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Athletic Programs Unrestricted Athletic Scholarships
With three consecutive years of growth in gift revenue, the St. Cloud State University Foundation is well positioned for success as the University prepares to celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2019. The Foundation is singularly focused on engaging our community of alumni, friends, corporate partners and private foundations in securing ever greater philanthropic commitment in support of the institution’s fundraising priorities in the coming years. Generating new revenues through philanthropic giving will be an essential part of St. Cloud State’s future as it lives into its goal of increasing student and campus engagement. We’re pleased to share just a few of the stories of how your gifts are making this goal a reality.
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The Foundation Board is committed to bringing strong governance, oversight and policy making to its work with the Foundation and University Advancement. In doing so, we strive to give to you, our donor community, confidence that we will be good stewards of the gifts you share with us for the benefit of our students, faculty and staff. Thank you for your loyal support.
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In Fiscal Year 2018 the St. Cloud State University Foundation raised $5.7 Million, an increase in total giving of 39 percent over the previous year. Fiscal Year 2018 also saw the total number of donors to the Foundation increase by 3 percent to 4,031. To every donor that helped us achieve such success on behalf of our students, faculty and staff, I say thank you. Philanthropy continues to play an increasingly larger role in providing the financial resources to help the University deliver academic excellence and empower its ability to engage students, our campus and the communities we serve. As St. Cloud State enters its sesquicentennial year celebrating 150 years of service to the people of Minnesota, it is clear that a growing culture of philanthropy will be necessary to ensure that the next 150 years are as impactful as the previous 150. Philanthropy is evident throughout SCSU’s campus. It’s in an athletic triumph. It’s in the hope that a scholarship offers. It’s in technology that brings applied research to life. We thank you for making St. Cloud State University your philanthropic priority! Our graduates help make our communities stronger. Our economy more vibrant. And your philanthropy helps make that happen. Thank you.
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Matt Andrew Vice President of University Advancement
ST. CLOUD STATE KICKS OFF 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Dear Alumni and Friends, As I walk about campus in these first few months of my Presidency and meet with students, faculty and staff I’m struck by the overwhelming commitment to helping our students achieve academic and personal success. It’s in evidence in so many ways. From our Huskies First Four new student orientation that helps ensure a successful transition to college life, to Our Husky Compact, St. Cloud State’s innovative approach to learning through active discovery, applied knowledge and creative interaction for every student, regardless of their area of study, our campus is deeply engaged in the success of each and every one of our students. In this Impact Report you’ll see just a few of the many examples of the way in which your gifts are contributing to student success. I’m grateful to each and every donor that makes St. Cloud State one of their philanthropic priorities. Together, we provide scholarships and the resources that transform student experiences in the classroom, on the playing field, and in co-curricular and extra-curricular clubs and activities. Thank you for your continued advocacy and support of St. Cloud State University. Go Huskies!
Robbyn R. Wacker, Ph.D. President
HISTORY STUDENTS BRING SCSU HISTORY TO LIFE In 2019, St. Cloud State University will celebrate a remarkable milestone. Founded in 1869, the school will be marking the sesquicentennial anniversary of its creation. Due in part to the St. Cloud State Foundation’s financial support, five graduate students had the honor of helping bring SCSU’s history to life over the course of spring 2018 semester. In Public History II, headed by Dr. Rob Galler, five graduate students — Kyle Imdieke, Kayla Stielow, Lance Sternberg, Kasey Solomon, and Blake Johnson — had the opportunity to re-examine St. Cloud State’s history. For them, this was the opportunity to bring previously neglected stories to light, particularly those of the students who have shaped and been shaped by St. Cloud State. “I appreciate the University’s support in this historical project, both on the faculty side and student side of things,” said Dr. Galler. “There is a continued future with this project due to the Foundation’s financial support.” Each of the students focused on one decade from the 1920s to the 1960s.
futures. It was a thrill to find their stories and share those with others.” These stories have been shared with the public through Huskies Showcase presentations, radio interviews, articles in Stearns History Museum’s Crossings magazine, and the “Engaging Campus: SCSU students from the 1920s through the 1960s” exhibit boards on campus, all of which will continue into the university’s year of celebration, which started this fall 2018. “The exhibit turned out great,” added Dr. Galler. “There was a big push to get our own SCSU students involved with this project so they could learn about St. Cloud State, feel connected with the university and spread the good news about SCSU.” Part of the exhibit is a call-out for alumni and community members to share their St. Cloud State stories. They can do so by emailing scsu150@ stcloudstate.edu. “We (students) are grateful for the generosity of the Foundation,” added Imdieke. “Their support has provided us with the opportunity to do real-world work on an actual public history project.”
“A highlight for me was discovering the student voices, especially the female students of the 1920s,” exclaimed Solomon. “They were so passionate about their time at SCSU and their
Kyle Imdieke, left, Kasey Solomon, Dr. Rob Galler, President Robbyn Wacker, Blake Johnson and Lance Sternberg.
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COMMUNITY SUPPORT 1869. That’s the year St. Cloud State University began its journey from Normal School to Teachers College to the comprehensive university it is today. Throughout 2018 on through September 2019, the University will be celebrating its heritage along with its relevance to the people of Minnesota today. Events are scheduled throughout the year and most are designed to engage the community.
THANK YOU
TO OUR SESQUICENTENNIAL PARTNERS FOUNDING PARTNERS
Visit www.stcloudstate.edu/150 for the full slate of Sesquicentennial events.
Beaver Island Brewing Company is paying tribute to St. Cloud State’s 150th Anniversary through its release of Selke Pale Ale, available in restaurants, bars and at retail outlets through December. A portion of every sale supports Huskies Scholarships.
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HERITAGE PARTNERS
St.Cloud State’s campus branding initiative was given a big boost from a generous gift to the Foundation from the St. Cloud State University Alumni Association Board. “As the University prepares for its 150th Anniversary in 2019, we wanted to help amp up campus pride and brand identity by assisting with this initiative” said Kristen Baas ’90, Alumni Association Board Chair. “With Homecoming’s return in 2018 we achieved our goal of alumni visiting campus and coming away filled with pride and enthusiasm, and being strong, vocal ambassadors for St. Cloud State.” The initiative, led by the St. Cloud State Foundation, is a multi-year effort to elevate the University’s branded presence on its campus exterior. Year one efforts include
a striking lighted Husky athletics logo on a steel arch spanning the entrance to Halenbeck Hall – a major entryway used by students, fans, alumni and community members attending events there. The Miller Learning Resource Center at the front entry to campus received two, highly visible lighted signs featuring the iconic “St. C” mark. “We’re very grateful to the Alumni Association Board for their partnership in advancing the campus branding initiative. This is a great step forward in creating that outward sense of pride that contributes to a visitor’s first impression of campus” said Vice President of University Advancement Matt Andrew. To review a complete listing of the SCSU Foundation’s 2017-2018 donors, please visit www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport
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ALUMNUS TAKES ON NEW ROLE AS SCSU’S EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE 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. After an almost 30 year career working for Coca-Cola and Viking Coca-Cola, Yantes decided to find a new path in teaching, Yantes is serving as the Herberger Business School’s first Executive in Residence. Yantes began his residence teaching four classes in fall 2017. “I can bring the practical experiences I’ve had to them,” Yantes said of his students. “I still have great networks of contacts across a lot of different businesses and industries and I can set up networks for them.”
“I’M GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNLEASH THEIR POTENTIAL AND CREATIVITY IN REAL WORLD ENVIRONMENTS.” — DAVID YANTES, Heberger Business School Executive in Residence
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The Executive in Residence program was developed to create learning partnerships between St. Cloud State students and business executives who can then mentor students and guide them as they prepare for a career in business, said Professor Denny Bristow, chair of the marketing department. Executives in the program have at least 20 years of success in a specific industry.
DAVID YANTES “I try to give students an opportunity to be creative and experience things that they would use in the real world,” Yantes said. “I’m giving them the opportunity to unleash their potential and creativity in real world environments.”
In fall 2017 in his electronic marketing class, Yantes set up a project for students to work in teams creating electronic, social media and Google AdWords marketing campaigns for real companies. One of his students propelled that experience into an independent consultant position and is continuing to work with small companies building landing pages and Facebook advertisements for an insurance company since graduating in December. In addition to teaching, Yantes is working to recruit students, mentor students and help guide students as they seek to make connections in industry. “I have a strong passion to have St. Cloud State be successful, and I want to be a strong advocate to recruit students here and bring positive energy when the dialogue comes up around St. Cloud State,” he said. Yantes began his career in the soft drink business as a sales representative. In 1989 he started working for Coca-Cola as a sales representative and stayed with the company later becoming a sales manager, branch manager, area vice president and eventually becoming vice president of on premise sales in Chicago where he oversaw on premise sales for 12 states. He returned to Minnesota in 2011 as director of on premise sales for Viking Coca-Cola Bottling Company in St. Cloud and later as the company’s vice president of sales and marketing.
$1 MILLION GIFT TRANSFORMS NURSING “Ann Marie and I have been very impressed with the success of the SCSU Nursing Program,” said Jim Maciej. “When we learned about an opportunity to admit additional students to the program by way of funding a new nursing simulation laboratory, we felt it was the best use of our resources. This investment will continue to drive student success and will benefit not only the university, but the greater Central Minnesota region for many years. It aligns very well with our personal values.”
St. Cloud State University received a $1 Million gift in 2018 for its Nursing Program from Jim ’73 and Ann Marie Maciej. The gift provided funding for new Nursing Simulation Labs and related technology infrastructure, and on-going support for technology in the Nursing Program. In recognition of their transformative gift, St. Cloud State honored the donors by naming the department of nursing wing in Brown Hall the Jim ’73 and Ann Marie Maciej Nursing Education Suite. “This gift will absolutely transform the experience of our students in nursing and give faculty the tools they need to ensure the success of our students. We are honored that
Jim and Ann Marie have made SCSU’s nursing program their philanthropic priority,” said President Robbyn Wacker. “This is the largest gift in the history of the School of Health and Human Services and an affirmation of the program’s importance to Central Minnesota. As baby boomers retire from the healthcare profession it is imperative that we meet the region’s workforce needs for highly skilled and highly caring nurses. This gift from Jim and Ann Marie Maciej will go a long way in helping us meet that critical need in our community” according to Shonda Craft, Dean of the St. Cloud State’s School of Health and Human Services.
School of Health and Human Services faculty members are preparing about 2,500 students for careers via 12 undergraduate programs and 11 graduate programs. Each semester, more than 400 students engage in experiential learning through internships and other opportunities with community partners. “In spending my career first as a nurse, and later as a nurse anesthetist, I am so impressed by the faculty at St. Cloud State and the quality and commitment of the students in the nursing program. They’re terrific.” remarked Ann Marie Maciej.
Jim ’73 and Ann Marie Maciej.
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NEXT STOP: GRADUATE SCHOOL 14% of St. Cloud State graduates pursue graduate school upon receiving their degrees. Success in graduate school is the result of strong preparation at the undergraduate level, a hallmark of the academic approach and rigor found at St. Cloud State.
14% CONTINUED THEIR EDUCATION AT 122 INSTITUTIONS
90%+
EMPLOYED IN FIELDS RELATED TO THE COLLEGE OR SCHOOL THEY BELONG
95% School of Education 94% Herberger Business School 92% School of Health and Human Services 91% School of Public Affairs 90% College of Liberal Arts 90% College of Science and Engineering
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“Exposure to research during my undergraduate studies at SCSU helped me discover my passion for science. I was fascinated by the idea of building a career in scientific research while working on a project related to Type 1 Diabetes in Dr. Marina Cvrlie-Cetkovic’s laboratory. Suggestions, advice and the nurturing nature of Dr. Cetkovic allowed me to better understand the workings of scientific research, develop technical skills, as well as soft skills such as how to integrate collaborative and individual work for project completion. This helped me determine my area of interest in science which jump-started my career as a researcher. Inspired by this experience, I went on to pursue my Ph.D. in immunology in collaboration with the University of Tennessee and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Since completing my graduate study in 2016, I started working in the immuno-oncology field as a scientist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.”
“SCSU and research prepared me well for a successful career in the biomedical field (I feel especially proud that because of SCSU’s affordability compared to other universities I had my student loans paid off in less than a year after graduation). I currently work at R&D Systems (a Bio-Techne Brand) as a research associate 2 in Minneapolis and my manager and supervisor are also SCSU alumni (circa 2003). My lab isolates proteins from different sources (naturals, serum, e.coli, CHO, etc.) that are used in research at universities, pharmaceutical companies, and other institutions like NIH to understand diseases, create vaccines, and develop new treatments. When they were hiring for my position they told me that when they saw SCSU on my resume that they knew that meant I had applicable lab experience as a part of my education, a great foundation from my course load and mostly likely a great work ethic.”
Sharad Shrestha ’08 Scientist - St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Kylie Bruner, ’14 Research Associate 2, Bio-Techne Brand
STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY AT SUPER BOWL LII
Mickey Moran, a 2018 St. Cloud State graduate from Eden Prairie and now a student at the University of Minnesota Duluth Medical School had this to say about Professor Marina Cvrlie-Cetkovic, whom students affectionately call Dr C: “Working in Dr. C’s research lab taught me not only about the intricacies of research, but also how to adapt to an ever changing plan. This has helped greatly as a medical student where the plan for a patient may change by the minute. She advised me not only on research and what classes to take but also on life as she helped me pick a medical school that fit my personality and values. She was always willing to help guide me over whatever hurdle I was experiencing at the time. Dr. C is a great principal investigator, teacher, advisor, and role model.”
“My time spent in Marina’s lab was a huge asset for my work post-graduation. The ins and outs of working in a molecular biology environment were very useful, the most important tool I got in her lab was problem solving. Marina would allow us to figure things out on our own, and in “real” research almost nothing goes according to plan, it was our job to figure out why. This experience can’t be learned in the traditional lab or lecture class, and has given me a huge leg up working in industry.” Joe Hobbs, ’07 Sr. Clinical Research Specialist CRHF Clinical Research - Medtronic
The Super Bowl’s arrival to Minneapolis brought with it so much more than the game itself. The NFL Women’s Summit In the Huddle is designed to celebrate women in football and inspire young women in the host city and provide actionable experiences for growth. Gabriella Kim ’18 of St. Cloud State was selected as one of the summit’s student Gabriella Dasom Kim ’18 working at attendees. She was among a a donor event for the Foundation. select group invited to a special day featuring opening remarks by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, a special session on Advancing Women in Executive Roles at the NFL, and a keynote address.
“AS A MANAG…M…NT MAJOR, MY GOAL IS TO WORK IN …V…NT MARK…TING AND B…ING A PART OF TH… SUP…R BOWL WAS A ONC… IN A LIF…TIM… …XP…RI…NC….” — Gabriella Kim
(Michelle) Mickey Moran, ’15 University of Minnesota- Duluth Medical School
In the last 10 years, 65 students mentored by Professor Marina Cvrlie-Cetkovic have gone on to medical school!
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TOUCHING LIVES AND FINDING VOICES Kathryn Kampa enters the room with a big smile as she begins her “school day.” Smiling back is Maggie Gadbois, a second-year Communication and Sciences Disorders (CSD) graduate student, who is working with Kampa to help her gain a better use of her communication device. Kampa has cerebral palsy and is quadriplegic. When she speaks, she uses her eyes to answer a question or turn a phrase using a computer screen. A form of augmentive alternative communication (AAC), Kampa’s computer uses eye gaze technology to access her computer system and uses a computerized voice to communicate. This is known as a speech-generating device. She scrolls her eyes across the screen to find the words and phrases she wants to express. “I want to learn how to do more things with my computer,” Kampa said. “My goal is to communicate better, and I want to write a book. My biggest goal is to be more independent.” For now though, she’s both learning and teaching at St. Cloud State through her therapy sessions. Kampa is one of almost 40 clients served each semester by St. Cloud State’s oncampus Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic in Brown Hall. The clinic offers a range of diagnostic and therapy services both in speech-language and hearing for children and adults from throughout St. Cloud and Central Minnesota. Services are provided by the graduate program’s 39 students, who are learning how to work with people and put the concepts they’ve learned in the classroom into practice. “Our department is known for being a strong clinical program, and I think it’s because we really put our students in a lot of different situations and they get to work with a lot of different clients,” said Rebecca Crowell, CSD department chair.
people with different needs.They work with young children on forming words, help young adults with autism navigate daily life better and help older adults who have dementia or are recovering from stroke or other traumatic brain injuries. Working in the clinic gives students the chance to work with people while receiving necessary guidance from faculty, who work in the clinic alongside the students and supervise their work, Crowell said. The clinic is also a resource for faculty members who use it to gauge their students’ understanding of the concepts and practice new techniques in CSD. All faculty members who teach in the master’s program also do clinical supervision, which is a unique aspect of St. Cloud State’s program that helps it better prepare students, she said. “At the end of the day what students want is to be able to do the job when they graduate, and it’s the clinical training that allows them to go out ready for the job,” Crowell said.
SERVING THE COMMUNITY The Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic doesn’t charge for its services and so it has been able to help people dismissed from therapy by insurance for not making enough progress, Crowell said.
PREPARING STUDENTS, EXPANDING LIVES The demand for speech-language pathologists is so high that every student who graduates with their master’s from the program finds work, Crowell said. “We can’t graduate enough students to fill the need,” she said. “It’s just amazing. The demand is high both in education and medical settings.”
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
“Really she is the teacher of clinicians,” Gadbois said of Kampa. “She has used alternative communication her entire life.”
Each student must log 400 hours of clinical experience as part of their program and do so by working with a variety of
“We work together,” she said. “The students help me, and I help them.”
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“OUR D…PARTM…NT IS KNOWN FOR B…ING A STRONG CLINICAL PROGRAM, AND I THINK IT’S B…CAUS… W… R…ALLY PUT OUR STUD…NTS IN A LOT OF DIFF…R…NT SITUATIONS AND TH…Y G…T TO WORK WITH A LOT OF DIFF…R…NT CLI…NTS.” — Rebecca Crowell, Communication Sciences and Disorders department chair
KATIE EMMER WINS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR AWARD Katie Emmer, ’18 has earned the Jim Nantz Award as the college sportscaster of the year.
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AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS
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INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
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SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS AWARDED
The mass communications senior received hotel accommodations and admission to the National Sports Media Association convention June 2325 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At the June 25 award ceremony she shared remarks with the audience and then watched a taped congratulatory message from Nantz. “Your reporting skills, your anchoring skills, your knowledge of hockey — all of these things coming together — there’s no question a big career is blossoming,” Nantz said. The Jim Nantz Award is named for the veteran CBS sportscaster, who has worked national sporting events, including NFL Football and PGA Tour golf, for more than three decades.
Another taped congratulatory message featured the broadcast team at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City: Beth Mowins, Holly Rowe, Jessica Mendoza and Michele Smith. A panel of judges selected by the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA) chose Emmer for the award. She is the first woman to earn the award in its 10-year history, according to Jon Chelesnik, CEO of STAA. Emmer is a veteran of Husky Productions (HP), the UTVS TV division that manages broadcasts of Huskies Athletics events, including men’s and women’s Huskies Hockey. Among her duties: In-studio host and rink-side reporter. Huskies Hockey games are broadcast on Minnesota cable channels and sometimes on regional and national networks. Brian Stanley ’93 is executive producer of Husky Productions. Derrick Silvestri ’06 is the UTVS advisor and studio manager. Emmer is the daughter of Jacquie and U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Delano.
+22.46%
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
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RAISED IN 2017-2018 FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS
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INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
SCSU RECEIVED
BEST FOR VETS:
COLLEGES 2019 RECOGNITION BY
MILITARY TIMES To review a complete listing of the SCSU Foundation’s 2017-2018 donors, please visit www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport
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A LIFE TRANSFORMED: ALEX MARTINEZ Making the Dean’s List his first semester gave first generation college student Alex Martinez a new confidence. “It was an amazing feeling,” he said. “I still have that letter. It was an amazing feeling like ‘I can do this’.”
People were always on my mind.” So when he lost the job in 2014, instead of seeking other factory work, he took it as a sign to return to school and find a way to help others.
He realized “Si se puede”, the famous Cesar Chavez labor movement quote applied to him. Yes he could do it, he could succeed at a four year university — and so can others like him. They just need someone to show them the way.
Martinez started at Alexandria Community College that spring studying criminal justice and completing his liberal arts degree. This time he found success in higher education.
Martinez likes to be a role model for young people — especially those in his Latino community in Melrose — to show them that they too can attend college and make a difference.
When he graduated, he took the next step and set out to tour universities. The first place he visited was St. Cloud State University, and he loved it. He was amazed by the diversity and the mentors he found on campus.
“They’re not going for these opportunities and something needs to change,” he said. “Something needs to be done. If they want to get ahead — education is the way.” It took Martinez some time to figure that message out himself. After high school, Martinez started at Minnesota State Community and Technical College studying criminal justice. It was only by chance he’d enrolled in college — his sister decided to go to there, so he went along. But he never had role models who’d graduated college. His parents and their friends didn’t go. He didn’t know anything about college life or what to do. He believed college was only for “smart people” and didn’t know who to reach out to for help. Instead he left school and returned to Melrose and got a good paying job at Melrose Dairy Proteins, a cheese manufacturing plant. He was making good money and bought a house and a nice vehicle, but he wasn’t happy. “I didn’t quite see myself working in a factory job for the rest of my life,” Martinez said. “I knew working with people was my thing. I love communicating. I love helping others.
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Martinez made the Dean’s List and earned scholarships.
“SOM…TIM…S DONORS DON’T R…ALIZ… TH… IMPACT TH…Y HAV…. WH…N YOU G…T THAT SCHOLARSHIP IT LIT…RALLY TAK…S THAT STR…SS OFF YOUR BACK, GIV…S YOU R…LI…F. YOU F……L LIK… SOM…BODY CAR…S.” And he quickly found success at St. Cloud State — once again making the Dean’s List. He took the Chavez quote as his personal motto and determined to take school one semester at a time. Even when it meant selling his house and trading in his vehicle for an older model — it didn’t matter because school came first. “At this moment it doesn’t matter what I have,” Martinez said. “At this moment my education is more important.” It was in St. Cloud that his dreams really took shape. In
an elective class on child welfare Martinez left the class everyday moved by the plight of children but with a new goal forming — changing the lives of children and teenagers for the better. He switched his major to social work and made criminal justice a minor. “I want to work with kids and teenagers because you can still work with them quite a bit to change their future,” he said. “I feel like I can still reach out to them.” He’s found help from mentoring professors and donors at St. Cloud State University. In 2018 he was one of three inaugural winners of the President Earl H. Potter III Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship honors the contributions of St. Cloud State’s 22nd president, the late Earl H. Potter III, and supports underrepresented students, including first generation students and students of color. His goal is to one day get to a place where he can give back too. But he’s not waiting until graduation to try and reach people in his community. Last spring Martinez worked with St. Cloud State’s Admission’s office to bring his daughter, Kim, and her fifth grade class from Melrose to tour St. Cloud State. The children met Blizzard, took a tour of campus and pointed out the buildings where they plan to attend someday to pursue their own dreams. “Seniors often have their mind set on what they want to do,” he said. “If we keep bringing these kids to the university, at least once a year children tend to remember things that have a great impact. We have memories. Bad memories can have a negative impact, but good memories are important too. They’ll remember coming here.”
To review a complete listing of the SCSU Foundation’s 2017-2018 donors, please visit www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport
Alex Martinez with his daughter, Kim He’s also not waiting for graduation to try and make a difference in the lives of the other population he hopes to reach with his degree — those on probation trying to renew their lives after a conviction. This fall Martinez formed Adelante LCC a business that provides bilingual Spanish and English remedial classes on domestic violence using the Duluth Model, a philosophy on ending domestic violence. Martinez’ first client is Todd County, where he will teach the class to men ordered to take the class following a domestic violence conviction. He plans to expand to teach the class in additional Minnesota counties outside the Twin Cities metro area, which already has an established Spanish-language version of the class, he said. In the next year he plans to do internships in child welfare and probation before his expected graduation in fall 2019. “For me to be able to graduate — it means other people can get motivated and see the reward in pursuing an education,” he said. “I can see other people, teenagers, especially from Melrose, saying ‘this guy did it. I can do it also.’”
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3,000 GRADUATES $10,000 $80,000
MATCHING GIFT TOTAL RAISED IN 12 DAYS Crowdfunding continues to be a growing tool in the Foundation’s arsenal to both engage with our alumni as well as find creative ways to fund important projects that are outside of the budget plan. Last year crowdfunded projects assisted students with disabilities in gaining international experiences through the Confucius Institute, helped the Dance Team participate in Nationals, funded the purchase of new wrestling mats for the Wrestling team in advance of hosting Regionals at St. Cloud State, and helped the Society of Automotive Engineers purchase new equipment for their engineering challenge. Most excitingly, we started a new program with our spring Athletics Alumni Challenge, where all intercollegiate athletics teams at SCSU competed against each other to see who could get the highest levels of alumni participation, by percentage. Thanks to a $10,000 challenge gift made by Quintin Rubald III, ’92 winning teams were awarded prize money above what they raised for their programs.
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DONORS
DONORS
UNLEASH ALUMNI The Foundation had 650 alumni participate in the challenge raising $80,000+ in just a 12 day period. All monies raised helped to support each individual sports program fund. Quintin’s gift of $10,000 turned into $80,000.
$5,000 1ST PLACE: WOMEN’S SWIM & DIVE $3,000 2ND PLACE: MEN’S GOLF $3,000 3RD PLACE: MEN’S SWIM & DIVE “Now that’s a great return on my investment! I would encourage others to get involved and invest in Husky Athletics—and the thanks that I received from coaches and studentathletes was special for myself and my family. Great job Huskies!” — Quintin Rubald lll, ’92
ANNUALLY
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
GENERATES $686.5 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT
PER YEAR
SCSU
SUPPORTS &
SUSTAINS
5,515 JOBS
15% EFC = $0
14,615 ENROLLED
(EXPECTED FAMILY ENROLLED 16,245 30% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE 12,788 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 14,615 TOTAL STUDENTS 15,416 15,461 15,0 1,827 GRADUATE STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 15% EFC = $0 (EXPECTED FAMILY CON 1,509 NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS 14,615 16,245 TOTAL STUDENTS 15,416 15,461 15,092 12,788 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS White White 14,615 1,007 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS 14% FIRST GENERATION FIRST GENERATION 68% 68% NEW FIRST 12,788 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 1,509 YEAR STUDENTS 1,827 GRADUATE STUDENTS MEDIAN AGE 14% FIRST GENERATION
FALL 2017 QUICK FACTS
1,735 1,735
ALL DATA IS BASED ON 3OTH DAY OF CLASSES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
1,735 TOTAL STUDENTS Female
Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 ALL DATA IS BASED ON 3OTH DAY OF CLASSES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED Fall 2013 Fall 2014 FallUNLESS 2015 FallOTHERWISE 2016 Fall 2017NOTED ALL DATA IS BASED ON 3OTH DAY OF CLASSES GRADUATE TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS
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14% FALL 2017 QUICK FACTS 30% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE FALL 2017 QUICK FACTS 1,509 NEW 1,007 FIRST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE 30% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE STUDENTS LIVING IN NEW STUDENTS TRANSFER STUDENTS ST.CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2017 (EXPECTED FAMILYFACTS CONTRIBUTION) RESIDENCE HALLS ST.CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 30% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE 15% EFC = $0QUICK MEDIAN AGE 20 YRS OLD ST.CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LIVING IN 1,007 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE ST.CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 1,827 GRADUATE STUDENTS (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) 15% EFC = $0ALL DATA IS BASED ON 3OTH DAY OF CLASSES GRADUATE UNLESS 20 YRS OLD OTHERWISE NOTED TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) RESIDENCE HALLS 15% EFC = $0 Male
1,735
66% 1,735 71%
1,827 GRADUATE STUDENTS 29 YRS OLD 29 YRS OLD
66% 505 71% 505 21TO1
FIRST-TIME
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16,245 14,615 TOTAL54% STUDENTS 54%46% MEDIAN AGE 46% 15,416 15,461 STUDENT 15,092 STUDENTS LIVING IN 14,615 16,245 16,245 UNDERGRADUATE FIRST-TIME HALLS RETENTION RATE 14,615 TOTAL STUDENTS MEDIAN AGE14,615 14,615 TOTAL STUDENTSRESIDENCE 15,461 15,092 15,416 12,788 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 15,461 15,092 15,416 14,615 ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN 20 YRS OLD Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2 UNDERGRADUATE ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN 12,788 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS International 16,245 12,788 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 1,509 NEW FIRST TRANSFER-IN STUDENTS LIVING IN YEAR STUDENTS STUDENTS LIVING IN GRADUATE 20 YRS OLD TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 10% Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 15,416 15,461 15,092 14,615 International RESIDENCE HALLS Unknown RETENTION 1,509 NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS RESIDENCE HALLS RATE 29 YRS OLD STUDENT Male 1,007 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS 1,509 NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS GRADUATE Female TOTAL STUDENTS 5 YEARS 4% STUDENT LAST TO FACULTY RATIO 10% 54% 46% RETENTION RATE 29 YRS OLD Male 1,007 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS Student of Female 1,827 GRADUATE STUDENTS Unknown 1,007 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS Color 46% 54% 1,827 GRADUATE STUDENTS 4% TRANSFER-IN 18% 1,827 GRADUATE STUDENTS VETERANS COST OF ATTENDANCE ETHNICITY BREAKD Student of MEDIAN AGEENROLLED UNDERGRADUATE ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN International STUDENTS Color UNDERGRADUATE MEDIAN AGE RATE MN RESIDENT RETENTION 10% International Male
Female
STUDENT
21TO66% 1
71%
21TO1 Female
Male
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS STUDENT 8,228 UNDERGRADUATE24 AVERAGE CLASS SIZE MEDIAN AGE 18% UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 20 YRS OLD UNDERGRADUATE NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO VETERANS UNDERGRADUATE 16,462 20 YRS OLD GRADUATE NON RESIDENT TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS 4% 14% FIRST GENERATION COST OF 20 ENROLLED YRS 29 YRS OLD OLD TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS COST OF ATTENDANCE 29 YRS OLD 30% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE 46% GRADUATE STUDENTS GRADUATE STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO 54% TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS ROOM & STUDENTS FROM 46% YRS OLD BOARD 8,558 8,2 UNDERGRADUATE 15% EFC = $0 29 54% 18% TO UNDERGRADUATE 46%STUDENTS BOOKS & 54% VETERANS ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN 45 STATES 8,228 MN RESIDENT STUDENTS 24 1,200 SUPPLIES STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN 16,4 VETERANS ENROLLED AVERAGE CLASS SIZE UNDERGRADUATE FIRST-TIME 14% FIRST GENERATION STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO 1,735MEDIAN AGE 68% ETHNICITY 16,462BREAKDOWN NON RESIDENT ENROLLED STUDENT Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 White
68%
GRADUATE Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017
21 1
$ TO 505 21 1 505 $ $ 8,5 STUDENTS 24 2486STUDENTS AVERAGE CLASS$ SIZE 1,2 COUNTRIES
Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017
10%
Unknown
Unknown
4%
Student of Color
$ 66% 505 505 8,558 71% 505$ 1,200 24 1,73521 1 66% $1,735 1,735 ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN 66% 86 C 45 STATES 66% 45 STATES 24 $ 86 COUNTRIES 45 STATES 71% 1,735 1,735 71% 66% 66% 71% 1,735 50566% 21TO1 71% 8,22871% Female
Male
Male
Female
(EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION)
International
Student of Color
White
18%
International
10%
10%
Unknown
International 4% UNDERGRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS RETENTION RATE 30% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE 4% 10% UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Student of Unknown 20 YRS OLD STUDENTS FROM Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 STUDENTS Fall 2017 TRANSFER-IN Color 14% FIRST GENERATION ROOM &FROM CONTRIBUTION) 4% 15% EFC = $0 (EXPECTED FAMILY 18% 14% FIRST GENERATION BOARD STUDENT 18% GRADUATE VETERANS Student of STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS TOTAL 45 STATES VETERANS 30% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE RETENTION RATE AVERAGE CLASS SIZE BOOKS & Color ENROLLED PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE STUDENTS 29 YRS OLD 30% ENROLLED Male 18% SUPPLIES male FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) 15%(EXPECTED EFC =FAMILY $0 (EXPECTED VETERANS AVERAGE CLASS SIZE 46%STUDENTS COST OF ATTENDANCE FIRST-TIME CONTRIBUTION) 54% UNDERGRADUATE 15% EFC = $0 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENTS LIVING IN
Unknown
RESIDENCE HALLS
Student of Color
White
White
68%
68%
GRADUATION RA
37% 4 19% 4-YEAR 5-YEAR 6-
White STUDENT White68% MN RESIDENT LIVING IN TO 14% STUDENTS FIRST GENERATION 14% FIRST GENERATION 8,228 68% UNDERGRADUATE ST FIRST-TIME STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO RESIDENCE HALLS RATE STUDENTS FROM UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 16,462 NONRETENTION RESIDENT STUDENTS FROM FIRST-TIME 30% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE 30% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE White STUDENT STUDENTS LIVINGRATES IN GRADUATION 14% FIRST GENERATION 68% ROOM STUDENT (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) & STUDENTS LIVING IN STUDENTS FROM STUDENTS FROM (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) International 15% EFC = $0 15% EFC = $0 TRANSFER-IN RESIDENCE HALLS RETENTION RAT BOARD 8,558 RESIDENCE HALLS RETENTION RATE 30% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE 10% BOOKS & 37% 44% 19% STUDENTS STUDENT 1,200 SUPPLIES Unknown AVERAGE CLASS SIZE 4-YEAR 5-YEAR 6-YEAR FIRST-TIME 15% EFC = $0 (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) FIRST-TIME RETENTION TRANSFER-INTRANSFER-IN RATE
STUDENTS LIVING IN
RESIDENCE HALLS
STUDENTS LIVING IN
RESIDENCE HALLS
NOTES: 1 - Percent of full-time, first-time students that entered the i 2 - Percent of full-time and part-time, transfer-in students th 3 - Includes tuition and fees. 4 - Percent of students that entered the institution in fall 20 SOURCE: Office of Strategy, Planning and Effectiveness St. Clo
4% STUDENT STUDENT STUDENT STUDENT RETENTION RA RESIDENCE HALLS RETENTION RETENTION RATE Student of RATE RETENTION RATE FIRST-TIME COSTSTUDENTS OF ATTENDANCE STUDENTS FROM FROM Color TRANSFER-IN STUDENT TRANSFER-IN UNDERGRADUATE COUNTRIES 45 STATESTo review a complete86listing of the SCSU Foundation’s 2017-2018 please visit www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport OF ATTENDANC 14 18%donors, STUDENT GRADUATION RATES COST OFCOST ATTENDANCE RETENTION RATE MN RESIDENT STUDENT STUDENTS LIVING IN
VETERANS
NOTES: 1 - Percent of full-time, first-time students that entered the institution in fall 2015 and are still enrolled in fall 2016 2 - Percent of full-time and part-time, transfer-in students that entered the institution in fall 2015 and are still enrolled in fall 2016 3 - Includes tuition and fees. 4 - Percent of students that entered the institution in fall 2010 that graduated within four, five and six years. SOURCE: Office of Strategy, Planning and Effectiveness St. Cloud State University
RETENTION RATE
RETENTION RATE
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