MSUM EXPECTS 500 STUDENTS TO GRADUATE DEC. 19

Minnesota State University Moorhead will award degrees to more than 500 students during its fall commencement program Thursday, Dec. 19 in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse.

The 1 p.m. ceremony also includes about 170 graduate students.

MSU Moorhead alumna Dayna Del Val, who earned a degree in theatre, will be the commencement speaker. As president and CEO of The Arts Partnership, Del Val has transformed The Arts Partnership into a dynamic, responsive, arts advocacy powerhouse, growing the organization by more than 200 percent. She is also a professional stage and commercial actor, saying she...