Oct. 15 town hall materials are online

A recording and slides of the Oct. 15, 2025, town hall are available on President Downs’ webpage. Employees must be logged into myMSUM to see the links.

What we learned:

  • Students have enjoyed $185,140 in savings through Z Degrees.
  • About 75% of students who’ve studied abroad with Ralf Mehnert-Meland and Wooyang Kim have never been outside the country.
  • The Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning Literacy Lab pilot aims to improve this startling statistic: 69% of Minnesota fourth graders are not reading at grade level.
  • This fall, our RN to BSN program enrolls students from 18 states.
  • Each college will launch an AI in Higher Education Community of Practice, led by a Faculty Fellow.


Watch the recording or view the slide presentation.

The next town hall is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20 at 1:30 p.m. in CMU 105.  

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