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'We Thrive' grant award supports wealth-building for women at M State

February 29, 2024
M State is enhancing its educational and entrepreneurial support services for women and gender-expansive students, thanks to a new $150,000...
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Spring play explodes with hilarity, drama and heart

February 20, 2024
Fireworks fly when polar opposite families collide in the classic comedy, 'You Can't Take It With You,' presented by the M State Fine Arts department the first two weekends in March.
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20 Years, 20 Acts of Kindness

February 6, 2024
M State has made good on its promise to perform “20 Acts of Kindness” in honor of the college’s 20th anniversary.
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M State launches cannabis certificate programs

January 24, 2024
M State has partnered with national cannabis education leader Green Flower to become the first two-year college in Greater Minnesota, and the third among all Minnesota State system colleges and universities, to offer cannabis education.
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Jeff Sands applauded as one of '50 Directors Who Make a Difference'

January 11, 2024
The M State music instructor is the featured Minnesota honoree in School Band and Orchestra Magazine, the nation's leading monthly magazine for music educators.
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MCAC honors 25 M State student-athletes

January 10, 2024
Twenty-five M State student-athletes have been named to the fall 2023 Minnesota College Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for outstanding athletic and academic achievements.
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Odes to nature and nonconformity: Two bright and bold painting exhibitions will deck M State's halls this winter

December 21, 2023
“Nature’s Alchemy,” a collection of nature-inspired paintings by artist Jenny Field, and “Thirteen: Nonconformity,” an exhibit of finger-painted flowers and representations of young people by artist Alice Blessing, will be showing at the Charles Beck and Waage galleries at M State's Fergus Falls campus.
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M State, Perham High School launch first-in-the-region CDL training program

December 20, 2023
“Road to CDL” makes it possible for students to graduate from high school with a Class A Commercial Driver’s License already in hand and gainful full-time employment all but guaranteed.
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M State Foundation awards 105 student scholarships

December 11, 2023
More than $91,000 was recently awarded through 105 student scholarships at M State. Three separate scholarship award ceremonies were held at...
Amy Anderson and Ian Carlstrom, of the West Central Minnesota SBDC, pose for a picture outside their office on M State's Moorhead campus.

West Central Minnesota SBDC awarded $396K competitive grant

November 30, 2023
The grant funds will be used to support the startup, growth and success of the region's diverse entrepreneurs and small business owners. The West Central Minnesota Small Business Development Center is located on M State's Moorhead campus.
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National championship-winning basketball team to be inducted into M State Hall of Fame

November 28, 2023
The 2000-2001 Spartan Women’s Basketball Team will be inducted into the M State Legends Hall of Fame on Saturday, Dec. 2, along with then-coaches Ann Williams and Brenda Johnson.
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Celebrate the season with M State holiday concert

November 28, 2023
Featuring a variety of familiar, uplifting vocal and instrumental songs of the season, the Fine Arts Department’s 2023 holiday show will shine an especially bright spotlight on selections from Handel’s Messiah and Mannheim Steamroller.

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