Art Students Jury MN State HS Leage Section 6

Eight advanced Art Education students gained valuable work experience serving as jurors for the MN State Section 6 Visual Arts Exhibition in New York Mills this spring. Students juried work in their areas of expertise over 10 media categories. Over 200 works were juried for awards with finalists selected to move on to the  State-wide Finals Competition.

Archaeology Coauthors Win Regional Poster Prize

Archaeology student scholars win the Council for Minnesota Archaeology Undergraduate Poster Prize for their poster presentation on the importance of community collaboration. Their poster, titled “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: The Importance of Collaboration Between Archaeologists and Indigenous Communities,” details collaborative and volunteer work completed at the request of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Student-Faculty Research Paper on Short-Term Study Abroad Wins Best Paper Award at International Academic Conference

Nora Simondet and Dr. Wooyang Kim of the Paseka School of Business received the Best Conference Paper Award (1st Place in Undergraduate Student Research) at the 2025 Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Conference for Researchers, Educators, Practitioners, and Students (THEREPS)—a leading international conference in the hospitality and tourism discipline—held in New York City on April 11–12. The student research competition featured […]

Plains Art Museum features MSUM Art Faculty, Alumni & Students at Annual Gala: Wonderland

The 2025 Plains Art Museum Gala: Wonderland on May 3rd from 7PM-Midnight features the regional leadership and impact of MSUM’s School of Art faculty, alumni and students by featuring 15 artists in it’s event and exhibition. The Faculty featured include: Zhimi Guan, Brad Bachmeier and Laura Youngbird. Featured Alumni include: Trudy Stubson, Naomi Schliesman, Amber Parsons, Dennis Krull, Ellen Diederich, […]