Two seniors, Conor Holt and Simone Leclaire, of Cinema Arts & Digital Technologies presented research papers at the Midwest Popular and American Culture Association Conference, Columbus, Ohio Oct 12-14. Holt’s paper is titled “Cinema Go Bragh: Irish Nationalism in Celtic Tiger Cinema” and Leclaire’s “Eyes of the Lady: Perspectives and Cinematic Representations of Women in New Danish Cinema.” Leclaire’s paper […]
Oscar Flores, Economics, served as president of the Missouri Valley Economics Association. As president, he organized the 49th Annual Meeting of the MVEA held October 25-27 in Memphis, Tenn. There were over 180 papers presented and an attendance of over 200 professional economists from most states in the nation.
Dr. Kenyon Williams, Professor of Music, will accompany six MSUM student percussionists to the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Austin, Texas Oct. 31-Nov. 3. The largest gathering of its kind, it is expected to attract over 7,000 percussionists and music industry professionals, students, and hobbyists. Williams will also be performing with the PAS All-Star Steel Drum Band, a 50 […]
MSUM in conjunction with the Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute hosted a workshop in Microbial Genome Annotation. The workshop was held on campus Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20. Attendees learned how to utilize IMG-ACT, an online tool that can be incorporated into classrooms and research projects.
The 2012 Tri-College Diversity Conference will be held at NDSU on Oct. 30. Some of the seminar topics include recruiting a diverse workforce, working with new Americans, understanding the needs of gays and lesbians (GLBT), and communicating more effectively with Millenial college students. Up to six continuing education credits for human resource professionals will be offered. A reduced rate of […]