Minnesota State Colleges and Universities News

Kevin Grant has spent a lot of time in the school building at Winnebago as a student, a teacher and a principal.

Angelo Spinello, a solutions engineer, is shown Thursday, May 31, through a "tron circle" on his bookcase at The Nerdery, a Bloomington web development company.

For the past 20 years, Prairie Dance Alliance has been dedicated to providing education in the art of dance to individuals in the southwest Minnesota area.

The 14th annual South Side Historic Home Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 9 and will be part of a three-day celebration of the many connections and contributions the family of noted novelist Sinclair Lewis and his brother, prominent southside resident Dr.

St. Cloud State University will subsidize the cost of the Coborn Plaza student housing for two additional years, according to university officials.

Brandon Papenfuss, speaker at the Lanesboro Memorial Day program, stands beside his U.S. Army information, posted in a display with others serving for U.S. armed forces.

A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge while remaining under suspicion of trying to force an Ohio State University student to pay him not to post on the Internet nude images of her from her stolen laptop.

A veteran investigator is retiring from the Rochester Police Department after a 32-year career in which he was known for his steadiness, sense of humor and reliability.

These are some responses to a Times Editorial Board request that area legislators, declared candidates and Gov.

University tuition increases of a seemingly modest $254 per year were nevertheless high enough to send thousands of angry student protesters into the streets, leading to more than 700 arrests last week -- in Montreal.

After graduating from Fergus Falls High School in 2008, Johnson attended Winona State University where he received a B.A. with a major in Mass Communications, Public Relations and a minor in Psychology.

The Rochester Elks Lodge awarded $7,400 in scholarships to 37 graduating seniors this school through its Elks Students of the Month program.

Carole Loehr, PFM Asset Management, received the 2012 Minnesota Association of School Business Officials Associate Leaders Award.

For veteran Nicholas Garland, having a full-time staff member at St. Cloud State University working on behalf of veterans is a big deal.

KARWOSKI & COURAGE NAMES NEW ASS'T ACC'T MANAGER TO SUPPORT KINZE, OTHERS May 28, 2012 Source: Karwoski & Courage Karwoski & Courage Public Relations has hired Samantha Johnson as an assistant account manager.

A Golden Valley man suspected in the stabbing death of a Minnesota State University, Mankato, student is expected to be charged with second-degree murder this week.

Wind sweeps the treetops in a remnant of old-growth forest dominated by northern red oaks.

Editor's note: These are some responses to a Times Editorial Board request that area legislators, declared candidates and Gov.

A A The Minnesota High School Press Association has presented its 2012 Journalism Educator of the Year honor to Jeff Kocur of Hopkins High School and adviser to the "Regalia" yearbook and the "Royal Page" newspaper with its companion website.

Recently, the Minnesota State College and Universities board proposed increasing tuition by about 4 percent.