Community & Partnerships Dragon Stories

Psychology students turn classroom lessons into human impact experiences that prepare them for post-graduation.

Eman Yassin, alum, current student, and advocate social worker was honored with the Virginia McKnight Binger Heart of Community Award.

Social work student, Myrla Villa received the Sanford Health Equity in Education Scholarship for $5,000. As a home dialysis unit secretary for Sanford, Myrla’s heart for others shines in her interactions with patients and staff.

Connecting with the local community helps speech-language pathology graduate students refine their skills while providing needed services.

Laura Odgren earns her Specialist in School Psychology in a creative partnership through MSUM and schools.

MSUM’s SLHS and special education students teamed up in an interprofessional project to strengthen their collaboration skills. 

MSUM is proud to be in partnership with Project Infuse. The program's mission is to provide equitable and culturally informed mental health services within high-need pre-K-12 schools through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Physical Plant Intern, Gabriella Ruiz, has been a crucial component in launching the TREX Plastic Bag Challenge across campus.

Minnesota State University Moorhead alum Chris Johnson proudly serves area women as leader of Sollera (formerly The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead).

Speech Language Hearing Sciences staff, students and alumni recently celebrated the naming of the Fargo-Moorhead Sertoma Club Audio Suite.

Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic is helping patients regain their voices as a SPEAK OUT!^® and LOUD Crowd^® provider.

Beth (Grabinger) Wolf ’84 and ’85 is not only an entrepreneur with her husband, Pastor Dale Wolf ’85, co-founders of Lighthouse Church, she is also an entrepreneur in her own right—as a self-employed speech therapist for the past 16 years.