KMSU Minnesota State Mankato Stories

March 18, 2022 Minnesota State University, Mankato President, Edward Inch, discusses the latest happenings at MSU, including the school's winning teams, enrollment projections, TEDxmnsu, on-campus research, graduation and more.

 March 15, 2022 Assistant Professor in Health Sciences at Minnesota State Mankato discusses the idea behind the establishment of the Center for Rural Behavioral Health which will open this fall to address the shortage of mental health care in outstate Minnesota.

March 2, 2022 Women's History Month is being celebrated at Minnesota State Mankato. Shadow Rolan,  Interim Director of the Violence Awareness and Response Program talks with KMSU's Karen Wright about how students and the public can get involved in the month's activities.

Program Cuts Costs on College Textbooks

Ag Grant Benefits communities

What's Important at Minnesota State Mankato with Dr. Edward Inch

Who is Willie O'Ree? Honoring a hockey Pioneer

MLK Movie to Premiere in Mankato

Jan. 6, 2022 Join Coach Mike Hastings as he talks about the upcoming MN Hockey Day where the Mavericks will take on St. Thomas. Joined by Hockey Day Co-Chair, Michelle Schooff, the pair talk about the big happenings Jan. 16-22 as Mankato shows the rest of the state how hockey is done in southern Minnesota!

How to Get a Fellowship at MNSU Dec. 22, 2021

MNSU President Edward Inch

Oct. 7, 2021 The Water Resource Center at Minnesota State Mankato. It plays a critical role in collecting data that impact water quality across the state and beyond. WRC Associate Director, Kimberly Musser talks about the work being done.

Meet MNSU's President Edward Inch

First of Its Kind Computer Science Program at MNSU

Sept. 16, 2021 Minnesota State Mankato President, Dr. Edward Inch, talked with KMSU about how the start of fall classes is going, as well as the situation with COVID, plus many other topics since he started as the University's new president on July 1.

Nov. 19, 2020 Governor Tim Walz announced the state is again dialing back as coronavirus cases surge. KMSU's Karen Wright spoke with MNSU Provost Matt Cecil about how this impacts the campus community as students prepare for the end of spring break before leaving.

August 19, 2020 Provost Matt Cecil talks about the first week of the 2020 Fall semester as faculty return to campus and students move in. He discusses the plans for Flex Sync learning and how things have changed since COVID-19.

August 20, 2020 To Your Health with Susan Peller, Nurse Practitioner at the Mankato Clinic about how to stay safe when you return to campus. How to avoid getting sick from COVID-19, important vaccinations to have before coming to college and what to do if you are sick.

July 29, 2020 With just over three weeks before Fall semester starts at Minnesota State Mankato, Provost Matt Cecil, talks about the latest in COVID-19 plans for RETURN TO LEARN on campus. He talks about move in, saving students $$ for online courses, ending classes by Thanksgiving, and more.

July 15, 2020 Provost Dr. Matt Cecil says the latest update in Return to Learn at Minnesota State University will be the requirements of all to wear masks on campus. He also describes the plans in place for a safe return of faculty, staff and students to campus this Fall 2020.

July 9, 2020 Return to Learn with Rick Straka, VP for Finance & Administration at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Straka discusses the plan for MNSU employees to return to work in Fall 2020, will tuition and other fees go up because of COVID-19, and emergency funds to help students through these difficult times.

July 2, 2020 Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Mark Johnson, describes what it will look like to return to the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato in Fall 2020 in terms of technology and how it has been adapted to fit the new way of learning.

RETURN TO LEARN SERIES - June 29, 2020 What does a comprehensive state university look like in a post-pandemic world?” Minnesota Morning host Karen Wright talked with David Jones, Minnesota State Mankato's VP for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management about what coming back to campus this fall will look like for students.