Awards & Distinctions Points of Pride

• The graduating seniors in Construction Management at both MSUM and North Hennepin locations passed and exceeded the national average on the Associate Constructor exam, a national exam comparing them to students across the nation. The seniors scored 221 (MSUM campus) and 218 (North Hennepin), while the national average is 210.


• MSUM and Tri-College University graduated its first class of students to receive a minor in Vaccinology, the first undergraduate minor of its kind in the nation. Three of the students are MSUM Biochemistry and Biotechnology majors, the fourth is a Biology major with an emphasis in Health and Medical Science.


• Social Work graduates enjoy a 90.5% pass rate on the licensure exam compared to a national average of 78%  (Association of Social Work Boards, 2010).


• Of our recent graduating seniors, 90% of student applicants are accepted into a medical school of their choice; 85% of student applicants are accepted into professional programs in health related areas; and 75% of student applicants are accepted to graduate school programs or law school.


• The School of Teaching and Learning’s new Elementary Inclusive Education degree combines the strengths of the existing elementary education and special education curricula to deliver a program that best prepares future teachers. The result: General education teachers will graduate with special education coursework and standards, and special education teachers will graduate with an elementary inclusive education degree. An additional year of coursework will equip a student with both an elementary (K-6) and special education (K-12) license. 


• Anthropology/Earth Science Professor Russ Colson was the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s 2010 Outstanding U.S. Master’s Universities and Colleges Professor. Colson was the first professor of a four-year university in Minnesota selected for the national honor. He is the ninth MSUM professor to be recognized by the Carnegie Foundation. Only 14 U.S. universities have more!


• School of Business maintains the prestigious AACSB International accreditation for its quality management education. We offer majors in Accounting, Business Administration, and Finance; emphasis areas in the Business Administration major are: International Business, Management, and Marketing.


• The American Chemical Society Student Chapter has received an Honorable Mention for its activities conducted during the 2010-2011 academic year. The club is involved in campus and community outreach and service projects and provides drop-in tutoring for students in freshman- and sophomore-level chemistry courses.  


• The School of Business Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter was recognized by its national organization as a Premier Chapter for 2010-2011, signifying that the chapter achieved at least an 85% membership acceptance rate during that academic year. Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International–The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.


• The general interest online magazine, Horizonlines.org, was a national finalist in The EPPYTM Awards, presented by Editor & Publisher magazine, the authoritative journal covering all aspects of the newspaper industry since 1884. The Hospice edition of Horizonlines.org, titled “Living a Lifetime: Caring Through the End,” was a finalist in the category, “Best College/University Journalistic or Documentary Report.” It is produced by MSUM students under the direction of Reggie Radniecki, associate professor of mass communications. Since its inaugural issue in 2002, the magazine has won 60 national and regional awards.