University News

St. Cloud State University’s Senior to Sophomore program earned reaccreditation this May from the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). 

The St. Cloud State University Costume Studio is usually busy this time of year putting together costumes for the last theatre performance of the year.

Ethnic Studies Professor Christopher Lehman the winner of the 2020 Minnesota Book Award for Minnesota Nonfiction for his book “Slavery’s Reach”. 

WJON — St. Cloud State Economist and Dean, School of Public Affairs, King Banaian joined me on WJON today.  He says economists will likely be ready to report because on GDP numbers that the recession began in March.  King today discussed with me who has been hit hardest from an economic standpoint by Covid-19 and what a ...

St. Cloud State University is offering free Wi-Fi Parking in 26 Husky Pay Lot parking spaces near the Miller Center to allow anyone to access Wi-Fi from their car to allow for safe access during social distancing.

Even though the in person Day of Percussion was canceled this April, the four guest artists worked together to present a Virtual Day of Percussion available on YouTube. 

The St. Cloud State University Foundation put out a call for donations to help students hit hard by the economic upheaval being experienced due to the COVID-19 social distancing measures.

Two St. Cloud State University professors were honored with excellence in teaching awards from the Minnesota State system.  Dr. Janet Tilstra, from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Dr. Paul Neiman, from the Department of Philosophy  were recognized for the 2020 Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence in Teaching at the board meeting April ...

Shereen Parsakalleh, who earned a degree in nursing from St. Cloud State University in 2014, is putting her life in Minnesota on hold for two months to help provide COVID-19 support to nurses in New York City.

Students earned awards and recognition for presenting scholarly work at the virtual Huskies Showcase on D2L Brightspace. 

Issues of data processing and storage allocations are the focus of a winning reflection by a computer science major  in this year’s Huskies Showcase. 

Issues of security, trust and privacy are the focus of a winning reflection by four information assurance graduate students in this year’s Huskies Showcase. 

Jessica Craig’s focus on using geography to solve issues with electoral map bias earned her recognition in this year’s Huskies Showcase with a winning reflection and a finalist designation in the oral presentation category. 

A trio of clinical mental health counseling student’s focus on expanding services for students with autism and ADHD at St. Cloud State University has earned them recognition in this year’s Huskies Showcase with a winning reflection and a finalist designation in the poster presentation category. 

Donella Westphal, who graduated from St. Cloud State University in 2003, is the proud owner of Jules’ Bistro in downtown St. Cloud and continues to make connections with her alma mater and the St. Cloud community.

Student Government president and mechanical engineering major Kridish Uprety is among the 2020 Newman Civic Fellows announced by Campus Compact this April.

St. Cloud State has earned two awards from a state organization that promotes civic work and civic learning. Two additional awards went to St. Cloud State partners.

Classes may be remote, and social distancing may be keeping people apart, but the Recovery Resource Center’s Run for Recovery is still giving participants something to work toward. Run for Recovery will be a virtual 5K run/walk May 2.

St. Cloud State University Undergraduate Admissions has continued to connect with prospective and admitted students with virtual events and Facebook Live visits. 

Jesse Groettum, who graduated from St. Cloud State University in 2018 with a degree in mass communications and political science, is currently helping with COVID-19 efforts in North Dakota during the pandemic