Moorhead Quarterback Jack Strand Supports Physics Department Through National Honor

Minnesota State Moorhead senior quarterback Jack Strand recently turned a national honor into a meaningful investment in the university. Strand was selected as one of 16 national finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, widely recognized as the highest academic and athletic award in college football across all divisions. As part of that recognition, finalists receive a postgraduate scholarship and […]

Sara Schultz, Planetarium, Invited to Present at annual “Best Of Nerd Nite Fargo”

Dr. Sara Schultz, Planetarium Director, has been invited to do an encore presentation of her March 2025 Nerd Nite talk: Fire in the Mountains: A Dragon’s Journey Through Chile at the Annual Best Of Nerd Nite.  The presentation focuses on Schultz’s 2024 trip through Chile as an Astronomy in Chile Education Ambassador Program participant.   Schultz was awarded a full-ride fellowship through the […]

Jack Strand named finalist for college football’s top scholar athlete award

Minnesota State Moorhead senior quarterback Jack Strand has been announced as one of 16 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy®, the nation’s premier scholar-athlete award. Strand was named a member of the 2025 National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments® with Strand receiving an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship.  Strand becomes the first Dragon since Bart Johnson (1998) to be […]

Minnesota State Moorhead ACM Club Team Captures First Place at Computing Competition

The Department of Computer Science & Information Systems at Minnesota State Moorhead proudly announces its first-ever first-place victory at the 2025 DKC³ Collegiate Computing Competition, held October 17 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Hosted by Digi‑Key Electronics, the competition brought together 20 university teams, each typically composed of four students, to tackle rigorous programming and word-problem challenges. Minnesota State Moorhead entered two teams into the event consisting of […]