TODAY at Minnesota State Mankato is published in May, August and January and mailed to 90,000 alumni and friends. The mission of TODAY is to entertain, inform and connect readers to campus.
A Place With PurposeAs Cindy Janney leads a tour of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s new Julia A. Sears Residence Hall, she points out details most people wouldn’t think twice about. Things like the floor-to-ceiling bulletin board material flanking the doors to each room in rich, warm colors.
by Amyjo Lennartson ‘94
Under the StarsJason Kendall ’90 uses his astronomy background to unite his neighbors under the New York sky. By day, Kendall is a computing system administrator for financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald. But when the sun goes down, he’s the friendly neighborhood astronomer, pointing out stars, planets and other celestial bodies to dozens of people in New York City’s Inwood area.
by Sara Gilbert Frederick
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“You going to be OK here?”My wife and I first arrived in Mankato on a cold, overcast morning in March of 2001. We were scouting for a place to live but we were off to a bad start. The one-way streets were confusing, we couldn’t find the university, and I kept getting on roads that led out of town. Then, while driving down North Broad Street, we were shocked to see kids walking to school without jackets. What was wrong with them? There were still patches of snow hugging the shadows, and it couldn’t have been more than thirty-eight degrees. We had the heater on in the car, and these kids were acting like it was warm day in May. Where were their parents? I looked at my wife. “You going to be okay here?” I asked.
by Roger Hart MFA, '04
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