'Cascade' by Richard Hansen, 2000. Sitting in plaza between Performing Arts Center and Atwood Memorial Center, Cascade is inspired by the topography of the St. Cloud State campus as it engages the Mississippi River. The vertical granite forms with lively carved edges serve as abstracted slices through the campus as it meets the river. The forms also represent the sculptural presence throughout the seasons ' with cascading water during the warm season and with the memory of water during the winter months.
Hill Hall, opened in 1962, and Case Hall, opened in 1964, are dormitories. Hill Hall was named for long-time faculty Helen Hill. Case Hall was named for long-time faculty member Marie Case.
Hill Hall, opened in 1962, and Case Hall, opened in 1964, are dormitories. Hill Hall was named for long-time faculty Helen Hill. Case Hall was named for long-time faculty member Marie Case.
Completed in 1971, Centennial Hall, named in honor of St. Cloud State's establishment in 1869, served as the campus library until 2000. Named after a neighboring Minnesota county, Sherburne Hall opened in 1969 as a dormitory.
A woman looking at a book in the Literature and Language section of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Charles Graham and Minnesota governor Wendell Anderson at Administrative Services groundbreaking. Charles Graham served as St. Cloud State's president from 1971 to 1981. The Administrative Services building opened in 1975.