University News

August 3, 2022
Ajay Panicker serves as interim associate provost

Dr. Ajay Panicker is the interim associate provost for academic and student affairs at St. Cloud State University for the 2022-23 academic year.

August 3, 2022
Charlie Curtis is the new director of the LGBT Resource Center

Charlie Curtis is the new director of the LGBT Resource Center in the Student Life and Development Division at St. Cloud State University as of July 27.

August 1, 2022
SCSU, Grede Casting and SRC earn $550,000 in training grants

St. Cloud State, in partnership with Grede Casting and SCR (St. Cloud Refrigeration), earned a $300,000 training grant and $250,000 training grant respectively.

July 27, 2022
St. Cloud State University’s College of Education and Learning Design Expands Online Offering with Master’s in Education Programs with Flexibility and Accessibility Top of Mind

Cloud State University announces the expansion of its online portfolio of graduate degrees, supported by Academic Partnerships (AP), beginning fall 2022. The new online graduate-level education programs will complement the existing portfolio of AP-supported online MBA business programs.

July 27, 2022
Alumnus takes engineering skills to Antarctica station

St. Cloud State University alumnus Tony Abfalter has been in the southern-most point of the globe since February while handling most of the communications systems at McMurdo Station in Antarctica.

July 26, 2022
Poised to lead and make a difference

St. Cloud’s Jugaad Leadership Program teaches innovative leadership skills and empowering future leaders

July 18, 2022
Phil Thorson named a Twin Cities CIO of the Year Award finalist 

St. Cloud State University’s Vice President for Technology Strategy and Chief Information Officer, Phil Thorson, is a finalist for the Twin Cities CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards. The Twin Cities CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards honor chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. Thorson is one of seven finalists in ...

July 14, 2022
Renee Hiller appointed Vice President for Human Resources and Workplace Experience

Renee Hiller has been appointed to the position of Vice President for Human Resources and Workplace Experience at St. Cloud State University.

July 11, 2022
"The War Within": A capstone thesis project

Inspired by her own experience, senior Criminal Justice Studies student Vanessa Deerberg completed a capstone thesis project on the topic of military sexual trauma while collecting data in an area where there is a great need for research and few published stories.

July 6, 2022

Alumni and Faculty we remember from the Spring/Summer 2022 edition of the St. Cloud State Magazine.

July 6, 2022

Heimdahl, pictured with contest winners, was always good with children, said his daughter Martha Slavin. While Ralph Heimdahl ’30 attended St. Cloud State University when it was a teachers college, his career turned out to be more animated. Heimdahl’s daughter, Martha Slavin, is ensuring her late father’s creative legacy carries on and benefits students at his alma ...

July 6, 2022
Alumna on the world stage

Belinda Lee ’16 ’20 made her mark on the world as a U.S. State Department youth ambassador at the World Expo in Dubai.

July 6, 2022
Q&A: Matt Andrew, Vice President of University Advancement Answers a few questions as he prepares for retirement

Matt Andrew, Vice President of University Advancement Answers a few questions as he prepares for retirement.

July 5, 2022
Supporting teacher-scholars with services and technology

St. Cloud State University offers a number of resources to support teacher-scholars in making their teaching and research better and more inclusive.

July 5, 2022
Passion for Learning

Championing a St. Cloud State faculty of extraordinary teacher-scholars is a key pillar of the University’s It’s Time strategic framework for making St. Cloud State the region’s university of choice.

July 5, 2022
Huskies Showcase celebrates five years

Huskies Showcase celebrates student research, creative and scholarly works and community engagement campus-wide.

July 5, 2022
Olympians are made here

St. Cloud State University was well-represented in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China in February, with numerous current and former Huskies taking on the global stage.

July 5, 2022
SCSU joins multi-state research into sustainable farming practice

Dr. Ann Finan is working with students and colleagues in the SCSU Research Center as part of a nationwide USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture research grant involving 23 universities.

July 5, 2022
Initiative supporting autistic students in college

new initiative is helping students with autism at St. Cloud State University find success and helping professors learn about the condition to better serve their students.

July 5, 2022
Endowed speaker series becomes university's first

In April, the Bennett D. Melin Family University Speakers Series was established to bring publicly recognizable thought leaders to the St. Cloud State campus.

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