From the FM metro to the oceans: Junior Aquarist Program

By Emily Welker, KVRR MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)  — “It’s so cool!!! It feels so cool,” sounds the voices of a group of a dozen or so elementary-schoolers crowded around a single net borne aloft by a camp instructor who’s just snagged a flappy, floppy, but still-reasonably-cooperative Atlantic stingray in the basement of the biosciences department. They’re petting the small animal […]

Welcome, Stephanie Rispa, OAS in the Center for Global Engagement 

Stephanie Rispa is MSUM’s newest office and administrative specialist intermediate, in the Center for Global Engagement. Stephanie assists students in getting different cultural experiences. Stephanie supports international students, study abroad programs, global partnerships, and intercultural initiatives.   Read more about Stephanie.  Welcome to the Dragon Community, Stephanie!

‘Zoinks!’: MSUM professor brings science to life with spot-on impressions

By Michael McGurran, InforumJuly 08, 2025 MOORHEAD — He’s part professor, part performer. Whether it slithers, swims or squawks, Jon Bell-Clement is all in. By day, he teaches zoology and biology classes at Minnesota State University Moorhead. But online, he’s “Jon BC” — blending his lifelong love of animals with spot-on impressions to make science anything but boring. From “SpongeBob” to” […]

REMINDER – Scheduled Enterprise Downtime

6:00 PM Friday, 7/11/2025 until 6:00 PM Sunday, 7/13/2025 Data Center Move The system office will be relocating one of the enterprise data centers. Consequently, most services hosted by the enterprise will be impacted during this maintenance period. Action Required This downtime will impact several services and users. We strongly advise institutions to prepare for an extensive outage of enterprise services […]