Centennial Student Union Blog
Kwik Trip Bend of the River Festival, a new outdoor fall concert with headliner Jimmie Allen will be Saturday, Sept. 17, on the practice fields just west of Blakeslee Stadium on the Minnesota State Mankato campus. Allen, the CMA New Artist of the Year will be joined by Priscilla Block, Jason Nix and IV Play. www.bendoftheriverfestival.com
Memorial celebration for former Minnesota State Mankato President Margaret R. Preska will be Saturday, June 11 at 2 p.m. in the University’s Ted Paul Theatre in the Early Center for Performing Arts. Preska served as the University’s 10th president from 1979-1992. She passed away Nov. 17. She was 83.
Maverick sophomore sprinter Denisha Cartwright heads into the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships ranked among the nation’s fastest NCAA Division II sprinters. The Nassau, Bahamas, native earned her fourth NSIC Track Athletic of the Week this outdoor season following the Deb Schulz Open at Minnesota State Mankato. She is also a member of the Mavericks 400-meter relay team which holds this spring’s top time in Division II.
(KARE 11 Local News) Anna Hansen, a Ukrainian immigrant who recently earned her Master’s in Accounting from Minnesota State Mankato, celebrated Mother’s Day with her mother, Valentyna Zinchenko, thanks to an expedited visa aided by Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Zinchenko was living in Kharkiv, a northeastern Ukrainian city targeted by Russian forces.
Dariia Hozhenko is a graduate student from Ivano-Frankove, an urban settlement in western Ukraine about 20 kilometers from Lviv, reflects on her mom, her homeland and her efforts to inform the campus and the region about war-torn Ukraine.
Incarcerated individuals can earn two-year Associate’s Degrees and a fresh start in life through the Scholars Serving Time Program offered by Minnesota State Mankato.
M.A.G.I.C. is a new Recognized Student Organization whose community of creative thinkers are planning a Minecraft campus tour, holograms in the classroom and a Fall 2022 robotics competition among early goals.
Minnesota State Mankato seeks to repeat as the #1 College/University in the Star Tribune’s “Minnesota Best” Readers’ Choice poll. In 2021, Minnesota State Mankato topped the poll. Daily voting opportunities continue through May 18. Vote at votemnbest.com
Work starts this summer with a fresh look in the CSU as Starbucks replaces Jazzman’s. The popular coffeehouse open for business when fall classes resume.
Night at the Moondogs returns Thursday, June 2. With MavCARD. $15 discount tickets good for reserved seating, food buffet and Moondogs ball cap. Limited tickets. Reserve at mnsuevents.com. Moondogs vs. Waterloo Bucks at 6:35 p.m.
A night of Twins baseball will have a Maverick focus as Minnesota State Mankato Night returns to Target Field on Tuesday, Aug. 2. The Twins…
Country star Brett Young will perform in Mankato this summer. Young, along with special guest Chris Lane will take the stage at the Vetter Stone Amphitheater on Saturday, June 18. Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 22 at 10 a.m. Tickets start at $35 + fees.
Mankato’s annual Ribfest Aug. 4-7 features top rib masters and music by Craig Morgan, Little Texas, Lita Ford, FireHouse, Gin Blossoms, Gear Daddies and more.
Grant funding enabled Library Services to acquire 97 reels of microfilm from historical Mankato area newspapers, circa 1879-1947. The reels are available in microfilm collection in the library’s Marilyn J. Lass Center for Minnesota Studies.
Starbucks will have a new home in the Centennial Student Union. This summer, the Jazzman’s location will transition into a Starbucks. he new Starbucks will open for Fall 2022. Chick-fil-a will move to the CSU Lower Level. Peking Plate, Hissho Sushi and Firehouse Subs will be new dining options. Fiurehouse will replace Sandella’s.
MavPASS, which was launched on the Minnesota State University Mankato campus in the fall of 2019, is based on supplemental instruction. It was given the name MavPASS because it is a “peer-facilitated academic support system” for students enrolled in historically difficult courses. MavPASS Leaders are identified and hired to sit in on courses in which they previously demonstrated proficiency in order to assist students in these difficult courses.
Top annual Student Activities Leadership Awards were presented April 10 to this year’s recipients selected from campus-wide nominations. Awards recognized students, staff and programs that contributed to student life at Minnesota State Mankato
Fraternity and Sorority Life had their annual Greek Banquet this past Sunday where they presented awards and scholarships to members. Below are the awards and their winners!
Recreation, Parks & Leisure Services have a Kiwanis Camp Patterson clean-up event Saturday, April 30, from 8:30am to 1:30pm.
On Wednesday, April 27, the Centennial Student Union and the Student Events Team combine forces on the Campus Mall for the spring version of CSU Mall Fest and Student Events Team 1,000 Ways to Win.
Activities start at 10:30 a.m. and feature free food, petting zoo, live music, a noon ping-pong ball drop for prizes and a chance to meet members of the Mavericks men’s hockey team.