Congratulations to Dean’s List students for Spring 2025

We love celebrating student accomplishments. Congratulations to the students named to the Minnesota State Moorhead Spring 2025 Dean’s List! We are full of #DragonPride! We invite you to listen to a special thank you message from each of your academic deans. College of Science, Health and the Environment College of Arts & Humanities College of Education & Human Services College […]

MSUM professor co-creates national health education resource 

Dr. Julie Knutson, Minnesota State Moorhead health education coordinator, is reshaping the way health educators teach. Dr. Knutson and Dr. Kristen Ford from Concordia College created THE FUSED Toolbox, the first centralized website offering teaching resources for K–12 health education.  THE FUSED is an ever-growing project that aims to close the gap between content knowledge and practical skill application in […]

More than 760 students to graduate May 16

9 a.m. | Arts & Humanities and Education & Human Services 2 p.m. | Business, Analytics & Communications and Science, Health & the Environment Minnesota State Moorhead will award degrees to more than 760 students during its spring commencement program on Friday, May 16, in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse. This includes more than 230 graduate students.  The 9 a.m. ceremony […]

MSUM alum mentors future Dragon educator

Alumna and veteran teacher Sara Kubicek is shaping the next generation of educators by welcoming student teachers into her classroom. Fatima Alshahmani, a Moorhead elementary inclusive education major, is gaining invaluable hands-on classroom experience and inspirational mentorship. “Watching and learning have their place, but engaging with kids one-on-one and building relationships is key,” Sara says. Minnesota State Moorhead’s rigorous teacher […]

Dr. Julie Knutson and MSUM Health Major, Kiara M Olesch, Presented at SHAPE America National Convention Baltimore, MD April 5

Dr. Knutson along with Dr. Kristen Ford, Concordia and MSUM Health Education Major presented an engaging presentation inspired by THE FUSED Health Education Series, featured in JOPERD Mini Series Articles: THE FUSED Technique. THE= Teaching Health Education; FUSED= Functional [Data-Driven] information, Using HBOs &, Skill-based cues, Engaging teaching strategies for, Daily-application developing health literate K-12 students). Their session aimed to […]