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The First Congregational Church of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was organized in 1872 by the Reverend Hiram N. Gates. Gates was the minister of the Congregational Church in Connecticut when he received a commission from the American Home Missionary Society to establish Congregational churches in settlements along the newly constructed line of the Northern Pacific Railroad in northwestern Minnesota. Before leaving the East, Gates met Colonel George H. Johnston, who, as president of the New England Military and Naval Bureau of Migration, was in the process of establishing a colony at Detroit on lands purchased from the Northern Pacific Railroad Company (the name of the town that was to Detroit Lakes in 1926). Many of the original settlers of the “New England Colony” were Congregationalists, and Johnston convinced Gates to settle there.

A travel study course is defined as a faculty-led, credit-bearing experience, of generally less than . six weeks, in which the majority of the instruction is provided at an off-campus location. Travel study courses may be conducted within the United States or abroad.

The Moorhead Women’s Christian Temperance Union was organized in 1948. The WCTU grew from five women in 1948 to a membership of thirty-seven in 1960. The Moorhead WCTU is affiliated with the National WCTU and the National organization is part of the World Union which has a membership of seventy-seven countries.

Raised in South Dakota, Cynthia Palmer moved to Moorhead in 1986. Since that time, she has been involved in a number of activities with a number of organizations concerning public policies in Moorhead, especially issues dealing with poverty, human rights, community betterment, and accountability of elected officials.

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a university committee designated by Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) to protect the welfare of human subjects recruited to participate in research. When the University, employees and students, are involved in research conducted with human subjects, the research activity must be reviewed by the IRB.

The Minnesota State Moorhead Interdisciplinary Center for Diversity and Social Justice offers education that will prepare students to live and work in an increasingly diverse world.

Organizers are often accurate, methodical, practical, meticulous and dutiful. You like to see the progression of a project from start to finish, and are the one to make sure it gets done.

The Special Education Minor at Minnesota State Moorhead offers students an opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills related to individuals with diverse needs.

Healthcare student Madeline Kohner conducted research on an underrepresented group, traveled abroad, and enjoyed highly practical coursework.

Moorhead student Noah Papenfuss returns to Camp Ripley as an environmental geology intern dedicated to protecting 53,000 acres of Minnesota wilderness. Noah's full-circle journey highlights how hands-on fieldwork and academic mentorship are helping Noah safeguard local biodiversity and threatened species.