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The largest gift in university history—a $5.5 million donation from the Nibbe Family Foundation—was announced last week during Homecoming. The gift will provide undergraduate scholarships, support innovative teaching initiatives, expand opportunities such as study abroad and conference participation, and recognize teaching excellence. It also renames the teaching school to the Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning. At the unveiling of […]

Minnesota State Moorhead wrapped up a successful 2025 Homecoming by announcing a $5.5 million gift to establish the Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning and honoring a variety of individuals for their achievements. Momentous Gift from Nibbe Family Foundation A $5.5 million gift from the Nibbe Family Foundation, the largest in the university’s history, included the public unveiling of the […]

Unveils the Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning

Please join me in a hearty congratulations for Spring 2025 Anthropology graduate Reid Haugen, who has won the Jeanette E. Stephens Student Paper Award sponsored by the Illinois Archaeology Survey. His paper titled “Resistance Isn’t Always Futile: Electrical Resistivity at Historic Nauvoo” draws on geophysical methods, specifically electrical resistivity, to explore buried architectural features at a site of deep historical […]

Wednesday, Sept. 17 | 8 to 9:15 a.m. | The Prairie Den in the Black Building, 118 North Broadway, Suite S1 (Come early or carpool for easy parking!) Sean Syverson ’03 (English literature & English education), co-owner of Swing Barrel Brewing Co. in Moorhead, will be one of the featured speakers at Startup BREW on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 8 a.m. at […]

Weaving a Wider Community – You’re Invited Students and employees are invited to join us for the Weaving a Wider Community event, a collaborative effort brought forward by many organizations, including MSUM. This strategic gathering will feature state leaders, community nonprofits, and local changemakers, all coming together to strengthen regional collaboration and drive positive growth. Date: Friday, October 10 Location: The Folly, 2020 7th […]

Wednesday, Sept. 17 | 8 to 9:15 a.m. | The Prairie Den in the Black Building, 118 North Broadway, Suite S1 (Come early or carpool for easy parking!) Alumni Shannon ’07 (graphic communications) and Adam Wiedman ’07 (mass communications), owners of the Starbird Lounge in Moorhead, will be featured speakers at the Startup BREW on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 8 a.m. […]

Dragon Film Production alumnus Derek Fletcher will premiere a new documentary, Grit & Grace, at 7 p.m. Friday, September 5 at the Fargo Theatre. Derek, along with other members of the crew, will host a Q&A after the film. The documentary follows the incredible journey of a single mother who rose from a local gym to the top of the […]

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 […]

The last week of June all the first and second year School Psychology graduate students were on campus for a busy “Residency Week” of learning, fun, more learning, and more fun. This residency week allows our in-person and remote students to get to know each other in person. It also allows our second years to spend time mentoring the first […]

Celebrate archaeology and community by joining our archaeology students and the community of Winnipeg Junction for a Hootenanny! Potluck style meal with music by Kohlrabi Soup. We’ll have a history harvest for community members with stories and/or photos of Winnipeg Junction plus a small traveling exhibit set up for the public. All are welcome! When: June 27 | 6-8 p.m. What: Potluck […]

A new collection of poems by MSUM English professor and alum (’85) Yahya Frederickson is being published. The new chapbook, titled Khumásiyát: Poems from the Moroccan Desert, is a collection of poems inspired by the Imazighen (“Berber”) people and the Saharan landscape they inhabit. Frederickson was inspired to compose the collection while on sabbatical in 2023, during which he spent some […]

The É«ÀÇÎÑ Foundation announces the recipients of its 10 Under 10 Award, which recognizes rising Dragon alumni who have graduated within the last decade and are making a remarkable impact in their early careers. These honorees stand out as up-and-coming leaders, innovators, and community builders, demonstrating significant achievements and dedication within their professions, organizations, and communities. They […]

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, […]

The Delta Zeta chapter at É«ÀÇÎÑ is hosting a family-friendly fundraiser titled Hope for Tomorrow on Friday, May 3, from 2–7 p.m. at the MSUM Campus Mall. The event aims to raise funds and awareness for The Painted Turtle and the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center—two organizations dedicated to supporting children’s health, safety, and healing. The event will […]

Alumna and veteran teacher Sara Kubicek is shaping the next generation of educators by welcoming student teachers into her classroom. Fatima Alshahmani, a Moorhead elementary inclusive education major, is gaining invaluable hands-on classroom experience and inspirational mentorship. “Watching and learning have their place, but engaging with kids one-on-one and building relationships is key,” Sara says. Minnesota State Moorhead’s rigorous teacher […]

 Before they joined Prairiewood Wealth Management, finance graduates Parker Jacobs ’23 and Josiah Behm ’24 were building their portfolios here at MSUM. “Almost all of the classes I took correlated to what we do here,” Parker said, emphasizing courses like tax and principles of investment. Similarly, Josiah felt that the practical learning he gained from projects and assignments at MSUM […]

US + NZ: On Tour / Morphologies Exhibition + Publication MSUM Art Alumni Mickey Smith’s Morphologies exhibition is touring nationally and internationally. In light of growing threats to US libraries, the show feels more timely by the day… After opening at Law Warschaw Gallery in St. Paul (2024), the exhibition is now touring—currently at Plains Art Museum in Fargo, with […]

Isidro Lopez earned a criminal justice degree, working with human behaviors, mentalities and psychological responses. When people ask about his MSUM experience, Isidro describes it in three words: empowerment, growth, and transformation. “It wasn’t just about getting a degree. It was about finding a community that believes in me and gave me confidence to explore new paths,” he says. Read […]

MPR sent Dan Gunderson to MSUM and School of Art alumni Jeff Zachmann’s Fergus Falls Studio on a mission to capture fascinating Minnesota stories as part of a series called “Wander & Wonder: Exploring Minnesota’s unexpected places.” The MPR feature discusses Jeff’s successful art career, which has spanned the globe, and the new work he recently installed at MSUM’s Alumni […]