Minot State Welcomes New Head Football Coach 

MINOT, N.D. – The Beavers have their man. Minot State’s Director of Athletics Kevin Forde is pleased to introduce veteran college coach Ian Shields as the next head coach for the Beaver football program. Shields, a former head coach at the NCAA Division I FCS, NCAA Division II, and NAIA levels begins his duties immediately

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Minot State Invites Two Football Coaching Candidates to Campus  

MINOT, N.D. – Minot State’s search for its next head football coach has moved into its final stages and Beaver Athletics is pleased to announce that two candidates have been scheduled for on-campus interview next week. On Tuesday, January 17, the Beavers welcome Chris Stutzriem to town to meet with members of the Minot State

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Inflation, salary increases top university presidents’ agenda before House Appropriations committee

Yesterday, Minot State’s budget request and enrollment were in the news. Today, it’s the same story from around the State. Several of the state’s university presidents were in front of the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, January 11, to share what’s happening on their campuses and their funding needs. The story is similar to Minot’s.

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Amid Budget Request, Minot State Enrollment Trending Down With Possible Silver Linings Locally

Minot State’s student enrollment has been trending down in recent years, but there’s an emerging silver lining — local numbers are up. Current enrollment shows 2,167 students with significant growth in freshman students from NW North Dakota. Jill Schramm with the Minot Daily News has the full story including comments from MSU President Dr. Steve

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Minot State moving forward with $25 million Hartnett Hall renovation

Minot State University’s Hartnett Hall is undergoing a once-every-fifty-years renovation. Made possible by a legislative appropriation in the 2021 session, the project will modernize the building that’s home to several liberal arts programs including English, Humanities, Theater, Arts, and Communications. Mike Linnell with Minot State has the full story.

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Money for MSU Out of the Legislature?

An art gallery featuring the works of local artist Walter Piehl on the first floor of the Gordon Olson Library, the missing money for completion of the seasonal air structure over Herb Parker Stadium, and resources to finish work on a facilities building, they’re all part of Senate Bill 228 that would appropriate $2.28 million

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Minot-native Josh Duhamel inducted into Minot State University Hall of Fame

Minot native and actor Josh Duhamel was recently inducted into the Minot State University Hall of Fame. Duhamel was a member of the MSU football team for several seasons.

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Enrollment Down At Minot State University

Overall enrollment at Minot State is down 4.2% from a year ago, but President Steve Shirley is encouraged by a slight increase in the number of freshman students. KX News has the full story.

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Minot State Receives Largest Donation in School History

Thanks to a generous benefactor, the Severson Entrepreneurship Program at Minot State has $2 million more then they did a day ago. University officials have indicated they will apply for an additional million dollar matching grant from a state program.

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Minot State president seeks job at UND

Minot State President Steven Shirley has applied for the job leading the University of North Dakota. More from the Grand Forks Herald.

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Getting Familiar: Minot State University Connect Orientation

The first days of college can be overwhelming ones, and Minot State University is working to ease the transition with summer orientation programs designed for new students. KMOT has the story.

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Minot: Community Facility Sales Tax Applications

May was the application month for those seeking sales tax dollars for their community facility projects. Six applications were submitted — two from the City of Minot, two from the Minot Park District, one from Minot State University, and one from the Domestic Violence Crisis Center. Here’s the rundown of the projects. The community facilities committee

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