
MSUM's Z-Degree and zero-textbook-cost initiative offers EDD incentives to faculty, with priority for high-enrollment LASC courses, affecting student costs at a major FM institution.
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MSUM's Z-Degree and zero-textbook-cost initiative offers EDD incentives to faculty, with priority for high-enrollment LASC courses, affecting student costs at a major FM institution.
MSUMZ-Degreeopen educational resourcesmary.muehlberg@mnstate.edu
The event connects MSUM music students with a Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame member currently in her 31st season on Saturday Night Live, reflecting arts programming activity at an FM higher-education institution.
MSUMFox Recital HallValerie NaranajoPercussive Arts Society Hall of FameSaturday Night LivePhilip GlassDavid Byrne
MSUM's addition of a senior HR business partner with backgrounds in K-12, private sector, manufacturing, and union environments reflects ongoing staffing activity at a major Moorhead employer.
MSUMKimberly Voxland
The event brings FM-area entrepreneurs together at the Christianson Alumni Center, featuring a regional agency founder and a student who has already founded a company and worked at Bushel.
BushelMSUMAmanda ShillingMINT Brand MarketingZach MooreStartupBREW Fargo
MSUM's Office of Student Activities staff recognition highlights campus platform development work, relevant to FM higher-education and workforce community.
MSUMDragon PrideDragonCentralKarissa KjosJosey FogDragonStepsOffice of Student Activities
The event brings alumni and current ensembles to renovated Glasrud Auditorium in Weld Hall, with a post-concert social hour at Swing Barrel Brewing in downtown Moorhead.
MSUMSwing Barrel BrewingDr. Monte GriséDr. John TeschDr. Tom StraitDr. Benjamin DruffelMSUM Wind Ensemble
The event, open to MSUM faculty, staff, and students, is held in the Library Porch from 12–1 PM and reflects campus programming activity relevant to the FM higher-education community.
MSUMBanned Books Reading GroupDragon CentralBenjamin Alire SáenzPublishers WeeklyOverDrive Collection
The project involved MSUM's School of Art and an MSUM Art Alumni, linking the university directly to a large-scale public art installation at the Fargo Air Museum.
MSUMLarry NicholsonVVA Chapter 941Ed AhonenRex SelnessBrad BachmeierJim FletcherPaul Johnson
MSUM's STEAM Day connects faculty expertise with students in Science, Technology, Economics, Arts & Mathematics — a pipeline event relevant to FM workforce and talent development.
MSUMScience, Technology, Economics, Arts & Mathematics (STEAM) Day
The Battle of the Banks event, a competition between MSUM and NDSU, draws community participation and volunteer engagement relevant to the FM higher-education sector.
MSUMNDSUBattle of the BanksDragonCentralDragon Steps for Student Organizations
MSUM faculty and staff can now create, adapt, and share educational resources using Pressbooks, an online platform that exports materials in several formats.
MSUMPressbooksPressbooks Directory
Current and former members of the MSUM archaeology program will be represented in the upcoming 2026 edition of The Minnesota Archaeologist, published by the Minnesota Archaeological Society.
MSUMMinnesota Archaeological SocietyMike MichlovicGeorge HolleyAbraham LedezmaCraig M. PickaJackson S. Carr
MSUM's Dragon Pride recognition highlights staff in the university's Information Technology Department, a key institution in the FM region's higher-education and technology workforce.
MSUMDragon PrideShane RodenJay DischerInformation Technology Department
MSUM's annual professional development event, featuring sessions on AI literacy, experiential learning, and Universal Design for Learning, is relevant to FM educators and employers engaged with the regional higher-education workforce.
MSUMDr. Thomas TobinUniversal Design for Learning (UDL)Jim Knutson-KolozdneNative Student Support Network
MSUM's 3rd Annual STEAM Day draws over 200 sophomore-senior high school students to campus, and the university needs more sessions to accommodate visitors attending on Oct. 14th.
MSUM
MSUM's five-year visioning work on Academic Relevance, presented by university leaders, signals institutional planning that may affect workforce and academic partnerships in the FM region.
MSUMRalf Mehnert-MelandPresident DownsKyja Kristjansson-NelsonBoyd BradburyAdam GoytKaren Qualey
The event at MSUM's CMU Ballroom — comedy, surprises, and hypnosis with doors open at 6:30 — draws the university community, a key FM business audience segment.
MSUMCMU BallroomReed Tate
The two-hour outage will affect both faculty/staff and student housing networks at Minnesota State University Moorhead, a major Moorhead employer and campus community.
MSUMSandie EastMSUM Information Technology
The one-day genealogy workshop, open to MSUM faculty, staff, and students at a $40 discounted rate, takes place on the MSUM campus in Moorhead and draws regional participants.
MSUMComstock Memorial UnionShirleen Hoffman
MSUM's Dragon Choir, under the direction of Dr. Michael Johnson, performed at Carnegie Hall following the spring 2026 semester, reflecting the ensemble's presence on the national choral stage.
MSUMDragon ChoirDr. Michael JohnsonCarnegie Hall
MSUM's academic support staffing affects the region's workforce pipeline; Habtemeskel will lead integration of the Tutoring and Writing Center into a unified academic support model.
Mahlet HabtemeskelMSUMTutoring and Writing Center
The MSUM Early Education Center in Lommen Hall serves children 16 months–5 years old and is open to the Moorhead-Fargo community, offering a learning lab resource for coursework.
MSUMEarly Education CenterLaceyLommen Hall
MSUM's new Honors College, offering redesigned curriculum and professional development, directly affects the FM region's higher-education landscape and the workforce pipeline local businesses draw from.
MSUMWDAY TVKyja K-Nelson
Current and retired MSUM faculty and staff are invited to reconnect at the Retiree Reunion on September 10 at the Christianson Alumni Center, Barry Auditorium, with RSVP by September 1.
MSUMChristianson Alumni CenterMSUM Faculty/Staff Retiree Reunionmsumfoundation.org
The series, held at the MSUM Wellness Center and CMU Ballroom, concludes with a live performance by K-Libre24, described as one of the Twin Cities' premier Latin bands, offering a community event for FM-area participants.
MSUMK-Libre24Latin Dance SeriesDragon CentralCMU Ballroom
MSUM employees can enter a ticket drawing by August 27th at 12:00 pm or purchase discounted general admission tickets via a corporate discount code at MNRenFest.com.
MSUMMinnesota Renaissance Festival
The MSUM-based series and live event with K-Libre24 at the CMU Ballroom represent a community programming opportunity drawing students and area residents to the FM campus.
MSUMK-Libre24Latin Dance SeriesDragon CentralCMU Ballroom
The appointment expands academic visibility for Paseka School of Business, a regional business school, in marketing and management fields domestically and internationally, per the source.
MSUMPaseka School of BusinessDr. Wooyang KimJournal of International Consumer MarketingTaylor & Francis
The annual MSUM community event draws Dragons alumni, friends, and families to a Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks game, connecting the university network with the local business community.
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawksMSUM
MSUM's Sara K. Schultz represented American approaches to live, audience-driven planetarium programming at an international conference, reflecting regional expertise on a global stage.
MSUMInternational Planetarium SocietySara K. SchultzLive Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS)
The event is open to MSUM faculty, staff, and students and takes place at the Library Porch from 12:00–1:00 PM on Monday, July 13.
MSUMCori EdgertonBanned Books Reading GroupWe Were LiarsE. Lockhart
Chapman will work towards making the MSUM campus environment more resourceful and sustainable, a role within the Facilities Management and Physical Plant team.
MSUMKaty ChapmanFacilities Management and Physical Plant
The one-day summit on Aug. 6 targets educators, administrators, and community leaders across PK-12 and higher education, with workforce preparation among the stated focus areas, at a cost of $125 per attendee.
Institute of Applied AIMSUMBloomington Public SchoolsAI4MNMoorhead Area Public SchoolsAI Spark: Education in the Age of AIJoin local owners and leaders getting the stories that matter — free.