Welcome to the #DragonFamily: Diane Pochardt

Meet MSUM’s OAS Intermediate in Public Safety, Diane Pochardt. She is excited to work with the staff and student workers at Public Safety! Start date: March 11, 2019 Q: What drew you to MSUM?A: I have heard great things about MSUM from people that work here, retired, graduated students and current students. I have always wanted to be a part […]

Dragons in the news

Take a look at the news stories featuring MSUM in the past several weeks. Stories are presented in chronological order. Area sky watchers weigh Apollo landing’s impact on science, InForum: “Juan Cabanela was only a few months old when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo 11 lunar module on the surface of the moon on July 20, […]

Bachmeier facilitates Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara (MHA, Three Affiliated Tribes Nation) traditional pottery-making revival efforts

The Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance invited Professor Brad Bachmeier to help facilitate a pottery workshop June 17-18 at Twin Buttes, ND, on the Fort Berthold Reservation. The workshop followed archeological research and records of traditional forming and firing techniques. Native ND clay from the reservation was dug and processed. Hand-made vessels were produced, decorated and open-pit fired. Bachmeier joined the Paleo […]

Behl, Gorsline and McGee present at Minnesota Summit on Learning and Technology

Josh Behl, Denise Gorsline and Pam McGee presented on think tanks and alternative credentials at the Minnesota Summit on Learning and Technology July 31-August 1. Their first session, “Think Your Way Out of the Problem,” shared about MSUM’s Think Tank Initiative. “Design thinking is a process that unites people around collaborative learning and solves a real problem at the same […]