Undergraduate Research

The ability to take part in individually mentored research and creative activity is one of the unique advantages MSU Moorhead offers students. Faculty-student mentored activity is a valuable part of our mission and is reflected in the University’s strategic priorities:

  • To provide real-world opportunities for students to apply learning
  • To connect students, faculty and staff in meaningful relationships with one another and the community

The resources on this page are designed to help you navigate the many opportunities that exist for collaboration and success.

Undergraduate Research News
  • Student-Faculty Research Paper on Economic Impact of Tipping Wins Best Paper Award at International Academic Conference
    Two students from the Paseka School of Business have received the best conference paper award (1st Place in Undergraduate Student Research) at the 2024 Korea-America Hospitality & Tourism Educators Association (KAHTEA) conference, a leading conference for hospitality and tourism research, in Chicago, IL, on April 5-6. This research competition included students from top-tier universities such as Arizona State University, Iowa […]
  • Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suárez-Sousa conduct a study to explore post-pandemic quality of work life in higher education
    COVID-19 disrupted the work lives of higher education employees and helped to introduce, and temporarily normalize, remote working conditions for faculty and staff.  MSUM faculty, Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suárez-Sousa, are conducting a study to explore post-pandemic quality of work life among higher-education employees. The study hopes to unveil on-campus versus remote work infrastructure, productivity, experiences, preferences, and personality impacts. MSUM […]
  • You are invited to participate in the study conducted by Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suárez-Sousa exploring the post-pandemic quality of work life in higher education
    COVID-19 disrupted the work lives of higher education employees and helped to introduce, and temporarily normalize, remote working conditions for faculty and staff.  MSUM faculty, Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suarez-Sousa, are conducting a study to explore post-pandemic quality of work life among higher-education employees. Aim: The study hopes to unveil on-campus versus remote work infrastructure, productivity, experiences, preferences, and personality impacts. […]
  • Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suárez-Sousa conduct a study to explore post-pandemic quality of work life in higher education
    COVID-19 disrupted the work lives of higher education employees and helped to introduce, and temporarily normalize, remote working conditions for faculty and staff.  MSUM faculty, Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suárez-Sousa, are conducting a study to explore post-pandemic quality of work life among higher-education employees. Aim: The study hopes to unveil on-campus versus remote work infrastructure, productivity, experiences, preferences, and […]
  • School of Art Professor Anna Sigridur Arnar organizes panel on Artists in Conflict Zones for New York conference
    On February 17, 2023 Anna Sigrídur Arnar, School of Art, will be convening an academic panel at the annual College Art Association in New York. As a member of the International Committee of the organization, she and co-chair Dr. Tenley Bick of Florida State University will convene the panel titled “Aesthetics of Resistance: Artists Respond to Armed Conflict at Home” […]