KMSU Minnesota State Mankato Stories

A talk with DaVonte McClam, who ushered in the University's first Veterans Career Fair

A team of guidance counselors, principals and others from high schools in six countries were on campus recently for a week’s visit. Their goal was to get a closer-than-usual look at what MSU has to offer students in their countries.

April 15, 2026 - KMSU's Broadway expert, Herb Kroon, chats with Brian Zins and Danielle Duffey from the MSU Alumni Relations Department about an exclusive MSU Alumni and Friends performance of Guys and Dolls at Chanhassen Dinner Theaters on April 26.  You'll hear all about what will be happening at the event, which features MSU alumni in the performance.  Please go here to purchase tickets .

Corrie Eggimann and Josh Barclay from the MSU Department of Performing Arts stopped by KMSU to tell us all about Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka , which runs April 9 through April 19 in the Ted Paul Theatre at the Early Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Junior Kelli Flink spent two months sifting through 100 years’ worth of student journalism at Minnesota State Mankato. She did that in order to create what’s on the walls outside the Marilyn J. Lass Center for Minnesota Studies in the Memorial Library: A display of 22 front pages of the University newspaper over the past century.

A piece on the Leadership Live! series on campus.

March 11, 2026 - Minnesota State University, Mankato  President Dr. Edward Inch stops by KMSU to update us on the Armstrong Hall Replacement project. 

The MSU Maverick Dance Team again took national competition honors. What's the secret? Their coach and a four-year member talk about it on this episode.

The Civil Engineering department at MSU now has a piece of equipment that gives students a hands-on way to learn about the limits of iron and  and concrete beams -- a jump from the theoretical to the practical thanks to the towering force load analyzer. 

Corrie Eggimann and Elleandra Maloney from the MSU Department of Performing Arts stopped by KMSU to tell us all about The Cherry Orchard , which runs February 19-March 1 in the Ted Paul Theatre at the Early Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato.

A conversation with MSU psychology professors Drs. Emily Stark and Karla Lassonde, co-hosts of the new podcast "Brains vs. Beliefs: Debunking Psychological Misconceptions." The podcast takes on common beliefs such as "opposites attract," the effects of the full moon, and reliability of polygraphs and discusses the research disproving these widespread assumptions. 

In 2019, Bhushan Dharmadhikari started at Minnesota State University, Mankato to teach courses in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology. He wound up being instrumental in creating a new major.

Corrie Eggimann and Landon Hudson from the MSU Department of Performing Arts stopped by KMSU to tell us all about The Birds , which runs January 29-February 8 in the Andreas Theatre at the Early Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Talking Today is a show devoted to showcasing the feature stories published by MSU's Today magazine (mnsu.edu/todaymagazine). This episode highlights Liz Miller, a professor of art at MSU who was awarded the selective Loghaven Residency in Knoxville, Tennessee for fall of 2026. Here, Miller talks about her recent ongoing project called "Atlas," in which she turns discarded items from roadsides int...

Nov. 13, 2025 - Minnesota State Mankato is hosting a Geography Colloquia featuring  Save the Boundary Waters Executive Director, Ingrid Lyons, about the threats to the Boundary Waters on Friday, Nov. 14, from 2:00 - 3:15 pm in the Centennial Student Union's Ostrander Auditorium. The Geography Colloquium is the longest running speaker series at Minnesota State University.

October 28, 2025 - Minnesota State Mankato will host Anton Treuer, author of Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but were Afraid to Ask. Treuer, a professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University whose book was selected as a "community read" for Indigenous People's Day. A number of events have been held to discuss Treuer's writing, and he will be in Mankato as a keynote speaker on Nov. 14,...

Oct. 15, 2025 - Dr. Nancy Fitzsimons, Professor of Social Work at Minnesota State University, Mankato discusses her newly released book, "Flipping the Story on Violence: People with Intellectual Disability and Allies Leading the Change."  This book challenges the ableism and intersecting “isms” that drive the violence experienced people with intellectual and other disabilities. She shared her stor...

Following a silent phase, Minnesota State University, Mankato has unveiled a capital campaign called "The Future State."  On September 24th, there was a public launch event in Taylor Center on campus.  KMSU's Dwayne Megaw attended the event and tells us more...

Sept. 17, 2025 - Dr. Nick Riley is an internationally-known chemistry professor from the University of Washington, whose research is helping to revolutionize our understanding of biological systems and disease mechanisms. He spoke at Minnesota State Mankato for the 35th annual Leonard A. Ford Lectureship on Sept. 17, 2025.

May 1, 2025 - The College of Business at Minnesota State University, Mankato is adding a Sustainability Course to its MBA program. College of Business faculty, Dr. Brenda Flannery discusses the importance of this new course to discuss sustainability in business companies and their impact  on the environment or society. In addition to driving social and environmental change, Flannery says sustainab...

April 10, 2025 - Less than 1% of native prairie and savanna ecosystems exist today. That's why Kim Musser, co-director of the Minnesota State Mankato Water Resource Center and Henry Panoswitch, founder of Prairie Enthusiasts have developed a stewardship program to get youth involved in nature to protect our natural heritage.

Rebekka Jay joins Aaron on Radio A La Mav to chat about the Student Government Open Forum coming up on Wednesday, April 2, at noon  in the Hearth Lounge of the CSU building.