News & Notes

Minnesota State Moorhead Office of the President campus news, updates and media coverage.

  • Sara Schultz Awarded Prestigious Mentor Award by Great Lakes Planetarium Association
    Dr. Sara Schultz, Planetarium Director, was recently awarded the prestigious Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA) Mentor Award while attending the GLPA/WAC annual conference last week. The Mentor Award celebrates the recipient’s outstanding contributions to the development and growth of the next generation of planetarium professionals. To qualify for this award, the individual has been a current or former member of […]
  • Dr. Wooyang Kim’s Research Accepted for Publication in Leading Journal
    Dr. Wooyang Kim, Professor of Marketing at the Paseka School of Business (PSB), recently had a research paper placed in press for publication in the Journal of Intellectual Capital, one of the leading journals in the field of intellectual capital (H-index: 118, Scimago: Q1, ABDC: B). The theory-driven empirical study, titled “Virtual Teamwork Coordination and Performance: Integrating the Metaverse and […]
  • Digital Media Management Major Natalie Berg named “Miss Moorhead”
    Minnesota State Moorhead student Natalie Berg, a Digital Media Management major, has been named Miss Moorhead 2026. The honor recognizes her talent, communication skills, and commitment to service, placing her among a select group of young women who represent their communities with excellence. As Miss Moorhead, Natalie will serve as a community ambassador, making appearances at local events and preparing […]
  • Dr. Sara Schultz presents at national planetarium conference
    Dr. Sara Schultz, director of the Planetarium, presented at the annual Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS) held at the Fiske Planetarium at CU Boulder. The symposium is a master class in live and interactive planetarium presenting and programming. Schultz presented on the wide variety of unique programming created regularly at the MSUM Planetarium.  Schultz is well-known in the planetarium field […]
  • Moorhead Alumna and emeritus faculty co-discover new exoplanet
    Moorhead Department of Physics and Astronomy alumna Madelyn Madsen, class of 2023, and Professor Emeritus Matt Craig are part of a team that discovered 30 planets around other stars. Data taken by Madelyn at the Paul P. Feder Observatory at the MSUM Regional Science Center in summer 2020 was one of many data sets used to confirm that the object […]
  • Nursing student crowned Miss Minnesota 2025
    Please join us in congratulating Emma Vrieze, a Nursing major and Psychology minor, on being crowned Miss Minnesota 2025! Emma represented Miss Glacial Waters in the statewide competition held June 20. She earned a $10,000 educational scholarship along with the crown. Her community service initiative, Swim With Knowledge: Water Safety, reflects her lifelong commitment to safe swimming and public education. […]
  • Dr. Wisenden named among top researchers in his field
    Congratulations to Biosciences professor Dr. Brian Wisenden, who has been recognized as one of the world’s leading researchers in ecology and evolution by Research.com, a global academic platform. His ranking places him among top researchers from institutions around the world.
  • Minnesota State Moorhead Athletics earns Marketing Team of the Year
    The National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) has named Minnesota State Moorhead the 2025 Marketing Team of the Year for Group III, Moorhead’s division. The NACMA Marketing Team of the Year Award was created to show the type of impact that a marketing team has, not only in the athletics department, but the campus and surrounding communities as well. […]
  • Art Students Jury MN State HS Leage Section 6
    Eight advanced Art Education students gained valuable work experience serving as jurors for the MN State Section 6 Visual Arts Exhibition in New York Mills this spring. Students juried work in their areas of expertise over 10 media categories. Over 200 works were juried for awards with finalists selected to move on to the  State-wide Finals Competition.
  • Archaeology Coauthors Win Regional Poster Prize
    Archaeology student scholars win the Council for Minnesota Archaeology Undergraduate Poster Prize for their poster presentation on the importance of community collaboration. Their poster, titled “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: The Importance of Collaboration Between Archaeologists and Indigenous Communities,” details collaborative and volunteer work completed at the request of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
  • Student-Faculty Research Paper on Short-Term Study Abroad Wins Best Paper Award at International Academic Conference
    Nora Simondet and Dr. Wooyang Kim of the Paseka School of Business received the Best Conference Paper Award (1st Place in Undergraduate Student Research) at the 2025 Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Conference for Researchers, Educators, Practitioners, and Students (THEREPS)—a leading international conference in the hospitality and tourism discipline—held in New York City on April 11–12. The student research competition featured […]
  • Minnesota State Moorhead Journalism Students Earn 37 Major Awards & Distinctions
    Dragons earn awards from MBJA, SPJ and NATAS at 2025 Midwest Journalism Conference.
  • Plains Art Museum features MSUM Art Faculty, Alumni & Students at Annual Gala: Wonderland
    The 2025 Plains Art Museum Gala: Wonderland on May 3rd from 7PM-Midnight features the regional leadership and impact of MSUM’s School of Art faculty, alumni and students by featuring 15 artists in it’s event and exhibition. The Faculty featured include: Zhimi Guan, Brad Bachmeier and Laura Youngbird. Featured Alumni include: Trudy Stubson, Naomi Schliesman, Amber Parsons, Dennis Krull, Ellen Diederich, […]
  • MSUM Jazz Ensemble takes 1st Place at Eau Claire Jazz Festival
    The MSUM Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Tom Strait, traveled to Eau Claire, Wisconsin this past weekend where they won first prize in the Collegiate Jazz Ensemble competition. One of the oldest and largest jazz festivals in the nation, the festival hosts ensembles and jazz soloists from across the country.
  • Dr. Julie Knutson and MSUM Health Major, Kiara M Olesch, Presented at SHAPE America National Convention Baltimore, MD April 5
    Dr. Knutson along with Dr. Kristen Ford, Concordia and MSUM Health Education Major presented an engaging presentation inspired by THE FUSED Health Education Series, featured in JOPERD Mini Series Articles: THE FUSED Technique. THE= Teaching Health Education; FUSED= Functional [Data-Driven] information, Using HBOs &, Skill-based cues, Engaging teaching strategies for, Daily-application developing health literate K-12 students). Their session aimed to […]
  • Percussion Theatre pop-up performances on Tuesday
    Members of the MSUM Percussion Ensemble performed flash-mob pop-up performances at schools and public venues across the region on Tuesday to advertise for their Thursday evening performance of “Lights, Camera, Drum:  An Evening of Percussion Theatre!” Over the course of 5 hours, they presented approximately 8 performances at 6 different venues, including area high schools, TV studios, and Brewhalla.  Their […]
  • Moorhead Announces New Honors College
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  • MSUM student is awarded MBJF diversity scholarship
    Selah Jacoway, a broadcast journalism major at MSUM, was named the 2025 winner of the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Foundation (MBJF) Diversity Scholarship. The MBJF Diversity Scholarship is presented to recognize outstanding promise in the field of broadcasting, and includes a $1,500 award. Jacoway was chosen out of a pool of student applicants in a six state region. Jacoway is currently a co-anchor […]
  • Art Alumni featured Curatorial Staff at Plains Art Museum
    Two School of Art Alumni Delia Touche, Rachel Herzog, and MSUM’s former Gallery Director, Danielle Gravon, were featured in the March 24 Fargo Forum article “Meet the all-female curatorial team at Plains Art Museum”. The article highlights the team’s approach to advocating for women’s voices in the arts. Specifically Curator of Indigenous Programming, Delia Touche’s success in paving a way […]
  • MSUM’s Online Construction Management Degree Ranked Top 10 in United States
    色狼窝’s online Construction Management degree has been named one of the top 10 Online Construction Management Degrees in the nation by OnlineU. This recognition highlights MSUM’s commitment to providing a high-quality and flexible education that prepares graduates for success in the construction industry. The ranking evaluates programs based on value, student outcomes, and accreditation. MSUM’s online Construction […]

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Media Coverage

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  • News & Views with Joel Heitkamp welcomes President Tim Downs and (KFGO Radio, August 7, 2023)
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