(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.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Dariia Hozhenko, a physics graduate student and one of two Ukrainian students attending Minnesota State Mankato, will speak Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m. to the Gaylord United Church of Christ.
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