In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. […]
The School of Business recently hosted a kick-off reception for their new Executive Mentorship Program. Students, business professionals and faculty participated in a formal meeting to begin the program and a networking reception. The program matches B-School students who are preparing to transition to the workplace with mentors who have experience related to each student’s major. Participants include majors from […]
This summer, the Comstock Reading Aloud Initiative, sponsored by Livingston Lord Library, donated nearly 450 picture books to school libraries and agencies. This year’s recipients included, DC Prep, Washington, DC; Hawley Elementary School; MSUM Early Childhood Center; White Earth Early Childhood Program; Lincoln Elementary School, Fargo; Northern Cass Elementary, Hunter, ND; and Richland Elementary, Abercrombie, ND. These locations were selected […]
Doris Walker Dalhouse, Profesor Emerita, STL and A. Derick Dalhouse, Psychology, presented a paper in August at The 18th European Conference on Reading in Jonkoping, Sweden. The title of the paper was, “Reader response and instructional implications: using children’s books about immigrants/refugees with struggling readers.”
Thank you to everyone that came to the Student Organization Summit last night. The last Student Organization Summit is tonight, Wednesday, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the CMU Ballroom. At least one representative from each organization must attend one of the summits. Also, a reminder that all student organizations need to complete the annual registration process by Oct. 1. Presidents, remember […]