By Grace Lyden on Nov 19, 2014 at 11:47 p.m. MOORHEAD, Minn. – A film professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead became the school’s 11th Minnesota Professor of the Year on Thursday. Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson, 35, has been on MSUM’s faculty since 2006 and will receive the award today in Washington, D.C. The Professors of the Year program recognizes excellence in […]
Kandace Creel Falcón, Director of Women’s and Gender Studies presented her research at the National Women’s Studies Association meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico November 13-16. She presented a paper titled, “Railway Visions and Chicana Lives: Realizing the Chicana Feminist Interdisciplinary Archive.” Her work was one of over 500 presentations at the largest attended NWSA conference with over 1500 attendees.
The MSUM Minnesota State Employees Combined Charities 2014 Campaign donation total is $24,240.30 (60.6% of this year’s $40,000 goal.) from ninety-nine (99) donators This campaign’s success is due to MSUM employees who care and stand ready to help others in need and would not have been possible without the dedication of thirty-nine (39) MSUM volunteers who cared and contributed not […]
Kise Commons will be featuring its next monthly themed meal event, SpeaKISE, tonight from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Featuring Italian & American food, performances by the Tri-College Swing Dance Club, photobooth, and mocktails. Dress up as Nineteen-Twenties Glamour Flappers or Gangsters for a chance to win some great prizes, along with a Grand Prize for best costume.
Season of Light explores the reasons humans are so fascinated with lighting up our lives during the December holiday season. It’s an exploration of the astronomical meanings behind seasonal traditions, including the “Star over Bethlehem.” December 4-22: Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Saturdays at 7 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Mondays at 7 p.m. MSUM Planetarium-Bridges 167 mnstate.edu/planetarium