SPA Hosts 70 students for Dragon High School Honor Band

Under the direction and guidance of Dr. Benjamin Druffel, Director of Bands and Instrumental Music Education at MSUM, the School of Performing Arts hosted 70 high school students from across a North Dakota and Minnesota for the Dragon High School Honor Band on Tuesday, Nov. 5th.  These students, which represented some of the “best of the best” of music programs […]

Planetarium Director, Schultz, presents at and supports students to attend national planetarium conference

Sara Schultz, PhD, director of the planetarium presented four talks/workshops during the recent Great Lakes Planetarium Assn (GLPA) annual conference.  She presented with two of her students, Cassie Ishaug and Emily Watson. Schultz, as the elected Inclusion & Outreach officer for GLPA, presented on a program to encourage pre-career students interested in the planetarium field as a potential career path […]

MSUM Recognized with Innovative Partnering and Collaboration Award

Minnesota State recognizes faculty, staff, and administrators through the Academic and Student Affairs Leadership Awards for their exemplary achievements in equity, innovation, and collaborative practices that promote student success. For their work with the Infuse Mental Health Project, MSUM faculty and staff Dr. Lisa Stewart, Dr. Jessica Brown, Dr. Taryn Agkul, Kaelene Arvidson-Hicks, Ashleigh Vogel, Julie Kudrna, and Kecia Peters […]

School of Performing Arts to host 2,900 elementary students this week

The MSUM School of Performing Arts will present five educational performances for approximately 2,900 first grade students from across the Red River Valley this week in Hansen Theatre. This annual event, featuring MSUM’s “Fuego Tropical” World Music and Percussion Ensemble directed by Dr. Kenyon Williams, takes students on an exploration of music from around the world.  The event is made […]