A ride-along with the Minnesota Corrections Agent of the Year, who keeps tabs on high-risk offenders

MSUM criminal justice alum is named Minnesota Corrections Agent of the Year. By: Mike Nowatzki, INFORUM MOORHEAD – When Mike Schommer visits his “clients,” he’s not making a sales call or pitching a new product. As an intensive supervised release (ISR) agent for the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Schommer’s clientele consists of convicted murderers, rapists and other high-risk offenders who, […]

Dahnke joins NSIC Hall of Fame

This article is from the West Fargo Pioneer. Fred Dahnke was inducted into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame on Wednesday, July 11, at the Best Western Kelly Inn in St. Cloud, Minn., a feature attraction at the NSIC’s 13th annual Summer Kickoff event. A loyal contributor to the remarkable cross-country and track success story at Minnesota State […]

Fun summer learning at MSUM – but don’t call it school

By: Ryan Johnson, INFORUM MOORHEAD – Hundreds of area youngsters are on the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus this summer, getting their hands dirty crafting clay masterpieces and diving into the science of nanotechnology. Now in its 13th year, the university’s annual summer program College for Kids aims to give 8- to 14-year-olds a chance to do something enriching and […]

Pakistani Student Takes Culture to the Airwaves

By Sarah Bushman, IREX Students at Minnesota State University Moorhead got an unexpected ‘Journey to Pakistan’ this past semester, thanks to a young Pakistani woman, Zahra, who found her public voice after coming to the U.S. Though students had never before enjoyed a program hosted by an international student, Zahra quickly gained followers through what became a popular campus radio […]

Former MSUM coach Dahnke to be inducted into NSIC Hall

By: Forum staff reports, INFORUM MOORHEAD – Longtime Minnesota State Moorhead cross country coach Fred Dahnke is among eight who will be inducted into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame on Wednesday in St. Cloud, Minn. Dahnke, who lives in Barnesville, Minn., ran track at MSUM before graduating in 1971.