The 20th Annual Student Leadership Awards recipients have been announced.
Category: Student Involvement
“Rock and Roll” is the theme April 8-12 as Fraternity and Sorority Life at Minnesota State University invites the campus to join in celebrating Greek Week. Activities include a Monday FREE hot dog cookout for the campus community as well as cardboard boat races, and the popular lip sync contest among the FSL chapters. The week concludes Sunday, April 14, with the annual awards banquet recognizing the Chapter of the Year and other outstanding accomplishments among the FSL community.
The Fraternity and Sorority Chapters will host a Meet the Greeks night on Wednesday, Jan. 17, from 8 to 10 p.m. in CSU 253/4/5 following recent election of 2024 FSL officers. Alyssa McCulloch, of Sigma Sigma Sigma, was elected President of the Panhellenic Council and Kaden Schafer, Sigma Nu, was named President of the Interfraternity Council. New officers will serve during the 2024 calendar year.
RSO’s – how SCARY can you get? Sign up to host a room at the CSU Haunted Takeover on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. to earn money for your organization.
While the University’s marching band dates back to 1929, the rebooted and retooled version known as the Maverick Machine evolved in 2013. A decade later it has grown from 30 members from across campus to more than 150 strong. Much of that credit goes to Director Michael Thursby, who members refer to as “dad” for his insight and instruction. A 10-year celebration was planned during Homecoming Week.
For grad student Sijan Dahal, the sport of cricket has been a life-long passion. From playing in the narrow alleys of Katmandu to Nepal’s National Cricket Academy, his passion and perfection of the game never faltered.
BEST Board honoree, Ryan Leistikow, found a path to his career in Recreation and Parks Leadership through his involvement with the Student Events Team. That passion for keeping others engaged grew during the pandemic when, as President of the Student Events Team, he lead planning and coordination of virtual events. For Ryan, that involvement was an extension of his Maverick Pride.
Participants Completing 4 Sessions Earn a MDI Certificate The Maverick Diversity Institute has announced its Fall 2023 lineup of sessions starting Thursday, Sept. 21, with…
A new bronze statue commissioned by the Centennial Student Union entitled Sittin’ with Stomper was unveiled in the CSU on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The statue features the University’s beloved mascot, Stomper, seated on an 8-foot bronze bench that will be permanently placed on the main level of the CSU. A plaque commemorating the spirit of the statue was also installed near the sculpture.
Sierra Roigers and David Mesta were named 2023-24 President and Vice President following Student Government Elections.
The 2023 Student Government Elections are online from 8 a.m. on Monday, April 10, through 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11.
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The Women’s Center is focusing its “Crafternoons” session on a magazine–or in this case, a Zine. “Zines’ are sort of underground magazines where artists and activists come together to express their thoughts and feeling about a specific topic.
An encore performance of Wounded Healers, composed and directed by Dr. Timothy Berry, will be Monday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Ted Paul Theatre. The original script expresses ways Blacks through history fostered healing through creativity. The production is among those invited to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Region V Festival in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 22-28.
Michelle Harvey is the new assistant director of Leadership, RSOs and Nontraditional Students. She joins the Student Activities team with personal strengths, experience and passion for student involvement and leadership development.
More than 40 members of Minnesota State Mankato’s Maverick Machine Bands travel to Italy over Winter Break where they will perform in the Dec. 30 Frascati Festival and march in the New Year’s Day Parade in Rome. The parade at 8:30 CST will be live-streamed.
Joey Casey has made an impact on the community and his Phi Kappa Psi chapter. Joey shares his experiences and advises students to follow their guts to find people that share the same vision and interest to boost college experience.
Lis went above and beyond to change the face of the Tri Sigma chapter, and to improve its operations from the inside out. Going from…
Isabella Pearson believes that getting involved in RSOs has helped her find a second home.
Brad Halvorson believes that being involved in campus activities has opened up a lot of opportunities for him.