SMSU Open House Programs!

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all are having a great school year! We had a great turn out for the Mustang Days programs that were held on October 20th and 21st. Having prospective students like yourselves on campus is always a great way to spread the word about SMSU. Each student who attended was able to talk to academic departments and multiple offices on campus during the Academic & Student Services fair, listened to a Q & A session with a student panel and went on a guided tour of campus!

I personally love these open houses that we hold. I am a student ambassador so I had the privilege to not only share my experiences on the student panel, but also during the campus tour! Our next open house visit, "A Day at SMSU" is on Saturday, November 19th. You can read more about it here: 
http://www.smsu.edu/admission/?id=9748

We would love to see you on campus! To schedule a visit, go online to smsu.edu or call our office at 507-537-6286.

Go Mustangs!


Hannah Kuno

Hello Beautiful People!

I hope fall break was wonderful for everyone! I know I caught up on sleep and laundry last weekend. Well, since fall break is over, I know everyone is getting ready for their midterms to begin. If there are any freshmen out there I want to take this time to remind you that our library is amazing and the perfect place to get all of your studying done. I’m usually in the library every night for at least an hour trying to get caught up on homework and do a little studying for tests coming up. If you are an off campus student and don’t have time to get to the library at night, you can utilize the online resources our library offers like access to journals, books, articles, and videos.

P.S. professors love to see when students use different journals and articles from the library in papers and research projects, so good thing they are easy to access!

On a side note from studying, let’s talk about how exciting it is that Halloween is coming up! I hope everyone is doing their research and figuring out what sweet costumes you’re going to wear this year. Also, please decorate your dorm, apartment, or house for Halloween and get in the spooky spirit. Every week at our house we add new decorations for Halloween, so when the week arrives we will have the coolest house on the block. If you live on campus, you can also decorate your dorm lobby to get ready for when the community comes out to campus to trick or treat! Ask your RA if your dorm is participating this year in Halloween and see what fun stuff you can do to make this year even more festive.

Stay warm everyone as it gets colder, stay healthy this fall season, and remember we are fortunate to have an interconnected campus during these cold months!


Thanks for reading!

Erin Nelson, Marketing Senior at SMSU!

A Look Into the Life of a Mustang

Hey guys my name is Bri (Brianna) Whitaker and I am a freshman here at SMSU. I am an Exercise Science major and I am looking into becoming a physical therapist. I am originally from Brookings, SD which is about an hour away from Marshall. I have only been at SMSU for a little over a month, but I have to say this past month has been a great experience! The days keep flying by and its crazy to think that there are only 42 days (approximately) left in the semester!

As an incoming freshman, college can be kind of terrifying. What if I go to the wrong class? What if I sleep through my seven alarms? What if I don’t meet anyone? And the questions are never ending. Don’t worry about not meeting anyone because you will meet at least ten people within the first 2 days that you didn’t know before you moved in. The best part about move-in weekend is that there are people who willingly help carry your stuff up the stairs. There are also so many activities planned for the weekend as well and you hardly ever spend time just sitting in your room. Saying goodbye to your parents is hard, even if you have been convincing yourself you’re ready to leave, but adjusting to college life is easier than you expect.

Balancing a schedule can be both easy and difficult. You may feel swamped by the number of classes you are taking this semester, the feeling that you need to find a job, all of the different clubs and organizations you want to join, and by all of the sporting events that are taking place. You may feel like you don’t have time to do everything without feeling overwhelmed. I came to SMSU with 3 credit hours and I am currently taking 14 credit hours, I work in the Admission Office, I am an SMSU Ambassador, and I am a member of the SMSU Dance Team. At first I was so worried about how much time I would actually have to go to sporting events, hang out with new friends, and most importantly, if I was going to ever get enough sleep. But don’t worry, there are so many ways to balance a schedule and be involved at SMSU, that there will be days where you are just sitting there asking yourself so now what can I do for the next 3 hours. The stress of college seems so much worse in movies than it is in real life.

This past month at SMSU has made the transition from being around my family 24/7 to seeing them every 3 weeks so much easier. Even though I’m an hour away, I still have plan filled weekends where I simply don’t have time to go home. It is nice to see my family but it’s also nice when you have plans on the weekends with the new people you have met since move-in weekend. I have really enjoyed this last month and it’s safe to say I love being a Mustang! 

Fall Break… Coming Soon to SMSU!

Hello everyone!

I hope you all enjoyed the homecoming festivities! The first two weekends in October are an exciting time for Mustang students. Not only was last weekend Homecoming and a big football game on Saturday but this weekend is fall break! Yes, that is correct! We have a fall break! Which also means… MIDTERMS. Time is flying by this semester. It seems like last weekend, I was moving freshman into the dorms! With midterms coming up next week, don’t freak out. Just remember to study for those pesky exams and to not procrastinate. After the midterm exams, you will get four days off of school (October 8-11).

What I’ve done for fall break included going home and relaxing my brain. I mainly hung out with family and close friends. It was nice to catch up with everyone since I hadn’t been home from college for a month. I came to find out how important those individuals were to me because of how much I missed them! I didn’t do anything special but had a great time being home and away from school for the short amount of time.

Staying on campus is also an option during break. It can be a time to get ahead on homework or to hang out with classmates and a lot of people choose that option! Whatever you choose, make sure you enjoy your time off. Take advantage of the break because some state schools don’t have that privilege! College can be whatever you make of it! HAVE FUN!

Written to you by your very own,

 Nick VonRuden