University News

Huskies Scholarships are now open and accepting applications for the 2022-23 school year. Applications will be accepted for over 500 scholarships through March 14. Huskies Scholarships awarded 1,012 St. Cloud State University students over $1.29 million in scholarships in 2021. In addition to academic, merit-based scholarships, the website has scholarships endowed by friends and alumni that support students with particular ...

For more than five decades St. Cloud State’s Mass Communications program has been preparing in-demand professionals with strong academic and real-world learning opportunities. One of only two nationally-accredited Mass Communications programs in the state, its graduates are generous in their praise and gratitude for the running start the program’s faculty and state-of-the-art facilities have given them. “Absolutely, 100 ...

St. Cloud State University welcomed faculty and staff back for the start of spring semester on Jan. 4 following the holiday break with a convocation address that reflected on the ways the University continues to meet the challenges presented by COVID-19 and the collective commitment to the It’s Time framework. In his welcome address, which was made virtually, ...

The 20-plus St. Cloud State graduates staffing newsrooms of the nation’s 14th largest U.S. television market drew on their education and experience to keep Minnesotans informed about the extraordinary circumstances and events that threatened lives and challenged beliefs during 2020-2021. “COVID-19 changed everything — especially in the TV world,” said 2012 Mass Communications graduate Alicia Lewis, ...

The exciting world of broadcasting professional sports has been the career field of dreams for many a St. Cloud State Mass Communications students, including Emmy Award-winning 1995 graduate Matt Gangl, who took his career to a new personal best in July when he directed the “Field of Dreams” major league baseball game. Played on the Iowa ...

Huskies In the High School is celebrating 25 years of introducing Minnesota students to college by taking a St. Cloud State University class while studying at their high school. The program started in 1996 as Senior to Sophomore. In recognition of the evolution of the program, the opportunities it provides, and the ties students make to ...

St. Cloud State University’s official Fall 2021 Commencement took place on campus on Dec. 17 with four ceremonies in Ritsche Auditorium.  Graduates that participated in the ceremonies were among the 844 students who earned degrees and certificates this fall semester, including 679 undergraduate students, some double majoring, and 196 graduate students. Of those graduate students, nine ...

St. Cloud State University announces the launch of the Center for International Disability Advocacy and Diplomacy at the USA Pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai. President Robbyn Wacker made the announcement Nov. 29 at the International Women’s Disability Summit at the World Expo in Dubai, where the Center for International Disability Advocacy and Diplomacy was participating ...

St. Cloud State University and two St. Cloud area businesses celebrated workforce development grants totaling more than $528,442 with a signing ceremony Dec. 14 at the St. Cloud State Welcome Center. St. Cloud State, in partnership with Eye-Kraft and Sand Companies, earned a $278,442 training grant and $250,000 training grant respectively. These grants were awarded to ...

St. Cloud State University’s Multicultural Student Services presents the 12th annual Power in Diversity Leadership Conference — Unleash Justice — virtually Jan. 29-30. For more than a decade, the Power in Diversity Leadership Conference has been instrumental in fostering personal growth and leadership skill development among college students of color and underrepresented students. This year we are ...

Management professor Dr. Joyce Wang won the inaugural John B. Cullen Best Paper Award at the 2021 Midwest Academy of Management Conference this October. She presented on her paper “Female-friendly boards in family firms” at the conference. The John B. Cullen Best Paper Award launched at the 2021 conference and is designed to recognize authors whose work represents the ...

As we near the end of the semester I want to take a moment to wish each and every one of you the best of luck on your upcoming finals! To our students still living and working on campus, we are handing out Huskies Snack Packs for each of you to pick up Wednesday, Dec. 9 ...

Kerry Koch On Friday, Dec. 17, Kerry Koch will walk across the stage and receive her diploma, commemorating her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Studies. It will also be the six-year anniversary of her father’s death. To say it will be a serendipitous moment would be an understatement. Koch’s father, Dennis, passed away Dec. 17, 2015 at ...

Among the 19 St. Cloud State University programs recognized by Intelligent as some of the top programs in the country in 2022, the Film Studies program has made its second consecutive appearance on the annual list curated by the online and on-campus program ranking company. Intelligent ranked St. Cloud State’s Film Studies program No. 15 in the Best Film Degree Programs category, ...

St. Cloud State University faculty and student researchers are studying the social impacts of sustainable agriculture practices through a five-year, $10 million grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture as part of a multi-state team of researchers. The project, led by Valentin Picasso at University of Wisconsin-Madison, is an effort to study diverse ...

President Robbyn Wacker, Vice President of the Center for International Studies Shahzad Ahmad and faculty members Dr. Kathy Johnson and Dr. Amy Knopf, Dr. Li Zhang, Dr. Nicholas Wright, Dr. Jennifer Christensen and Dr. Dan Macari are among the St. Cloud State contingent at the Dubai World Expo to support the Disability Summit celebrating the ...

St. Cloud State University has been recognized for having some of the top programs in the nation for 2022 by Intelligent, a trusted resource for online and on-campus program rankings and higher education planning. Intelligent recognized St. Cloud State for having 19 top programs in the country, including 11 programs in the top 15. Leading the rankings ...

Through strategic efficiency efforts, St. Cloud State University was able to achieve a reduction of Energy Use Intensity of 31% per square foot between 2009 to 2020. St. Cloud State is a member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities and operates 3.2 million square feet of classrooms, labs, offices, residence halls, athletic ...

St. Cloud State University has been identified as one of the best online colleges or universities in the country for moms by College Values Online. Among the top 25 institutions in the nation, St. Cloud State is ranked No. 22 on the list that identifies the best online colleges or universities for working adults who also happen to be ...

St. Cloud State University welcomed students, faculty and staff back for fall semester on Aug. 17 with a convocation address recognizing the challenges of the past year, also outlining all the accomplishments achieved while looking forward to the year ahead. In his welcome address, Provost Dan Gregory discussed how St. Cloud State will continue to establish ...