Art Alumni featured Curatorial Staff at Plains Art Museum

Two School of Art Alumni Delia Touche, Rachel Herzog, and MSUM’s former Gallery Director, Danielle Gravon, were featured in the March 24 Fargo Forum article “Meet the all-female curatorial team at Plains Art Museum”. The article highlights the team’s approach to advocating for women’s voices in the arts. Specifically Curator of Indigenous Programming, Delia Touche’s success in paving a way […]

MSUM Music Alumnus named ND “Music Educator of the Year”

Mrs. Nicole Bernier (class of 2007) has been named the North Dakota Music Educator of the Year by the North Dakota Music Educators Association (NDMEA).  Currently teaching at Fort Lincoln Elementary School in Mandan, ND, Bernier was awarded the honor for her excellence in student performance, musical achievement, and commitment to music education and the arts. She employs the Kodály […]

MSUM alum fastest to ever earn MN science teacher of the year

MSUM alumni Jake Pundsack has been awarded the 2024 Minnesota Science Teaching Award in his third year as a high school science teacher in Melrose, MN. He is the shortest-tenured teacher to receive the award in its history.   Jake credits Minnesota State University Moorhead’s classes and professors with his success after college.   “It was the hands-on experience, and great examples […]

Biology student receives national award for immunology research

Did you know that male and female systems respond differently to the same virus? That’s part of biology student Hadiya Farrahmand’s research at MSU Moorhead.    At a national gathering of over 6,000 undergraduate and graduate science students – the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS), Hadiya won an award from the Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists […]

Alumni open Starbird Lounge in Moorhead

Did you know that a new tiki cocktail lounge recently opened in Moorhead on Center Ave? Alumni Shannon and Adam Wiedman wanted to create a place that was unique, inviting and modern. Both alumni started their careers as graphic designers, with Adam focusing on traditional advertising and branding, and Shannon taking on more analytical and technical roles. Their combined skills […]