Maverick Stories
See how Mavericks are making their mark on campus, in their communities and around the world.
Well-Suited for Success
Minnesota State Mankato’s Career Development Center is intent on helping students look sharp this fall.
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From Shop to the Top
MSU’S Paul Steevens earns top honor for advancing automotive engineering education and outreach.
Unearthing a Hidden Treasure
Professor Beth Wisely brings a world-class mineral collection out of storage and into the spotlight.
Full Circle in Italy
Twenty years after a heartbreaking cut, MSU’s Shari Dickerman went to the Olympics in Italy—and returned with the gold.
World Class
Counselors and principals from six countries spent a week on campus learning how a U.S.-style education works—and how MSU supports international students, on and off the classroom.
A Legacy Living on for Future Peacekeepers
After alum and police officer Matthew Ruge was killed in a domestic violence standoff, his family honors his memory with a law enforcement scholarship.
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Giving Back the Caring
A nursing student goes for it online, this time for the Master's. As a child with a heart condition, Madison Marien spent a lot of time in and out of hospitals. Today at age 27, she still does—as a registered nurse at Lake City Care Center in Lake City, Minnesota and at Gunderson St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Wabasha, Minn.
Building Skills, Confidence ... and a House
MSU Construction Management students Malia Riordan and Kayla Reid spent the 2024–25 academic year helping middle school girls gain hands-on construction experience by literally building a house.
Finding the Cure
Students exploring how different medicines could potentially augment the human body’s immune system to kill cancerous blood tumors in Dr. Keenan Hartert’s biology class is impressive enough on its own—but it’s even more impressive that it took place in a 200-level biology class.
Back to School
They met at a movie on campus. Nearly 60 years later, they had a return engagement.
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