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Staff Profiles

CETL Family

CETL Director

Lalita Subrahmanyan
Dr. Lalita Subrahmanyan is Professor of Elementary and Middle Level Education at St. Cloud State University.  Her PhD, obtained in 1993 from the State University of New York at Buffalo, was in Comparative Education with an emphasis on women in science. At SCSU, she has taught courses in middle level education and emerging adolescent development, curriculum and instruction, and the historical, philosophical and social foundations of education. She has also taught courses in the Honors program on women in science, women in South Asia and feminist perspectives on Hindu philosophy and practice. Her emphasis in her teaching and her work is on developing students to be thinking citizens in a global and pluralistic democracy. 

Lalita has had several years experience in schools in India, and in urban community development projects.  Additionally she has had extensive experience working with schools in Minnesota since 1993.  In 2000-02 she served as the cultural diversity coordinator in the St. Cloud schools. From 2001-2007 she directed, with two colleagues, a mentoring project in which mentors from St. Cloud State University were trained to work with students of diverse backgrounds from grades 7-12 in culturally appropriate mentoring relationships. Lalita has made several national and international presentations on curriculum and instruction, middle level education, multicultural education, social justice and related topics.

Lalita’s interests include Hindustani and Carnatic classical music and reading.

Office Manager

Caryn Thole
Caryn Thole has been with CETL since January, 2006.  She was a para-professional in the St. Cloud school district for two years.  Caryn served as Director of Religious Education at St. Mary Help of Christians in St. Augusta for 14 years.

Caryn and her husband, Tony, enjoy living in the country near the Mississippi where they have raised five sons, who are past students of SCSU.  Caryn likes participating in book and quilt clubs, and creating family get-togethers for her sons, daughters-in-law, and two new grandsons far and near.

Graduate Assistant

Sen Han

Sen Han is a graduate student in Computer Science. He received his Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from St. Cloud State University in December 2011. He enjoys programming and engineering.

In the senior year, Sen conducted an interesting research project for the Evolutionary Computation course titled, "Baseball Lineup Optimization Using the Evolutionary Algorithm." Based on randomly generated data for a hypothetical situation, Sen used a simulation-based Evolutionary Algorithm to search for a better line up for a baseball game. Sen is also interested in Objected Oriented Programming techniques like Object Serialization.

In his free time, Sen enjoys working out in the gym and hanging out with friends. Sen, who is originally from Shanxi, a province in Northern China, loves travelling and meeting new people.

Student Workers

Bailey Adams

Bailey Adams is from Minneapolis, Minnesota where she lives with her Mom, Dad, identical twin sister and puppy, Henry. She is a Freshman at St. Cloud State University and is double majoring in Sociology and Criminal Justice. She plans to continue on to law school and become a district attorney. Bailey thoroughly enjoys reading and playing badminton and loves to play with her puppy Henry when she goes home. In the summer Bailey enjoys going to her cabin and tanning with her Nana and shopping with her sister and Mom, as well as watching Gilmore Girls.

Whitnee Herrling

Whitnee Herrling is a first-year student at St. Cloud State University. She is majoring in biological sciences with an emphasis on pre-medical studies.  She is also an active member in the University Honors Program.  After she completes her bachelor’s degree, Whitnee hopes to attend medical school and specialize in pediatric medicine.

Whitnee is originally from Middleton, Wisconsin where she lived with her parents and two younger sisters. In her free time, Whitnee enjoys attending cooking and baking classes.  She also enjoys playing ice hockey and spending time with her friends and family outdoors.