Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning celebrates first graduation cohort

Minnesota State Moorhead celebrated its first graduation event under the newly established Nibbe School of Teaching and Learning. More than 50 guests, including graduates, families, faculty, alumni, and campus partners, gathered to honor students entering the teaching profession and to recognize the transformational support of the Nibbe Family Foundation, whose historic $5.5 million gift established the School earlier this fall. […]

The Profession That Makes All Others Possible

For Dawn Nibbe Guse, lifelong educator and track coach, education is more than a profession — it’s the foundation for a strong society. “Teaching is the one profession that allows every other profession to exist. There wouldn’t be doctors, lawyers, or auto mechanics without teachers,” she says. Dawn’s family, through the Nibbe Family Foundation, recently gifted $5.5 million to Minnesota […]

Moorhead education student balances athletics, leadership, and teaching

Balancing athletics, leadership, and a passion for teaching, elementary education student Ayden Ochs does it all. “You can be an athlete, a leader, a student, and so much more. That’s what makes this place special.” Through student organizations like student senate and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Ayden has been able to get involved on campus and get the necessary […]

Noyce Scholars and mentors gather and present at the National Science Teachers Association conference

Dr. Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, and Dr. Alison Wallace, Biosciences, attended the National Science Teachers Association conference in Minneapolis last week with seven MSUM graduates currently teaching middle and high school science, including Isaac Skalsky, physics and chemistry education; Erick Hernandez, physics education; and Katie Olson, Jake Pundsack, Anneliese Johnson, Briana Kowalke, and Whitney Shegrud, all life science education […]