2019-20 Philanthropic Impact Report by St. Cloud State University

2019-2020 PHILANTHROPIC IMPACT Râ&#x20AC;¦PORT

The St. Cloud State University Foundation exceeded its fundraising goal of $4.5M for the recently ended fiscal year, raising $4.66M, continuing its string of years in which the University Advancement staff exceeded its fund raising target.

TOTAL GIFTS RAISED FY ’20 $4,658,764 Academic Scholarships

$1,165,976 I 25%

Academic Programs

$2,873,692 I 62%

Unrestricted

$169,803 I 3.6%

Athletic Programs Athletic Scholarships

As the University lives into President Robbyn Wacker’s vision of creating a new regional comprehensive university for the 21st century, with distinctive programs recognized for excellence, and a reputation extending beyond our state’s borders, our donor community will have an opportunity to help shape the future at St. Cloud State through their philanthropy and support for this vision. Given the strong support we’ve witnessed in the last several years it is clear there is great enthusiasm for this work which makes me optimistic. We’re pleased to share just a few of the stories of how your gifts are changing campus and creating new opportunities for students, faculty and the coaches and staff that serve them.

$390,922 I 8%

$58,371 I 1.25%

ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION NET ASSETS $50,000,000 $45,000,000 $40,000,000 $35,000,000

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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Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, FY 2020 closed strong with the St. Cloud State University Foundation raising $4.66M, over $166K above its goal of $4.5M. While the total was off the historic levels attained in FY ’19, it nonetheless keeps the Foundation and University Advancement’s success on track in exceeding its stated goal in five of the last six years. To every donor that helped us achieve such success on behalf of our students, faculty and staff, I say thank you. Despite the University being closed by the pandemic in March and staff resigned to working from home there were some bright spots of note. With many students working in industries hard hit by the pandemic, unemployment rose and food insecurity and other emergency expenses increased significantly. Our community rose to the occasion, with over $100,000 raised for the Husky Food Pantry and the Student Emergency Fund. Additionally, in a demonstration that the mission continues, our alumni athletes raised nearly $70,000 to complete fundraising for the new Halenbeck Strength and Conditioning Center, a $925,000 transformation of a tired, dated space that will benefit our men’s and women’s Division II athletes, with a virtual dedication in October. As you page through this report you’ll see that philanthropy is evident throughout SCSU’s campus. It’s in the hope that a scholarship offers. It’s in a strength and conditioning center that helps make our student athletes stronger – on and off the field or court. Thank you for making St. Cloud State University your philanthropic priority!

As I look forward to my third year as President of this great University, I am filled with an incredible sense of optimism for the future of St. Cloud State as we are taking proactive steps to imagine a new St. Cloud State University. We are boldly altering the way we operate to better serve a new generation of students and focus on the changes that will take our challenges and turn them into our opportunities. This initiative, called “It’s Time”, will build on our distinctive areas of academic excellence while creating pathways for new academic programs in high demand and a renewed focus on student retention. The It’s Time work is critical to St. Cloud State’s future and I’m excited by the work that’s underway by our campus to move this forward. The innovations required to support the It’s Time initiative to transform St. Cloud State into a new regional university will undoubtedly take increased financial resources to bring them to life. I continue to take heart at the countless alumni, community leaders, industry partners, faculty, staff and friends of St. Cloud State, all of whom share a passion for SCSU and are committed to its success. Your commitment as donors now, and as we move forward into the future, is essential to our success. I can’t thank you enough for your generous gifts and confidence in our mission of preparing students for life, work and citizenship. Your support expands student access, enriches our outstanding academic programs and provides the hands-on experiential learning that prepares our students for a global and ever-changing workforce.

COVID-19 HELPERS - FACULTY MAKE FACE SHIELDS FOR CENTRACARE The Husky Make It Space Lab is designed to connect students with printing technology while learning and manufacturing products. Last spring, SCSU faculty and students came together to use the lab to print face shields to help protect doctors and nurses in Minnesota. The lab – which is located in Headley Hall for students to use 3D printers for their designs and posters, or to etch on wood, metal or plastic – began printing 750 of the face shields a week for CentraCare in order for it to be ready when a surge of COVID-19 cases arrived in Minnesota.

printer manufacturers Stratasys and H2I Group with discounted printing materials to use for making the shields. The shields produced were a 3D printed headband and the shield, made from an overhead projector transparency, which attaches to the headband. The design, which is lightweight and stable, are easy to snap on and snap off as needed.

SCSU professors Kurt Helgeson, Chuck Hentges and Mark Schroll had been looking for ways to use the campus 3D printers to help with the coronavirus response. They got the idea to print face shields from a nurse at CentraCare.

Helgeson and Schroll worked with Provost Dan Gregory to put out a campus-wide call for the transparency sheets and were overwhelmed by the level of donations. Other faculty from the College of Science and Engineering offered to come in and help print, as did the lab’s usual student workers and most of the nursing department students.

Helgeson and Schroll modified an original design from Nordeast Makers in Minneapolis and started printing using all 10 St. Cloud State 3D printers with their students taking classes remotely. St. Cloud State and CentraCare received assistance in their efforts from 3D

Helgeson and Schroll were happy to find a way to contribute to CentraCare’s fight against the pandemic and to give its doctors and nurses the PPE they need. “It’s an honor to do the work,” Schroll said. “The outpouring of assistance has been beautiful.”

This Impact Report shares just a few examples of the way in which your gifts are helping St. Cloud State change lives. Together, we are transforming the experiences of our students in the classroom, on the playing field, and in co-curricular and extra-curricular learning opportunities. Thank you for your continued advocacy and support of St. Cloud State University. Go Huskies!

Matt Andrew Vice President of University Advancement Robbyn R. Wacker, Ph.D. President

TOTAL GIFTS RAISED FY ’20 $4,658,764 Academic Scholarships

$1,165,976 I 25%

Academic Programs

$2,873,692 I 62%

Unrestricted

$169,803 I 3.6%

Athletic Programs Athletic Scholarships

$390,922 I 8%

$58,371 I 1.25%

ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION NET ASSETS $50,000,000 $45,000,000 $40,000,000 $35,000,000

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Matt Andrew Vice President of University Advancement Robbyn R. Wacker, Ph.D. President

DAN ’01 AND GRETCHEN ’00 HUWE RECALL FOND MEMORIES OF THE ALNWICK CASTLE IN ENGLAND For many students at St. Cloud State University, studying through the education abroad program at the Alnwick Castle in England offers a unique opportunity to live and take classes inside a castle. For Dan ’01, ‘11 and Gretchen ’00, ’13 Huwe, it offered them much more than that. The pair of St. Cloud State graduates, who now work as staff members at their alma mater, first met in Alnwick when they studied at the castle while attending SCSU and have been together ever since. “We were a small group of 29. Eventually you get to know everyone on your program,” Gretchen said. “Through a bit of matchmaking trickery, unauthorized castle exploration and the romance of living in that beautiful place, our story began.” The Huwes were introduced to Alnwick in different forms, but when they learned they could study abroad at the castle, they knew they didn’t want to pass that opportunity up. For Dan, he really enjoyed reading Shakespeare in high school. In one of his favorite plays, “Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2,” the character Henry Hotspur was associated with the Alnwick Castle and the Percy family. That sparked Dan’s interest in taking advantage of studying in that same location. For Gretchen, her mother had stayed at the castle in 1992

while participating in a nurse exchange program. After hearing her mother speak so highly of that experience, Gretchen too wanted to see what Alnwick had to offer. Through the Alnwick program, St. Cloud State students are offered the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in British culture while living and studying in a community that SCSU has partnered with since 1976. Students can also apply for the Alnwick England Study Abroad Scholarship, which is given to students who will be studying in Alnwick in the semester-long program. The Alnwick program was a life-changing experience for the Huwes, both in their academic and personal lives. And they want to help give back to future students to allow them to create their own memories in England and at the castle.

Recently a few of us returned to Alnwick. It was fun to see how much it’s changed like the Duchess’ Garden and the Tree House restaurant. Walking in through the main gate to the courtyard and then to the Outer Bailey brought back a flood of good memories! Higher education is a great investment, and it’s also expensive. We’re supporting the Alnwick Scholarship Initiative because we want to help others realize their dreams to study abroad, experience another culture and maybe capture some of the magic that can be found only at Alnwick Castle.

“For our family, the Alnwick program was the beginning of our lives together and a very fond reminder of the incredible change and self-discovery that is a cornerstone of a college education,” Dan said. “We feel it’s important to help future students have a similar experience. We were fortunate to have these experiences many years ago, but it took the support of others to make it feasible for us back then. The Alnwick program needs support more than ever and it’s up to people like us to be the ones to step up and give back to SCSU and the Alnwick program.”

SCSU STUDENTS THANKFUL FOR CONTINUED DONATIONS TO HUSKIES FOOD PANTRY

When Debra Yerigan attended St. Cloud State University as a student in the late 1970s and early 1980s, she relied on the assistance of scholarships to allow her to get an education and propel her into her career.

Since the beginning of the Spring 2020 semester, the Huskies Food Pantry has been a valuable resource for St. Cloud State University students during a difficult time for many.

Nearly four decades later, she now has the goal of helping current SCSU students and future generations by giving back to her alma mater.

Debra Yerigan graduated from St. Cloud State in 1982 with a degree in political science. Currently, she works at the Messerli & Kramer law firm in Minneapolis.

The food pantry at SCSU provides food and basic necessities purchased in a partnership with Second Harvest Heartland to assist students experiencing food insecurity in an effort to support learning, health and student retention.

While getting her degree from SCSU, she was involved in the SCSU Survey, an ongoing survey research extension of the university that provides education and experiential opportunities to researchers and students.

With the need for assistance on-going, students have continued to use the food pantry thanks to overwhelming support from SCSU faculty, staff, alumni, friends and community members at large.

Yerigan served as one of the student directors of the SCSU Survey during the 1981-82 school year. That experience persuaded her to give back to the Survey – and specifically its student directors – through the Debra Yerigan Scholarship for SCSU Survey Student Directors.

As of late June, the food pantry had recorded more than 700 gifts for a total amount of more than $71,000 since opening. Along with the food pantry, SCSU’s student emergency fund has received over 460 gifts of more than $68,000. The SCSU donor community contributed nearly $140,000 in direct student support.

“I was one of the first student directors for something that was at that time in its infancy,” Debra Yerigan recalled. “When I started my career, I decided to give back because of my own experience as a scholarship recipient.”

“I am very thankful to the community and to everyone who has donated,” said Nibras Ahmed, an international student studying mass communications who plans to graduate in Fall 2020. “I’m really thankful to the SCSU community and I know all the students are as well.”

“I was putting myself through school at that point and things like scholarships were extremely important to me to be able to pull that off,” Yerigan said. “I appreciated very much that scholarships were offered to me. When I got into a position where I could help somebody else, I thought it was important to do that.”

Along with giving back to students, Yerigan has a motivation to serve the community in many other facets, from her work on nonprofit boards and professional organizations to currently serving as chair of the School of Public Affairs Advisory Council.

To make a gift in support of the Alnwick England Study Abroad Scholarship visit www.stcloudstate.edu/impact and please note Alnwick England Scholarship Fund as gift designation. Thank you for your support! Donna, ’84 and Dave Osteraas pictured in …dinburgh, Scotland

SCSU ALUMNA DEBRA YERIGAN ’82 MOTIVATED TO CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK TO HER ALMA MATER

Debra Yerigan feels it’s important to help future generations and encourages others to do so as well if possible. “I like to support students to whatever extent possible,” she said. “I want to give other people the opportunities that I had. I think it’s wonderful for people to give back, even if they didn’t receive any help themselves as students. If we have the financial ability to do so, whether it’s a little amount or a big amount, we should do that. For a lot of students, it’s the difference between being able to go to college or not.”

COMMUNITY PARTN…RSHIPS

Islam Abuhadid, ’20, Social Work worked at the Husky Food Pantry and was an intern at the Bridges to Community Resources.

With the financial hardship of unemployment during the pandemic, many students have been able to turn to the food pantry to somewhat ease the financial burden by not having to pay for groceries on top of other expenses. “For more than a month (during the COVID sheltering at home order) it came down to how am I am going to pay for food or rent.” Ahmed said. Thanks to continued donations and a steady need for the service, the food pantry remains an ongoing available resource for students. Currently, the food pantry is available in Room 190 of Hill Hall for contactless pick-up. “We are all thankful to the university for organizing it and for all the people who have donated,” Ahmed said. “It’s amazing that the Husky Food Pantry is still helping students in need.”

SCSU STUDENTS THANKFUL FOR CONTINUED DONATIONS TO HUSKIES FOOD PANTRY

Since the beginning of the Spring 2020 semester, the Huskies Food Pantry has been a valuable resource for St. Cloud State University students during a difficult time for many.

Nearly four decades later, she now has the goal of helping current SCSU students and future generations by giving back to her alma mater.

Debra Yerigan graduated from St. Cloud State in 1982 with a degree in political science. Currently, she works at the Messerli & Kramer law firm in Minneapolis.

With the need for assistance on-going, students have continued to use the food pantry thanks to overwhelming support from SCSU faculty, staff, alumni, friends and community members at large.

SCSU ALUMNA DEBRA YERIGAN ’82 MOTIVATED TO CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK TO HER ALMA MATER

COMMUNITY PARTN…RSHIPS

Islam Abuhadid, ’20, Social Work worked at the Husky Food Pantry and was an intern at the Bridges to Community Resources.

ALUM SUPPORTS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH

WHAT’S UP DOC?

MIKE AND KAREL ’78 HELGESON SHOW SUPPORT OF KVSC AND ST. CLOUD STATE

No one ever knows how much the next turn will impact your life. That is certainly true for Chaithanya Sama ’03, Computer Science. Sama arrived from India to pursue a master’s degree as a shy kid with limited interpersonal and growing English language skills. He earned a teaching assistant position with professor Ramnath Sarnath in the Computer Science Department who encouraged him to develop lab curriculum and teach that curriculum in front of the class.

Ralph Heimdahl’s body of Looney Tunes work comes home to St. Cloud State

This fall, Karel ’78 and Mike Helgeson gave back to KVSC and the University with a gift of more than $100,000, the station’s largest gift in its 53-year history.

Sama took the opportunity provided and graduated in three semesters. Along the way he met his future wife, grew his confidence, public speaking, interpersonal and career building skills and landed his first job. Fast forward 17 years and Sama has started multiple companies and has employees in both the United States and India.

professor and students to work on specific projects related to those areas. “These areas are of great importance to my business, but they are the future of the computer science industry,” Sama said. Sama has also lended his knowledge to the University by serving as a founding member on President Robbyn Wacker’s International Advisory Council. “Serving on the Council is a great way to give back,” Sama said. “I have never had to look back in my career, and I owe a lot of that to St. Cloud State.”

“My life took a turn when I came to St. Cloud State,” Sama said. “The opportunities are endless in a new country, and I took advantage of those that were provided to me.” Sama has stayed in contact with Dr. Sarnath over the years and has supported the department in different ways. This past year those conversations included the department’s interest in delving more into the areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Sama decided to start a research fund within the Foundation to support the department’s academic pursuits in those areas. He is also in talks to contract with a

Chaityana Sama, M.S. ’03 is now President and C…O of Sterling 5 Inc., in Florida.

5 To review a complete listing of the SCSU Foundation’s 2019-2020 donors, please visit www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport

For the Helgesons, family ties and a unique connection to St. Cloud State University sparked their most recently display of support for KVSC and the University.

Ralph Heimdahl graduated from St. Cloud State in 1930, a time when the Charleston was all the rage and F. Scott Fitzgerald emerged as a leading American literary figure. For Heimdahl, ruggedly handsome and quarterback of the Huskies football team, his own artistic expression as a talented illustrator was coming into focus as well. Following a short stint as a teacher, Ralph arrived in California and worked as an illustrator on Disney’s “Dumbo” and “Fantasia” animated features. But it was shortly after this that he landed the gig that would engage him throughout the rest of his professional career and connect him to one of American’s most beloved comic book icons – Warner Brothers. Bugs Bunny! Ralph drew the daily and Sunday Bugs Bunny comic strip for over 30 years before his retirement. Now, thanks to Ralph’s daughter, Martha Slavin, Ralph’s work has come home to St. Cloud State to inspire and instruct future artists and illustrators studying here, as well as fans of the genre. Over 5,000 drawings and illustrations of Bugs Bunny cartoon strips were gifted to the University Library’s archives by Martha.

listeners, students and volunteers,” station manager Jo McMullen ‘91 said. “Their gift and matching gift challenge helped energize others to either support KVSC for the first time or increase their donation. In my opinion, it took the Helgeson leadership and generosity to inspire others to support the radio station. Their gift also brought positive energy and a unified focus for the KVSC staff, students and on-air volunteers.”

“We do like supporting our local community and St. Cloud State is a great resource,” said Mike, who was the CEO of Gold’n Plump/GNP Company until his retirement in 2014. “My grandmother got her degree at St Cloud State, my mother got her degree, an uncle, and Karel got her art degree from St. Cloud State. We have that personal family connection.”

The drawings illustrate the progression of how a comic story and cartoon strip comes together through its various stages. “St. Cloud State played an important role in my father’s life” according to Martha. “He received his initial training at SCSU which gave him the basis to build a lifelong career doing something he loved and that brought so many smiles to folks every day. I’m sure he would be happy knowing his body of work might inspire a new generation at his alma mater and it gives me great satisfaction knowing the work will be preserved as part of the University’s archives.”

Along with those family ties, the Helgeson’s son, Erik spent many hours at KVSC, the student-run public radio station licensed to SCSU with a listening radius of around 70 miles. Erik volunteered at KVSC in high school doing reggae and world music shows. KVSC gave Erik an introduction to media and helped develop his interest in radio and production. Later attending Augsburg College and the Institute of Production and Recording, he is still involved in media as an executive producer of movies, including the 2019 film Tuscaloosa, filmed entirely in Minnesota with a mostly local crew. “What he experienced at

“It has set a positive tone going forward in our fundraising abilities and connection to our supporters,” McMullen said. “The Helgesons’ were the spark of a major fundraising undertaking for the station which will allow KVSC to have a strong signal for decades to come in supporting the voices of our campus and community.”

KVSC had an impact on the rest of his life,” added Karel. “You know the radio station is well operated and the funds going there are used very effectively,” Mike said. “It’s about allowing them the ability to have the right equipment and infrastructure so KVSC can stay on the air.” “The Helgesons’ gift not only supported much needed studio and technical improvements at the radio station, it rallied our

Both Mike and Karel agreed the station and University provide individuals with great life experiences, including themselves as loyal KVSC listeners. And with their most recent gift, the Helgesons and many others will get the opportunity to listen and enjoy KVSC for years to come. “We feel that if we have the opportunity to give back that it’s important to do that,” Mike said. “We want to support our local community and help make it a better place for future generations.”

ALUM SUPPORTS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH

WHAT’S UP DOC?

MIKE AND KAREL ’78 HELGESON SHOW SUPPORT OF KVSC AND ST. CLOUD STATE

Ralph Heimdahl’s body of Looney Tunes work comes home to St. Cloud State

This fall, Karel ’78 and Mike Helgeson gave back to KVSC and the University with a gift of more than $100,000, the station’s largest gift in its 53-year history.

Chaityana Sama, M.S. ’03 is now President and C…O of Sterling 5 Inc., in Florida.

5 To review a complete listing of the SCSU Foundation’s 2019-2020 donors, please visit www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport

For the Helgesons, family ties and a unique connection to St. Cloud State University sparked their most recently display of support for KVSC and the University.

NOTABLE ALUMNI INSPIRE PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS Thanks to a gift from Mike Roos ’80 and wife Cindy Goplen, the inspiring stories of young alumni enjoying noteworthy success will be on display for prospective students and their families when they visit the newly remodeled Admissions Center in the Administrative Services Building this fall. Mike and Cindy’s gift enabled the Alumni Relations team in University Advancement to design and create a dynamic, multimedia interactive display that illuminates the wide breadth of career success enjoyed by SCSU alumni that proudly proclaims “See the Many Places St. Cloud State Can Take You.”

“We wanted our gift to have an impact and in this current environment, where enrollment is a critical issue for universities everywhere, including St. Cloud State, we thought that telling these alumni stories could help support this work” said Mike, a 1980 graduate in accounting who recently retired as partner with KPMG. “Cindy and I are proud to support St. Cloud State and hope our gift helps in bringing another generation to this wonderful university.” To watch a video of the newly remodeled Admissions area featuring the Notable Alumni display please visit https://youtu.be/uiGDfcRdgPQ.

NEVER WASTE A GREAT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INSPIRES GIVING

Renee and Randy Peterson Business Internship Helps Students Get the Internships They Want

Per Rasmussen ’86 and Nina Skage ’86 support Professional Selling Specialization Program

Internships help give students real world experience and opportunities to make invaluable connections which can often lead to job offers. But sometimes, despite the fact that an internship is paid, a student might forego the opportunity because it’s in another city and the cost of housing, meals and transportation exceed their wages and more, leaving little left over to cover tuition. “We wanted to make sure no student, especially low-income students of color and first generation students in the Herberger Business School ever skipped a life altering internship because they couldn’t afford it” explained Renee ’83 and Randy Peterson ’82, both graduates of the Herberger Business School. “So many students at St. Cloud State work to help pay for their schooling. Sometimes, a good paying internship comes with expenses that leave little left over for school so a student might decline that opportunity. Randy and I wanted to make sure that was less likely to happen” said Renee, a member of the Herberger Advisory Council.

“I was so blessed to have the Peterson Business Internship Scholarship. I can’t thank Renee and Randy enough. Their gift helped make all the numbers work for me. I had a great summer internship and was offered a position at CliftonLarsonAllen in Minneapolis where I’ll start after graduation in December.”

— Lorelei Nikula, ’20.

Recently remodeled Admissions Center in the Administrative Services Building Lobby.

Notable Alumni Display

To explore helping other students interested in pursuing internship opportunities please email foundation@stcloudstate.edu

It’s a long way from Norway to St. Cloud, Minnesota but alums Per Rasmussen and Nina Skage consider St. Cloud State “family” and are happy to be philanthropic supporters of the Professional Selling Specialization Program, the 15 credit hour program from the Herberger Business School available to students from all academic disciplines. “Developing people skills is so essential to success in life” says Rasmussen, CEO of Stromberg Gruppen, a Bergen, Norway based company specializing in trucking, commercial property and commodities. “Per and I loved our St. Cloud State education, especially the aspects of developing projects and making presentations in class. It’s important to present your ideas in any job and to do it in a persuasive manner” says Nina, whose career was largely spent in consumer packaged goods marketing. The couple was drawn to the Professional Selling Specialization because it provides the hands-on, experiential learning environment that was so important to them and that they believe helps set students apart. According to Per “learning to compete” is important and “understanding that our learning never stops” is a critical concept for students to embrace throughout their careers. Per and Nina’s annual gift in support of the Professional Selling Program assists, among other things, the annual Professional Selling

Per Rasmussen and Nina Skage at the Foundation’s 2019 Gala event. Competition, conducted each fall and spring. In the competition students pitch a product or service of their choosing to a “buyer” who’s in the simulated office of the Northwestern Mutual Sales Lab. Students are viewed and rated remotely by panelists from sales organizations from throughout St. Cloud and the greater Twin Cities. Scholarships are awarded, winners move on to regional and national competitions and internships and job offers from employers are common. “We’ve never forgotten all that St. Cloud State did for us” say Per and Nina. “State universities are facing many challenges these days so philanthropy is very important in delivering their mission. What we learned at St. Cloud State helped make us successful and we want to give back so today’s students are prepared for career success just like we were!”

NEVER WASTE A GREAT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INSPIRES GIVING

Renee and Randy Peterson Business Internship Helps Students Get the Internships They Want

Per Rasmussen ’86 and Nina Skage ’86 support Professional Selling Specialization Program

— Lorelei Nikula, ’20.

Recently remodeled Admissions Center in the Administrative Services Building Lobby.

Notable Alumni Display

To explore helping other students interested in pursuing internship opportunities please email foundation@stcloudstate.edu

A SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE STRIVERS

BRICKS TELL THE LOVE STORIES OF SCSU ALUMNI

Strive, Thrive, Succeed Scholarship Fills Important Need SCSU Foundation scholarships represent an important source of financial aid for many students. The Strive, Thrive, Succeed Scholarship fills an important niche in the landscape of endowed scholarships, providing access to hardworking students with mid-to-high level financial aid who might otherwise not qualify for certain merit based scholarships with high GPA requirements. The Strive Thrive Succeed Scholarship is open to students that have at least 40 completed credits and are making good academic progress and have a GPA between 2.5 and 3.5. Donors to the scholarship, such as Charles and Carol Vick have this to say about the impact of scholarship giving. “My wife and I enjoy giving to scholarships efforts at St. Cloud State University, because in 29 years of university teaching, it was such a pleasure to see young people develop their abilities in becoming educated, contributing members of society. We often think of scholarships as being for the recipients, but the reason we educate young people is so they will be able to make a better contribution to society in whatever they do with their lives. The scholarships, of course contribute to the student receiving them, but the ultimate recipient is all of us.”

IN 2019-2020:

992 SCSU STUDENTS $1.16 MILLION WERE AWARDED

IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND

$1.2 MILLION

WAS RAISED FOR FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS.

Having a scholarship such as the Strive, Thrive, Succeed Scholarship that helps industrious students who are doing all the right things but don’t have the higher GPAs that other students with fewer demands have is important. According to Matt Andrew, Vice President of University Advancement, “this scholarship is for the strivers. The students that never quit.” This fall, 24 students will receive $1,000 Strive, Thrive, Succeed Scholarships. Donors with a passion for supporting “The Strivers” may make gifts in support of this scholarship by visiting www.stcloudstate.edu/foundation

Jesenia Xiong, ’22, Elementary Education, received the Strive, Thrive, Succeed Scholarship

Molly Callen, ’22 Nursing, received the Clarence Fogelstrom Endowed Scholarship

“I want to take the time to thank the donors who made this scholarship possible for us. I will continue to work hard and continue my education to the best of my ability even through hard times. With this additional help I will be able to strive even further. Thank you so much for your generosity in helping me continue my education.”

“Your support and belief in my educational abilities mean so much to me, and this award money will have a huge impact on my education. It will surely help me financially as I pursue my career in nursing.”

Karen Ortiz, ’22, Political Science and Communication Studies, received the Edith Jorgensen Study Abroad Scholarship and the MeCHA/La Raza Scholarship

“Coming from a low-income background, this scholarship will grant me the opportunity to travel to South Africa in a financially secure and responsible manner. I greatly appreciate your generosity in providing the donation for this scholarship because it has made a big impact on my life.”

STUDENT EMERGENCY FUND HELPED STUDENTS IN NEED “The Emergency Fund was used to cover the rent of the apartment where I live. As an international student who did not have a summer job, that financial support was a very important factor in order to remain enrolled as a student and stay in the country. Knowing that the university could support us made me feel relieved and hopeful. It also helped me feel less stressed out about all of the changes that were going on in the world and the issues I had in my life such as the restrictions international students face when finding jobs as well as being away from family and friends during this Lucas Santos pandemic. I am greatly thankful to the donors who gave their gifts to St. Cloud State University. They have kept many students’ dreams alive and also contributed to our academic development. I am confident all the good they have done will get back to them somehow. Thank you so much!”

St. Cloud State University laid the first round of inscribed bricks in Husky Plaza in August of 2019, with more than 500 added to the plaza. The inscribed bricks have added an extra layer of fun to the plaza as students, staff, and visitors to campus come into the Plaza to look at the majestic bronze husky and spend extra time wandering around the area looking at the different inscriptions that alumni and friends have left. One of the most common choices we have seen from people have been celebrations of relationships that started while the couples were students at St. Cloud State. Roughly 11% of alumni are married to other alumni and those bonds have led to some wonderful inscriptions celebrating their relationship. St. Cloud State is thrilled to have played a part in bringing people together and giving them a way to honor two Huskies coming together to form their own pack! Here are a just a few examples of these inscriptions!

To review a complete listing of the SCSU Foundation’s 2019-2020 donors, please visit www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport

A SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE STRIVERS

BRICKS TELL THE LOVE STORIES OF SCSU ALUMNI

IN 2019-2020:

992 SCSU STUDENTS $1.16 MILLION WERE AWARDED

IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND

$1.2 MILLION

WAS RAISED FOR FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS.

Jesenia Xiong, ’22, Elementary Education, received the Strive, Thrive, Succeed Scholarship

Molly Callen, ’22 Nursing, received the Clarence Fogelstrom Endowed Scholarship

Karen Ortiz, ’22, Political Science and Communication Studies, received the Edith Jorgensen Study Abroad Scholarship and the MeCHA/La Raza Scholarship

To review a complete listing of the SCSU Foundation’s 2019-2020 donors, please visit www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport

KABAO YANG ’20, FIRST-GENERATION AMERICAN, CHANGING THE WORLD ONE CLASSROOM AT A TIME “Studying abroad was probably one of the highlights of my entire college career. I would not trade those experiences for the world,” Yang said. “It was everything I had wanted and more.” Another opportunity Yang took advantage of was applying for a scholarship through the Huskies Scholarships system available to SCSU students, which helped ease the financial aspect of going to school. “It was difficult at points to balance my work life and social life,” she said. “Because of the scholarships, I was able to take time off of work to focus on what I was doing in my classes and organizations. It was a privilege to not have to worry about things financially thanks to those scholarships.”

Continuing her journey beyond SCSU

As a daughter of refugee parents, Kabao Yang didn’t know if she would ever get the opportunity to live out her goal of pursuing a degree in higher education. Those dreams became a reality when she recently joined the ranks of other first-generation Americans who have accomplished their goals and flourished at St. Cloud State University. Yang is passionate and committed to accomplishing anything she sets out to do. In spring of 2020, that was on display when she received her undergraduate degree in communication arts and literature from SCSU with Magna Cum Laude honors. “I came to St. Cloud State not knowing anyone. It was really nerve-racking,” Yang said. “The faculty and the student organizations kept school fun and were constantly there to support me. I am really thankful to have gone to a smaller university, because I was able to build a community. It became such a blessing.”

Getting involved at SCSU When Yang arrived at SCSU, not knowing many people around campus and moving to a new city took some adjusting. What helped during that transition was getting involved in various student organizations on campus. Yang participated in student organizations and programs including the Hmong Student Organization, Vietnamese Student Association, Women of Color Collective, Asian Students in Action Organization and the Advanced Preparation Program. Those opportunities opened more doors than she could have ever imagined. Outside of those organizations, Yang also took part in a few education abroad trips, one to Laos, Thailand and Malaysia and the other to China.

Now entering the workforce, Yang has her sights set high once again in achieving her career goals. Recently, she started teaching English Arts to ninth and tenth grade students at the Community School of Excellence, a Hmong language and culture school in St. Paul. “I really felt like this was a calling for me. I am so thankful to have been given that position,” Yang said. “Everything I was involved with and experienced at St. Cloud State, it built this whole background for me and I really want to give back to the community I’m so proud to be a part of and to be from.” Four years ago, Yang was apprehensive about moving to an entirely new community. Now as one of the latest SCSU graduates, she’s grateful to have made the decision to come to the University. “I love St. Cloud State because we have incredibly qualified faculty who are really willing to work with you,” Yang said. “They really believe that our students can change the world and change our classrooms.”

To review a complete listing of the SCSU Foundation’s 2019-2020 donors, please visit www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport

Continuing her journey beyond SCSU

To review a complete listing of the SCSU Foundation’s 2019-2020 donors, please visit www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport

14,615

Grant was inducted into the SCSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007, as well as the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Minnesota Chapter in 2015 and remains a great ambassador of the sport to this day. He was also the recipient of the 2012-13 Distinguished Alumni Award from the SCSU Alumni Association. “There are no words to express my appreciation for what the Nelsons support has done for me, our University, athletics and the wrestling program,”

Recently, the Nelsons played a large role in bringing to life the renovation of SCSU’s new Grant ’63 and Carol Nelson Strength and Conditioning Center. With this leadership gift the center will provide SCSU’s Division II student-athletes a state-of-the-art facility to support in their development and preparation for athletic success. “The Strength and Conditioning Center has been identified by the coaches to be a critical need,” Grant said. “Carol and I agree that, as a University, we need to make a statement that we are moving forward and not backwards. We want to do our part.”

1,594 1,594

1,594

66% 1,594 70.7%

29 YRS OLD FIRST-TIME OF STRATEGY, PLANNING AND EFFECTIVENESS ST. CLOUD Male Female SOURCE: OFFICE 29 YRS OLD Male Female 44.81% MEDIAN AGE 12,608 TOTAL STUDENTS 44.81% 15,416 15,460 STUDENTS 53.77% STUDENT 53.77% 15,090 14,615 LIVING IN MEDIAN AGE UNDERGRADUATE FIRST-TIME Unknown HALLS RETENTION RATE 13,467 12,608 TOTAL STUDENTS 12,608 TOTAL STUDENTS 15,460 15,090 15,416 RESIDENCE 10,914 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 15,416 15,460 15,090 UNDERGRADUATE 12,608 Unknown 14,615 14,615 ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN 1.42% 20 YRS OLD Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 1.42%BREAKDOWN 13,467 20 13,467 YRS OLD ETHNICITY 10,914 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS International 10,914 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 1,237 NEW FIRST STUDENTS LIVING IN YEAR STUDENTS GRADUATE STUDENTS LIVING 12,608IN TRANSFER-IN 12,608 TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YE 9.8% 15,460 15,416 GRADUATE TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS 15,090 International RESIDENCE HALLS Unknown RETENTION 1,237 NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS RESIDENCE HALLS RATE 29 YRS OLD Male STUDENT 775 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS 1,237 NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS 14,615 Female 29 YRS OLD 4% Male STUDENT 9.8% 44.81% Female RETENTION RATE TO FACULTY RATIO 53.77%Student of 44.81% 775 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS 13,467 1,785 GRADUATE STUDENTS Unknown 53.77% 775 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS Color 12,608 TRANSFER-IN 1,785 GRADUATE STUDENTS 4% 19.2% 1,785 GRADUATE STUDENTS VETERANS ETHNICITY BREAKDOW COST OF ATTENDANCE ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN Student of MEDIAN AGE ENROLLED International UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Color International UNDERGRADUATE MEDIAN AGE RATE Unknown MN RESIDENT RETENTION 9.8%

66% 385 70.7% 385 20TO1 GENDER BREAKDOWN GENDER BREAKDOWN

1,594 12,608 TOTAL STUDENTS

STUDENT

20TO66% 1

10,914 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 1,237 NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS STUDENT George Torrey served on the SCSU Foundation Board from 2007-2016 and received 8,656 UNDERGRADUATE18 AVERAGE CLASS SIZE MEDIAN AGE 19.2% UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 20 YRS OLD UNDERGRADUATE the Alumni Service Award in 1998. He was inducted in the SCSU Athletics Hall of Fame 775 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS STUDENT20 TOYRS FACULTY RATIO VETERANS UNDERGRADUATE 16,948 OLD GRADUATE NON-MN RESIDENT TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS 4% 14% FIRST GENERATION in 1999. He was honored for his lifetime of philanthropy and named the Foundation’s COST OF 20 ENROLLED YRS 29 YRS OLD OLD TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS Visionary Award recipient in 2016. In 2020, George continued his support for SCSU’s1,785 GRADUATE STUDENTS COST OF ATTENDANCE 29 YRS OLD 27% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE GRADUATE TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS STUDENT RATIO ROOM & TO FACULTY STUDENTS FROM student athletes, making a significant six-figure gift to help realize the long overdue BOARD 9,728 UNDERGRADUATE 17% EFC = $0 29 YRS OLD 19.2% 8,6 TO renovation of the Halenbeck Strength and Conditioning Center. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ETHNICITY BOOKS & VETERANS BREAKDOWN 46 STATES 8,656 MN RESIDENT STUDENTS 18 VETERANS 1,200 SUPPLIES STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO ETHNICITY BREAKDOWN 16,9 ENROLLED AVERAGEFIRST-TIME CLASS SIZE UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLED 14% FIRST GENERATION STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO MEDIAN AGE 1,594 67% ETHNICITY HERB BROOKS STATUE UNVEILED AT 16,948BREAKDOWN NON-MN RESIDENT STUDENT “George understood the lessons and the values instilled in him when he was a studentathlete and they served him well throughout his life,” said Matt Andrew, St. Cloud State’s Vice President for University Advancement. “Those values continue to be instilled in today’s student athletes.”

1.42% Unknown

20TO1 Female

ST. CLOUD STATE HOCKEY CENTER

A new statue in honor of legendary St. Cloud State University men’s hockey coach Herb Brooks was unveiled last October at a special ceremony in front of the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center at St. Cloud State. The bronze statue was installed thanks to support through a generous gift from Dave Brooks, the brother of Herb Brooks. It was created at Brodin Studios in Kimball. The statue stands about 14 feet tall and is in place near the main entrance to the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The statue salutes Brooks, who served as the Huskies’ head coach in 1986-87 and played a pivotal role in St. Cloud State hockey moving to the NCAA Division-I level in 1987-88 and the construction of the facility – then known as the National Hockey Center in 1989.

1.42% Male 44.81%

Unknown Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016

1.42%

20 1

Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 White

67%

70.7%

$ TO 385 1 385 20 $ $ 9,7 STUDENTS 18 1894STUDENTS AVERAGE CLASS$ SIZE 1,2 COUNTRIES

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019

9.8% Unknown Unknown

Includes tuition and fees 4%

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 FallGRADUATE 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019

Student of Student of Color Color

$ 66% 385 70.7% 385 9,728 385$ 1,200 18 1,59420 1 66% $ETHNICITY 1,594BREAKDOWN 1,594 66% 94 C 4666% STATES 46 STATES 18 $ 94 COUNTRIES 46 STATES 70.7% 1,594 1,594 66% 70.7% 70.7% 66% 1,594 385 66% 70.7% 20TO170.7% 8,656 8,656 53.77%

The ceremony included comments from St. Cloud State President Robbyn Wacker, St. Cloud State Director of Athletics Heather Weems, men’s hockey coach Brett Larson and Dave Brooks.

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Unknown PLANNING AND EFFECTIVENESS ST. CLOUD SOURCE: OFFICE OF STRATEGY, ALL DATA IS BASED ON 3OTH DAY OF CLASSES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 1.42% Fall 2015 2016 FallUNLESS 2017 FallOTHERWISE 2018 Fall 2019NOTED ALL DATA IS BASED ON2014 3OTHFallDAY OFFall CLASSES SOURCE: OFFICE OF STRATEGY, PLANNING AND EFFECTIVENESS CLOUD GRADUATEST.SOURCE: TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS OFFICE OF STRATEGY, PLANNING AND EFFECTIVENESS ST. CLOUD

GENDER BREAKDOWN

Long time benefactors, Grant and Carol have supported SCSU through gifts towards the remodeling of the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center and additionally were instrumental in helping hire an assistant coach for the wrestling program. They are strong supporters who regularly attend wrestling events and President’s Club donor events and have hosted an Alumni wrestling gathering at their home.

ALL DATA IS BASED ON 3OTH DAY OF CLASSES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

GENDER BREAKDOWN

Grant, who graduated from SCSU in 1963 with a degree in business administration, was a successful student-athlete at SCSU. Nelson captured an individual national championship on the Huskies wrestling team in 1963 and won conference championships during the 1962 and 1963 seasons.

SCSU wrestling coach Steve Costanzo said.

GENDER BREAKDOWN

“Upon an earlier than expected retirement, I had time to re-engage with the University and the Wrestling program, “Grant said. “I am deeply grateful for the solid academic footing provided by the University and equally for the opportunity to wrestle for the University,” Grant said. “Life is full of seasons. It was my season to get involved.”

George Torrey, retired CEO of Herberger’s passed away June 10 but his legacy at St. Cloud State is solidly secured and will not be forgotten. George was the single largest supporter of Husky Athletics in the University’s history and played an instrumental role in the philanthropy behind St. Cloud State’s move to Division I hockey in the 1980s and was a major contributor in outfitting the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center and Husky Stadium with new scoreboards.

FALL 2019 QUICK FACTS

14% FALL 2019 QUICK FACTS 1,237 NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS 27% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE FALL 2019 QUICK FACTS UNDERGRADUATE 27% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE STUDENTS LIVING IN 775 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS Unknown ST.CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2019 QUICK FACTS FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) RESIDENCE HALLS ST.CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 27% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE EFCNEW = $0 (EXPECTED MEDIAN AGE17%775 TRANSFER STUDENTS 1.42% 20UNIVERSITY YRS OLD ST.CLOUD STATE STUDENTS LIVING IN UNDERGRADUATE 1,785 GRADUATE STUDENTS ST.CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) 17% EFC = ALL $0DATA IS BASED ON 3OTH DAY OFGRADUATE CLASSES UNLESS NOTEDSTUDENTS 20 YRS OLD OTHERWISE 1,785 GRADUATE STUDENTS TOTAL LAST 517% YEARS EFC = $0RESIDENCE (EXPECTED FAMILYHALLS CONTRIBUTION)

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After graduating from St. Cloud State University, alumnus Grant Nelson ’63 and his wife Carol have reconnected with SCSU and have become some of the biggest supporters of SCSU athletics and the University as a whole.

GEORGE TORREY’S GENEROSITY NOT FORGOTTEN

GENDER BREAKDOWN

GRANT ’63 AND CAROL NELSON SHOW SUPPORT OF SCSU WITH THE NEWLY RENOVATED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CENTER

17% EFC = $0

ENROLLED

FAM ENROLLED 27% PELL (EXPECTED GRANT ELIGIBLE 10,914 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 12,608 TOTAL13,467STUDENTS 15,416 15,460 15,090 12,608 1,785 GRADUATE STUDENTS 14,615 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 12,608 TOTAL STUDENTS FAMILY C 15,416 15,46017% UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS EFC = $0 (EXPECTED 1,237 NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS 15,090 13,467 14,615 10,914White UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS White 12 13,467 775 NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS 10,914 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 14% FIRST GENERATION FIRST GENERATION 67% 12,608 67% 1,237 NEW FIRST YEAR STUDENTS 1,785 GRADUATE STUDENTS MEDIAN AGE 14% FIRST GENERATION

Female

53.77%

Male

44.81%

Male

Female

44.81%

53.77%FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) (EXPECTED

19.2%

White

International

9.8%

Unknown

Includes tuit

International Includes tuition and fees UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 4% RESIDENCE HALLSUNDERGRADUATE RETENTION 4% RATESTUDENTS PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE 9.8% UNDERGRADUATE Student of Unknown White White 1.42% 20 YRS OLD STUDENTS FROM STUDENTS FROM 14% Fall 2014 Fall FIRST 2015 FallGENERATION 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 TRANSFER-IN ColorFIRST ROOM & 14% GENERATION (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) 4% 67% 67% 17% EFC = $0 19.2%STUDENT BOARD 19.2% GRADUATE GRADUATION RA VETERANS Student of TOTAL STUDENTS LAST 5 YEARS 46 STATES 27% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE VETERANS RETENTION RATEELIGIBLE 27% PELL GRANT AVERAGE CLASS SIZE BOOKS & Color ENROLLED STUDENTS 29 YRS OLD ENROLLED Male 19.2% SUPPLIES Female FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) 40.8% 46 23.3% 17% EFC $0 (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) 17% EFC = $0=(EXPECTED VETERANS AVERAGE CLASS SIZE 44.81% COST OF ATTENDANCE FIRST-TIME 4-YEAR 5-YEAR 53.77% UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS UNDERGRADUATE White 8,656 MNSTUDENT RESIDENT STUDENTS LIVING IN TO 14% FIRST GENERATION 14% FIRST GENERATION 67% UNDERGRADUATE FIRST-TIME ST STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO FIRST-TIME RESIDENCE HALLS RETENTION RATE67% STUDENTS FROM UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 16,948 NON-MN RESIDENT STUDENTS FROM 27% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE 27% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE White STUDENT STUDENT STUDENTS LIVING STUDENTS LIVING IN IN RATES GRADUATION 14% FIRST GENERATION 67% ROOM (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) & STUDENTS FROM STUDENTS FROM (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) International 17% EFC = $0 17% EFC = $0 RESIDENCE HALLS RETENTION TRANSFER-IN RESIDENCE HALLS RETENTION RATERATE BOARD 9,728 27% PELL GRANT ELIGIBLE 9.8% BOOKS & 40.8% 46.4% 23.3% STUDENTS STUDENT 1,200 SUPPLIES TRANSFER-IN TRANSFER-IN Unknown AVERAGE CLASS SIZE 4-YEAR 5-YEAR FIRST-TIME 17% EFC = $0 (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) FIRST-TIME RETENTION6-YEAR RATE

Unknown 27%

STUDENTS LIVING IN

Unknown

Student of Color

White

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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

STUDENT STUDENT 4% STUDENT STUDENT RETENTION RETENTION RATERATE RESIDENCE HALLS RETENTION RETENTION RATE Student of RATE FIRST-TIME COST OF ATTENDANCE STUDENTS FROM STUDENTS FROM Color TRANSFER-IN STUDENT TRANSFER-IN UNDERGRADUATE COUNTRIES 46 STATESTo review a complete94listing OF OF ATTENDANCE ATTENDANCE of the SCSU Foundation’s 2019-2020 pleaseCOST visit COST www.scsu.mn/scsuimpactreport 14 19.2%donors, STUDENT GRADUATION RATES RETENTION RATE STUDENT MN RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE 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

UNDERGRADUATE

14,615

1,594 1,594

1,594

66% 1,594 70.7%

66% 385 70.7% 385 20TO1 GENDER BREAKDOWN GENDER BREAKDOWN

1,594 12,608 TOTAL STUDENTS

STUDENT

20TO66% 1

1.42% Unknown

20TO1 Female

ST. CLOUD STATE HOCKEY CENTER

1.42% Male 44.81%

Unknown Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016

1.42%

20 1

Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 White

67%

70.7%

$ TO 385 1 385 20 $ $ 9,7 STUDENTS 18 1894STUDENTS AVERAGE CLASS$ SIZE 1,2 COUNTRIES

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019

9.8% Unknown Unknown

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Fall 2014 Fall 2015 FallGRADUATE 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019

Student of Student of Color Color

The ceremony included comments from St. Cloud State President Robbyn Wacker, St. Cloud State Director of Athletics Heather Weems, men’s hockey coach Brett Larson and Dave Brooks.

GENDER BREAKDOWN

ALL DATA IS BASED ON 3OTH DAY OF CLASSES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

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SCSU wrestling coach Steve Costanzo said.

GENDER BREAKDOWN

FALL 2019 QUICK FACTS

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GEORGE TORREY’S GENEROSITY NOT FORGOTTEN

GENDER BREAKDOWN

GRANT ’63 AND CAROL NELSON SHOW SUPPORT OF SCSU WITH THE NEWLY RENOVATED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CENTER

17% EFC = $0

ENROLLED

Female

53.77%

Male

44.81%

Male

Female

44.81%

53.77%FAMILY CONTRIBUTION) (EXPECTED

19.2%

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International

9.8%

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STUDENTS LIVING IN

Unknown

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White

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STUDENTS LIVING IN

RESIDENCE HALLS

STUDENTS LIVING IN

RESIDENCE HALLS

VETERANS

RETENTION RATE

UNDERGRADUATE

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