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33-554: The plans for what would become MSUM were laid down in 1885, when the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill declaring the need for a new state normal school in the Red River Valley , with an eye on Moorhead. The State Senator who proposed the bill, State Senator Solomon Comstock , donated 6 acres (2.4 ha) and appropriated the funds that would go to form Moorhead Normal School , which opened in 1888. In 1921,

66-694: A Tri-College University program that offers students the chance to take courses between the five campuses that can be credited toward their degree. Minnesota State University Moorhead professors have been recognized with more CASE Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Professors of the Year designations than any college or university, public or private, in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa, or Wisconsin. One professor has earned CASE Carnegie United States Professor of

99-629: A dual mission: to publish literature by new and emerging writers, honoring Truesdale's legacy, and to provide learning opportunities for students. The activities of the press and its related curriculum were integrated into the school’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program until its termination in 2014, and also into accounting , art and graphic design , English, marketing , mass communications , promotions, and website development classes at MSUM. Cover designs for New Rivers Press by graphic design students were selected as winners in

132-456: A large number of study abroad programs throughout the world. Programs organic to MSUM include the following: 46°51′59″N 96°45′43″W  /  46.8663522°N 96.7620251°W  / 46.8663522; -96.7620251 Minnesota Legislature The Minnesota Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota consisting of two houses: the Senate and

165-434: A larger scale. Any major or discipline can present at the conference as long as it abides by conference rules based on which forum the student chooses to present the research. There is an option to orally present using visual aids, Powerpoint, etc..., or the student can construct a poster board displaying key points and results to be presented in a more informal manner taking questions and inquiries from onlookers. The conference

198-609: A number of Republican House members lost their seats in the November election. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) minority grew from 53 to 66 and the Republican majority was reduced from 81 to 68. The Senate was not up for election in 2004 so the DFL was able to maintain its five-seat majority in the upper house. One state senator, Sheila Kiscaden of Rochester , was an Independence Party member until December 2005 when she began caucusing with

231-573: A twice a year publication for its alumni and friends titled Moorhead Magazine. The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning (IJGLL), a blind peer-reviewed open access scientific journal, is published twice a year by the Department of Leadership and Learning in the College of Education and Human Services. The IJGLL focuses on original research in areas related to P-12, post-secondary, and community education. The school's college radio station

264-426: Is KMSC, an unlicensed station which airs on AM 1500. KMSC is a student organization that has been set up to run as a Non-profit Educational radio station and serves as an in-house learning facility. MSUM sponsors a Student Academic Conference annually. The Student Academic Conference provides student researchers from each of its colleges with the opportunity to present their work to faculty, administration, peers, and

297-634: Is kicked off by a luncheon for all the participants. For some majors, presenting at the conference is mandatory in which the student presents their discipline's research from their senior seminar or thesis class. Minnesota State University Moorhead teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's NCAA Division II . The Dragons are a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The MSUM athletic teams are called

330-583: Is “MNHouseInfo.” The Minnesota Senate YouTube Channel is “Minnesota Senate Media Services.” New Rivers Press New Rivers Press was an American non-profit publishing press located in Moorhead, Minnesota and affiliated with Minnesota State University Moorhead . As of 2020 they had published more than 400 books. New Rivers Press was founded by C.W. “Bill” Truesdale in 1968 out of an old barn in Massachusetts . The first title published by New Rivers Press

363-656: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). The Nursing program is accredited at both the baccalaureate (BSN) and master’s (MS in nursing) levels by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Additional areas of accreditation include: Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Athletic Training; and Teacher Education. MSUM also collaborates with Concordia College , North Dakota State University , North Dakota State College of Science , and Minnesota State Community and Technical College on

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396-463: The House of Representatives . Senators are elected from 67 single-member districts . In order to account for decennial redistricting, members run for one two-year term and two four-year terms each decade. They are elected for four-year terms in years ending in 2 and 6, and for two-year terms in years ending in 0. Representatives are elected for two-year terms from 134 single-member districts formed by dividing

429-438: The city charters that set the groundwork for governments in municipalities across the state. In the early period, many laws were written for specific cities. The practice was outlawed in 1881, though attempts were still made. For instance, the long-standing Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the city's now defunct Library Board were both created by the legislature in the next several years. The Minnesota Constitution

462-539: The 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 American Inhouse Design Awards by Graphic Design USA. At the time of its announced closure in spring 2022, New Rivers had more than 400 titles in print. New Rivers Press book series include American Fiction Anthologies, American Fiction Series, American Poetry Series, Many Minnesotas Project, Many Voices Project, and the New Rivers Abroad Series. The press offers two national awards, The Many Voices Project Prose Prize, and

495-574: The 67 senate districts in half (ie. Senate District 1 Contains House Districts 1A and 1B). Both houses of the legislature meet between January and the first Monday following the third Saturday in May each year, not to exceed 120 legislative days per biennium. Floor sessions are held in the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul . Early on in Minnesota's history, the legislature had direct control over

528-530: The College of Arts, Media and Communication; the College of Business and Innovation; the College of Education and Human Services; the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; and the College of Science, Health and the Environment. MSUM is accredited by 14 national accrediting and certification agencies , including the Higher Learning Commission . The MSUM School of Business is fully accredited by

561-418: The DFL, although she had been an elected Republican in the past. The DFL majority increased to six senators when Kiscaden announced her re-affiliation with the DFL in preparation to run for lieutenant governor on a ticket with DFLer Kelly Doran . There is a mandatory adjournment date specified in the state constitution: "The legislature shall not meet in regular session, nor in any adjournment thereof, after

594-541: The Dragons. MSUM has a wide variety of intramural sports including flag football, softball, and soccer. Club teams are also available for men's and women's rugby, men's and women's lacrosse, and baseball which compete nationally. Men's sports include Basketball, Cross country, football, Track & field, and wrestling. Women's sports offered are Dance, Basketball, cross country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & diving, Tennis, Track & field, and Volleyball MSUM maintains

627-473: The English Department. The yearly publication is a journal of prose, poetry, interviews, photography and art by current undergraduates and graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Students produce a weekly open-submission literary journal entitled The Yellow Bicycle, a collection of poetry, prose, essays, and reviews. MSUM produces a daily faculty/staff email newsletter called Dragon Digest and

660-586: The State authorized the school to offer the four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Education in order to satisfy the need for high school teachers in northwest Minnesota, and the school became Moorhead State Teachers College . With the entrance of World War II , the college entered into a contract with the Army Air Corps to train aviation students. After World War II, enrollment swelled to more than 700 students and

693-593: The Tri-College University. The school continued to increase its number of programs and by 1975, the State Legislature that year granted the school university status under the name Moorhead State University . In 1995, Moorhead State became part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system . On July 1, 2000, the school was renamed Minnesota State University Moorhead via a request sent to

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726-470: The Year designation and eleven professors have earned designation as CASE Carnegie Minnesota Professor of the Year. MSUM operates the New Rivers Press , a nonprofit literary press founded in 1968. The campus newspaper is The Advocate , formerly The MiSTiC. The MiSTiC was closed by university administration in 1970. The school also publishes a literary magazine, Red Weather, with the support of

759-513: The board of trustees of the system. Minnesota State University Moorhead was rated the 18th top liberal arts college in the midwest by TIME magazine in 2008. The school has gone through many names changes with Moorhead Normal School (1887), Moorhead State Teachers College (1921), Moorhead State College (1957), Moorhead State University (1975) and finally Minnesota State University Moorhead (2000). MSUM offers 76 undergraduate majors with 99 emphases and 14 graduate degree programs. MSUM's colleges:

792-486: The first Monday following the third Saturday in May of any year." In 2005, the regular session ended without passage of an overall budget and a special session was subsequently called by Governor Pawlenty. No overall budget passed by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, and much of the government shut down for the first time in the state's history. However, some essential services remained in operation and some departments received funding in legislation. A compromise budget

825-449: The general public in a formal academic setting. The conference was first offered in 1998. The conference provides a formal setting for upper class students to present their research from classes required under their major. There is a possibility of the student's research being published or presented at a state, regional, or national conference. The Student Academic Conference is a great opportunity for students and MSUM to gain recognition on

858-478: The idea of changing the legislature to be unicameral while he was in office, but the concept did not obtain widespread support. In 2004, the legislature ended its regular session without acting on a majority of the planned legislation, largely due to political divisiveness on a variety of issues ranging from education to same-sex marriage (See same-sex marriage in the United States for related events during

891-460: The legislature in the belief that it would kill the bill . While Minnesota legislators were elected on a nonpartisan ballot, they caucused as "Liberals" or "Conservatives," roughly the equivalent in most years to Democratic or Farmer–Labor (later Democratic–Farmer–Labor ) and Republican, respectively. In 1974, House members again ran with party designation. In 1976, Senate members again ran with party designation. Governor Jesse Ventura advocated

924-434: The school diversified and broadened into both a liberal arts and professional curriculum. The school began offering a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1946 and graduate programs by 1953. As a result of the broadened offerings, by 1957 the name was changed to Moorhead State College . In 1969, the school joined a cooperative cross-registration exchange with neighboring Concordia College and North Dakota State University , creating

957-411: The state laws. After two years of work, the rewritten laws were adopted. Only 301 of 20,000 pronouns were feminine. "His" was changed 10,000 times and "he" was changed 6,000 times. In 1913, Minnesota legislators began to be elected on nonpartisan ballots. This was a historical accident that occurred when a bill to provide for no-party elections of judges, city, and county officers was amended to include

990-480: The year). A proper budget failed to pass, and major anticipated projects such as the Northstar Corridor commuter rail line were not approved. Governor Tim Pawlenty , an opponent turned advocate of the line, was expected to request a special session but ended up helping the coordination of other funds to continue the development of the line. The lack of action in the 2004 session is said to be one reason why

1023-413: Was So Many Rooms Has a House But One Roof , a poetry collection by Margaret Randall . The press moved to Minnesota in 1978, and in 1982, the press became the first book publisher to obtain 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. In 2001, when Truesdale died, the press went into suspension and later that year relocated to Minnesota State University Moorhead, where it was revived under different management with

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1056-723: Was amended in 1896 to give cities direct control over their own charters. Following the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920, women began to be elected to the Minnesota Legislature. In 1922, Mabeth Hurd Paige , Hannah Kempfer , Sue Metzger Dickey Hough and Myrtle Cain were elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives. In 1984, the legislature ordered that all gender-specific pronouns be removed from

1089-515: Was approved and signed into law two weeks later. The November 2022 general election saw the DFL maintain the governorship and the state House, while regaining control of the state Senate. This produced the first DFL Legislative Trifecta since 2014. When the legislature is in session, proceedings of both houses are broadcast on television via the Minnesota Channel and also online via the legislature's website. The Minnesota House YouTube channel

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