Students devise ways to overcome barriers to providing mental health services for rural patients during SPARQ Competition

The SPARQ (Synthesizing Proposals for Ambitious Research Questions) competition is a program that charges students to think about potential solutions to challenging scientific research questions. Participating students must delve into primary literature to understand the scope of the question, then devise a hypothesis and means to address the question. Students were required to submit a brief written proposal and present […]

Moorhead Area Public Schools superintendent speaks at Commencement

Moorhead Area Public Schools’ Superintendent Brandon Lunak made it to where he is today partly because of teachers who mentored him at every level of his education. “I had really good teachers. They showed they cared and made me feel important.” At this year’s graduate school commencement, he will highlight the people who impacted his life in profound ways, encouraging […]

IT Network next steps

Campus Colleagues, Our IT Team will be implementing two changes in the coming weeks to address ongoing network slowness. One change will affect campus system availability; the other will occur behind the scenes. 1) Patch management updates (starting next week)We’re improving our patching process by moving from a single update window (Wednesday night/Thursday morning) to a staggered schedule across Wednesday–Friday: […]

April 29 Town Hall recording, slides available online

At the April 29 Town Hall and Budget Forum, Amanda Korynta and Jered Pigeon shared information and preliminary recommendations from the Campus Climate Work Group. Georges Tippens presented updates on the FY2026 finances and FY2027 proposed budget, as well as a recap of upcoming projects. You can watch a recording of the event and see presentation slides on President Downs’ […]