The MSUM World Music Ensemble “Fuego Tropical,” directed by Dr. Kenyon Williams, will perform this Friday, Nov. 6th in the CMU Ballroom with special guest artists Ruben Alvarez (Latin percussion), Dr. Tom Strait (trumpet), and the FM Salsa Dance Club. Beginning at 7pm, a FREE salsa dance lesson will lead into the 7:30pm concert, which will feature open dance floor […]
Soroptimists International of Moorhead along with the MSUM Community Outreach Center are offering a free screening of the documentary “The Hunting Ground” at Glasrud Auditorium in Weld Hall on Nov 12th at 7 p.m. “The Hunting Ground” is an exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses and the devastating toll they take on students and their families.
Clint Bueling has been named the Assistant Director of the Academic Support Center. Along with his current duties, Clint will be taking on more of a role with Mapworks and staff supervision.
Chris Chastain, Biosciences, was awarded a 2-year $148,600 research grant from the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant, entitled “Role of pyruvate phosphate dikinase regulatory protein isoform-2 in Zea mays C4 photosynthesis”, will fund Dr. Chastain’s ongoing research into C4 photosynthesis. In addition, the award also provides funds to hire two undergraduate students for full-time summer research and […]
Brian Smith (School of Teaching) and Learning, Richard Lahti (Chemistry) and Steve Lindaas (Physics and Astronomy) attended the 2015 Midwest Regional Robert Noyce Connections conference October 29-30 and presented the poster “Development of Learning Assistant Program at MSUM”. The theme for the conference was “Integrating STEM: Grounding STEM Learning for All” and included informative plenary talks and useful breakout sessions. […]