University News

St. Cloud State University and two St. Cloud area businesses will celebrate workforce development grants totaling more than $528,442 with a signing ceremony at 3 p.m. 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 ...

Nearly a year ago, the lives of the Holmes family changed forever.  St. Cloud State University men’s soccer coach Sean Holmes met up with his wife, Dr. Carrie Holmes — a physician with the SCSU Medical Clinic, at a campus Halloween event Oct. 29, 2020. The couple then parted ways. Hours later, Sean would receive a ...

Founded in 2000, Colleges of Distinction has advocated for schools whose undergraduate experiences are grounded in a philosophy of engagement, teaching, community, and outcomes. This philosophy has evolved over the last few years to inspire the team at Colleges of Distinction to create individual recognitions that focus on institutions’ specialized services for students. St. Cloud State ...

President Robbyn Wacker and Associate Vice President of the Center for International Studies Shahzad Ahmad joined with St. Cloud State University students, faculty and staff in support of the Governor’s Trade Mission in London.  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and First Lady Gwen Walz are visiting the UK and Finland this week for the Governor’s Trade Mission, ...

Patrick Kalonde spent his first year of graduate school working on a problem that affects communities across the world, including in his home of Malawi — waste management. In many countries there is no system of garbage collection and household waste is disposed of into the street, he said. His project through the Clinton Global Initiative University is targeting ...

Rehabilitation Counseling and Rehabilitation and Addiction Counseling graduate students are sharing their expertise in the October issue of Mélange Magazine with a series of articles. Eight students worked with a partner, or solo, to write five of the articles in the October issue. The magazine featured these five stories by St. Cloud State students: “Howard Rosenblum leads a ...

St. Cloud State University has been recognized for having one of the 25 Best Online Master’s in Behavioral Psychology programs in the country by Accredited Online Colleges. St. Cloud State is ranked eighth in the country for its Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis program, which offers students the advanced academic and professional training in behavior analysis with specialization ...

Music professor Dr. Shannon Sadler is sharing her talent in performing and in academics this fall with performances and presentations happening both internationally and locally. Dr. Shannon Sadler Sadler was a featured presenter at the 43rd International European Piano Teachers Association International Conference this September in Madrid and performing a selection of Guatemalan piano music. Guatemalan classical music is rarely heard ...

St. Cloud’s InnovatorsCONNECT visited campus to learn about partnership opportunities within the Integrated Science and Engineering Laboratory Facility (ISELF) during the Oct. 26 event. The St. Cloud Economic Development Department hosts InnovatorsCONNECT events throughout the year with the goal of creating an opportunity for key industries to learn and exchange ideas, create new relationships and promote ...

St. Cloud State University’s Spring and Summer 2022 courses are available to view in the course schedule and registration is now open. Students can start planning now by viewing what courses are available and making an appointment with your advisor. Undergraduate As you prepare for Spring and Summer 2022 registration here are some tips and resources:• Remember to register ...

Professor Alexa Horochowski’s work “Vortex Drawing’ is on view as part of “The Contemporary Print: 20 Years at Highpoint Editions” exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) through Jan. 9. Professor Alexa Horochowski “Vortex Drawing” maps the interaction between polystyrene cups (non-compostable detritus) and a wind vortex. Horochowski’s art practice includes sculpture, photography and video. She has exhibited work ...

President Robbyn Wacker was one of eight speakers to take the stage at TEDxStCloud this October. Presenters shared insights on topics ranging from space exploration, to trauma and mental health, art and faith, and other topics. Among presenters were St. Cloud State emeriti faculty and alumni. President Robbyn Wacker encourages curiosity mindset at TEDxStCloud 2021 Dr. Wacker spoke of a concept ...

The collegiate speech season has begun. The St. Cloud State University Speech & Debate Team competed in two tournaments this October to start off the season. and the Minnesota State University-Mankato Larry Schnoor Invitational. The debate duo of junior Myles Kinney and junior El Julius participated virtually in their first, public forum debate tournament when they ...

Thank you Huskies for coming back to St. Cloud State University on Oct. 13-16 to help us celebrate Homecoming 2021! Throughout Homecoming, you shared your photos with us of you sporting your Huskies red and black and we have compiled them into a mosaic that shows the backing of our Huskies near and far! Take a ...

St. Cloud State University’s Fall 2021 courses are now available to view in the course schedule. Students can start planning now by viewing what courses are available and making an appointment with your advisor.  Undergraduate Registration windows begin opening March 29 by credit hour. As you prepare for Fall 2021 registration here are some tips and resources:• Remember to ...

The College of Education and Learning Design and the English Department are teaming up to examine the importance of hip hop culture and its influence on teaching and learning through a six-part webinar series featuring leaders in the field of hip hop pedagogy.  “Hip Hop Education: Beyond the Classroom Walls” explores both the research and practical ...

“The Passage” by Nika Kaiser will be on display in the Kiehle Gallery Oct. 7 through Nov. 5. Gallery Hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.  “The Passage” is a five channel video installation with sound joined by three large scale photographic prints. The work in the exhibition examines how climate change is causing Lake Powell in Arizona to shrink, ...

As we officially begin the academic year we would like to provide the campus community with brief updates about campus-wide accomplishments of our It’s Time initiatives. In this edition we would like to and briefly share some accomplishments for “Supporting a University of Teachers-Scholars”. There are three broad goals in this part of the It’s Time framework that support faculty’s ...

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has named Dr. Rona J. Karasik as the next editor-in-chief of the journal Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, effective January 2022. This peer-reviewed publication is the official journal of GSA’s educational member group, the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). Dr. Rona J. Karasik Karasik is a professor and director ...

President Robbyn Wacker is one of eight speakers chosen for TEDxStCloud 2021. The lineup includes two former St. Cloud State professors, two alumni and a former student. Along with President Wacker, former professors Dr. Niloufer Merchant and Dr. John Harlander and alumni and former students Mary Bruno ’97 Charles Eisenreich, ’87 ’93 ’98 and Pastor James Alberts will speak ...