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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gauntlet Sculpture Unveiling and Reception | Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 3 p.m. | CMU Sun Garden Lounge Join us for the unveiling of Gauntlet, a powerful new sculpture by Dennis Williams, a contemporary Indigenous artist, a member of the White Earth Nation-Pillager Band of Ojibwe, and a Minnesota State Moorhead art education major. Gauntlet reflects the challenges and choices of […]
The Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning hosted 41 prospective students and high school staff and teachers at its annual Become a Teacher Day on Tuesday. Students sat in on a class, heard from current education students and faculty, toured campus, and made the “ideal teacher” school supply bags. Read or watch the story featuring Associate Professor Julia Poplin: […]