Overcoming Obstacles

How one MSUM student defied all odds to graduate By Nate Gilbraith, MSUM Marketing Intern The alarmingly high dropout rate of American Indian students is not a new reality. According to the National Indian Education Association, the national dropout rate for American Indian students is 15 percent. However, Minnesota State University of Moorhead criminal justice major Cera Swiftwater refused to […]

Follow the MSUM delegation as they travel to South Korea, China

Denise Gorsline, interim dean of Arts, Media and Communication, has been blogging about her “Dragon Tales” and the MSUM delegation visit to South Korea and China that began Dec. 1. In her Dec. 3 post she writes: “I have been enchanted by Seoul…from our visit with Seoul National University of Education (SNUE)  to our dinner with an MSUM graduate, an […]

MSU Moorhead Teacher Education Receives Accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

Minnesota State University Moorhead’s College of Education and Human Services has earned reaccreditation at the initial teacher preparation and advanced preparation levels from the Selected Improvement Commission of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Reaccreditation affirms MSUM’s exceptional teaching and stellar student achievement by meeting rigorous standards set forth by the professional education community. The MSUM Teacher […]

International partnerships goal of South Korea, China delegation

A team of MSUM faculty, administrators and staff leave Dec. 1 for meetings with high schools and universities in South Korea and China for the purpose of partnership-building and bringing new students to MSUM.  The delegation includes Jack Healy, Randy Cagle, Denise Gorsline, Zhimin Guan, Peter Geib, Dan Brekke, and Janet Hohenstein.  The trip will include visits to the Seoul […]

Calling all education majors

Volunteer Opportunity: Who: Education Minnesota Student Program When: Tuesday November 17th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Ellen Hopkins Elementary School What: Helping teachers out in their classroom with organizing, prepping, etc. Snacks will be provided Contact emsp@mnstate.edu for transportation; vans will leave Lommen at 6:45 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.