University News

Nominations and supporting materials for the 2018-19 Alumni Association Awards are due by Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. Central Time.

St. Cloud Normal School opened in Stearns House, a converted hotel in 1869.

Matthew Davis is improving our understanding of evolution with fish photos that reveal anatomical details and dazzle our eyes.

Nationwide factors are expected to impact enrollment at colleges and universities across the country in coming years.

Professor of Economics Mónica García-Pérez has been named 2019 president-elect of the American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE). She will serve as president-elect in 2019, president in 2020, and as past-president in 2021. During her tenure as president, García-Pérez hopes to strengthen the relations between ASHE and other similar associations, focusing on improving the working environment ...

Students take center stage Dec. 7-8 during four Huskies Hockey games televised regionally on FOX Sports North (FSN). The #SCSUonFSN weekend broadcasts will be produced by award-winning, student-run Husky Productions, live from Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

St. Cloud State University is teaming up with CentraCare Health this January to open the Center for Health Outcome Policy Research (CHOPR).

The purpose of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research is to engage SCSU faculty and students, and CentraCare employees in joint research about community health outcomes and healthcare in order to develop practical solutions to health challenges in Central Minnesota.  “Develop a healthy community,” that is what Dean King Banaian said is the ultimate ...

The American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) honored Professor Hiral Shah Oct. 19 when it presented her with the 2018 ASEM Fellow Award.

After working his entire career in the beverage industry, Dave Yantes ’81 is sharing his knowledge with the next generation of marketing and sales professionals.

Making the Dean’s List his first semester gave first generation college student Alex Martinez a new confidence.

Apps that can identify parts, a robot that can screw in bolts on giant parts and a laser that can search for flaws in newly cut parts are among the solutions that St. Cloud State University students suggested during the first ever Huskies Invent Nov. 14-16.

St. Cloud State’s new Safe @ St. Cloud mobile safety app offers students, faculty, staff and campus visitors quick access to new and existing campus safety features.

Installed this fall on the east exterior of Shoemaker Hall, facing the Mississippi River, is the iconic St. C logo. Community members and visitors crossing University Avenue Bridge, west bound towards campus, can see the eight-foot wide illuminated sign, day and night.

“Renegotiating the NAFTA has done little or nothing to help U.S. firms or workers, besides a few dairy farmers. It has antagonized our two neighbors, Canada and Mexico, who are two of our three most important trading partners,” said keynote speaker Tim Kehoe at the Potter Global Engagement Forum Nov. 15 in Atwood Memorial Center. A ...

Rich MacDonald has been named the 2019-20 Alnwick Academic Director. He would be lying if he said he was not excited about this opportunity. Professor MacDonald is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics. MacDonald is humbled to have been selected for this position. He hopes to draw intellectual reflection out of students during his ...

The National Communications Association (NCA) honored communication studies professor Tami Spry for her writings on autoethnography.

Scott L. Miller, professor of music, is one of 22 artists to earn a Music grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board for fiscal year 2019.

It was quite the season for the St. Cloud State University football team. The Huskies compiled their best overall and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) record since the 2013 season, as they concluded the year with a 7-4 record and an identical mark in conference play.

St. Cloud State’s 103,499 Minnesota alumni will, over the span of their 40-year careers, have contributed nearly $61.2 billion to the state’s economy.