Use of Scorch texting chatbot soars in fall semester

Text outreach via AI bot continues in spring semester Scorch, the AI-powered texting chatbot that Minnesota State Moorhead launched in Fall 2025, has proven to be a powerful tool for engaging students.  During its first semester of use, Moorhead undergraduate students sent nearly 12,000 messages to Scorch, and 94% of students remain subscribed to Scorch’s texts, with 61% of students actively engaging with Scorch (sending 3+ […]

Five students nominated for Goldwater Scholarship

Minnesota State Moorhead is nominating five students to compete in this year’s Goldwater Scholarships Competition. Congratulations to Gabriel Grant (Physics), Taytum Nelson (Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science), Maxwell Sheridan (Mathematics, Computer Science), Hannah Norton (Biology), and Mohammed Ali (Computer Information Technology). The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program is a nationally recognized and prestigious program designed to provide support to highly qualified […]

Data Brews: Table Talk about Minnesota’s Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS)

Please register to attend this month’s Data Brews presentation! The Minnesota State System Institutional Research (SIR) unit is hosting the next Data Brews: Table Talk on January 16, 2026. The presentation series is open to all Minnesota State employees. Erin Osborn, Senior Research Analyst at Century College and SLEDS Data Coach, and Nora Morris, SLEDS Director, will demonstrate Minnesota’s Statewide Longitudinal […]

Dragon STEMinar – Snacks and seminar series 2:30 p.m. Fridays

Kick off your Fridays with free snacks and short talks on everything from biosciences and chemistry to math and physics, led by students, faculty, and community members. Snacks + Science = a proven formula. 2:30-3:50 p.m. Fridays Jan. 16 – Introduction to Dragon STEMinar and what makes a good talkJan. 23 – Speaker Adam Goyt, professor of mathematicsJan. 30 – Speaker Sumali […]

Moorhead’s new strategic framework webpage is live! 

Explore the framework at: https://www.mnstate.edu/about/mission-strategic-framework Over the past year, faculty, staff, and students helped shape the next chapter of Minnesota State Moorhead’s direction. Input gathered through campus discussions and surveys last spring informed the foundation of the framework, with leadership reviewing and refining priorities over the summer. The refreshed strategic framework was formally introduced during the fall President and Provost Welcome and State […]