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Winners of the 2012 North Dakota Professional Communicators (NDPC) College Communications Contest were recognized at the NDPC state conference held in April. More than 75 students and teams from seven North Dakota and western Minnesota schools participated in the annual competition. NDPC presented awards in 35 categories. MSUM students received 46 of the 91 awards (or nearly half!).

Participating institutions were: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.; North Dakota State University, Fargo; Lake Region State College, Devils Lake.; Minot State University; Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.); and Minnesota State University Moorhead. Read the rest of this entry →

Brian Wisenden, biosciences, had a paper accepted for publication in the “Journal of Animal Ecology” this week. The paper’s first author is MSUM biosciences (EEB) alum Tony Stumbo who just finished his MSc at Lethbridge University, Alberta. His thesis was nominated for Lethbridge University’s 2012 Gold Medal for outstanding graduate student of the year.

Another co-author, Clayton James, did a portion of his MSc at MSUM and a portion at Lethbridge University. James graduated in 2008 and now works as a fisheries biologist for the Alberta Conservation Association. Read the rest of this entry →

Collections, furniture, and offices have moved in preparation for the Library renovation, which will begin in earnest on Monday, May 21. Just a reminder that the Library will remain open during the entire remodeling process and services will continue with only minor disruptions. Please ask for assistance if you need help locating any materials or information.

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• Have you had an idea that would make a difference?
• Do you want to help others by working in a team environment?
• Do you feel called to make an impact in our community?
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Business administration student, Jacob Starkey, who graduated in spring 2012, was offered the marketing coordinator position at Discovery Benefits. He will start his new job on May 29.

With summer semester here, Travis Dolence is offering assistance with distance education classes. As the Distance Learning Librarian, Dolence is dedicated to helping you and your students locate quality research materials and assistance.

• Creating online course-specific “pathfinders” or help sheets for Library resources. These online help sheets can be tailored for any class and can included web resources, library databases, books, etc. (see examples at http://libguides.mnstate.edu/)
• Acting as library liaison for distance learning students. Many students appreciate having a \”point-person\” to help them with questions and direct them to assistance. Read the rest of this entry →

Steve Lindaas, physics and astronomy, attended the “Mobilizing Disciplinary Societies on Behalf of Our Students… and Our Planet” project meeting last week. The project, a collaboration of Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) and the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), involves 11 society partners representing different STEM disciplines. Six teams have been formed to work on different aspects of the project. Dr. Lindaas is involved with the professional development team. The meeting was held at the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C. More information on this project is available online.

Sandra Hanson McPherson, Millersville University, and Oscar Flores, economics, published the paper “Provincial Disparities and Structural Unemployment in Canada” in the latest issue of the journal, Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies.

Tuition increase for full-time students held to $171 at state colleges and $285 at state universities

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees will consider a proposed fiscal year 2013 budget at its Tuesday, May 15 meeting that holds tuition increases to $171 for full-time undergraduate students at the state colleges and $285 at the state universities. Under the proposed budget, full-time students at the 24 state colleges would pay average tuition of $4,815 (+3.7 percent) annually and full-time students at the seven state universities average tuition of $6,782 (+4.4 percent).  The proposed average annual full-time tuition increase across all MnSCU colleges and universities is $193 (3.9 percent). Read the rest of this entry →

The CMU’s summer hours can be viewed here.

Officials from the 8th Annual Fargo Marathon are still short of their participation goal of 10,000 people for this year’s Friday Night 5K. The plea is going out to EVERYONE in the region to jump in and crawl, walk or run this annual 3.1 mile event. This year’s goal of 10,000 people is significant because it means that the organization can purchase 1,000 pairs of shoes for kids in the Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo schools via a matching donation from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and the Dakota Medical Foundation. Calling all DRAGONS to sign up Thursday and Friday at the FargoDome!

Summer hours for the Campus Post Office will be 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., starting Wednesday, May 16.

MOORHEAD – Twenty-three years ago, the prognosis for Kent Wright graduating from college – let alone his odds at medical school – did not seem particularly good.

By: Marino Eccher, INFORUM

MOORHEAD – Twenty-three years ago, the prognosis for Kent Wright graduating from college – let alone his odds at medical school – did not seem particularly good.

He first enrolled at Minnesota State University Moorhead (Moorhead State at the time) in 1988 as a pre-veterinary student, but he lasted just two years.

Class, he said, was not a high priority.

“My academic career was a victim of my social life,” he said. “Too much partying on the mind, I guess.”

So he quit and spent the next two decades running the family dairy farm near Sebeka. He always liked science – and even learned to do embryo transplants on his own cows – but going back to school seemed like too scary and dramatic of a step.

That changed in 2009, when the bottom fell out of the dairy market and Wright found himself selling milk for less money than his father sold it 30 years earlier. With the industry making the future uncertain, Wright and his wife, Heidi, figured the timing would never be better to take the leap. Read the rest of this entry →

Film history and criticism professor, Anthony Adah, presented his current research on fashion and film at the SW/TX and American Popular Culture conference in Albuquerque Feb. 8, 2012. His paper was titled, “The Voice of Fashion in Indigenous Films.”

MSUM’s supply vendor is offering the university reduced pricing for quantity orders on name badges.

16+ Name Badges = $10 each
8-15 Name Badges = $10.50 each
1-7 Name Badges = $12 each

If you would like to batch order name badges, please use this online order form to ensure fast processing.

During last year’s technology committee meetings, the librarians were informed that RefWorks was not strongly supported by the committee. Sponsorship was received for the 2011-2012 academic year with the instructions that a significant increase in users and a great need would need to be proven for further sponsorship. As such, the library has elected not to go before the technology committee for sponsorship of RefWorks for the 2012-2013 academic year. RefWorks does have single-user subscriptions available for students here. You can export your RefWorks citations to an RIS file as outlined on this page.

This will allow you to import your references to another citation program if desired.

The Alumni Foundation invites you to join us in welcoming our newest alumni.

Job requirements: Must be able to smile and wave flags! Wear Red or Alumni apparel

• Line up at the ceremony entrance and wave Proud Alumni Flags as the new graduates enter commencement
• Additional optional duties – Hand out and collect graduate surveys and help nervous grads at the Lucy Booth equipped with static guard, breath mints, pins etc.

Schedule: Read the rest of this entry →

Have you received inquiries from your students that they cannot access their Spring 2012 courses on Desire2Learn to see their final grades? If so, the End Date has passed for your course. Most courses were automatically set to close at midnight on 5/9/2012.

To change the End Date, complete the following steps:
1. From anywhere in your D2L course, click “Edit Course.”
2. Click “Course Offering Information.”
3. Change the End Date information (day and time).
4. Click [Save].

Please contact its@mnstate.edu if you have any questions.

Starting May 14 Hendrix Clinic and Counseling Center will be on summer hours. Medical appointments and pharmacy will be available Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. -2 p.m. through the end of July.

Counseling appointments will be available 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until the end of July.

Moorhead – A fierce competitor on the track juxtaposed with a sweet personality off it, Anna VanWechel finds a way to add a dash of flair when she prepares for races.

By: Eric Peterson, INFORUM

Moorhead – A fierce competitor on the track juxtaposed with a sweet personality off it, Anna VanWechel finds a way to add a dash of flair when she prepares for races.

The Minnesota State Moorhead senior likes to spice things up with her fingernails, specifically wearing different bold colors for meets.

“If I have a bad race with a certain color, I have to retire that color,” VanWechel said with a chuckle. “I like bright, obnoxious colors.”

VanWechel hasn’t been forced to retire many nail colors this spring. Most changes in shade have come because she likes the variety. For the record, VanWechel has a teal hue with sparkles ready for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference track and field outdoor championships, which run Friday and Saturday at the Community Bowl in Bismarck.

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