Dr. Siwei Zhu’s Paper Accepted for Academy of Management Conference 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Dr. Siwei Zhu’s peer-reviewed paper, “The Impact of Investor Laughter During Entrepreneurial Storytelling on Funding Decisions,” has been accepted for presentation at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark. This study bridges entertainment and entrepreneurship by combining qualitative insights from stand-up comedians with quantitative analysis of Shark Tank data. The work reveals that investor laughter as an […]

Two Papers by Dr. Siwei Zhu Accepted for Presentation at BCERC 2025

Two research papers by Dr. Siwei Zhu at Pakesa School of Business have been accepted for presentation at the prestigious Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference 2025, one of the top conferences in entrepreneurship. “What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Stand-Up Comedians: The Impact of Investor Laughter During Entrepreneurial Storytelling on Funding Decisions”, co-authored with Dr. Barış Morkan, R&D Director at Guven […]

27th Annual Student Academic Conference Applications Now Open

Applications to present at the 27th Andrew B. Conteh Student Academic Conference (SAC) are now open. Applications can be found at mnstate.edu/SAC. The SAC showcases the research and creative activities of MSU Moorhead students. The date of the conference is April 15, 2025. Both graduate and undergraduate students may participate by presenting the results of their research or creative activities. […]

Student Academic Conference Applications NOW OPEN

Applications to present at the 27th Andrew B. Conteh Student Academic Conference (SAC) are now open. Applications can be found at mnstate.edu/SAC. The SAC showcases the research and creative activities of MSU Moorhead students. The date of the conference is April 15, 2025. Both graduate and undergraduate students may participate by presenting the results of their research or creative activities. […]

Professor Theresa Hest participates in the Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota State Conference

Dr. Hest presented as part of a panel titled, “Pedagogical Changes to Meet Institutional and Student Needs.” The 2024 conference theme was “We all do better when we all do better” (Paul Wellstone). This year we explored ways for those involved in Communication Arts and Literature education as well as Speech, Debate, and Theater activities to embrace (and enact) change […]