Exterior view of one side of the Atwood Memorial Center, with a street in the foreground. The building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood, an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. The Atwood Memorial Center was constructed in 1966. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.
Maya Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years.
Jane Grey Swisshelm historic marker. Jane Grey Swisshelm, a divorced abolitionist moved to St. Cloud in 1857, publishing two newspapers, "The Visitor" and "The Democrat." The marker marks the spot where her printing press stood on St. Cloud State's present-day campus.