Faculty receive Galileo donation

Andrew Chen, Computer Science and Information, Linda Winkler and Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, along with Daniel Heckaman, Chief Information Officer, applied to the Intel Corporation Galileo program and were awarded 20 development kits. The Galileo kit is an Arduino compatible development board that will be used to explore new directions in CSIS and Physics courses. The Galileo boards will […]

Academic service-learning volunteer hours reach 5,200 for fall semester

Seventeen MSUM Academic Service-Learning practitioners are taking the commitment to complete 125,000 volunteer hours very seriously. They, and close to 400 students, participated in a variety of service-learning activities this fall. The reasons to incorporate Academic Service-Learning include improving their student’s understanding of class topics, promoting critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and learning more about social issues and their causes. […]

The Gateway to Leadership

One week until “The Gateway to Leadership” Conference. The conference is Monday, Feb. 10 from 7:15 p.m.-10 p.m. in the CMU Ballroom. Free and free food! Hear from keynote speaker Greg Tehven, Co-Founder of Students Today Leaders Forever (STLF) and Co-Organizer of TEDxFargo at 7:30 p.m. Two 30-minute breakout sessions will follow on various leadership topics presented by students, staff, […]

Faculty Development Associates applications due Feb. 21

To all faculty members: please consider forming a team and finding a conference or workshop this summer to attend that will allow each of you to grow professionally and collaboratively, and to make plans to share your team’s expertise with others next fall. Teams with members from the Colleges of Arts, Media, and Communication, and Business and Innovation are especially […]

Three Books…One Read…Vote Now

Faculty and staff, please register your input as we proceed with the decision-making process for next year’s book and author by taking a survey that closes at noon on Wednesday: collaborate.mnstate.edu/public/blogs/faculty-development If you would like to join in on a conversation about these books, visit the Faculty Development Center wikispaces page to see various options for doing so.