University News

As part of our ongoing commitment to making better use of our spaces while working to create more vibrant and engaging experiences for all members of our campus community, many departments have new locations across campus.

St. Cloud State University’s Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management and the Division of Student Affairs, Jason Woods, has been named an inaugural member of the Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL) AI Leadership Council.

St. Cloud State University’s Dr. Ruthanne Soohee Crāpo Kim will serve as the keynote speaker at the upcoming 2024 Network for Educational Development (NED) Teaching and Learning Conference on Sept. 26-27. NED was established to provide more opportunities to collaborate and share best teaching and learning practices across Minnesota State colleges and universities. The event is ...

St. Cloud State University alumnus Mike Chamberlain has been selected as the Minnesota Society of Health and Physical Educators’ (MNSHAPE) Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year Award winner. Chamberlain graduated from SCSU in 2010 with a BS in Physical Education. He said he is a proud alumnus of St. Cloud State, making and maintaining many ...

Nothing says back to school at St. Cloud State University like the annual Mainstreet involvement fair organized by the Department of Campus Involvement.  This year, St. Cloud State students will have the chance to connect with about 120 organizations and programs spread throughout campus on Sept. 11 during Mainstreet 2024. If you are looking to get involved ...

St. Cloud State University’s ROTC Fighting Saints Battalion will host a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 4:30 p.m. on the Husky Stadium steps on SCSU’s campus. The Fighting Saints Battalion is honoring and remembering the sacrifices made on the tragic day in our nation’s history. Participants can choose to climb the full ...

As Huskies returned to St. Cloud State University this fall, they found new upgrades to dozens of classrooms across campus. The upgrades demonstrate SCSU’s commitment to investing in and reinvigorating its physical spaces and instructional technology to provide the best learning experiences for students.  SCSU’s Information Technology Services (ITS) and Facilities Management upgraded 58 classrooms over ...

SCSU student Trevor Hornsby has spent his summer helping optimize processes at Thermo-Tech’s manufacturing plant, some of which are an extension of the same problems SCSU students worked on at Huskies Invent.

St. Cloud State University professor Mark Lee has received national recognition for winning the Richard Kaywood Memorial Award through the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA). “Mark actively tries to get people involved in making traffic safety education better, and he is always looking for ways to improve education on a local, statewide or ...

This week hundreds of new and returning Huskies arrive on campus to move into their on-campus dorm rooms. Over 1,100 students will move into Case-Hill Hall, Mitchell Hall, Shoemaker Hall, Lawrence Hall and the Stateview Apartments this week.  Nearly 150 international students arrived earlier this week, and about 500 students moved in throughout Thursday. The remaining ...

Huskies Dining is committed to providing a student-centered experience for eating on campus, and they’ve made some exciting changes for the 2024-25 academic year.

Interim President Larry Dietz welcomed faculty and staff to the start of the 2024-25 academic year on Tuesday morning in Ritsche Auditorium, giving his first President’s Convocation Address to kick off a week of faculty/staff development ahead of the first day of classes on Aug. 26.  “Our work now is to focus on student success,” he ...

SCSU alumna Anna Behning has been named a Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA) All-American, which annually recognizes the most outstanding collegiate radio and TV sports broadcasters. Behning graduated in May with a degree in Mass Communications and was a top-six finisher for the coveted Jim Nantz Award, presented to the top collegiate broadcaster by STAA ...

St. Cloud State University’s Huskies Food Pantry has made its official move to the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center this week, ensuring a better space for distribution of food for students. The Huskies Food Pantry had nearly 10,000 total visits during the past academic year, distributing over 119,000 pounds of food to almost 2,300 individual ...

Christine Lepkowski has been named as the new interim dean of Herberger Business School (HBS) by Interim Provost Katherina Pattit, who recently left the position to take on the interim provost role.  A proud St. Cloud State alum, Dr. Lepkowski received her M.S. in Higher Education Administration at SCSU, before attending University of Minnesota where she ...

St. Cloud State University’s Applied Clinical Research (ACR) master’s degree and graduate certificate programs were awarded accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) this month. They are now one of only three clinical research master’s programs in the United States with this discipline-specific accreditation.

St. Cloud State University’s Interim President Larry Dietz joined St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis to answer questions from the community on Aug. 6 on the Eastman Hall patio, prioritizing strengthening partnerships between the University and the City of St. Cloud. “It’s critical that the University and the city are hand-in-hand … there’s a strong desire for ...

An update from Interim President Larry Dietz on the Provost position.

Renee Hiller, St. Cloud State University’s Vice President for Human Resources and Workplace Experience, has been awarded the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) 2024 Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious honor recognizes her exceptional leadership and significant contributions to CUPA-HR and the field of human resources in higher education. 

St. Cloud State University’s Phil Thorson has been named a 2024 Minnesota ORBIE Awards finalist, which annually recognizes Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. Thorson, Vice President for Technology Strategy & CIO at St. Cloud State University (SCSU), was also named an ORBIE finalist in ...