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Sculptor Chris Bennett, the creator of the bronze Husky dog at the newly completed Husky Plaza at St. Cloud State University, discusses the process of bringing the two-time life size Husky to life to serve as the centerpiece for the new gathering space on campus. In the summer of 2018, Chris Bennett heard of an upcoming ...

Manufacturing Engineering Technology major Kyle Cielinski teamed up with St. Cloud artist Duff Eisenschenck to help him transform Prince’s personal drum kit into a chandelier.

Central Minnesota’s signature breast cancer fundraiser Making Strides is a three-mile, non-competitive walk Oct. 26 at St. Cloud State.

Seven St. Cloud State University history students presented at the Northern Great Plains History Conference at Brandon University in Manitoba Sept. 25-28. 

St. Cloud State University and Anoka-Ramsey Community College partner to offer the St. Cloud State general business program on Anoka-Ramsey’s Coon Rapids campus.

St. Cloud State University alumni and faculty created two augmented reality (AR) applications and one non-AR app to help children with special needs. The AR applications launch fall 2019 on Apple mobile devices supporting iOS 12 and newer. 

Apply free to St. Cloud State University throughout the month of October.

Thousands of students, families, alumni and community members covered campus in red and black Sept. 25-29 for Homecoming 2019.

St. Cloud State University celebrated the dedication of Husky Plaza and the start of new traditions during Homecoming 2019 on Saturday, Sept. 28 on campus. It’s officially time to unleash new traditions at St. Cloud State University with a brand new gathering space on campus. On Saturday, Sept. 28, in conjunction with the week-long Homecoming 2019 celebration ...

Jim ’73 and Ann Marie Maciej have been named the St. Cloud State University 2019 Visionary Award recipients for their philanthropy to the School of Health and Human Services with the naming of the Maciej Nursing Education Suite in 2018.

A $1 million donation by alumni Ron ’68 and Bonnie ’69 Swenson is funding the newly-opened Ron ’68 and Bonnie ’69 Swenson Financial Markets Lab.

Diane Moeller, Emmanuel Oppong, Dennis Mergen and Dr. Nirjal Bhattarai are recipients of the 2018-19 Alumni Association Awards at St. Cloud State University. These four individuals were recognized for their achievements and accomplishments during St. Cloud State’s annual Foundation Gala, a donor recognition event, on Sept. 26 in the Atwood Memorial Center Ballroom on campus.

Professor John Baker takes on the pre-law program at St. Cloud State following Professor Kathy Uradnik, who led the program for 20 years.

This summer students in the Information Systems Project Management class (IS 460) landed an opportunity to step out of the classroom and receive first-hand real world experience and work on a project with Blattner Energy in Avon.

In recognition of College Knowledge Month, throughout October students exploring their higher education options can submit an application for admission to St. Cloud State University or any of the 30 colleges or seven universities in the Minnesota State system without paying an application fee.

GeoClub officers organized and led a weekend trip to northeast Minnesota Sept. 13-15 to see first-hand what the area had to offer from a geographic standpoint. Adventurers included geography majors as well as students from other majors across campus. The weekend included stops to the Maritime Museum in Duluth, industrial heritage sites in Two Harbors, a ...

St. Cloud State University has received a $1.5 million commitment from CentraCare Health to help establish a Graduate Nursing Education program and the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) at the University.

The center court of the former Eastman Hall gym lives on in a dedicated wall display in Halenbeck Hall near the second-floor overlook of the main gym.

Kassidy Lange spent her summer helping rehabilitate wild animals and practicing animal husbandry through a pair of internships.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Neel Kashkari to hold Town Hall Forum Oct. 8 at St. Cloud State University.