Brad Bachmeier’s art students saw work being done on public art sculpture, coming soon to campus

Last week, a group of MSUM students got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the newest public art sculpture coming to campus! 🎨🔥 Designed by artist Brock Davis and brought to life at Davis Designs, this large-scale metal sculpture will soon be installed on the west side of the newly completed Christianson Alumni Center. Students toured the fabrication studio, explored how […]

Dr. Pandey publishes a classroom intervention for forming content-focused student groups

A newly published study in the Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education introduces a novel icebreaker activity designed to enhance student engagement and collaboration in life science classrooms. The article, titled “A Group-Forming Course Content-Focused Icebreaker for Life Science Classrooms” (DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00173-24), presents a structured approach to group formation that integrates course content from the very first class session. The […]

Volunteer Opportunity – Earth Day 2025

Calling all Earth lovers: the Sustainability Office is seeking volunteers for our Earth Day 2025 Celebration on April 26. This is an all day event, open to the entire Fargo-Moorhead community. Help us facilitate crafts, learning opportunities, and games. Click here to sign up! Light refreshments provided throughout the day. Question? Email us at sustainability@mnstate.edu

Dr. Amy Mercer presents at national conference

Dr. Amy Mercer, School of Performing Arts Assistant Professor, recently presented at the Music Teachers’ National Association (MTNA) National Conference, held in Minneapolis. Her presentation, titled Scandinavian Seasons, was a lecture recital featuring the late Romantic piano works of four female Scandinavian composers: Anna-Louise Egeberg, Erika Bodom, Inga Lærum-Liebich, and Sigrid Arneberg. Dr. Mercer focused primarily on the works that […]