center at St. Cloud State University. The exhibition will be on display through April 28 featuring a range of 35 pieces by 33 School of the Arts student artists selected from over 80 submissions.

Dr. Abbey Zink has been appointed to the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.