MnSCU

Officials of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system say their proposed budget holds the line on tuition increases. The MnSCU Board of Trustees considers the proposal Tuesday.

The number of veterans on Minnesota college campuses has been steadily rising. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system says system wide enrollment of veterans is up 57% since 2008.

It hasn't even been 60 days since the new chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system announced the institution needs a shakeup, but he's ready to give the trustees a progress report.

The formal installation of the new chairman of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system will feature the start of a new tradition, the presentation of a ceremonial medallion.

Fall enrollment is down at both St. Cloud State University and the St. Cloud Technical and Community College. Total enrollment for all 32 schools in the MnSCU system down 1 1/2% at just over 200,000.

The new chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is promising to redesign the 31-campus institution. Chancellor Steven Rosenstone tells the MnSCU trustees on Tuesday that the greatest risk to the system is business as usual.

A new chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities begins work Monday. Although Steven Rosenstone officially starts his job, he's already logged more than 4,000 miles visiting 24 colleges and universities.

The trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system have approved a budget that raises tuition, cuts programs and eliminates positions. The budget approved Wednesday would raise tuition an average of nearly 4 percent on students in the system's 25 state colleges. Students at the system's seven universities will see their tuition go up an average of nearly 5 percent more than this year.

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is rescinding layoff notices for about 6,000 employees because officials are now sure MnSCU will operate in a government shutdown.

The Minnesota State Colleges and University system has reached an agreement to stay open during a possible government shutdown that could start July 1 -- including St. Cloud State University and the St. Cloud Community and Technical College.