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MSU Moorhead's IT leadership notes system breaches often result from email link clicks, outlining protocols affecting software purchasing, device use, and data handling across the university.
The market reported 93 vendors, 17 new additions, and a 57% year-over-year increase in SNAP Match Program usage this season, reflecting local food retail activity in downtown Fargo.
Regional college students with pre-revenue business concepts can compete for up to $3,500 at MSUM's Dragon Lair Business Plan Pitch Competition, with the application deadline falling this Sunday, October 25.
Upper Midwest harvest pace and Ukraine market uncertainty are moving corn and wheat prices, while soybean demand and biofuels strength offer relative stability — all directly relevant to FM-area grain producers and elevators.
The free Ocean-SCARY-um event at MSUM's Oceanarium in Langseth Hall offers FM families a no-cost Halloween activity on October 31st from 4–8 p.m.
Fargo is weighing redevelopment tax breaks, a $61.6 million housing project, and a new assistant administrator — decisions that could shape local development and city staffing.
MSUM undergraduate research activity reflects the university's role in the FM region's academic and workforce pipeline, with students presenting work on mammalian brain development at a regional neuroscience conference.
MSUM is an early adopter of Minnesota State's Identity 3.0 system, affecting employees and students who must use a unified StarID username format beginning Oct. 27 across campus systems including Workday, D2L, and Microsoft 365.
The Prairie Capital Summit produced 5 fundraising takeaways on trust, traction and AI relevant to the regional startup ecosystem.
Campus Room Scheduling (EMS) is now shared across all Minnesota State colleges and universities in a single system, making finding an alternate room more complex.
StartupBREW creates a direct link between college students and local entrepreneurs, a pipeline relevant to FM's business and startup ecosystem covered by Emerging Prairie.
The Chamber's Women Connect monthly program, designed to support professional women's growth and development, holds its next session at the Armory Event Center in Moorhead with free tickets available.
The awards recognize Bell Bank, the Community of Casselton, Grand Farm leadership, and Admiral Stuart Munsch for contributions to the region's entrepreneurship, technology and innovation ecosystem in North Dakota.
The accreditation signals MSUM's expanded capacity to prepare healthcare professionals, which affects workforce pipeline for the campus and surrounding community.
The FMWF Chamber's Center for Civic Engagement has released VoteFMWF.org with nonpartisan voter information, including candidate profiles and voting logistics for both North Dakota and Minnesota residents in the FM region.
The concert series, put on by Learning Bank, reflects efforts to bring arts programming to school districts in the FM metro area.
The survey aims to identify barriers employees face in finding and using data, with results used to shape future data and decision-support resources at MSUM.
ODIGE's Open House offers FM professionals and community members a chance to connect with and learn more about the Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Global Engagement at MSUM.
The agreement allows M State students to transfer up to 52+ technical credits toward a Bachelor of Science, providing a route to earn two degrees in four years and step into project management roles.
MSUM's recurring signature events draw campus community gatherings in the FM area, with the university signaling expanded activities on the horizon.
Minnesota State Moorhead's accreditation process involves community members connected to MSUM, making the HLC site visit and Assurance Argument relevant to Moorhead's higher-education sector.
Employees across the Minnesota State system, including those in policy, compliance, operations, student support, and leadership roles, are encouraged to attend the one-hour Legal Update webinar.
The exhibit, featuring works by five MSUM students, runs through Nov. 17 at the Diederich Art Gallery, with a public reception Oct. 30 from 4:30-7 p.m.
The Combined Charities Campaign allows employees to make tax-deductible payroll contributions to Minnesota charities, relevant to FM-area workers employed by Minnesota institutions.
The Chamber of Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo says seasonal hiring compounds an already existing workforce shortage in the metro area, affecting local businesses' ability to staff up for the holiday period.
MSUM's Digital Accessibility Group guidance on form selection—covering web-based vs. fillable PDFs for employees, students, and the public—is directly relevant to FM organizations managing digital forms and accessibility compliance.
Huber's new ventures—Perspective Shift Consulting and Välv Advisors—offer leadership development, business strategy, and succession planning to FM-area organizations and executive teams.
The statewide award recognizes a pre-service student in Developmental Adapted Physical Education, highlighting MSUM's Health & Human Performance department and its connections to Moorhead-area schools and community programs.
The seasonal collaboration, which sold out multiple batches in its fall 2025 debut, returns with a launch party offering on-tap pours, to-go four-packs, and lefse samples at Junkyard Brewing Company in Moorhead.
Grand Farm, an FM-area agricultural ecosystem initiative, participated as a stakeholder in a long-term agroecosystem research field tour and LTAR leadership workshop at USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory.
MSUM's Teacher Education program, backed by Nibbe Foundation funding, is sending students to professional conferences — reflecting workforce development activity tied to the Moorhead higher-education sector.
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