Physics and Astronomy students Brett Schulz and Maxibillion Thompson presented research on variable stars and on observations of planets in other stellar systems at the 113th annual meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers in November. Max presented a new observation of the exoplanet KELT-1b and used it to evaluate the accuracy of the measured period for the […]
Greetings, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Arrick Jackson, will hold open office hours for faculty, staff, and students on Friday, December 10, 2021 from 10:00am-12:00pm via Zoom. Private Zoom meeting rooms will be created for individuals wishing to meet with Provost Jackson about any of his areas of responsibility. Please reply to Jason Werk at jason.werk@mnstate.edu with your meeting […]
Drs. Suarez-Sousa and Bradbury earn QM certifications for course design Dr. Ximena Suarez-Sousa, Department of Leadership & Learning, recently earned Quality Matters Certification for the online course ED 701: Introduction to Advanced Scholarship and Leadership. This is Dr. Suarez-Sousa’s first course to earn QM Certification. Dr. Boyd Bradbury, Department of Leadership & Learning, recently earned Quality Matters Certification for two […]
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) is excited to announce that we were the successful recipients of a $12,000 grant award from the Helen Roberti Charitable Trust. This grant is specifically awarded to organizations that operate to benefit Native Americans through educational and leadership opportunities. ODI annually distributes this award to as many American Indian Students as possible, this […]
Brett Schulz and Maxibillion Thompson presented a poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers ((AAVSO) in Boston, MA on Nov 6-7. Max reported on the measurement of the time of transit of an exoplanet, which is a planet orbiting around another star. Brett presented a technique for combining his measurements of a variable star […]