Despite growing up in landlocked Western Minnesota, where freshwater rivers and lakes dominate the landscape, Savanna Hohenstein has always harbored a deep-seated passion for marine biology. Though the Breckenridge, Minnesota, native didn’t know it at the time, her decision to attend Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) for her college education would ultimately lead her to a career pursuing this passion. […]
Sam (SJ) Nielsen, an MSUM art education graduate and a watercolor artist and urban sketcher, is the featured artist in a short video that was Local Filmmaker Runner-up at the Minnesota Film Festival. “Watercolors, A documentary about SJ Nielsen” by Kevin Jacobsen of Story North Productions is an ongoing project with funding that will be turned into a longer film […]
Congratulations to all the Dragons nominated for YWCA Women of the Year! Here are the MSUM alums who are making history in our community: We are filled with #DragonPride!
The Farm Foundation recently recognized Rebecca Weir, MSUM Economics alumna, as one of its 2024 Agricultural Scholars. Twenty Agricultural Scholars were selected from graduate programs across the U.S. based on their potential to be emerging leaders in the fields of agricultural policy, commodity market analysis, agricultural finance, and applied economics. The Agricultural Scholars will participate in travel-study opportunities and engage […]
Please consider sharing this Dragon point of pride about 2012 anthropology alumna Athena Aitken earning induction into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. Aitken played rugby as a student at MSUM and has found success as coach of the women’s club since graduating, including a 2015 national championship.