Analyzing risks

Actuarial science program prepares students for global internships Actuary is the number one career in America according to careercast.com. Actuaries analyze financial costs of risk and uncertainty, and use mathematics, statistics and financial theory to assess the risk that an event will occur to help businesses and clients develop policies that minimize the cost of that risk. Students at Minnesota […]

Student accepts summer research position at the University of Wyoming’s Department of Astronomy

Laura Herzog, a sophomore Physics and Mathematics double major, was offered and has accepted a position as a summer researcher at the University of Wyoming’s Department of Astronomy. She will be involved in a research project involving the use of the University’s 2.3 meter and 0.6 meter telescopes in imaging and analysis of the environment around other galaxies. www.uwyo.edu/physics/reu-info

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities launches Strategic Student Success Planning Project

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has been selected by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to join a nationwide group of higher education systems learning about higher education transformation at a system level and solving collective issues the systems encounter along the way. Steven Rosenstone, chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, called the invitation for MnSCU to participate in […]

Presidential candidate forums scheduled

Forums for three MSUM presidential candidates will be held March 31, April 1, and April 2.  The names of the individuals will be released by the Chancellor’s Office at a later date. The schedules for the three days will be identical and include specific forums for faculty, administrators, staff, students and the general public. Candidates will make presentations at each […]