New digital projector allows MSUM’s Planetarium to expand programming

By: Sam Benshoof, INFORUM MOORHEAD – The farthest reaches of the universe are now closer than ever for the Fargo-Moorhead area. Over the weekend, the Minnesota State University Moorhead Planetarium, on campus in Bridges Hall, installed a new $60,000 Elumenati digital projector. The projector, coupled with special Uniview scientific software, provides the opportunity for the planetarium to expand its programming […]

Former MSUM president receives Heritage Award

By: Amy Dalrymple, INFORUM MOORHEAD – Roland Dille is a walking history book. The longest-serving Minnesota State University Moorhead president led the campus through tumultuous times of anti-war protests and racial unrest. Now 87, Dille stays as connected to campus as his health will allow and works on various writing projects, including his memoirs, a history of his hometown of […]

“Graduate Minnesota” campaign urges 
former students to re-enroll and earn degrees 



Initiative seeks to raise state’s college completion rates Minnesota’s working adults who have earned some college credits are being urged to re-enroll and complete their two- or four-year degrees at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to boost their job prospects and help meet the state’s workforce needs. The message is part of a new statewide outreach initiative called “Graduate […]

ACS student chapter receives honorable mention

The American Chemical Society Student Chapter at MSUM has received an Honorable Mention for its activities conducted during the 2010-2011 academic year. The club is involved in campus and community outreach and service projects including volunteering at the Dorothy Day House and providing drop-in tutoring for students in freshman- and sophomore-level chemistry courses.  The club also organizes student participation in […]

Combined Charities: Last day

Today is the last day of our MSUM Combined Charities Campaign.  For all of those who are procrastinators or who operate best on a deadline, the deadline is here.  Go now to the Employee Self-Service website at www.state.mn.us/employees and click on Other Payroll.  Step-by-step instructions are on the back of your campaign brochure or at www.charities.state.mn.us/how-to. If you would rather […]