Gilman & Gilman-McCain applications open

Study abroad scholarships Studying abroad can be a life-changing experience! The Gilman Scholarship Program provides up to $5,000 (or $8,000 including the Critical Need Language Award) for undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens and Federal Pell Grant recipients to participate in in-person or virtual international programs. The Gilman-McCain Scholarship is also open! It provides $5,000 scholarships for child dependents of […]

Honoring a friend

By Kristin Johnson Bobbi (Jarvis) Mason and Greta (Magnuson) Shawstad had an extraordinary friendship. And it started when the elementary education majors met by chance at MSUM in the 1960s. They became friends when alphabetical seating charts forced them to sit by each other in class; their relationship deepened in the years after graduation even as they lived thousands of […]

Jan Mahoney’s Dragon pride runs deep

By Kristin Johnson Although she was never a student at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Jan Mahoney quickly became a member of the Dragon family during her position as VP of Finance and Administration at the university. She deeply enjoyed her time in that role, which began in 2010 and lasted until her retirement a few years later. She got to […]