Minnesota State Colleges and Universities News

The University of Minnesota offers its students a free, online screening for depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, generalized anxiety, post-traumatic stress and alcohol abuse at: mentalhealth.umn.edu/screening/index.html . Facts about suicide More from Health + Wellness The rate of suicide and depression on college campuses is rising, ...

A lack of accountability to voters, a lack of countless details and constitutional paralysis on putting public dollars where they may be needed most.

Duffy & Partners, Minneapolis, designed a branding plan for Cooper, a Cara Irish Pub that opened in St.

WINONA, MN - Stevens Point Area Senior High senior Brooke Piotrowski recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball for Winona State University and coach Greg Jones, who calls her the premier leadoff hitter in Wisconsin.

In its fifth year of existence, Lee's Taekwondo in Jackson County has grown to become one of the larger taekwondo gyms in the area, according to instructor and third-degree black belt Tim Bicknase of Worthington.

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is reporting a surge in the sort of students who in the past often didn't attend college.

Minnesotans have warmer feelings about their big-name elected officials than the radio and television talking heads who criticize them, according to St.

Minnesotans give President Obama and Gov. Tim Pawlenty roughly equal grades for the job they're doing, but it's no contest when the two are matched in a hypothetical 2012 presidential run.

Nelly Ortiz will present "Why We Leave: A Firsthand Account of Migration to the U.S." at 2 p.m. Dec.

The fourth annual Husky Fall Wrestling Clinic at St. Cloud State University had more than 50 participants, coaches and parents in attendance on Oct.

I graduated from St. Cloud State University more than 40 years ago, and so I feel some connection to the area.

And "Gilded tombs do worms enfold." It was only a matter of time before the insanity of the central office of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system would drag Shakespeare from his grave to remind us that "All that glitters is not gold ..." For the past 15 years, the MnSCU Board of Trustees and its staff have been slowly burrowing ...

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education announced a $13 million shortfall in the Minnesota State Grant Program last week, the result of an impressive demand for higher education during these times of high unemployment.

Recently, you published a letter in response to an invitation to celebrate the anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species.

The Minnesota State University, Moorhead campus was locked down for about 90 minutes Sunday night after an armed robbery two blocks from campus, the school security department reported.

MSU-Mankato 7 7 0 7 - 21 St. Cloud State 13 7 0 6 - 26 First quarter: SC - Derek Stripling 9 run , 11:28 Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:37 Key plays: Stripling got the start over Watkins, who was still bothered by a sprained right AC joint in his shoulder.

The Fergus Falls City Council has not ruled out a possible library partnership with M State, though some local officials question whether a shared facility is a feasible option.

It's 11 months into our annual call for Difference Makers, and so far readers have nominated not even a handful of area residents or groups.

Booming college enrollment has maxed out the Minnesota State Grant Program, which provides aid for low- to middle-income families.

St. Paul, MN - " The Minnesota Historical Society, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Minnesota Humanities Center will host three listening sessions in November to obtain public input for a 10-year plan and 25-year framework for the use of funds made available through the passage of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.