Remembering Donald Nicklay

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear friend and long-time colleague, Donald Nicklay.  He began working at MSUM in 1980 until his retirement in 2012. A graveside service, with full military honors, was held on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at the Fargo National Cemetary. Here is a link to his obituary: Donald Nicklay Obituary […]

Discipline Specific Learning Communities for Faculty: Accounting, Health & Exercise Science, Economics, Math, and Cross-Discipline

Minnesota State received funding through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to support faculty members within disciplines to come together to explore culturally responsive teaching practices. This spring the discipline-specific learning communities are Accounting; Health & Exercise Science; Economics; Math; and Cross-Discipline (prior approval required). All participants will receive the e-book for Zaretta Hammond’s Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain. […]

Free Add/Drop Deadline Spring 2023

The deadline for dropping a course(s) without financial penalty and/or adding a course(s) for spring 2023 is Friday, Jan. 13, at 4 p.m.  No entry will be made in a student’s record if a course is dropped before this date/time. Students may continue to drop classes online after Friday, but will receive a ‘W’ on their academic record and will […]

Minnesota higher education system wants $350 million, tuition freeze

If a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities budget request were approved by lawmakers, tuition would be frozen for students at the state’s 33 public colleges and universities. By Robin Huebner, The Forum (Reprinted with permission)January 11, 2023 MOORHEAD — As Minnesota lawmakers mull how to spend a historic budget surplus, the system overseeing the state’s 33 public colleges and universities wants […]

Research Opportunity for D2D at the 2023 Minnesota State Fair – Due Date Jan. 17

We invite faculty, students, and staff from the University of Minnesota, MinnState, other colleges & universities, and public and private institutions, to take advantage of this unique opportunity to quickly and efficiently recruit fairgoers as participants in minimal-risk, human-subjects research at the Driven to Discover Research Facility (D2D) at the Minnesota State Fair from August 24 – September 4, 2023.  […]