Attention 2025 SAC Students

The Livingston Lord Library is excited to offer SAC student presenters the opportunity to upload their posters, papers, or recorded presentations into RED: a Repository of Digital Collections from MSUM. Why should you submit your materials? Preserve your work in a permanent, accessible digital archive. Share your research with a wider audience—friends, family, future collaborators, and potential employers. Enhance your […]

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. […]