At the annual Fraternity & Sorority Life Awards banquet on Sunday, April 14, the following organizations, community members, and alumni were presented with awards. John…
Category: Campus News
The 20th Annual Student Leadership Awards recipients have been announced.
The Spring 2024 Student Government Elections have been announced.
APRIL 4 – Minnesota State Mankato students may be among those asked to re-submit payment after purchasing tickets to the NCAA Division II Central Region Men’s Basketball Tournament at Taylor Center March 16-19. Maverick Athletics said the email is a legitimate request and not a scam after online ticket sale transactions did not go through successfully. Credit cards may not have been properly charged due to technical issues with the vendor’s transaction authorization protocols. The security of user personal or financial information has not been compromised by this issue in any way.
On the ballot for the April 8-9 online Student Government Election, mnsu.edu/voting, is the Student Athletics and Student Activity Fee Referendum. Maverick Athletic Director Kevin Buisman said the proposed athletic fee increase of $1 per credit hour offsets excessive inflation. Without the funding, steps to make up the revenue could include reducing student seating at home hockey games in order to generate revenue from general admission ticket sales.
Vote daily as Minnesota State Mankato seeks #1 ranking in the Star Tribune’s annual Readers’ Choice polling. Cast your vote at www.votemnbest.com/MinnesotaStateUniversityMankato. Voting closes April 17. For three years straight, Minnesota State Mankato has been voted Minnesota’s Best in the College/University category. Past recognitions were thanks in large part to all of the students who voted. Last year, the Mavericks were also voted as the #1 College Sports Team.
Minnesota State University, Mankato’s 2023-2024 Good Thunder Reading Series will conclude its season Thursday, April 4, when it hosts author Melissa Febos with a series of events. Events at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. are free and open to the public. The evening program in Ostrander Auditorium includes readings by Febos and Nathan Larson, MFA candidate, readng from his short story, “The Shades In-Between.”
MARCH 24 – In his latest episode of the Maverick Minute video series, President Edward Inch visits with Jana Weber from the Center for Global Education. Learn how the office assists students seeking to study abroad or at other institutions domestically. Find out what opportunities await for expanding your educational experience. The Maverick Minute series alerts students to a wide range of resources available on campus.
MARCH 19 – Minnesota State Mankato will continue to honor in-state tuition rates for prospective South Dakota students enrolling at the University for Fall 2024. The announcement by President Edward Inch comes after the South Dakota Board of Regents terminated the tuition reciprocity agreement between the two states beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. Inch said the decision ensures South Dakota students entering Minnesota State Mankato will not be impacted by unexpected higher out-of-state tuition rates.
CSU Hound Hugs and Kanine Kisses in cooperation with the Mankato area Alliance of Therapy Dogs again offers its monthly therapy dog sessions on Thursday, March 21, from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. in the CSU Hearth Lounge.
On Friday, March 22, and Monday, March 25, photographer Josh Madson will be in the CSU Hearth Lounge 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The campus community can reserve a photo session to be part of an official University Collage that Madson is creating.
During his workday, James Mackey is often working behind the scenes as a graphic designer with Creative Productions, Minnesota State Mankato’s in-house print shop. His true passion since his childhood is sharing illustrated stories. As illustrated author JP Mackey, he has published seven such stories to date. Find out what drives JP the author in a short Q&A feature.
Attorney general Keith Ellison will be giving a keynote presentation on environment and corporate law on Tuesday, March 19, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in CSU Ostrander Auditorium
MARCH 4 – Shane Zylstra, Maverick football’s single-season and all-time receiving record holder, has re-signed with the Detroit Lions. The signing comes after Zylstra suffered a season-ending knee injury during 2023 training camp. According the Detroit Free Press, Zylstra was signed March 4 to a one-year contract. He returns for the 2024 season as one of three tight ends currently on the Lions roster.
The Spring 2024 Criminal Justice Career and Internship Fair will take place Tuesday,March 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in CSU Ballroom. This is a rescheduled event originally planned for Feb. 27.
Enjoy mental health activities in CSU Ballroom on Tuesday, March 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as your Student Events Team presents Mavericks Find Your Zen. Along with activities, learn about various campus resources there to assist students.
Student groups and individual students are encouraged to collect new and gently used children’s books for ages Pre-K to 5th grade to donate to local organizations.
Kearney International Center is hosting a talent show Friday, March 15.
For Joseph Roeser, one of eight Spring 2024 BEST Board honorees, the crowning moment of his college career was creating and completing the Stomper Bookcase Project which launched a project for placing children’s books on established bookcases in Mankato area laundromats. For Joseph, it was just part of a lifetime of memories formed as a member of his Sigma Nu fraternity.
Follow the journey of Austin, now a third-year undergrad, in the February installment of Student Affairs monthly Maverick Moments.