St. Cloud State University hosted its annual Leadership Breakfast on Thursday, June 6 at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. This year’s event included a panel discussion on the benefits of and the need for lifelong learning.
Katrina Schiller was the first of her family of five to not initially attend St. Cloud State University. But while attending the University of Minnesota her first few years of college, she knew something was missing.
“I really wanted that sense of community I’d feel at SCSU,” Schiller said. “I knew they have a great (psychology) program, and it’s a smaller community for greater options to form connections … I felt like it would be a better fit for me.”
On April 3, the St. Cloud State University Department of History hosted four History alumni to speak to current students, faculty and staff about the opportunities they have been presented after earning degrees from SCSU.
Alumni David Mead, Nathan Zacharias, Kayla Stielow and Shaela (Rabbit) Pion found numerous connections in conversations at the opening reception with History Professors Jason Eden, Robert Galler and Jeffrey Mullins, as well as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Mark Springer.
Troy Nellis has been named the Director of Alumni Engagement at St. Cloud State University.
Warsame Warsame ’20 is the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) Central Minnesota regional coordinator and Saint Cloud VISTA coordinator.
When Mandy Cardinal ’10 opened a coffee shop and café in Red Wing, Minnesota five years ago she never imagined the business would have to weather a pandemic. It has.
Mandy’s Coffee & Café opened July 22, 2015 and is the only independent coffee shop in Red Wing with the business core being beverages (coffee, tea, espresso). The café focuses on more than just the product, but on fostering a place for community and connection in Red Wing.
Rupak Shrestha ’15 has been elected to serve as a board member on The American Association of Geographer’s Political Geography Specialty Group. His term is 2020-2021.
Former Huskies baseball player and St. Cloud State University graduate Joey Benke ‘12 will compete in A&E Network’s show “America’s Top Dog,” which debuted in January in California. Benke is currently a police officer in Bismarck, ND with the Bismarck Police Department.
A building on the St. Cloud State University campus is being renamed in honor of the first African American student to attend the university.
St. Cloud State alumnus Choo Ng owns and runs restaurant serving healthier versions of favorite foods.
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