How much more expensive has college gotten? The average annual cost of attending a four-year public college full-time — including tuition, fees, room and board — was $6,966 in 1963-64. By 2012-13, that had more than doubled to $17,474...
Read more10 Reasons Why Students United Matters
Some people have heard of Students United on their campus, and some people have no idea what it is. Students United is a crutial player in decision making in the state of Minnesota. Read on if you want to learn what makes us important to the every day college student...
Read moreAdvocating on Advocacy Day
Each year, state university students gather in St. Paul to advocate on behalf of their fellow students to ensure their voices are heard by our state legislature. This day has resulted in student victories, such as stopping tuition increases, allocating funds for textbook affordability, funding for university building projects, and ensuring financial aid for students. This year, Advocacy Day will be held March 27th...
Read moreJanuary Diversity Update
In 2018, we are starting a monthly diversity blog focused on detailing campus and system updates, events, and national topics of interest that center around equity and inclusion for those interested in staying in the know...
Read moreLooking back and Looking ahead
We are about to embark on our second and final half of our terms as State Chair and Vice Chair of Students United. It’s difficult to fathom how quickly the past six months have flown by. It was our goal to make this the best year for Students United so far. We focused on relationship building...
Read moreSouthwest Reflects on a Successful Legislative Event
The Legislative event held on the SMSU campus was a great opportunity for the students who attended to meet their legislator, Chris Swedzinski. Chris Swedzinski is the Minnesota State Representative for the Southwest Minnesota area. Thanks to our Legislative Specialist Damilola, we were able to have him come to our campus and be our main speaker...
Read moreMoorhead Committee Raises Awareness of Veteran Suicide
For veterans day I was asked to help with making an event for our campus here in Moorhead. For me, this was something that I was passionate about because I have a lot of family and friends that are members of the military, or former members. Additionally, I thought that I wanted to find some facet relating to the military...
Read moreKongressional Kahoot: Pizza, Prizes & Politics on the WSU Campus
Pizza, prizes, politics. That was the theme for the first Kongressional Kahoot. Kongressional Kahoot is an event that will be held a few times throughout the semester with each event having a different topic of focus...
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