College of St. Benedict

The summer outdoor concert series "Sunset Stages" returns tonight (Friday) to the College of St. Benedict. It's a free outdoor concert series featuring five of Minnesota's most popular performers.

The College of St. Benedict has received a $1.4 million grant. The money will be used to fund the Upward Bound program for the next five years.

It's graduation season for the senior class at our four major area colleges and universities.

A St. Cloud native has been named the president of a South Carolina College. Beth Dinndorf will begin her role as the President of Columbia College in July.

A performing Arts Troupe from Uganda entertained and educated the kids at Talahi elementary this (Thursday) morning. Twenty-two Ugandan children, ranging in age from 11 to 22, spent the day with the students at Talahi.

The College of St. Benedict pledges to pray to help fight climate change. By supporting the pledge, they agree to pray, to learn about and teach others, to assess their own environmental impact, and to reduce the ways they contribute to climate change.

The College of St. Benedict and St. John's University are number one when it comes to sending students overseas. St. Ben's and St. John's offer semester-long study abroad programs in 14 countries on six continents.

Country music artist Ricky Skaggs is coming to the College of St. Benedict. The College of St. Benedict/St. John's University Fine Arts Series is bringing-in Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder tomorrow (Saturday) night at 7:30 p.m. at Escher Auditorium.

The College of St. Benedict is breaking ground today (Friday) on a new $7 million student housing complex. Dean of Students Jody Terhaar says it will be built on the east side of College Avenue, next to the President's house.

So which Minnesota Colleges and Universities have the most bang for their buck? The Seattle based company PayScale Inc. has ranked the top 22 schools in Minnesota for graduates that are earning the biggest paychecks.