In 1st-ever State of the University address, MSUM president announces new AI head and new programs

By Robin Huebner and Hunter SchwartzSeptember 16, 2025 MOORHEAD — The leader of Minnesota State Moorhead highlighted new programs and partnerships, and the person to lead the university’s new artificial intelligence institute, during a history-making event. President Tim Downs gave MSUM’s first-ever State of the University address Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Roland Dille Center for the Arts. The event kicked off with a music […]

Thanks for showing up, Dragons!

It’s been a busy couple of days in Dragon territory. Thank you for showing up loud and proud at the first-ever State of the University address. We had a terrific display of Dragon pride with students, employees, alumni and community partners in the audience. We demonstrated our momentum in a dynamic presentation that outlined a vision that will transform our […]

Dragons were loud and proud at StartupBREW

Dragons were loud and proud this morning at the weekly StartupBREW, a networking event for entrepreneurs and those who think like entrepreneurs. The university’s Pep Band fired up the audience to hear from two Dragon alumni. Shannon Wiedman ’07 (graphic communications) shared her startup story and encouraged the audience to take advantage of the many resources available in the community to assist future […]

Archaeology Alum Wins Paper Competition

Please join me in a hearty congratulations for Spring 2025 Anthropology graduate Reid Haugen, who has won the Jeanette E. Stephens Student Paper Award sponsored by the Illinois Archaeology Survey. His paper titled “Resistance Isn’t Always Futile: Electrical Resistivity at Historic Nauvoo” draws on geophysical methods, specifically electrical resistivity, to explore buried architectural features at a site of deep historical […]