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The United States Department of Education (DoEd) has awarded Minnesota State a three-year, $978,332 grant to establish the “Opening Opportunities for Teacher Education” program. The program will create open textbooks and open educational resources (OERs) for core teacher education courses that will provide significant savings for students while maintaining or improving student learning outcomes. St. Cloud ...

Four St. Cloud State University students have earned $1,500 scholarships from the Central Minnesota Arts Board. Awardees are studying both art and music: Jessica Stenberg, Big Lake, Vocal Music Education Shanna Pirness, Big Lake, Studio Art Kaya Inkster, St. Cloud, Art Therapy Kristina Zabinski, St. Cloud, Art Education/Integrated Media The arts board awarded 15 total student scholarships to students from throughout Central Minnesota in ...

Registration is now open for St. Cloud Scrubs Camp for high school and middle school students interested in learning about health science professions. The camp is July 14-15 on the campus of St. Cloud State University.   Scrubs Camp is a day camp for students entering grades 7-12 who are interested in exploring health science professions. The camp ...

St. Cloud State University will host “The Bias Inside Us” Aug. 21-Sept. 19, 2021 in the Atwood Memorial Center. “The Bias Inside Us” is a traveling exhibition developed and organized by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services (SITES). The community engagement project will raise awareness about the science of implicit bias, the impact of this bias and what ...

Kassidy Lange Since walking across the Commencement stage this May, Kassidy Lange is planning her next steps at South Carolina where she will pursue a master’s in Marine Biology. Lange is the first person in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree, and she is planning to one day earn a doctorate in the field of biology ...

A reception was held May 5 in the lobby of Ritsche Auditorium to thank Mike and Karel ’78 Helgeson for giving back to St. Cloud State University through their gift of more than $100,000 to KVSC. The gift is the radio station’s largest in its over 50-year history.  “Thanks to the Helgesons’ support, the technology and infrastructure ...

The South Central Perkins Consortium of 25 schools in south central Minnesota has joined the TEC Network at St. Cloud State University. The TEC Network is a series of middle and high schools throughout Minnesota that work with St. Cloud State University to gain access to the latest technology and engineering equipment and support for teacher ...

St. Cloud State University’s official Spring 2021 Commencement took place on campus on May 7-8. St. Cloud State celebrated Commencement for about 900 students, out of 1,350 total graduates, in a series of 10 Commencement ceremonies. Graduates come from 22 U.S. states and several countries. Participating in the Commencement ceremonies include 13 associate degree earners, 725 ...

Education Minnesota announced nine finalists for the 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award, with three of those individuals featuring St. Cloud State students and alumni.  This year’s program will name the 57th Minnesota Teacher of the Year, a program that celebrates the tradition of excellence in teaching in the state. Eligible candidates include pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade educators, Early ...

St. Cloud State University’s Interdisciplinary Applications of Artificial Intelligence Emphasizing Public Safety: A Multi Campus Collaboration to Develop and Offer a Minnesota State System Wide Course on Applications of Artificial Intelligence across the Criminal Justice System collaborative course is one of six pitches that earned almost $25,000 in grant funding at the Minnesota State Educational Innovations 2021 Shark ...

Students showed their talents April 20 at the virtual 2021 Huskies Showcase. Students presented their work through Zoom links, followed by a closing celebration for award finalists held in the Atwood Ballroom and live streamed for parents, friends and other supporters.  Students presented on more than 200 projects throughout the day. Types of projects presented included ...

St. Cloud State University has earned the 2021-22 Military Spouse Friendly® School designation, the first time the university has received this designation. The Military Spouse Friendly designation is awarded to institutions which display continued commitment, hard work and dedication to the military community and their families.  “The St. Cloud State community has come together over the years to create a ...

Bandwagon, name-calling, testimonials, and glittering generalities are a few of the seven propaganda devices used in radicalization. Students in Dr. Patricia Bodelson’s Administering Public Policy (POL 481) class are using these seven propaganda to receive hands-on, real-life experience with a project to prevent radicalization with a national competition this spring. Working closely with EdVenture Partners, a peer-to-peer ...

St. Cloud State University’s Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis is ranked No. 3 in the nation on Best Value Schools list of the “Best 15 Masters in ABA in 2021”. Best Value Schools recognized St. Cloud State’s program as having one of the highest pass rates of any online-format program. St. Cloud State’s student-focused Applied Behavior Analysis ...

Shawn L. Williams, Ed.D. Professors of Criminal Justice John D. Baker, J.D. and Shawn L. Williams, Ed.D. have been very busy outside of the classroom in recent weeks using their expertise and experience to speak to media on the trial of Derek Chauvin. Before becoming faculty in the Department of Criminal Justice, Baker and Williams banked nearly 30 years ...

St. Cloud State University President Robbyn Wacker and SCSU Foundation Board Chair Barclay Carriar have  unveiled Unleash the Future: The Campaign for St. Cloud State, a $32M fundraising effort to help support SCSU in its goal of remaking itself as a new university. The comprehensive campaign, St. Cloud State’s first in 20 years, has already raised ...

St. Cloud State University’s Master of Engineering Management and Executive Master of Engineering Management programs are tied for 62nd in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s ranking for Best Online Master’s in Engineering Programs for 2021. Dr. Ben Baliga St. Cloud State scored highest in engagement in the engagement category. As one of only seven master’s programs in Engineering Management in ...

SCSU participated in MN Statewide CCDC Competition, on Saturday, FEB/06/2021 from 7:00AM to 3:45PM. This time we are in the 5th place. We competed with 13 teams, and SCSU highly appreciates our team effort and their dedication. All the team members have been preparing for this event since September 2020. This time the competition conducted as ...

They hail from Stanchfield and Morang, Nepal. They aspire to be educators, social workers, healthcare workers, cyber security workers and business professionals, among other careers. The students come from six U.S. states and three countries and include representatives from all six St. Cloud State University colleges and schools and are being recognized this spring for ...

Having spent over a decade in and around the courtroom as a criminal defense attorney, professor of Criminal Justice John Baker, J.D. possesses a deep understanding of a criminal trial. During the trial of Derek Chauvin, which is getting much national attention and on the minds of many, Baker is walking Husky community through the process. The ...