Paul Allan, who retired Dec. 16 as senior deputy director/internal operations after 37 years with Maverick athletics, is the new director of communications for the U.S. Hockey League.
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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.
Mankato has been listed by realtor.com among 14 U.S. affordable “sleeper ski towns.” With nearby Mount Kato, Mankato is the largest community to make the list. Adding to its appeal a friendly, affordable Midwest ski/snowboarding community is the presence of Minnesota State Mankato, the article stated.
One of Minnesota State Mankato’s best-known alums is Adam Thielen, All Pro wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings. Thielen’s latest accolade is the Vikings nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. In 2018, Thielen and wife Caitlin, also a Minnesota State Mankato alum, launched the Thielen Foundation which largely supports youth-based programs. Vote for Adam on your social media with hashtag hashtag #WPMOYChallengeThielen
Feedspot, the internet’s largest database of bloggers and podcasts” rates the CSU Blog as the third best student union blog globally in a Dec. 4 posting. The Centennial Student Union blog ranks behind Syracuse University and the University of Vaasa, Finland.
The Fall 2022 Graduation Commencement will be held on Dec. 10, 2022, at Bresnan Arena in the Taylor Center.
Commencement Times:
9:00 a.m.:
College of Allied Health and Nursing
College of Business
12:00 p.m.:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology
College of Education
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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…
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Check out our new blog post to find out what you can do to keep yourself safe in the cyberworld!
Brad Halvorson believes that being involved in campus activities has opened up a lot of opportunities for him.
In the first of an eight-part series on the Fall 2022 BEST Board honorees, International Student Association President Majd Alharbi assumes a leadership role for improving the ISA and serving international students by listening, being supportive and “standing up for what you believe.”
A week that includes Pizza with the President and a special day of volunteer service and an opportunity to take in all the great research and academic programs on campus will culminate Friday, Sept. 9, with the official inauguration of Dr. Edward Inch as the 13th president of Minnesota State Mankato.
Maia Pivec, a Minnesota State Mankato music industry major, is among five national recipients of 2022 scholarships organized through Live Nation Entertainment and the Music Forward Foundation. Pivec, who seeks a career creating music for video games, received a $5,000 scholarship from Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union.
The Jim Chalgren LGBT Center at Minnesota State Mankato is the second oldest campus LGBT Center in the U.S. It’s founder and local gay rights activitist, Jim Chalgren, formed what would become the LGBT Center. The CSU Blog offers a link to a Mankato Free Press feature on Chalgren.
Minnesota State Mankato, the state’s second largest university, ranked fourth most affordable in a new online report by CollegeVine. The report cited the University for its nationally-accredited aviation program, its commitment to diversity and its top ranking as an inclusive environment for LGBQT students.
Minnesota State Mankato and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College of Hayward, Wis., are collaborating in the Maverick Advance Plan. The program allows LCOOC associate nursing degree graduates seamless transfer in the online RN Baccalaureate Completion Program at Minnesota State Mankato.
Brian Bahl received a five-year extension to remain at the helm of the Maverick women’s soccer program. Head coach since 2013, Bahl is the program’s winningest coach with an overall record of 147-21-14.
Representing Minnesota State Mankato, Nathan Thompson and Brian Linder, life-long fishing buddies from Mille Lacs, completed their college fishing tournament careers by capturing the Strike King Bassmaster College Series June 9-10 at Sagniaw Bay, Mich.
Adding to his 2022 Hobey Baker Award as the nation’s top college men’s hockey player, Maverick goalie Dryden McKay concluded is college career as USA Hockey’s 2022 Jim Johannsen College Player of the Year. McKay has signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Makayla Jackson won the national 100m dash title and Denisha Cartwright captured the 100m hurdles championship at the 2022 NCAA Division II National Outdoor Finals. It was the first time Mavericks have taken the national title in either event. Jackson and Cartwright joined Ja’Cey Simmons and Rose Cramer to win the national 4×100 relay by 0.02 seconds. The Mavericks took home the third-place national trophy.