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Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning celebrates first graduation cohort

Moorhead held its first graduation celebration for the Nibbe School of Teaching and Learning, honoring new teachers and the Nibbe Family Foundation’s transformative $5.5 million gift.

Dr. Robert and Millie MacLeod provide scholarship for female student-athletes

The Dr. Robert and Millie MacLeod Women’s Athletic Scholarship salutes the MacLeods’ MSUM legacy and supports female athletes.

The Profession That Makes All Others Possible

Dawn Nibbe Guse believes learning is the foundation of a strong society. Her family’s $5.5 million gift to Minnesota State Moorhead ensures a legacy of learning led by prepared educators.

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Anthropology Students Visit Chahinkapa Zoo for Primate Behavior Study

In October, Dr. Butler’s students in Introduction to Physical Anthropology (ANTH 120) visited the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, ND for an immersive primate behavior observation experience – continuing a long-standing collaborative tradition between Minnesota State Moorhead and the zoo. Students had a unique opportunity to engage directly with the primates they study in class. Zoo staff begin the visit with […]

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Honoring a Legacy: The Family of Floyd W. Brown Donates a Generous Gift

The family of Floyd W. Brown — Navy veteran, former Director of Admissions at Minnesota State Moorhead, and proud Dragon has made a generous gift. The fund, originally established in 2013 by his children, honors both Brown’s distinguished military service and his three-decade career in education, helping future students benefit from his legacy of leadership and commitment. Brown’s career spanned […]

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Economic Society Attends 2025 Minnesota Economic Association Conference

Economic Society members Brandon Toribio, Benjamin Hoppe, Ava Owens, and Crescin Muzzy attended the Minnesota Economic Association Conference on October 24th, 2025, at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. The conference theme for this year was “Economics in the News” and included a keynote address by Dr. Menzie Chinn and a panel discussion including professional perspectives from the Minnesota Department […]

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Dragons Who Serve: Aaron Krenz

From the Dragon Football Field to Serving the Nation and Back Again When Aaron Krenz first stepped onto the Minnesota State Moorhead football field in the 1990s, he couldn’t have known that the lessons he learned as a Dragon would guide him through more than three decades of military service and ultimately lead him back home to Dragon Territory. “It’s […]

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Sara Schultz, Planetarium, Invited to Present at annual “Best Of Nerd Nite Fargo”

Dr. Sara Schultz, Planetarium Director, has been invited to do an encore presentation of her March 2025 Nerd Nite talk: Fire in the Mountains: A Dragon’s Journey Through Chile at the Annual Best Of Nerd Nite. The presentation focuses on Schultz’s 2024 trip through Chile as an Astronomy in Chile Education Ambassador Program participant. Schultz was awarded a full-ride fellowship through the […]

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Mischief Managed: Community Engagement and Planetarium Host Hogwarts Scavenger Hunt

Nicole Larry and Sara Schultz and their student staff (Community Outreach and Planetarium) collaborated with Clued-In Events to host their ninth annual community scavenger hunt. This year’s theme was Harry Potter which partnered well the Planetarium programming “Skies Over Hogwarts”. Participants raced throughout campus to be the first to solve all 13 puzzles. Areas of campus that were highlighted included: […]

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Nibbe gift elevates teacher education

The largest gift in university history—a $5.5 million donation from the Nibbe Family Foundation—was announced last week during Homecoming. The gift will provide undergraduate scholarships, support innovative teaching initiatives, expand opportunities such as study abroad and conference participation, and recognize teaching excellence. It also renames the teaching school to the Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning. At the unveiling of […]

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Minnesota State Moorhead wraps up successful 2025 homecoming

Minnesota State Moorhead wrapped up a successful 2025 Homecoming by announcing a $5.5 million gift to establish the Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning and honoring a variety of individuals for their achievements. Momentous Gift from Nibbe Family Foundation A $5.5 million gift from the Nibbe Family Foundation, the largest in the university’s history, included the public unveiling of the […]

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Minnesota State Moorhead Celebrates $5.5 Million Gift from Nibbe Family Foundation

Unveils the Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning

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Archaeology Alum Wins Paper Competition

Please join me in a hearty congratulations for Spring 2025 Anthropology graduate Reid Haugen, who has won the Jeanette E. Stephens Student Paper Award sponsored by the Illinois Archaeology Survey. His paper titled “Resistance Isn’t Always Futile: Electrical Resistivity at Historic Nauvoo” draws on geophysical methods, specifically electrical resistivity, to explore buried architectural features at a site of deep historical […]

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Alum Sean Syverson to speak at Startup BREW Sept. 17

Wednesday, Sept. 17 | 8 to 9:15 a.m. | The Prairie Den in the Black Building, 118 North Broadway, Suite S1 (Come early or carpool for easy parking!) Sean Syverson ’03 (English literature & English education), co-owner of Swing Barrel Brewing Co. in Moorhead, will be one of the featured speakers at Startup BREW on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 8 a.m. at […]

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Weaving a Wider Community Summit – You’re Invited

Weaving a Wider Community – You’re Invited Students and employees are invited to join us for the Weaving a Wider Community event, a collaborative effort brought forward by many organizations, including MSUM. This strategic gathering will feature state leaders, community nonprofits, and local changemakers, all coming together to strengthen regional collaboration and drive positive growth. Date: Friday, October 10 Location: The Folly, 2020 7th […]

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Alumni Shannon and Adam Wiedman to speak at Startup BREW Sept. 17

Wednesday, Sept. 17 | 8 to 9:15 a.m. | The Prairie Den in the Black Building, 118 North Broadway, Suite S1 (Come early or carpool for easy parking!) Alumni Shannon ’07 (graphic communications) and Adam Wiedman ’07 (mass communications), owners of the Starbird Lounge in Moorhead, will be featured speakers at the Startup BREW on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 8 a.m. […]

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Film Production Alum Derek Fletcher’s Documentary Premiere: Grit & Grace

Dragon Film Production alumnus Derek Fletcher will premiere a new documentary, Grit & Grace, at 7 p.m. Friday, September 5 at the Fargo Theatre. Derek, along with other members of the crew, will host a Q&A after the film. The documentary follows the incredible journey of a single mother who rose from a local gym to the top of the […]

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Dr. Sara Schultz presents at national planetarium conference

Dr. Sara Schultz, director of the Planetarium, presented at the annual Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS) held at the Fiske Planetarium at CU Boulder. The symposium is a master class in live and interactive planetarium presenting and programming. Schultz presented on the wide variety of unique programming created regularly at the MSUM Planetarium. Schultz is well-known in the planetarium field […]

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Summer 2025 School Psych Residency Week in the Books!

The last week of June all the first and second year School Psychology graduate students were on campus for a busy “Residency Week” of learning, fun, more learning, and more fun. This residency week allows our in-person and remote students to get to know each other in person. It also allows our second years to spend time mentoring the first […]

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A Celebration of Community and History Through Archaeology

Celebrate archaeology and community by joining our archaeology students and the community of Winnipeg Junction for a Hootenanny! Potluck style meal with music by Kohlrabi Soup. We’ll have a history harvest for community members with stories and/or photos of Winnipeg Junction plus a small traveling exhibit set up for the public. All are welcome! When: June 27 | 6-8 p.m. What: Potluck […]

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Professor and alum Yahya Frederickson publishes new poetry collection set in Morocco

A new collection of poems by MSUM English professor and alum (’85) Yahya Frederickson is being published. The new chapbook, titled Khumásiyát: Poems from the Moroccan Desert, is a collection of poems inspired by the Imazighen (“Berber”) people and the Saharan landscape they inhabit. Frederickson was inspired to compose the collection while on sabbatical in 2023, during which he spent some […]

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MSUM Foundation announces 10 Under 10 Award Winners

The Minnesota State University Moorhead Foundation announces the recipients of its 10 Under 10 Award, which recognizes rising Dragon alumni who have graduated within the last decade and are making a remarkable impact in their early careers. These honorees stand out as up-and-coming leaders, innovators, and community builders, demonstrating significant achievements and dedication within their professions, organizations, and communities. They […]

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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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Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning celebrates first graduation cohort

Dr. Robert and Millie MacLeod provide scholarship for female student-athletes

The Profession That Makes All Others Possible

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