Meet the Staff
Welcome!

John Burgeson
Dean, Center for Continuing Studies
320-308-4725
The Center for Continuing Studies and St. Cloud State University are committed to providing opportunities for those who want to learn but cannot always come to St. Cloud or take classes during the day. While many of our students are adults who work during the day and study at night, our programs also serve a much wider group of central Minnesotans.
For those seeking to earn college credit toward a degree, the Center organizes courses at sites throughout the state via off-campus instruction, interactive television, and online courses. For others, both individuals and companies, the Center has a number of non-credit programs that can be taken in St. Cloud or at corporate sites upon request. For high school students who want to earn college credit prior to graduation, we offer two options. A number of university courses are on interactive television and are avalaible to high schools around the state. In addition, the Center offers the Senior to Sophomore Program, which allows eligible students to enroll in college-level courses in their high schools.
As we like to say at the Center: We bring students to the university by taking the university to students.

Patricia Aceves
Director of Distributed Learning
SCSU Online
Interactive Television
Pathways Program for Incarcerated Students
Institute for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Contact: 320-308-3082
paceves@stcloudstate.edu

Gail Ruhland
Director of Training and Program Development
Corporate Education and Outreach
Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30
Contact: 320-308-5759
gmruhland@stcloudstate.edu

Theresia Fisher
Director of the Institute for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Contact: 320-308-4962
fisher@stcloudstate.edu

Jerry Anderson
Director/Advisor
Bachelor of Elective Studies and Associate in Arts Degree
Contact: 320-308-5269
jlanderson@stcloudstate.edu

Sandra Boen
Coordinator, Off Campus Programs
Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30
Contact: 320-308-4721
sjboen@stcloudstate.edu

Michael Evans
Associate Director of Distributed Learning
Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30
Contact: 320-308-5683
mjevans@stcloudstate.edu
Cheri Salzer
Coordinator, Distance Education Programs
Traffic Safety Education
Applied Behavior Analysis
PSEO Interactive Television
Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30
Contact: 320-308-3044
crsalzer@stcloudstate.edu

Sue Erickstad
Distance Education Assistant
SCSU Online Program
Interactive Television
Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30
Contact: 320-308-3049
SErickstad@stcloudstate.edu

Charlotte Kastanek
Training and Program Development Assistant
Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30
Contact: 320-308-4723
cekastanek@stcloudstate.edu

Rita Darovic
Distance Education Assistant
Bachelor of Elective Studies/Associate in Arts Assistant
Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30
Contact: 320-308-3081
rdarovic@stcloudstate.edu
April Rapp
Coordinator, Online Support Services
Applied Behavior Analysis Program
Office Hours: Wednesday 8:00 - 4:30
Contact: 320-308-3873
alrapp@stcloudstate.edu