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Students coordinate team building event for international Sport Management exchange

Students in an "Event Management in Sport" class designed a team-building event to help set a positive and welcoming tone for a 10-day Sport Management exchange between Minnesota State Mankato and HAN University, Netherlands.

Minnesota State Mankato and Minnesota North College Announce Partnership for Nursing Students

Representatives from Minnesota State University, Mankato and Minnesota North College sign a nursing partnership plan on Oct. 24, 2022.
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Inspired to help heal: How alumni Kelsey Joines is helping "revive the spirit"

A required drug education class introduced Kelsey Joines to her calling -- helping people leave their addictions behind.

Health Science faculty receives grant to increase tobacco-free signage

Thanks to a grant written by Health Science faculty, updated signs are being installed at Minnesota State University, Mankato to help remind students, staff and visitors that the campus is 100% tobacco free.
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The Fall Pledge Drive Swag Is Here!

Check out the fun swag that KMSU will have available during the Fall Pledge Drive, and then get ready to pledge!
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High School Honor Band

Honor Band accepting nominations due by Friday, December 1, 2024.
Minnesota State University, Mankato Geomorphology students posing on the North Shore of Lake Superior during a high-impact learning, research, and exploration field trip

Minnesota State Mankato's Geomorphology Class Explores the North Shore

This past weekend, the Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Geomorphology course (Geog 315) traveled to the North Shore of Lake Superior for a high-impact learning, research, and exploration field trip.
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2022-2023 College of Allied Health and Nursing scholarship recipients

Congrats to this year's College of Allied Health and Nursing students who received scholarships!
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The Fall Pledge Drive Is Coming!

The 2022 KMSU Fall Pledge Drive is coming! Help us hit our fund raising goal, and get some great swag while you're at it!
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Senior Applied Leadership Student Jenny Ardnt Accepted Into the Juvenile Justice and Special Education Workgroup

Jenny Arndt, a senior Applied Leadership student at Minnesota State University, Mankato, has been accepted into the Juvenile Justice and Special Education Workgroup for the Olmstead Implementation Office.
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U.S. Dept. of Education Awards $1.2 Million to Project PASS-IT

Project PASS-IT (Promoting Academic Success of Students with high-intensity needs through Interdisciplinary Training) is a 5-year, $1.2 million grant funded by the US Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
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Dr. Phillip Larson's KMSU Every Day Is Earth Day Interview

On September 22, 2022, Dr. Phillip Larson, co-director of the University’s EARTH Systems Laboratory and director of its Earth Science Programs, appeared on KMSU's Every Day is Earth Day podcast to discuss the recent National Science Foundation award.
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Dr. Sarah Henderson Lee Selected by U.S. Department of State for Prestigious English Language Specialist Project

The U.S. Department of State announced the selection of Dr. Sarah Henderson Lee of Minnesota State University, Mankato for an 11-week English Language Specialist project focusing on current trends in English academic and research writing in Russia.
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Minnesota State Mankato Professor Among 9 Lead Scientists from 5 Universities Awarded $2.8 Million NSF Grant

Professor Phillip Larson is part of an interdisciplinary group of experts who will be studying the formation and evolution of the Lake Superior basin through a project funded by a $2.8 million collaborative National Science Foundation “Frontier Research in Earth Sciences” grant.

University collaborates to improve care for sexual assault survivors

Minnesota State Mankato School of Nursing and the University of Minnesota, through a $1.5 million grant, are increasing the number of nurses trained as Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs).

Biology Faculty Receive $1.5 million Grant!

Congratulations to Department of Biological Sciences Faculty Drs. Cohen, Land, Martensen, Smith, and Sharlin for being awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (S-STEM program).

MNSU Astronomy affiliated with JWST early science publication

This first paper in a large series of papers to be published in the next ~year is a product of huge international collaboration of nearly 100 undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, research scientists and faculty that spans four continents.
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Anniversary in the Theaters

The College of Education and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Minnesota State University, Mankato will host a film viewing as part of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s Anniversary in the Theaters program at the AMC Theatres in Mankato.
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Dietetics majors Chance and Payton dish about their summer internship and career goals

Chance Washburn and Payton Dosan, both Dietetics majors with minors in Sports Medicine, took a few minutes to give us the scoop about their major, their internship, and career goals. 

Community invited to get behind-the-scenes look during Scholar Walk

Seven stops within the College of Allied Health and Nursing to be featured.
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Help KMSU Build Its MN Music Channel

KMSU Radio is developing a music channel devoted entirely to Minnesota music! Are you a musician? Submit your music and help us build a library that amplifies the diverse genres and talent that make life in Minnesota that much better.
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Dr. Chip Panahon Named Interim Associate Dean

Dr. Chip Panahon named Interim Associate Dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences.

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