Heat waves kill: Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 17-21

According to the Department of Health (MDH), between 2000 to 2016, 54 deaths were directly attributable to extreme heat in Minnesota. On July 19, 2011, an all-time heat index record was set in Minnesota. The air temperature was 93 degrees Fahrenheit and the heat index reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit in Moorhead. Are you ready for severe heat?  Each year, Minnesota Homeland […]

MSUM’s nationally accredited Kodály Institute provides training to music educators

Two-week cohort begins June 12 MSUM’s Kodály Institute, which is nationally accredited by the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE), is an opportunity for music educators to receive a highly sought-after graduate certification. One of only 25 OAKE-endorsed programs in the country, this summer’s cohort begins June 12 and runs two weeks. MSUM’s affordable program is one of the few […]

Turnitin has released a new AI detection tool

Turnitin has enabled “AI writing detection” in their Originality product, a tool we license currently and have integrated into D2L Brightspace. Student papers submitted to an assignment folder that has Turnitin enabled will be automatically evaluated to determine if any portions of the work are likely to have been generated by an AI text generator such as ChatGPT. This functionality […]

MSUM Community Autism Forum

You are invited to a community autism forum on May 4, 2023 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the MSUM Comstock Memorial Union Ballroom. Speech-language pathology graduate students will present research relating to autism spectrum disorder and neurodiversity. Visual presentations will be displayed throughout the forum and the community is encouraged to attend to learn more about autism spectrum disorder. […]

Join us for the Spring 2023 Farewell and Sash Ceremony

Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our diverse graduating students. On Thursday, May 11 from 4-7 p.m. in the CMU Ballroom, graduating international students will receive a sash to represent their country of citizenship, multicultural graduating students will receive an affinity sash and exchange students will receive a certificate of Appreciation. Students often wear their graduation sash during commencement […]