NEW Leadership Northern Lights awarded two $5,000 grants

MSUM’s NEW Leadership Northern Lights program, coordinated by Deb White, Sociology, was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from West Central Initiative and a $5,000 grant from the FM Area Foundation Women’s Fund. NEW Leadership Northern Lights provides leadership training, inspiration, and support for women who do not have extensive leadership experience. Each year, approximately 40 women are selected to participate […]

MSUM thanked for role in park project

On July 12, 2018, there was a ribbon cutting ceremony for the official opening of the revamped M.B. Johnson Regional Park in Moorhead. The Anthropology and Earth Science department and University were publicly thanked by many speakers for our role in facilitating the cultural resource portion of the project. We have been involved in the expansion of the Moorhead Trail […]

MSUM receives grant from FM Area Foundation

Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) has received a $7,500 grant from the FM Area Foundation to support student scholarships for the MSUM Community Engagement K-12 Summer Camps. The grant will fund partial and full, need-based scholarships for students in K-12 attending any of the summer camps offered by MSUM Community Engagement. Camps offered this summer include College for Kids & […]

MSUM Alumni Win Awards of Excellence

Artists Jon Offutt, Brad Bachmeier, and Steve Nowatski, all MSUM alumni, won three of the four prestigious awards presented at the College Hill Art Festival in June. The 40-year-old festival is at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, and has been named to Sunshine Artist magazine’s list of ‘100 Best Fine Arts & Design Shows’ in the United States […]

MSUM Alumni Artists Win Awards

Artists Jon Offutt, Brad Bachmeier, and Steve Nowatzki, all MSUM alumni, won three of the four prestigious awards presented at the College Hill Art Festival in June. The 40-year-old festival is at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, and has been named to Sunshine Artist magazine’s list of ‘100 Best Fine Arts & Design Shows’ in the United States […]