Friday, May 18, 2018 ten students participated in a round table discussion with U.S. Senator Tina Smith about the students' experiences with the high cost of college and the challenges they have paying for textbooks and other necessities…
Read moreSCSU | Letter writing campaign for textbook affordability
At the tail end of the fall semester, our campus committee set about sending letters to Congressman Tom Emmers, the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th Congressional district. Here is what our letter writing campaign was about…
Read moreStudent Feature | Meet Our New Events & Fundraising Intern Will Claussen
My name is Will Claussen and I am heading into my senior year at Winona State University with a major in Advertising and a minor in Professional Selling. I am both excited and honored to be working with Students United as the Events and Fundraising Intern…
Read more#TextbookBroke : Textbook prices have an impact on students
Nearly 100 students from all seven Minnesota State universities participated in a textbook campaign to bring awareness to textbook. Here are some of the reasons our students are so passionate about finding solutions to the rising cost of textbooks….
Read moreStudent Feature | MSUM’s New Student Bereavement Policy & The Role Students United Played
Life is very unpredictable, and when an unpredictable event occurs for college students, they want to know that their education will not suffer because of it. The new Student Bereavement policy at Minnesota State University Moorhead—which is planning on being implemented Fall 2018…
Read moreMay Equity Update
In light of a threatening event called “Punish a Muslim Day” that went viral out of the UK for promoting violence against Muslims, St. Cloud’s Social Work Department held an event in their student center focused on promoting love…
Read moreStudent Feature | My 2018 Advocacy Day Experience
Our day of advocacy began with excited laughter and shared comradery- breaths’ visibly condensing in the crisp morning air. Both our nervousness and excitement felt tangible as my peers and I walked together as friends and allies towards the Capitol Building. In moments such as these…
Read moreBSU's Campus Committee Reflects on Their Year
There are a lot of events we’ve done this year, but a few meant more to some of us than you might know.
Students United means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Whether you’re passionate about advocating, event planning, social media or politics…
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