By: Wendy Reuer, INFORUM Teacher Lauren Rood wasn’t planning on becoming a teacher. He certainly didn’t plan on being Moorhead’s 2011 Teacher of the Year. (Moorhead High School teacher Lauren Rood, second from left, helps students, from left, Zach Johnson, Nate Anderson and Tommy Kluth with a go-kart frame during their welding class Friday morning. Photo by Carrie Snyder / […]
Leigh Wilson-Mattson, a 2009 Communication Studies graduate, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for the coming year. She departed for Malaysia Dec. 31, 2010 and will work for 10 months in the East Asian country. Following a two-week orientation in the capital of Kuala Lumpur, she will teach in the Terengganu province. There, she’ll teach conversational English to […]
Join alumni and friends Monday, January 10th from 5 to 7 p.m. at Dave’s Southside Tap in Moorhead, for fun and opportunities to re-connect with fellow dragons. Light appetizers will be provided. Future dates are: Feb. 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, and June 6. Hope to see you all there!
The Fall Semester commencement ceremony takes place Thursday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. in Nemzek Fieldhouse. 408 students have applied for graduation; more than 280 are expected to participate in the ceremony. Live streaming video of the commencement ceremony can be viewed at www.mnstate.edu/dragonradio. Alumna Margie Bailly will be the commencement speaker. Bailly is currently Executive Director of the Fargo […]
By Amy Dalyrymple The Forum A unique Minnesota State University Moorhead program has helped at-risk students transition into college since 1972. But significant changes are on the way for the Corrick Center after a task force identified concerns about low graduation rates. The Corrick Center for General Education is an alternative entry program for students who don’t meet automatic admission […]