The SMSU Podcast

The official podcast of Southwest Minnesota State University. A curated catalog of academics, athletics and alumni.

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Episodes

Thursday May 08, 2025

This week, President Kumara Jayasuriya has served as Southwest Minnesota State University’s president for six years, starting in 2019. We discussed his successes at SMSU with him and what he will miss most. He will retire after the 2025 spring commencement. President Jayasuriya will be greatly missed here on campus as he helped grow SMSU during his tenure.

Wednesday Apr 30, 2025

This week, we have Alyssa Miessner, Assistant Director of Development, on to talk about the Fourth Annual M4L Day of Giving. The event is to call upon the Mustang Family to support current Mustangs in a variety of different ways! There are timed challenges, matching goals, and so many other opportunities to support SMSU!

Friday Apr 25, 2025

This week, the first STEM Symposium will be taking place on campus, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Trachette Jackson, Associate Vice President for Research, DEI Initiatives, and University Diversity and Social Transformation at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The topic of her keynote is “Mobilizing Mathematics”.

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025

The Natural History Museum is located in the Science and Math building on SMSU's campus. The Museum recently underwent a facelift with the help of both Katie and Alyssa, who gathered funding and helped see the completion of the new Natural History Museum.
The Museum has many more interactive spaces and engaging displays that you won't be able to keep your eyes off—ranging from usable microscopes to a small lake with catchable paper fish and a mural featuring actual-sized prairie animals. Make sure to stop by and check out the excellent new space!

Friday Apr 18, 2025

The English department puts on the creative writing series to showcase what students can do once they earn their degree at SMSU. Nick Northrup, aka Crowfather, is this year’s featured guest.
Nick and Jesse go over how SMSU can help students make a career with a creative writing degree, along with Nick’s journey at SMSU and how his experiences here have helped him get to where he is today!

Friday Apr 18, 2025

Throughout April, SMSU hosts events featuring many of our different programs, including English, Music, Theatre, and more! Each area on campus has different events to highlight the work students do!

Friday Apr 18, 2025

This week we get a preview of this spring's Theatre performance, “SHOUT The MOD Musical”. Sheila and Olivia go through the process of what it takes to get a musical up and running, talking about everything from costumes to stage direction and choreography!

Wednesday Mar 26, 2025

This week, we walk through the different concerts that will be put on with Dr. Daniel Rieppel and the Music Department as a whole! We also go over some work that Dr. Rieppel has been working on with the Bill Holmes Documentary

Friday Mar 07, 2025

This week, we go over questions you might have about the FAFSA and what you’ll need to do in preparing for college! We also discuss other options besides just filling out the FAFSA.

Wednesday Feb 26, 2025

This week, Housing sign-up has opened for on-campus residents starting on the 25th with Juniors and moving down through future students. Jerry goes over everything students need to know and may have questions about when it comes to living on campus and how many opportunities students have to save money while living on campus through the opt-on advantage plan!

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SMSU Podcast

The SMSU Podcast features the weekly Campus Update Radio Show hosted by our local station, Marshall Radio on KMHL-1400 with on-air radio personality, Josh Goblish, and SMSU Senior Director of Communications and Marketing, Marcy Olson. It airs live on Tuesdays at 10:08 am when classes are in session. Audio is provided courtesy of Marshall Radio. Subscribe to the Podcast, learn about campus activities, programs, events, and people. If you have an idea for a topic, we’d love to hear from you, email Communications@SMSU.edu.

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