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Mustang Mask Makers Go Above and Beyond to Welcome New Students

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2020-07-28
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A group of Southwest Minnesota State University current and past employees have banded together in an ambitious project to sew masks for new students who will arrive on campus for Move-in Day on August 20.

Sariah Cheadle Makes Theatre History With Win at KCACTF Event

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2020-01-29
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Sariah Cheadle made SMSU Theatre history at the recent Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region V event in Sioux Falls by being the first SMSU student to ever take first in an award category.

Three SMSU Programs to be Offered on Campus of Lake Superior College

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2020-02-04
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A trio of Southwest Minnesota State University academic programs will be offered on the campus of Lake Superior College (LSC) in Duluth starting in the fall semester, 2020.

URC Library Research Award Winner: Hanna Vos

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2020-12-09
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Ever wonder why people like shopping at thrift stores? So did SMSU junior Hanna Vos. Vos is a Kingsley, Iowa, native and this year's Undergraduate Research Conference Library Research Award winner. She earned a $250 award for her research project entitled "The Sociology of the Secondhand Shopper."

Health Self-assessment Required Starting August 10

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2020-08-07
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To protect the health and safety of students and employees from the threat of COVID-19, Southwest Minnesota State is requiring a mandatory self-assessment of all employees, students, contractors/vendors and visitors prior to entering campus buildings starting on Monday, August 10.

Dr. Jeff Kolnick Inaugural MLK Humanitarian Award Recipient

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2021-01-12
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Southwest Minnesota State University Professor of History Dr. Jeff Kolnick, a tireless advocate of inclusion, equity and underrepresented populations, is the first recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award.