Redner named to dean’s list at UMD Julia Redner, daughter of Frank and Helen Redner of Echo, was named to the dean’s list for Academic Excellence at the University of Minnesota Duluth for the sixth time during her academic career. A senior, Redner is a major in the Studio Fine Arts ...

Southwest Minnesota State University has been named a 2022-23 Military Friendly School, earning the classification in the Gold Division. SMSU currently has 54 veteran students, said Veterans Service Officer Justin Guggisberg. “We are happy to continue our tradition of being recognized as ...

SMSU Theater’s 54th season closes with “The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov,” adapted by Emily Mann. Performances are April 4-9 at 7:30 p.m. and April 10 at 2 p.m. All performances are in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre, with free parking available in lot B-1. Tickets are $10 and are available ...

The SMSU Forensics team made program history March 19-20 by placing 9th nationally in the virtual National Speech Championship. Five Forensics team members represented SMSU, and each earned top tournament awards. It marks the highest national placing in program history. The win follows the ...

SMSU to host the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Student Entrepreneurship Field Day High school and college entrepreneurs will be meeting at Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) on Friday, March 25 to network with one another, pitch ...

Sarah Ariet Cham has been named a Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow for 2022-23. Cham is an SMSU junior majoring in Education, with an emphasis in Youth-at-Risk. She is a first-generation college student and an Anyuak from South Sudan. She recently earned her U.S. citizenship. Born in a ...