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MSUM President Anne Blackhurst announces 2023 retirement

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – After leading Minnesota State University Moorhead for eight years, President Anne Blackhurst will call it a career in June of next year. “It’s a leader’s responsibility to know when the time is right for someone new to take the lead. After an especially challenging year for me personally, I’ve made the difficult decision to retire,” Blackhurst…

MSUM kicks off Welcome Week

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State University Moorhead kicks off the start of a new school year with Welcome Week. The university is welcoming in dragons as they get settled into their dorms ahead of classes beginning Monday. To make the transition easier and more enjoyable, the university’s Dragon Move-In Crew, which includes students, alumni and President Anne Blackhurst, helped…

MSUM moves all classes online after Thanksgiving break

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Minnesota State University Moorhead will move all classes online after the Thanksgiving break beginning November 30th until the end of the semester. President Anne Blackhurst says in an email to students and staff the move was done because of “the high COvid-19 case rates in Minnesota and North Dakota combined with the likelihood students will travel to…

MSUM Kappa Sigma Takes Pie in the Face for Veterans

The fraternity is raising money for the Military Heroes Campaign

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Some Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers are taking a pie to the face for veterans in our region. For any free will donation, students and faculty at MSUM could throw some whip cream into the guys’ faces. The purpose of the event wasn’t just for some laughs, but to help raise money for the Military Heroes Campaign. It…