Graduate Student Life

Although graduate school can be consuming, effective stress-management demands down time. Explore the resources we have gathered to help you make the most of your life away from the desk.

Graduate Student Appreciation Week

Annual spring event at SCSU to recognize and celebrate our graduate students and their contributions to the school.

Graduate Student Brown Bag Lunch

Come to a relaxing lunch with other graduate students. Find out what fellow graduate students are doing in education, networking and the job market. Don't forget to bring your lunch!

Brown Bag Lunch Schedule
All Brown Bag Lunches in Spring 2012 are in the Primrose Room in the Atwood Memorial Center
Tuesday, January 17, from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Tuesday, February 14, from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Tuesday, March 13, from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Tuesday, April 10, from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Student Organizations

Graduate Student Organization

The graduate student organization is a link at SCSU for graduate students to:

  • Meet fellow graduate students and participate together in campus activities (recreation, events, volunteering etc.)
  • Link graduate students to opportunities to perfect professional skills (workshops, presentations etc.)
  • create effective relationships between administration, faculty, and graduate students

This organization is open for all university students and staff.  If you are interested in joining, please see our student organization website Graduate Student Organization and our Facebook page Graduate Student Organization (GSO) at SCSU

Living in St. Cloud

Athletic Events and Tickets

Community Resources

The City of St. Cloud provides information about daily life in St. Cloud including recreational activities, information about refuge and recycling, parking, volunteer opportunities, local business information, city departments, employment, and an extensive list of helpful links for St. Cloud area residents.

St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce includes information about events, employment, cost of living, and local businesses.

Busline

As a St. Cloud State University student you have free access to all city buses.

The Metro Bus U-Pass Free Ride program allows all students and employees to have unlimited fixed route bus service throughout the four-city area (St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Sartell and Waite Park) to both St. Cloud State University (SCSU) and St. Cloud Technical and Community College (SCTC) campuses.

During the school year (including summer semester), all currently enrolled students and employees are eligible to ride any Metro Bus Fixed Route free by either using their SCSU student or employee I.D. or by using a SCTC Free Ride U-Pass (obtainable from the SCTC Book Stop with a valid I.D.).  The U-Pass Free Ride program is paid for by the administrations and students of SCSU and SCTC, and Metro Bus.

The bus lines service many popular locations including shopping centers and grocery stores. The following link will take you to an interactive map of all bus routes. Check out http://www.ridemetrobus.com for more information.

Childcare

The St. Cloud area has many locations that offer childcare. In addition to locations throughout the community, the Lindgren Childcare Center provides childcare on campus.

For information about available childcare services throughout the state of Minnesota, see http://www.childcarechoices.net/ or www.midwestchildcare.com.

Healthcare

Movie Listings

Events

Explore the following links for information on St. Cloud Area events:

 

School of Graduate Studies

Contact Information
Phone: (320) 308-2113

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