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10-Year Enrollment Changes At All Minnesota State Universities
UNDATED (WJON News) — The individual currently in charge of operations at St. Cloud State University is departing the institution to pursue another job.
Acting President Larry Lee revealed this week that he has agreed to serve as president at Blackburn College in Illinois. Lee said he will stay with St. Cloud State until mid-July to assist with the upcoming leadership transition.
Larry Dietz will assume the role of interim president at the university starting on July 1st.
Dietz, and whoever is named to fill the position on a more permanent basis, will be asked to turn around years of declining enrollment and budget deficits which have resulted in cuts to staff, programs, and sports.
Former President Robbyn Wacker announced back in November that she was leaving the university.
Here’s a breakdown of how St. Cloud State University’s 10-year enrollment decline compares to each of the other universities in the Minnesota State system.
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
In fiscal year 2014 SCSU had 19,623 students compared to 12,713 students in fiscal year 2023. That’s a decline in students of 6,910 or a 35 percent reduction. It has had the biggest percent decline of all the universities.
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY
In fiscal year 2014 Winona State had 9,848 students compared to 7,030 students in fiscal year 2023. That’s a decline in students of 2,818 or a 28 percent reduction.
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY
In fiscal year 2014 Metropolitan State had 11,497 students compared to 8,510 students in fiscal year 2023. That’s a decline in students of 2,969 or a 25 percent reduction.
MOORHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY
In fiscal year 2014 Moorhead State had 7,820 students compared to 6,072 students in fiscal year 2023. That’s a decline in students of 1,748 or a 22 percent reduction.
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY
In fiscal year 2014 Bemidji State had 6,170 students compared to 5,062 students in fiscal year 2023. That’s a decline of 1,108 students or a 17 percent reduction.
MANKATO STATE UNIVERSITY
In fiscal year 2014 Mankato State had 18,229 students compared to 18,040 students in fiscal year 2023. That’s a decline of 189 students or less than one percent.
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
In fiscal year 2014 SW MN State had 8,192 students compared to 8,521 students in fiscal year 2023. This is the only four-year university in the system that actually saw an increase in enrollment.
The total enrollment of all the universities combined went from 81,379 students in fiscal year 2014 to 65,948 students in fiscal year 2023. That’s a decline of 15,431 students or an 18 percent reduction.
A report completed in 2022 by Minnesota State Universities said St. Cloud State University generates nearly $600 million in economic impact annually. SCSU also supports and sustains over 4,300 jobs in the early. The combined tax impact of SCSU, its suppliers, students and visitors is nearly $43 million.
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Britta Curl, whose second-round selection in Monday’s PWHL draft by Minnesota ignited controversy because of views she has supported on social media, issued an apology to fans in a video released Friday.
Curl, 24, was a two-year team captain for 2023 NCAA women’s hockey champion Wisconsin before Minnesota made her the No. 9 overall pick in Monday’s draft at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Before the draft, there had been scrutiny over some of the likes she had posted on the X social media platform. These included posts attacking inclusive language toward transgender women, along with COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
“I recognize that recent events have caused many of you to form an opinion about me, about who I am and how I live my life, and I think I owe it to you guys to come on here and directly respond to these concerns,” Curl said in her video, also released on X. “I specifically recognize that my social media activity has resulted in hurt being felt across communities, including LGBTQ+ and BIPOC individuals, and I just want to apologize and take ownership of that.
“I have family members and extremely close friends who are part of these communities, and I love them very much. I’ve always tried to support them in their pursuits. I wish them the greatest success. I want them to be included, and I’m going to continue to do that.”
Minnesota coach Ken Klee faced questions at the draft about Curl’s selection. Only days after the PWHL removed Natalie Darwitz from her general manager position, Klee took over the draft for Minnesota at Roy Wilkins and heard boos when he selected Curl.
“We did our homework on her,” Klee said. “… We talked to coaches who said that she’s a great kid, a great competitor, great in the locker room. I talked to her teammates on USA and some other areas. They said, ‘She’s a great teammate, coach, you’d love to have her.’ “
Curl, a North Dakota native, said in her video that she is honored and grateful to have been drafted by PWHL Minnesota, which won the league’s first championship this month. She said she’s had teammates with different personalities, religious beliefs and political views, “and we’ve always been able to maintain mutual respect and love.
“However,” she added, “I hope to better demonstrate this to PWHL fans and just to the general public. I do not, and I’ve never held, hate or judgment towards any groups or individuals.
“I’ve learned so much through this and I’m seeing it as an opportunity to grow in humility and grow in love. …
To those of you who may still have reservations, I hope you can extend me the grace to prove to you who I really am.”
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have a new home run celebration — and players and fans are going crazy over it.
The Twins unveiled a Prince-inspired celebration for the long ball, complete with a purple vest and an inflatable purple guitar to pay tribute to the late Minnesota musician and his song “Lets Go Crazy.”
The idea came from Twins starter Pablo Lopez, who has created a number of different ways to keep the long baseball season fresh. Lopez said this particular celebration has been in the works for a few months.
“The fact he goes out of his way to bring the team together means so much,” said Carlos Correa, who donned the Prince apparel after a home run Thursday. “You need guys that not only pitch well, but also bring the team together. He’s definitely one of those.”
Thursday was also “Prince Night” at Target Field, honoring the late musician who put Minnesota’s music scene on the map.
Lopez said the vest was custom made and added that it took a while to be shipped, but the wait was worth it.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s me, if it’s someone, but I’m all for doing activities for the team,” Lopez said. “I’m all for finding things sometimes not related to baseball that can bring us closer not only as players but also as people, as friends, as brothers.”
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On Friday night, it was Max Kepler’s turn to don the vest and break out the guitar after his three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning tied the game at 4. With the homer, Kepler became the all-time home run leader at Target Field with his 81st blast. The echoes of “Let’s Go Crazy” rang through the ballpark after Kepler tied the game.
Kepler added a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Twins a 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics.
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