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Lane Zyvoloski

Three Minnesota State University Moorhead mass communication majors, Lane Zyvoloski, Sauk Rapids, Minn., Bryce Haugen, Moorhead, Minn., and Kaitlyn Teske, Fargo, N.D., were honored

nationally by the Society of Professional

Journalist’s 2012 Mark of Excellence Awards.

Senior, Zyvoloski, won a national award for Online Feature Reporting from a medium-sized school for her “Being Queen: Life in Drag” story she wrote for the MSUM blog “Doing it Downtown.”

“I am humbled and extremely thankful to the people who made this possible,” Zyvoloski said. “The drag queens allowed me into their lives and they didn’t have to. My professor helped me edit and edit again and again and I couldn’t have done this without her.” Read the rest of this entry →

Several Computer Science students attended the Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium held at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. While there they competed against 45 teams from universities across the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains states. The teams were given seven difficult problems and three hours in which to solve them. The team of Ashraf Kamel, Joseph Nosie, and Dan Stueve placed second in the event by developing correct solutions to six of the problems. Jessie Deters, Sri Kadimisetty, and Jake Vanhorn also competed. Read the rest of this entry →

A research article by Jody Mattern, Mass Communications, was published in the spring edition of the Journal of Advertising Education. The article, titled “Matching Creativity Perceptions and Capabilities: Exploring the Impact of Feedback Messages,” looked at two areas related to creativity: 1) How accurate our self-impressions of creativity actually are, and 2) How positive or negative feedback affects creative output. Mattern teamed with researchers from Valley City State University, North Dakota State University, and Kent State University to conduct the study.

An amazing opportunity is now being offered through the Mass Communications Department. Beginning in the fall of 2013, students can work for MSUM’s student-run public relations firm, Positive Reactions and earn field experience credits! This is NOT just for public relations majors! The firm needs designers, audio and video personnel, photographers, writers and more. Read the rest of this entry →

Professor Dr. Peter Geib, Management, and Associate Professor Tracy Gompf, Paralegal, were invited to serve on the Editorial Advisory Board for the International Journal of China Marketing. The International Journal of China Marketing is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal and is part of the series of journals published by the North American Business Press, which has an overall acceptance rate of less than 20 percent.

left to right: Kyle Wahlberg, Stian Michalsen, Macy Egeland, Ezra Van Den Einde, Carly Lehmkuhl, Kenny Buck, Rebecca Lebak, Collin Boyles, Chelsey Smith

Campus News Wins NATAS Award in College Newscast Category, wins most of the SPJ Awards

Campus News, MSUM’s student produced newscast, took home a Crystal Pillar Award in the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Upper Midwest Chapter Student Awards of Excellence in the newscast category. Campus News was the only newscast honored with a Crystal Pillar out of six nominees from five different schools. The NATAS-Upper Midwest region includes Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and western Wisconsin.

Two students also won Crystal Pillars for individual news stories. LaurelLee Loftsgard won in the Light News category for “Toy Train Collectors” and Robert Swansen won in the photographer category for “The Advocate.” Recipients were announced at a ceremony on Sunday at the Theaters at Mall of America. Read the rest of this entry →

For the second year, Sigma Lambda Chi has volunteer at Project Community Connect. This is just one more example of the dedicated CM students.

The minutes of the College of Social and Natural Sciences Curriculum Committee meeting of April 24 are now posted.

The minutes of the College of Education and Human Services Curriculum Committee meeting of April 26 are now posted.

The minutes of the College of Business and Industry Curriculum Committee meeting of April 29 are now posted.

By: WDAY Staff Reports, WDAY

Moorhead, MN (WDAY TV) — A retired Fargo-Moorhead attorney has found a new career. Author.

Dick Jeffries practiced law in our region for 37-years before retiring. But when MSUM asked him to teach a Para-legal Class, he jumped at the chance. That’s when he realized there was no book out there that focused on personal injury law. So, Jeffries wrote one. Read the rest of this entry →

The College of Business & Industry Curriculum Committee will meet on April 29 at 4 p.m. in CB 208A.

The agenda is posted.

MSUM achieved accreditation of its business programs by AACSB International in 2010 – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. This is the most prestigious level of accreditation available to Business schools internationally. As a result of this achievement, the school was able to establish a chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society in 2010. Read the rest of this entry →

Eighteen people die each day waiting for an organ, but just one organ and tissue donor can save up to 60 lives.  MSUM’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is working with two local organizations, Alexa’s Hope and LifeSource, to generate more awareness about organ and tissue donation and to in turn, hopefully get more registered donors.

There will be an organ donor panel on April 30th at 7 p.m, in the Comstock Memorial Union at MSUM. At the event local families will speak about how organ and tissue donation has affected them. This event is free and open to the public. To learn more about organ donation, or Alexa’s hope and LifeSource visit www.unos.org,  www.alexashope.org, and www.life-source.org. Read the rest of this entry →

By: Dave Olson, INFORUM

FARGO – Marv Bossart, whose broadcast career spanned more than four decades and made him a fixture on TV screens in the Red River Valley, was remembered by family and colleagues Tuesday as a consummate journalist who also knew the importance of a good laugh.

Bossart, who died Tuesday at the age of 79, had battled Parkinson’s disease for several years.

He joined the news department at WDAY-TV in Fargo in 1958. Five years later, he took over the 6 p.m. and what was then the 10:15 p.m. newscasts and was an anchor at WDAY until retiring in 2000. Read the rest of this entry →

Richard N. Jeffries, an adjunct professor for the Personal Injury class in the Paralegal Department, has authored a revolutionary new textbook on torts and personal injury. The textbook, published by Pearson Publishing, became available nationwide this spring. The book goes far beyond the traditional approach of just teaching the black letter law of torts. The book includes practical hands on assignments, extensive appendices for use by the student, a discussion of medical issues and a discussion of insurance issues with related documents. Read the rest of this entry →

Come join MSUM tomorrow to learn about diversity in the workplace and enjoy free pizza.

The panel will be held April 25 from 6 – 8 p.m. in CMU 227.

Professors from various departments including: Psychology, Speech Language Hearing Science, and Business will address the evolving workforce and give their perspectives of how to successfully respond to the diverse work environment. Pizza will be provided!

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Eighteen people die each day waiting for an organ, but just one organ  and tissue donor can save up to 60 lives. MSUM’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is working with two local organizations, Alexa’s Hope and LifeSource, to generate more awareness about organ and tissue donation and to in turn, hopefully get more registered donors.

There will be an organ donor panel on April 30 at 7 p.m, in the Comstock Memorial Union at MSUM. At the event local families will speak about how organ and tissue donation has affected them. Read the rest of this entry →

MSPAM will be collecting school supplies for the United Way of Cass Clay. The supplies will go to children whose families will not be able to afford school supplies for the 2013-14 school year. Please only donate new or gently used items. Donation boxes will be set up in the Center for Business and the CMU from April 19 – 26.

AICPA honors top CPA exam performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

Bradley Ostendorf, a 2012 Minnesota State University Moorhead accounting graduate and Melrose High School graduate, was one of 39 winners of the 2012 Elijah Watt Sells Award, announced by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).

The award is given to candidates who have obtained a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, completed testing during the 2012 calendar year and passed all four sections of the examination on their first attempt. More than 92,000 candidates sat for the examination in 2012. Thirty-nine candidates met the criteria. Read the rest of this entry →

Jinpei Wu, School of Business, had two papers accepted for publication:

“Compete at the expense of responsibility? Firm’s alliance responsibility in innovation process for SMEs,” co-authored with Shuyi Zhang from Shanghai Finance University, was accepted by International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. Read the rest of this entry →

Dr. Peter Geib, Professor of International Business and Management, has been asked to present material from a Journal Article, “Chinese Legal and Economic Reforms: Reflection of the Economy and Marketing Strategies” at Shangdong Yincai University located in Jinan, China.

The article was co-authored with Associate Professor, Tracy Gompf, Paralegal, and was published in the International Journal of China Marketing, V.3(1)2012. Read the rest of this entry →