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 […]

MSUM EXPECTS MORE THAN 425 STUDENTS TO GRADUATE DEC. 17

Weather keeping you from getting to campus to attend commencement? Watch the ceremony live on WDAY’Z Extra. Or, watch it on your computer. MSU Moorhead will award degrees to more than 425 students during its fall commencement program Thursday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse. The ceremony will be broadcast on WDAY’Z Extra and will include […]

Transportation and lineup Information for Fall Commencement

A reminder that Minnesota State University Moorhead will hold its Fall Commencement ceremony on Thursday, December 17 at 1:00 pm in Nemzek Fieldhouse. Transportation Beginning at 12:15 pm, vans will pick up at three locations and drop-off at Nemzek Fieldhouse: Lot M-3 between Owens Hall and Bridges Hall Lot M-5 west side of Comstock Memorial Union Lot R-6 east side of […]

MSUM featured pre-commencement shows for the first time this spring

The commencement ceremonies that took place May 15 in Nemzek Fieldhouse took a new twist on celebrating students’ collegiate accomplishments. This spring’s event featured pre-commencement shows with live and taped video, which aired on WDAYZ Xtra and the MSUM website. “The idea of the pre-game shows came as we were talking about how we could extend our story beyond the […]