News & Notes

MSUM Office of the President campus news, updates and media coverage.

  • 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.
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  • 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 […]
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  • Minnesota State Moorhead Journalism Students Earn 37 Major Awards & Distinctions
    Dragons earn awards from MBJA, SPJ and NATAS at 2025 Midwest Journalism Conference.
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  • 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, […]
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  • 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.
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