Nursing student Emma Vrieze proves that grit, humility, and heart can take you anywhere, even to the Miss America stage. The Park Rapids native was crowned Miss Minnesota 2025, and she’s bringing her passion for healthcare and water safety to the national spotlight. Emma has a busy schedule as she is also president of MSUM’s Letters of Love Club, minoring […]
Please join us in congratulating Emma Vrieze, a Nursing major and Psychology minor, on being crowned Miss Minnesota 2025! Emma represented Miss Glacial Waters in the statewide competition held June 20. She earned a $10,000 educational scholarship along with the crown. Her community service initiative, Swim With Knowledge: Water Safety, reflects her lifelong commitment to safe swimming and public education. […]
Outline: Aspen Schroeder is being recognized for her outstanding service in the community with the SpartanNash Our Family Scholarship. Community engagement is one of Moorhead’s strategic priorities, as the campus is committed to building partnerships with the community and in the surrounding area. These connections allow students to play a part in meeting the needs of the people around them, […]
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.
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 […]