Student Life Dragon Stories

Make the most of your college experience by following these tips from a fellow student.

There is nothing better than fair food, aka ballpark food. When we’re out for a good time at the county fair or catching a Friday night baseball game, we like meat, we like fried snacks, and we like sweet treats.

From tree to table, these MSUM alumni share and celebrate their love of food with family.

Women share stories of contradictory roles during the Vietnam War.

Hormel Foods is passionate about food and your food choices. The 127-year old company is proud of its small-town roots, with its world headquarters in Austin, Minn., pop. 24,718.

It’s not always easy to express yourself with words. Whether it’s frustration, anger, grief, or anxiety, these alumnae use art to draw out emotions some can’t describe, and help them paint a picture of what they’re feeling.

The importance of wine, one of the most celebrated beverages in all of human existence, goes far beyond wine-mom workout videos and romantic dinner dates.

Student Leah Schmitt gives new students the inside scoop about what life is really like as an MSUM Dragon.

Jeff Hagen ’68 (art education) is impacting kids in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains by introducing art. He may also be inspiring future artists or entrepreneurs.

Brick by brick, piece by piece, and with the power of more than 315 children, parents, artists, volunteers and community members, Fargo unveiled its first large-scale public art project in August at Madison Skate and Bike Park.

MSUM alumni serve where they’re called—across the globe and in their own backyards.

At age 39, Sue (Peterson) Koesterman ’03 (philosophy) cashed in her 401K, quit her job, changed her family lifestyle, and began on her journey to answer her calling.