Humanities Learning Opportunities

Get hands-on experience in the field prior to graduation through internships, service learning, and volunteer opportunities. You will gain valuable experience that will set you apart from other candidates during your job search. These are just a few of the local and regional organizations with which our students have been placed:

• Plains Art Museum
• Lake Regions Arts Council
• The Arts Partnership
• Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
• Minnesota State Historical Society
• Rape and Abuse Crisis Center
• Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
• Northern Lights Library Network

MSU Moorhead’s Student Academic Conference (SAC) provides an opportunity for student researchers to present their work to faculty, administration, peers and the community in a formal academic setting each April. You’ll have the chance to present your hard work in a variety of ways—panel discussions, workshops, multimedia presentations, displays and demonstrations—and gather constructive feedback to help you better analyze and continue exploration.

MSU Moorhead has over a hundred student organizations and ways to get involved on campus. Here are just a few organizations that many humanities students run and lead:

• Red Weather is a student-run biannual literary magazine featuring poetry, prose and visual art created by MSUM students, faculty and alumni.
• The Dragon Anthropological Association is an organization for students interested in anthropology or other cultures, past and present. Find the Dragon Anthropological Association.
• African Student Union represents the 300+ students of African descent on campus as well as the entire student body. We promote and share the cultures of African Peoples on campus and with the Moorhead Community. We strive to work hard and have fun!
• The American Indian Student Association is a student-run association that serves to support & enhance the academic, cultural & social opportunities for MSUM students. AISA preserves & promotes friendship & understanding through traditional and contemporary American Indian activities.
• Frame-by-Frame is a club for filmmakers and film lovers dedicated to the appreciation and discussion of the making, exhibition, and reception of motion pictures as well as activities in film production, networking and screenings. We welcome all who love the moving image. Our main activities include weekly meetings, script readings, seasonal events, field trips, hosting a 48 hour film festival in the fall and a high school film festival in the spring, screenings, and collaboration with other campus and community organizations.
• The Anime Club is a group of anime loving, manga reading, JRPG playing, chibi drawing, AMV creating, Japanese culture enthusiasts. Throughout the year we have special events, themed viewings and parties. A big facet of MSUM Anime Club is the club sponsored trip for members to Anime Detour, an anime convention held in the spring in Minneapolis, each year.
• PLACE is an interdisciplinary arts organization dedicated to creating opportunities for student artists both on campus and in the community. We seek to connect artists and art lovers with meaningful experiences. We define "artist" broadly, and welcome creators of all skill levels, or, those who simply want to appreciate art.
• The Campus Feminist Organization raises awareness of issues and events pertaining to women and other underrepresented genders and their intersectionalities. We strive to provide a safe, social atmosphere in which to discuss these issues. CFO embraces and models activism as a vehicle for making change and seeks to support students' engagement in that way on campus and in their communities.
• Japan Club is the best place for you to know and learn more about Japan! Regardless of where you are from, what language you speak, and how you identify yourself, everyone is welcome. Be part of our Japan club and enjoy cultural differences!
• KMSC Dragon Radio is an educational non-profit organization that provides MSUM students and faculty with real-life radio experience. We provide our DJs with opportunities for practicum, work study, and experience within the music industry. DJs are able to develop and create their own radio shows through guidance from the Heads of Staff and their fellow DJs. Listen on dragonradio.org, on the dial at 1500am, or watch/listen on Dragon Channels 97.5 and 98.1 in the residence halls.
• Join the Student Senate. Members of the Student Senate are elected for a term of one year. Elections for all Student Senate positions are held at the end of the spring semester. This includes the four academic division districts, the twelve at-large senator seats, President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
• The Dragon Student Veterans Club is for Veteran, current Service-Member, military dependent (spouses/children), and ROTC students.

Study Abroad is an excellent investment in your academic goals, future profession and own personal development. It can also help set you apart, whether you want to pursue graduate school or a great career. There are several study abroad program options, including: exchange programs, external providers and short-term faculty-led programs.

Additionally, MSUM participates in an exchange program with the University of Agder. Norwegian English majors study here at MSUM, while our students can study there paying the same MSUM tuition rate because of Norway’s free socialized education. Learn more by contacting Dr. Sean Taylor.

You, your classmates, and faculty may have the opportunity to participate in faculty-led trips to conferences, exhibitions, or festivals, including…. the Red River Women’s Studies Conference, the Walker Art Center, the Fargo Film Festival, FM LGBT Film Festival, the Plains Art Museum, the Rourke Art Museum, and other regional or national humanities conferences.

Additionally, MSUM is fortunate to be only 16 minutes from the Regional Science Center, approximately 400 acres of prairie, woods, and river communities, with an interpretive center and an observatory, where students have engaged in humanities-based field work.

You can gain practical teaching experience as a writing tutor at the University Writing Support Center while earning a little extra cash. If you’re interested in graduate school, this tutoring experience is golden preparation when applying for teaching assistantships!

Clarence Glasrud Lecture Series
The Clarence Glasrud Lecture and Reading Series is an annual endowed lecture in the name of Clarence “Soc” Glasrud. It features speakers who can challenge the minds of people and have the potential to improve society.

Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series
Named in honor of the late Thomas McGrath, an internationally recognized and award-winning author who taught at Moorhead State University from 1969-1983, the Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series brings to campus some of the finest contemporary writers to read and share their work with students, faculty and the community. The series has featured more than 150 exceptional writers.