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Spring Pledge Drive Smashes Previous Record

The 2022 Spring Pledge Drive smashed all previous records and helped us hit every one of our stretch goals. Thank you!

John Scheele successfully defends Master Thesis

The Department of Physics and Astronomy extends its congratulations to Master student John Scheele who successfully defended their Master's thesis April 21 2022 and will march at the Spring 2022 ceremony.

Program gives prisoners a chance to advance

Melissa Petesch was in her fourth year in prison when she enrolled in Minnesota State Mankato’s Scholars Serving Time program.

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The Spring Pledge Drive Swag Is Here!

The 2022 Spring Pledge Drive Swag is here and it's spectacular! See what's waiting for you when you give during KMSU's pledge drive!

Biology Students Rock the URS

Congratulations to all the students who presented at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Center awarded Parkinson Voice Project grant for third year

The grant will provide training for graduate students and speech-language pathologists who will learn the latest approaches for helping people with Parkinson’s to improve their speech and voice.

Recap: Senior Smiles event

The inaugural "Senior Smiles" event provided free dental care to 72 area senior citizens.

Midwest Big Data Hub Highlights DREAM

DREAM has been highlighted on the website of the Midwest Big Data Hub (MBDH) in the student group profile section.

The Shuffle Function 24 Hour Pledge Drive A-Go-Go!

The TWENTIETH Shuffle Function 24 Hour Pledge Drive A-Go-Go starts at 6:00 p.m. on April 28th & comes to a crashing halt at 6:00 p.m. on April 29th! Help us hit our Pledge Drive goal!

Grind-Fu Cinema Returns!

Grind-Fu Cinema returns with some two fisted classics of questionable quality on April 30th!

THE SPRING PLEDGE DRIVE IS COMING! THE SPRING PLEDGE DRIVE IS COMING!

The Spring Pledge Drive begins on Wednesday, April 20th! Help us hit our fundraising goal!

Group Study Rooms - Reserve Now

Group Study Rooms News

New Course Alert: Bioinformatics

This course is designed to helps students develop translatable skills applicable to healthcare, zoology, and agriculture.

Congratulations to Dr. De on his recently published paper

Congratulations to Dr. De on his recent paper "Comprehensive impacts of diversified cropping on soil health and sustainability".

Dr. Sharlin Receives Two University Awards

Congratulations to Dr. Sharlin for being awarded the 2023 Douglas R. Moore Research Lectureship.

Large group of Rec N' Read campers posing outside in-front of clinical science building

Rec N’ Read open house April 9

Rec N’ Read is hosting an open house for children in grades K-5 who want to boost their reading and writing skills on Saturday, April 9 from 10am - Noon in the Clinical Sciences Building on the campus of Minnesota State Mankato.

GWS Grad Student Co-Authors Research on Bangladesh

First-year graduate students in Gender & Women’s Studies program, Maimuna Zahra Fariha is very happy to co-author two important research projects that took place in Bangladesh.

Frontier Forum Focuses On Small Town Planning When Tragedy Creates A Tourist Destination

Clear Lake, Iowa, a rural town of 7500, has spent more than the past 60 years linked to an event that has been musically coined “The Day The Music Died.”

Inaugural "RPLS Day" to be April 8

The Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services (RPLS) program will present the Inaugural RPLS Day on April 8, 2022, in the Centennial Student Union. The Day will feature networking, professional development and an awards ceremony.

Meet the 2022 Big Ideas Challenge Finalists and Mentors

We are excited to introduce you to our Big Ideas Challenge finalists and their mentors. Teams are working hard on their business plans to prepare for the April 14 event.

In Memoriam: Reverend Dan Stelzer

It is with a very heavy heart that we report the passing of Reverend Dan Stelzer on March 24th, 2022.

Social Work alum Jamie Rigling helps released prisoners launch new lives

When Jamie Rigling, a 2006 graduate of Social Work helps formerly incarcerated people, she does so from a unique place of empathy.

Mental Health is Health Health Summit graphic purple, gold and green

"Mental Health is Health" topic of March 30 Summit

Best-selling author and speaker Johann Hari to deliver keynote address.

Students Collect Community Wisdom

Professor David Engen’s Community Storytelling students publish in the Mankato Free Press.

EARTH SCIENCES LAB

A new landscape for student experiences and funding opportunities

Rhonda Dass creates cloud-like artwork

Rhonda Dass’ featured exhibition “Tangible Transformation: Change in Interchangeable Times” is now on display in the Central Student Union art gallery at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

2022 Big Ideas Challenge contestants interviewed on Al in the Afternoon

Dan Hiebert, PhD, featured expert on KEYC News

Minnesota State Mankato to Establish Center for Rural Behavioral Health

The Center for Rural Behavioral Health will achieve its mission through research, workforce development and continuing education, such as providing licensure board required trainings in outstate Minnesota.

Pageant & Singalong Nation Returns

The Pageant & Singalong Nation returns with Midlife Recital on Sunday, September 4th at the Minnesota Square Park Pavilion in Saint Peter, MN. This is a free performance, and YOU CAN TAKE PART!

Advanced Dental Therapy accepting applications

The Department of Dental Education at Minnesota State University, Mankato is accepting applications for the Master of Science in Advanced Dental Therapy (ADT MS).

Aaron Pacheco, 2021 USGIF Scholarship Winner

Aaron Pacheco, an undergraduate student at Minnesota State University, has always had a passion for geography, but he started out as an electrician. Now armed with a USGIF Scholarship, Pacheco has embarked on something entirely new.

Training explores historical trauma's role in health outcomes

More than 700 people registered for this training, exploring the link between historical trauma and health disparities in communities of color. Learn more in this Mankato Free Press article.

School of Nursing receives grant

Minnesota State University, Mankato School of Nursing faculty are partnering with University of Minnesota through a ~$1.5 million grant to increase the number of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) in rural Minnesota, sovereign nations, and underserved areas in the United States.