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SMSU Briefs for April 17

SMSU Music to host Alumni Weekend More than 60 alumni have registered to join the SMSU Music Department that weekend. Most of them will be performing with the alumni band and/or the alumni choir that weekend. About half of these alumni were music majors, but the other half come from degree programs from many other departments. Friday, April 19 at 8-9:30 p.m. — Music alumni reunion at Brau Brothers Saturday, April 20 at 3 p.m. — SMSU/Community Concert Band and Symphonic Chamber Winds concert “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” featuring the members of the alumni band in the ...

LaVoy senior recital to be April 21 at Lakeview

Carolyn Laufenburger, Redwood Falls, will present her vocal and piano student, Grace LaVoy, in a senior recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at the Lakeview School Auditorium in Cottonwood. The performance culminates a nearly a quarter century of LaVoys taking lessons from Laufenburger, with Grace being number five, and final of the Glen and Kathy LaVoy family. Kathy was also a piano and organ student of Laufenburger. The program will consist of piano solos, duets, vocal solos and a duet with a fellow student Gideon Basel. Grace’s high school choir director, Krishana Dempcy, will ...

SMSU Briefs for April 9

SMSU Student Association election results announced The Southwest Minnesota State University Student Association recently held the election for the 2024-2025 academic year. The turnout was an incredible display of student engagement with 618 students actively participating and completing ballots in the democratic process. Samuel Lund was re-elected to a second term as the SMSUSA president securing 90% of the votes. Lund is a senior political science/justice administration major from Buffalo. Cassy Herding secured the position of SMSUSA vice president with 93% of the votes. Herding ...

SMSU honors employee milestones

Southwest Minnesota State University had a reception on March 27 to recognize employees who achieved work anniversary milestones and those who are or have retired in the current academic year between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Each year, SMSU celebrates individuals who have reached 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years of service. The contributions by this year’s honorees come to over 795 combined years of service to the University. This year’s employment milestones include: 35 years: Patricia Brace, Kourosh Mortezapour, Connie Smisek, Glenn Bayerkohler, Marilyn Strate ...

3 MinnWest alumni lead the future of offshore wind energy

In the quest for a sustainable future, three alumni from Minnesota West Community and Technical College are at the forefront of shaping the Offshore Wind Energy landscape along the East Coast. Zane Smith, Shane Watts, and Marshall Sims have embarked on a journey from the heart of the Midwest to the shores of Massachusetts. They are leading a historic milestone and a promise to generate clean, renewable and affordable energy. Their story unfolds against the backdrop of the Block Island Wind Farm, which blazed the trail for offshore wind energy in the United States and sustained ...

SMSU to have Trans Day of Visibility events

Southwest Minnesota State University is hosting a series of events for Trans Day of Visibility. The events are today and Thursday. The programs are focused on empowering and celebrating LGBTQIA+ students as well as creating safe and inclusive environments for students to live and learn. Diversity, equity, and inclusion educator and motivational speaker, Tarrence Robertson will lead two sessions today, one for faculty and staff, and the other for students. His talk will provide practical solutions to celebrate trans visibility, awareness, and support LGBTQIA+ students. The faculty and ...