Visiting writer Tiffany Quay Tyson to read Sept. 24 at SMSU Tiffany Quay Tyson will read from her novel, “The Past is Never,” on Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 7-8 p.m. in Charter Hall 201 at Southwest Minnesota State University. Her appearance is part of the annual Visiting Writers Series, ...

Zahrbock on Concordia Homecoming Committee Sadie Zahrbock of Marshall, a senior at Concordia College, Moorhead, was named to the 2019 Homecoming Committee. She is serving in the info booth. Homecoming events take place Oct. 10-13. The theme this year is “Cobber Pride. Stayin’ Alive.” ...

13th Ag Bowl Sept. 7 at SMSU The 13th annual Ag Bowl — presented by Ralco — is set for Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Schwan Regional Event Center and SREC parking lot on the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University. Ag Bowl is a celebration of agriculture in Minnesota and features ...

Buchert named to NDSU dean’s list Monica Buchert of Russell was among the 190 North Dakota State University students to be placed on the summer 2019 dean’s list. A student must earn a 3.50 grade-point average or higher and be enrolled in at least nine class credits to qualify for the ...

Buysse named to dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Morris Hannah Buysse of Minneota has been named to the University of Minnesota Morris dean’s list for the spring 2019 semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.666 or higher ...

SMSU announces recent graduates A total of 409 degrees were awarded to students following the spring session of courses at Southwest Minnesota State University. The students earned their degrees in both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. An undergraduate student who completes 12 ...

Gold Rush Days Aug. 22-25 at SMSU Freshmen will arrive on campus for Southwest Minnesota State University’s Gold Rush Days orientation Aug. 22-25. Classes begin for all students on Monday, Aug. 26. Orientation is an opportunity for students to meet fellow first-year students while ...

SMSU’s RN to BSN nursing program ranked No. 4 in Minnesota The Southwest Minnesota State University RN to BSN nursing program has been ranked No. 4 in the state of Minnesota by RegisteredNursing.org., a nursing advocacy organization. Nursing programs were assessed on several factors, ...

Local students named to University of Minnesota Twin Cities dean’s list The following students have been named to the 2019 spring semester dean’s list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities: To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits ...

Louwagie earns degree from WGU Kailey Louwagie of Cottonwood has earned her bachelor of science, nursing degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university held its 70th (Orlando, Florida); 71st (Cincinnati, Ohio); and 72nd (Anaheim, California) commencement ...

zAmya Theatre Coming to Marshall July 28 A unique theater experience highlighting housing instability in the region is coming to Marshall on July 28. The zAmya Theatre Project will perform “A Prairie Homeless Companion” at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 28, in the SMSU Black Box Theatre. The ...

Drake University releases dean’s list, president’s list The following local students have been named to the dean’s and president's lists at Drake University. To be eligible for the dean’s list students must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the spring 2019 semester at ...

Local students earn dean’s list recognition at Buena Vista University The following local students earned dean’s list recognition for the spring semester at Buena Vista University: Kathryn Tyykila of Canby Connor Winkelman of Marshall Students named to the BVU dean’s list must ...

Area students named to Concordia dean’s honor list Dr. Eric Eliason, dean of the college and vice president of Academic Affairs, has announced the names of students whose superior academic achievement during the second semester of the 2019-20 academic year placed them on the dean’s honor ...

Marshall School District awarded for Outstanding Financial Reporting The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) awarded Marshall Public Schools - ISD #413 with the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting (COE). ASBO International’s COE recognizes districts ...

True Light Christian School releases honor roll True Light Christian School announces its 4th quarter honor roll for the 2018-19 school year. 8th grade: Kaden Clark, Jackson Lendt, Justin Sternke, Jettison Wing. 7th grade: Emma Bottelberghe, Coby Brownlee, Grace Bump, Siri Christensen, ...

UMD announces dean’s list for spring semester 2019 The University of Minnesota Duluth has announced its dean’s list for spring semester 2019. Students on the dean’s list have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Arco: Morgan Radel; Boyd: Alisa Fenske; Echo: Julia Redner; ...

Giannelli, Verkinderen included on president’s list for Lake Area Tech Michael Cartney, Lake Area Technical Institute president, announces the current president’s list. The president’s list is a list of outstanding students who, through their initiative and ability, have indicated a ...

Spring semester 2019 dean’s list is released Southwest Minnesota State University announced the names of students honored for academic achievement during the spring 2019 semester of study. There are two honors categories for the academic dean’s list. An undergraduate student who ...

Local students among Winona State University graduates Winona State University announces the graduation list for spring semester 2019 including the following local students. Marshall: Bryan Rose, bachelor of science, management information systems; Celeste Werner, bachelor of science, ...