KMSU Minnesota State Mankato Stories

April 3, 2023  MNSU's College of Humanities and Social Sciences welcomes rapper, writer and public speaker Dessa to the Minnesota Storyteller artist-in-residence and performance series. Dessa will be in residence at Minnesota State Mankato from Thursday, April 6 through Friday, April 7.

March 27, 2023 George Packer, a journalist who has covered the Iraq war for the New Yorker, written several books, and is now on staff at The Atlantic is the keynote speaker for MNSU's Department of Government's Kessel Memorial Lecture on March 28, 2023. He discusses the realities of covering war and how being there impacts one's perceptions. He also discusses the dramatic shift in attitudes in fo...

March 16, 2023 Christine Lantinen is a farm girl from LeCenter. She graduated from the College of Business at MNSU in 1998. She never dreamed she'd own and operate a women and veteran-owned wholesale confections company specializing in premium candy. Maud Borup is a company with a conscience - this is her story.

Feb. 23, 2023 Minnesota State University, Mankato has over 120,000 alumni. Each year a committee selects the top alumni for the year. KMSU's Matt Brown introduces us to this year's honorees.

KMSU General Manager Dwayne Megaw and Today Magazine Editor Joe Tougas talk about stories you can read more about the Fall edition of Minnesota State University, Mankato's Today magazine.

Dec. 1, 2022 MNSU Professor Dr. Donald Friend comments on The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties (COP27), which was the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, held from 6 November until 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Friend served as a senior science advisor in the United States Agency for International Development Office of Global Clima...

11-17-2022 Professional athletes have been making millions when companies use their name, image, or likeness. Now, college athletes have an opportunity to earn money from their talent. KMSU's Ellen Solem tells us about Minnesota State Mankato athletes benefiting from the new policy.

Sept. 28, 2022 The 7th annual Deep Valley Book Festival is taking place at the WOW! Zone in Mankato on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Author and MNSU Creative Writing Professor, Rachael Hanel says the public is welcome to attend the event which features many authors from all genres and for all ages. Meet the author, have a book signed, listen to keynote speaker, Curtis Sittenfeld and more. https://www.de...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2023-2024 academic year opens on October 1st.  Minnesota State Mankato's Assistant Director of Financial Aid, Rachel Sherlock shares important information and tips for students and families. 

Sept. 22, 2022 MNSU Professor Phillip Larson is one of the lead scientists from 5 universities awarded $2.8 million NSF grant for Lake Superior Basin Research. Larson and his group will investigate the relationship between the recent de-glacial history, and the formation of rivers and their valleys on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Sept. 14, 2022 It's a big weekend for Maverick Varsity Esports which is hosting its first Collegiate ESports Invitational at the Mankato Civic Center on Sept. 17, 2022. Cheer on invited Esports collegiate teams from across the Midwest as they go head to head in Call of Duty: Vanguard, Rocket League, and Super Smash Bros Ultimate crew battles. Maverick Esport Shout-caster, Eli Pohren-Everett talks...

Sept. 6, 2022  What causes cancer? Dr. Christian Abnet, chief of the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch and senior investigator for the National Cancer Institute, talks about the causes of, and methods to prevent cancer. Abnet was the speaker for the prestigious Leonard A. Ford Lectureship at Minnesota State University, Mankato on Sept. 6, 2022.

Aug. 30, 2022 MNSU President Edward Inch talks about what's in store for the 2022-23 school year, including the upcoming inauguration, new faces and focuses, community collaborations, and his vision for the university.

July 13, 2022 NASA's new Webb Telescope opens up amazing possibilities to new discoveries in the universe. No one is more excited than MNSU Astrophysicist professor, Michael Rutkowski, who spoke with KMSU about the implications this will have for research and students.

June 22, 2022 "Mary's Fairy Tale" is a  play written and narrated by Mary Templin. It details her life from childhood to being sent to the Faribault State Hospital in 1959 until her release to Harry Meyering Center in 1974 and having to ask the state for permission (three times) to be married. Co-directed by Wilbur Neuschwander-Frink (Open Arts MN) and Doug Foust (Social Justice Theater, the play...

April 12, 2022 Minnesota State Mankato is known for its Big Ideas, especially when it comes to hands-on research. April is Research Month at MNSU and many students students take part in undergraduate research with the help of faculty mentors. KMSU's Alex Kearly has the story.

April 22, 2022 Minnesota State University has a varsity Esports team. On Sunday, April 24, 2022, Esports is teaming up with MNSU music & entertainment department for Spring SMASH Bash, open to the public in the Performing Arts Center, 2 - 4 PM. Michael Olsen, chair of MSU music & entertainment studies and student Matthew Ludvig talk about the big event.

Minnesota State University Mankato hosted the Big Ideas Challenge in 2022. College of Business Communications Coordinator Ashley Niss explains.

April 4, 2022 Joe Tougas and Dwayne Megaw chat about the latest edition of Today Magazine, available on campus and in mailboxes now!! Find out about more about "Moments That Mattered" for former students.  Check out the online version of the magazine for longer versions of select stories and web-only exclusives at: today.magazine.mnsu.edu

March 25, 2022 Students at Minnesota State Mankato are conducting hands-on research that makes a difference. Meet MSU senior, Rachel VanKeulen, a biochemistry major who is studying brain cancer with her MSU Professor, Dr. Samantha Katner.   VanKeulen will present her research at the prestigious Undergraduate Research Symposium at MNSU on April 12, 2022.

March 25, 2022 "Not Fade Away: Dark Tourism & City Government" is the title of a presentation by Dr. Beth Wielde Heidelberg, a professor of Urban & Regional Studies at Minnesota State, Mankato. Heidelberg  discusses how cities can make a tragedy into a positive tour attraction. The lecture is Tuesday, March 29, 2022 as part of the 42nd Annual Frontier Forum at MNSU.

March 23, 2022 Julie Curtis is a savvy executive recruitment professional and entrepreneur in the food and retail industry. With ties to Owatonna, Curtis graduated from Minnesota State Mankato in 1996 and tells her inspiring story of how she started her own business which was named to Forbes‘ list of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms 2021, She was the keynote speaker for the Richard and Ma...

March 23, 2022 Psychologist and author, Dr. Abigail Gerwitz, is a keynote speaker for the upcoming Health and Biomedical Sciences Summit at Minnesota State University, Mankato on March 30, 2022. She is also the author of "When the World Feels Like a Scary Place" and discusses how to talk with your children during these stressful times.

March 24, 2022 Minnesota State University, Mankato Geography Professor, Dr. Phillip Larson talks about our current understanding of the birth and evolution of rivers and their valleys. He presented his research at the 48th annual Douglas R. Moore Faculty Research Lecture at MNSU on March 21, 2022.

March 21, 2022 Conflict in the Ukraine discussion with Dr. Jameel Haque, Director of the Kessel Peace Institute at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Dr. Haque talks about a Round table discussion the public is invited to on this subject, on Wed. March 23, 4:00 p.m. in the MSU Centennial Student Union, room #253 or available live on the Kessel Peace Institute FB.