University News

The Lemonade Concert and Art Fair, one of St. Cloud State University’s best-known campus traditions and the opening of St. Cloud’s Granite City Days community-wide event, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023. The 50th annual Lemonade Concert and Art Fair is set for June 22 on the SCSU campus.

Students from Leech Lake Tribal College recently visited SCSU, touring the Herberger Business School, the Forensics Lab and the American Indian Center.

new exhibit “In the Garden With You” by Diana Behl is open in the Kiehle Gallery on the St. Cloud State University campus. The exhibit runs through March 30 and features two-dimensional work that ranges from small, poetic abstractions to elaborate hanging of serialized imagery.

St. Cloud State University Outdoor Recreation Program completed a nine-day trip during Spring Break 2023, traveling over 10 states while visiting six national parks.

Troy Nellis has been named the Director of Alumni Engagement at St. Cloud State University.

Three St. Cloud State University students and one faculty member had the unique opportunity of attending the 15th annual Clinton Global Initiative University (GCIU) meetings on March 3-4 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The meeting annually brings together student leaders and global experts in business, public service and social impact to develop innovative solutions to the ...

St. Cloud State University’s Collegiate Cyber Defense Team competed in the 2023 Minnesota State Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) state qualifier on Feb. 4 in Alexandria, placing fifth out of 11 teams.

Education Minnesota announced 44 semifinalists for the 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award, with three St. Cloud State alumni making it on the narrowed down list.

St. Cloud State University Homecoming is our biggest red and black celebration of the year. Festivities include special events for students, families, prospective students, alumni, community members and more. The dates are set for 2023, with the annual celebration returning to campus on October 2-7.

The St. Cloud State Speech & Debate team took home top honors at the 40th Minnesota State Speech & Debate Championship Tournament on Feb. 17-18 held at Minnesota State University-Mankato, with senior El Julius earning the All-State Award based on overall GPA, competitive speech excellence and community service.

St. Cloud State’s Computer Science Club hosted a Global Game Jam site in ISELF on campus in early February to begin brainstorming on game designs. Fourteen participants — “jammers” — gathered with over 39,000 fellow jammers spread across 108 countries.

St. Cloud State sophomore baseball player Ero Wallin recently competed in the 300-mile Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, finishing in eighth place. Wallin has a family history of training and racing sled dogs. Some of his SCSU teammates made the trip to support him on Jan. 29 in Duluth.

St. Cloud State students were treated to an experience of a lifetime Feb. 9 when United States Vice President Kamala Harris paid a visit to St. Cloud’s New Flyer manufacturing plant. Students Edison Jensen, Elise Kloeppner, James Reichow and students from UTVS were part of the visit, either providing coverage or volunteering at the event. ...

Most student-athletes leave behind the title of three-sport athlete once they graduate high school and dedicate their time to a single sport in college. Not St. Cloud State graduate student Cheresa Bouley. She’s anything but ordinary. Last month Bouley participated in the biathlon in the Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, New York, finishing as the ...

The Minnesota I.T. Center of Excellence (IT COE) announced it received a $50,000 grant from Google to provide project funding to the Minnesota State System (MNSCU), including St. Cloud State University, to help train students for future jobs through a variety of tech training programs. The grant money will be used to support several initiatives, including ...

Maria Wright has been named the Executive Director of Undergraduate Recruitment and Access at St. Cloud State University. Under her new role, Wright will oversee both Undergraduate Admissions and Dual Enrollment operations.

St. Cloud State University students connected and interacted with over 130 of Minnesota’s largest employers on Jan. 27 during the 2023 Diversity Job and Internship Fair spread throughout the first and second floors of Atwood on campus.

St. Cloud State University’s Multicultural Student Services, along with Student’s United, LeadMN and Minnesota State Office of Equity and Inclusion, presented the 14th annual Power in Diversity Leadership Conference on Jan. 26-28 at St. Cloud State.

Minnesota State, the system of 26 state colleges and seven state universities, released the results of a study on Jan. 24 that estimates the impact of St. Cloud State University (SCSU) on the regional economy to be $598.8 million and 4,326 jobs.

St. Cloud State University students interacted with more than 120 businesses and organizations spread throughout the Atwood Ballroom on Jan. 25 during the 2023 Winter Involvement Fair (Sidestreet).