Gricel Escobedo-Kingwell’s parents did not attend school beyond sixth grade, but life’s early obstacles inspired her fierce determination and a deep-rooted belief in the power of education. She says of her MSUM experience, “Throughout the program, I’ve learned to be my authentic self. So many times in education, I haven’t felt that way.” At the spring commencement ceremony, she will […]
Moorhead Public Schools Teacher of the Year Angela Hase, Fargo Public Schools Teacher of the Year Amanda Hetland, and West Fargo Professional Licensed Staff of the Year Mendi Blake all began their education journey at MSUM. “I chose MSUM because they have high standards, and I knew it is a good school, especially for education,” Amanda says. Angela, Amanda, and […]
On Tuesday, April 18, Moorhead High School held their first Industry Day for sophomores. Students indicated a career of interest and the high school arranged for them to visit that business, industry, or site to learn more. The School of Teaching and Learning hosted 35 high school students who expressed interest in pursuing careers in teaching. Students visited with a […]
Sam (SJ) Nielsen, an MSUM art education graduate and a watercolor artist and urban sketcher, is the featured artist in a short video that was Local Filmmaker Runner-up at the Minnesota Film Festival. “Watercolors, A documentary about SJ Nielsen” by Kevin Jacobsen of Story North Productions is an ongoing project with funding that will be turned into a longer film […]
Moorhead High School students were on campus last week as part of the Teacher Cadet Program. The primary goal of the Teacher Cadet Program is to encourage academically talented, high-achieving, high school students with exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills to consider teaching as a career. This partnership with Moorhead High is a collaborative effort to grow our own teachers for […]