Battle of the Banks

Last year, MSUM took home the win at Battle of the Banks—and now we need YOU to help us do it again! Battle of the Banks September 26 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Battle of the Banks is a friendly competition between MSUM and NDSU, and we’re ready to show them what the Dragon family can do! Volunteers will help make the […]

Faculty and Alumni Featured in The Minnesota Archaeologist

Current and former members of the MSUM archaeology program will be represented in the upcoming 2026 edition of The Minnesota Archaeologist (Vol. 83), published by the Minnesota Archaeological Society. Co-authors include retired MSUM faculty members Mike Michlovic, George Holley, and alumni Abraham Ledezma, Craig M. Picka, and Jackson S. Carr.

Minnesota State Moorhead Employee and Alumni Featured in “Three Ways Home” Photography Exhibition

Chris Franz, MSUM Associate Director of Experiential Learning & Assessment, is one of three photographers featured in Three Ways Home, a new exhibition opening at The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum in Moorhead. Franz is joined by fellow MSUM alumni Sarah Christianson and Lewis Ableidinger. The exhibition explores three different relationships to the idea of home. Franz spent ten years […]

Undergraduate Economics Research is published in Issues in Political Economy

In the latest Issues in Political Economy publication (Volume 35 Issue 1 – https://www.elon.edu/u/academics/business/ipe/about-the-journal/journal-issues/volume-35/), Demi-Lee Carlisle’s research is featured with six other undergraduate research papers written by students from elite universities in the U.S. and Japan. Carlisle’s econometric analysis, “The Cost of Loadshedding on the South African Economy,”  provides an estimate of monetary losses to the South African economy from […]

Reaching for the Stars: MSUM Planetarium Director Shines in “Japan Meets LIPS” at Global Conference

Sara K. Schultz, Planetarium Director, brought a U.S. perspective to an international stage at the International Planetarium Society conference in the session “Japan Meets LIPS.” A regular contributor to and practitioner of the Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS), Schultz represented American approaches to live, audience-driven planetarium programming, demonstrating techniques that prioritize real-time dialogue, adaptability, and immersive storytelling. Presenting to an […]