School of Business Earns Prestigious International Accreditation

AACSB International announced today that Minnesota State University Moorhead has earned accreditation for its business school. Founded in 1916, AACSB International (AACSB) is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

 “AACSB congratulates Minnesota State University Moorhead and Dean David Crockett on earning initial accreditation, and welcomes them into the AACSB family of internationally accredited business schools,” said John J. Fernandes, president and chief executive officer of AACSB International. Click headline to read more.

Communication Studies Research Published

Dr. Theresa Hest, Communication Studies, is co-author of “Weather-Talk, Cynicism and Agriculture” in the current issue of Qualitative Research Reports in Communication. This study explores how farmers talk about nature by discussing the results of ethnographic interviews conducted with farmers. Dr. Tim Borchers, Interim Dean of Arts and Humanities, is the co-author of another article in the same publication, “Communities of Cornhuskers: The Generation of Place through Sports Fans’ Rituals.” Click headline to read more.

MSUM Art & Design Grad Named Artist in Residence

The North Dakota Council on the Arts announces five (5) new Artist in Residence rostered artists including Jescia Hoffman of Mandan, North Dakota. Hoffman is a recent graduate of the MSUM Department of Art & Design. Artists represented on the Artist-in-Residence Roster have successfully undergone a peer panel review process that evaluates their artistic and instructional abilities as they relate to artists working in a school residency program. Click headline to read more.

Appreciation Luncheon Friday

President Edna requests the pleasure of your company at this year’s Holiday Appreciation Luncheon on Friday, January 8, 2010. Lunch will be served from 11:30 am to 1 pm in Kise Commons. Read more: http://news.mnstate.edu/2010/01/appreciation-luncheon-friday-jan-8/