Dragon Stories

Each year, the MSU Moorhead Marketing & Communications team hires inventive students to develop a fun, festive short video to share holiday greetings with the wider Dragon community.  

Shannon and Adam Wiedman decided to combine their creativity and passion to open Starbird Lounge in Moorhead, Minn., a unique neighborhood cocktail bar with a relaxed and mid-century style environment.

Elevating Early Childhood Special Education Grant, funded by the MN Office of Higher Education, provides tuition support for MSUM students pursuing their Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) licensure.

Economics alum Jonas Baune relied on the academic motivation from and advice of his professors to apply to, and be accepted at, his law school of choice.

Judah Lind shares why he loves being a transfer student at MSUM.

From first applying to college in 2020 to registering for her last semester of classes, Angel Fuentes has approached life as a first-generation college student one step at a time. 

Joey Kramer (film studies '11) lives in two different worlds, working in the film industry and playing professional dodgeball.

For psychology alumnus Jason Nicholas, his relationships with faculty at Minnesota State University Moorhead provided him the mentorship and career guidance he desperately needed in his life, something he now gets to be a part of in others' lives.

Kenneth Driggers is MSUM’s new Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations in the School of Teaching and Learning.  

Iraq Veteran Ally Kester feels at home at MSUM after transitioning from military service and transitioning her gender.

Lauren Starling brought outdoor murals to the tri-state area, making a community impact.

A family heritage of service spurred Joaquin Watson to join the U.S. Army. Now he’s the president of the Dragon Student Veterans Club.