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  • Minnesota State Moorhead Journalism Students Earn 37 Major Awards & Distinctions
    Dragons earn awards from MBJA, SPJ and NATAS at 2025 Midwest Journalism Conference.
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  • Plains Art Museum features MSUM Art Faculty, Alumni & Students at Annual Gala: Wonderland
    The 2025 Plains Art Museum Gala: Wonderland on May 3rd from 7PM-Midnight features the regional leadership and impact of MSUM’s School of Art faculty, alumni and students by featuring 15 artists in it’s event and exhibition. The Faculty featured include: Zhimi Guan, Brad Bachmeier and Laura Youngbird. Featured Alumni include: Trudy Stubson, Naomi Schliesman, Amber Parsons, Dennis Krull, Ellen Diederich, […]
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  • MSUM Jazz Ensemble takes 1st Place at Eau Claire Jazz Festival
    The MSUM Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Tom Strait, traveled to Eau Claire, Wisconsin this past weekend where they won first prize in the Collegiate Jazz Ensemble competition. One of the oldest and largest jazz festivals in the nation, the festival hosts ensembles and jazz soloists from across the country.
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  • Dr. Julie Knutson and MSUM Health Major, Kiara M Olesch, Presented at SHAPE America National Convention Baltimore, MD April 5
    Dr. Knutson along with Dr. Kristen Ford, Concordia and MSUM Health Education Major presented an engaging presentation inspired by THE FUSED Health Education Series, featured in JOPERD Mini Series Articles: THE FUSED Technique. THE= Teaching Health Education; FUSED= Functional [Data-Driven] information, Using HBOs &, Skill-based cues, Engaging teaching strategies for, Daily-application developing health literate K-12 students). Their session aimed to […]
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  • Percussion Theatre pop-up performances on Tuesday
    Members of the MSUM Percussion Ensemble performed flash-mob pop-up performances at schools and public venues across the region on Tuesday to advertise for their Thursday evening performance of “Lights, Camera, Drum:  An Evening of Percussion Theatre!” Over the course of 5 hours, they presented approximately 8 performances at 6 different venues, including area high schools, TV studios, and Brewhalla.  Their […]
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