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  • Planetarium Sells out Romance Shows
    The MSUM Planetarium’s annual Romance Under the Stars were performed to sold-out crowds on Valentine’s Day.  The Planetarium hosted four back-to-back shows on Friday night.  A student developed and presented show, Romance has been an annual tradition for going on 10 years.  This year saw the addition of a collaboration with the Oceanarium for Romance Under the Sea.  This special […]
  • Dr. David Wolff Presented at Minnesota Educators for the Gifted and Talented Conference
    Dr. David Wolff, Assistant Professor of Elementary Inclusive Education in the School of Teaching and Learning presented at the annual Minnesota Educators for the Gifted and Talented conference on February 3, 2025. Dr. Wolff presented two breakout sessions titled, Tying the Reading Rope and the Writing Rope Together and Higher Order Thinking ‘On the Go’. Both sessions focused on instructional strategies […]
  • Dr. Dawnita Gallo and Ann Sandeen present at a region conference
    Dr. Dawnita Gallo, Early Childhood Education, and Ms. Ann Sandeen (12/2024 MSUM graduate and long-term sub at the MSUM Early Education Center) presented at the MN Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, in St. Paul this past weekend. Their presentation was titled: Ditch the Worksheets! Transforming Worksheets into Developmentally Appropriate, Play-based Learning Experience for Young Children. Participants, […]
  • Dr. Lisa Habedank Stewart receives Minnesota School Psychology Association’s Ysseldyke Lifetime Achievement Award
    Dr. Lisa Habedank Stewart was the recipient of the 2025 Minnesota School Psychology Association Ysseldyke Lifetime Achievement Award to acknowledge her exceptional contributions to the School Psychology field for 30+ years.  Noted accomplishments include authorship on numerous research publications, development of curricula in early literacy, MTSS and RTI, consultation for Minnesota Reading and Math Corps and training of hundreds of […]
  • MSUM alum fastest to ever earn MN science teacher of the year
    MSUM alumni Jake Pundsack has been awarded the 2024 Minnesota Science Teaching Award in his third year as a high school science teacher in Melrose, MN. He is the shortest-tenured teacher to receive the award in its history.   Jake credits Minnesota State University Moorhead’s classes and professors with his success after college.   “It was the hands-on experience, and great examples […]

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