Undergraduate Research

The ability to take part in individually mentored research and creative activity is one of the unique advantages MSU Moorhead offers students. Faculty-student mentored activity is a valuable part of our mission and is reflected in the University’s strategic priorities:

  • To provide real-world opportunities for students to apply learning
  • To connect students, faculty and staff in meaningful relationships with one another and the community

The resources on this page are designed to help you navigate the many opportunities that exist for collaboration and success.

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Undergraduate Research News
  • From Landlocked to Marine Biologist
    Despite growing up in landlocked Western Minnesota, where freshwater rivers and lakes dominate the landscape, Savanna Hohenstein has always harbored a deep-seated passion for marine biology. Though the Breckenridge, Minnesota, native didn’t know it at the time, her decision to attend Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) for her college education would ultimately lead her to a career pursuing this passion. […]
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  • Student-Faculty Research Paper on Economic Impact of Tipping Wins Best Paper Award at International Academic Conference
    Two students from the Paseka School of Business have received the best conference paper award (1st Place in Undergraduate Student Research) at the 2024 Korea-America Hospitality & Tourism Educators Association (KAHTEA) conference, a leading conference for hospitality and tourism research, in Chicago, IL, on April 5-6. This research competition included students from top-tier universities such as Arizona State University, Iowa […]
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  • Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suárez-Sousa conduct a study to explore post-pandemic quality of work life in higher education
    COVID-19 disrupted the work lives of higher education employees and helped to introduce, and temporarily normalize, remote working conditions for faculty and staff.  MSUM faculty, Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suárez-Sousa, are conducting a study to explore post-pandemic quality of work life among higher-education employees. The study hopes to unveil on-campus versus remote work infrastructure, productivity, experiences, preferences, and personality impacts. MSUM […]
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  • You are invited to participate in the study conducted by Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suárez-Sousa exploring the post-pandemic quality of work life in higher education
    COVID-19 disrupted the work lives of higher education employees and helped to introduce, and temporarily normalize, remote working conditions for faculty and staff.  MSUM faculty, Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suarez-Sousa, are conducting a study to explore post-pandemic quality of work life among higher-education employees. Aim: The study hopes to unveil on-campus versus remote work infrastructure, productivity, experiences, preferences, and personality impacts. […]
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  • Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suárez-Sousa conduct a study to explore post-pandemic quality of work life in higher education
    COVID-19 disrupted the work lives of higher education employees and helped to introduce, and temporarily normalize, remote working conditions for faculty and staff.  MSUM faculty, Drs. Tracy Wright and Ximena Suárez-Sousa, are conducting a study to explore post-pandemic quality of work life among higher-education employees. Aim: The study hopes to unveil on-campus versus remote work infrastructure, productivity, experiences, preferences, and […]
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