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Featured News
Minnesota State Mankato Alumna Gives 160 Acres of Family Farmland to University
Minnesota State University, Mankato alumna Sherry L. Arndt (’70 School of Nursing) of Capitola, California, has donated 160 acres of family farmland as the first gift to the newly created Maverick Real Estate Foundation.
The farmland, located near Comfrey, Minnesota, is valued at more than $1.6 million, according to the Minnesota State University, Mankato Foundation, and the gift is intended to benefit generations of future students.
Minnesota State Mankato Convocation Set for Monday, Aug. 18
Minnesota State University, Mankato President Edward Inch will welcome faculty back to campus and discuss his vision for the 2025-2026 academic year and highlights from the University’s strategic plan, “Destination 2030,” in his convocation address Monday, Aug. 18 in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom.
