A Better Place

  On the day after Christmas in 2012, Erma Erikson ’67 was at Mankato’s Reconciliation Park, watching the dedication of a memorial bearing the names of the 38 Dakota men who were hanged in … [Read more...]

Supporting Our Troops

Dave Wentzel came back from Iraq to live with a roommate whose latest accomplishment was partying with friends. Injured paratrooper Chad Curran felt isolated in a small Iowa town, unable to relate … [Read more...]

Dreams Coming True

Kady Johnson ’13 MA remembers crying the day she was accepted to college. She cried because she hadn’t expected it to be an option for her—and because she didn’t think that she would be able to pay … [Read more...]

Suited for Sales

It was the fall of 1972, and Rod Schmidt ’73 wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. He knew what he didn’t want to do: move back to his hometown of Larchwood, Iowa, or end up working in a Sioux Falls, … [Read more...]

Nursing in a New Light

When Peter Buerhaus graduated from Minnesota State Mankato in 1976, his plan was to use nursing as his ticket to travel the world. He figured he’d work long enough to fund his first flight, then go … [Read more...]

From Here to There

You are always free to change your mind and create a different future for yourself. This is a mantra that Minnesota State University, Mankato alumna and author Megan Bearce uses on a daily basis. … [Read more...]