Dragon Stories

Current Minnesota State University Moorhead students are being featured in the university's latest commercials. These commercials were produced by local agency and creative studio Tellwell, which also employs several Dragon alumni.

Minnesota's science teacher of the year Jake Pundsack is the shortest-tenured teacher to receive the prestigious award.

Emily Felling practices merchandising at Dollywood, Dolly Parton's Tennessee amusement park.

Noni Brynjolson is MSUM's new Assistant Professor of Art History. Noni teaches a wide variety of art history courses from prehistory up to the present and upper-level courses focusing on a specific history period.

Jaxson Waugh, a project management major in the Paseka School of Business, shared his gratitude for MSUM's faculty as a student commencement speaker.

Having navigated adversity as a college student, Jesse Mossholder now helps students through the experience.

Biology major Paighton Volk spoke to her peers at commencement on December 19.

Mary Rupp, a double major in criminal justice and psychology, served as a student speaker for the Fall 2024 commencement ceremony.

Chosen among thousands of undergraduate and graduate students, biology student Hadiya Farrahmand receives an award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) for her immunology research.

Each year, the MSU Moorhead Marketing & Communications team hires inventive students to develop a fun, festive short video to share holiday greetings with the wider Dragon community.  

Shannon and Adam Wiedman decided to combine their creativity and passion to open Starbird Lounge in Moorhead, Minn., a unique neighborhood cocktail bar with a relaxed and mid-century style environment.

Elevating Early Childhood Special Education Grant, funded by the MN Office of Higher Education, provides tuition support for MSUM students pursuing their Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) licensure.