MSUM New Hires

MSUM New Hires Please join us in welcoming the following new employees to Minnesota State University Moorhead!  Make sure to say hello and let them know It’s a GREAT day to be a Dragon!! Start Date: 3/26/2024 Tessa Primus – EEC substitute teacher Early Education Center Start Date: 4/1/2024 Scott Forster – Head Women’s Soccer Coach Athletics Start Date: 4/1/2024 […]

English Professor Visits Moorhead High School

Kevin Zepper (English) was invited to speak and teach at Moorhead High School on March 26th-27th. Zepper covered the concepts of creativity, creative courage, and pop culture impact. Instructor Aimee Hilger’s students wrote prose and poetry with prompts, connecting their creative writing to McBeth and college research papers. Zepper also discussed expectations of college level writing and student responsibility on […]

Academic Progress Checks as a Retention Predictor

In a recently completed study of the effectiveness of academic progress checks, weeks 5 and 10 progress checks were consistent, significant predictors of student retention and student responsiveness was associated with decreased future deficiencies and increased retention rates. Key findings include: Deficiency percentage was a consistent significant predictor of retention after controlling for demographic variables; on average, for every 1 […]

Workday Training Communication #2

Workday Training Communication #2 – March 25, 2024 Greetings, Workday is coming and that means so is Workday training! With just over three months until the implementation of the human capital management and finance modules of Workday, now is the perfect time to familiarize yourself with Workday and the training you will be provided to successfully complete your duties in […]