Last meeting for the common read pilot

As you may have heard, we are piloting a “common read” this fall. The text chosen is “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian” by Sherman Alexie. We are meeting on Wednesday, May 15 at 8:00 a.m. in the Faculty Development Center to discuss ideas for using this book with students, within or outside of their coursework. The author […]

Mattern gets published in Journal of Advertising Education

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. […]

Alumni launch Project Help Orphans

MSUM alumni (class of 2011) Joey and Nicole Elmore launch Project Help Orphans in an effort to start a campaign that will focus on helping orphans in Africa and eventually other parts of the world. “In a pursuit of trying to help others and giving back not only in our local community but also in other parts of the world, […]