What’s next for Homecoming?

Full Homecoming Event Schedule Mid-week is busy with a variety of events scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 1 and 2, including a major gift announcement on Thursday at 11 a.m. in front of Lommen Hall. The gift will transform Moorhead’s teacher preparation program and will include the public unveiling of the Nibbe School of Teaching & Learning. Check out […]

Wright, Whitmore, and Gallo Publish in Essays in Education

Early Childhood Education majors Isabella Whitmore and Callie Wright, under the mentorship of Dr. Dawnita Gallo, recently published a manuscript in the open-access journal Essays in Education. Their article, Science Learning Centers in Early Childhood Classrooms, builds upon a poster they presented at the Spring 2025 Student Academic Conference. Whitmore and Wright conducted an extensive review of literature examining how […]

Moorhead’s Julia Poplin redesigns learning with AI

Through its new Institute of Applied AI, Moorhead is reshaping the way professors teach and students learn. Dr. Julia Poplin, one of five AI Faculty Fellows, is using AI to re-create project-based assignments, increase critical thinking, and remove learning barriers. “We’re not waiting to be told how AI fits in higher education,” Julia says. “We’re building it from the inside […]

MSUM alum mentors future Dragon educator

Alumna and veteran teacher Sara Kubicek is shaping the next generation of educators by welcoming student teachers into her classroom. Fatima Alshahmani, a Moorhead elementary inclusive education major, is gaining invaluable hands-on classroom experience and inspirational mentorship. “Watching and learning have their place, but engaging with kids one-on-one and building relationships is key,” Sara says. Minnesota State Moorhead’s rigorous teacher […]