Nov. 20 town hall recording, slides are available

Town Hall Meeting | November 20, 2025 | November town hall slide presentation If you didn’t attend last week’s town hall, you missed a great one! You can still watch the recording and view the slides of the Nov. 20, 2025, town hall, which are available on President Downs’ webpage. Employees must be logged into myMSUM to see the links. […]

How academic innovation will shape our region

President Downs wrote about the momentum happening at Minnesota State Moorhead in the November issue of Prairie Business magazine. In the article, “How academic innovation will shape our region,” he writes: At Moorhead, we are preparing the region’s most sought-after graduates – professionals who lead, solve, and shape what’s next. We are committed to delivering academic programs that are relevant and […]

Anthropology Students Visit Chahinkapa Zoo for Primate Behavior Study

In October, Dr. Butler’s students in Introduction to Physical Anthropology (ANTH 120) visited the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, ND for an immersive primate behavior observation experience – continuing a long-standing collaborative tradition between Minnesota State Moorhead and the zoo. Students had a unique opportunity to engage directly with the primates they study in class. Zoo staff begin the visit with […]

Geoscience students investigate soil at the former Ponderosa Golf Course

Geoscience students spent time in the field this October with Professors Karl Leonard and Michelle Abshire, investigating possible heavy metal contamination in the soils of the former Ponderosa Golf Course at the Minnesota State Moorhead Regional Science Center. Students Thalia, Chloe, and Izzy collected soil samples from multiple locations, including former tee boxes, the old fairway, and nearby forested areas. […]

Oct. 15 town hall materials are online

A recording and slides of the Oct. 15, 2025, town hall are available on President Downs’ webpage. Employees must be logged into myMSUM to see the links. What we learned: Watch the recording or view the slide presentation. The next town hall is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20 at 1:30 p.m. in CMU 105.