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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.
Lady Spartans Volleyball coaches in 2021, Abby Crowser, Morgan Aasness and Krista Price

After nine noteworthy seasons, Abby Crowser steps down as head coach of Lady Spartans Volleyball

November 27, 2023
The assistant coaches that have been at her side for the past nine years, Morgan Aasness and Krista Price, are also stepping down, ushering in a new coaching era for the team.
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Former NFL player Bernard Holsey named head coach of Spartans Football

November 21, 2023
M State has drafted former NFL player Bernard Holsey to serve as the new head coach of the Spartans Football team. Holsey was the Spartans’...
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M State shows it's 'walking the walk' with 8th consecutive Aspen recognition

November 9, 2023
M State has been named one of the top 150 community colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute, making it a contender for the $1 million 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. M State is one of only two colleges in Minnesota that has been named a top 150 institution in every awards cycle since the inception of the Aspen Prize program in 2011.
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M State to expand use of free or nearly-free textbooks

November 8, 2023
The new initiative will lower college costs for students and their families, as well as bolster equity and overall student success rates.
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'Space and Sky': M State fall concert is an immersive adventure

November 1, 2023
Enjoy an immersive, unforgettable adventure of sight and sound with the M State Fine Arts department’s fall 2023 band and choir concert,...
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'Graphic Inspiration': Posters showcase 12 years of Fine Arts events

October 25, 2023
Beginning Nov. 9, visitors to M State's Beck Gallery can enjoy a visual history of M State theatre performances, concerts and events as told through the nearly 130 Fine Arts posters created by the college's former graphic designer, Tina Bartels.
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M State named Best Community College in state, 8 online programs rank in nation's Top 10

October 23, 2023
All according to three top college planning websites, Niche.com, BestColleges.com and EduMed.org.
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Forgotten lines and broken sets: The hilarious 'Play That Goes Wrong'

October 20, 2023
There are so many things right about “The Play That Goes Wrong.” Hailed by critics as one of the funniest plays to ever hit Broadway, this...
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59 M State students awarded $2,500 scholarships

September 21, 2023
The scholarships, made possible through the Minnesota Legislature's Workforce Development Scholarship program, can be renewed for a second year for a total possible award of $5,000 per student.
M State's student human resources group in 2022.

Human resources student group wins Superior Merit Award

September 20, 2023
M State's student chapter of the international Society for Human Resources Management has earned the society's 2022-2023 Superior Merit Award for outstanding work in support of the field and study of human resources.
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M State is celebrating 20 years!

September 18, 2023
Tree dedication ceremonies and staff and student activities are planned at all four of the college's campuses.

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