More than 800 MSUM students to graduation May 13
Moorhead, Minn., May 4, 2022 – Minnesota State University Moorhead will award degrees to more than 800 students during its spring commencement program Friday, May 13 in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse. This includes more than 185 graduate students and nearly 30 past graduates who are now participating in the live commencement.
MSUM will award a posthumous degree to Joseph Keller, the local Fargo Shanley Deacons super fan and MSUM student and Dragons fan. Keller was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at age 5 and died May 22, 2021. His parents will be accepting the degree.
The 10 a.m. ceremony will include undergraduates and graduate students from the College of Arts & Humanities and the College of Business, Analytics & Communications. The student speaker will be Ashley Jung, a communication studies graduate from West Fargo, N.D.
The 2 p.m. ceremony will include undergraduates and graduate students from the College of Education & Human Services and the College of Science, Health & the Environment. The student speaker will be Dr. Jeremiah Rotich, Brooklyn Center, Minn., who is receiving an Ed.D. in educational leadership.
Andrew Maus, director & CEO of the Plains Art Museum, will be the commencement speaker. Maus is in his third stint at the Plains, where he has done everything from visitor services, to organizing major exhibitions and programs, to now leading the institution. He earned a B.A. in studio art in 2002 and a master’s degree in public, human service and health administration in 2011. He credits his time at MSUM with propelling his success professionally and transforming him personally.
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• Both ceremonies will be streamed live on the website: https://www.mnstate.edu/registrar/graduation/
• Parking and driving directions to campus: http:// www.mnstate.edu/admissions/drivingdirections. aspx
Congratulations to local graduates:
Rose-Marline Marcellus, Valley City
Political Science (BA)
Rachel Schueneman, Valley City
Speech-Language Pathology (MS)