2020 ‐2021 Student Development Officer Also known as “Dragon Callers,” the student development officer (SDO) will play an instrumental role among a team of fundraisers for the MSUM Foundation. The MSUM Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides $1.3 million annually in scholarship support for MSUM. The primary responsibilities of the SDO will be to call on alumni, build rapport, record updates, […]
By Caitlin Wilts, Marketing Intern MSUM head men’s basketball coach and athletic mentor Chad Walthall and his wife Jenni, senior director of development for the MSUM Foundation, have been a part of the Dragon family for about 10 years. While they work in two different sectors of campus, they have a mutual passion for connecting with students and members of […]
By Kristin Johnson Bobbi (Jarvis) Mason and Greta (Magnuson) Shawstad had an extraordinary friendship. And it started when the elementary education majors met by chance at MSUM in the 1960s. They became friends when alphabetical seating charts forced them to sit by each other in class; their relationship deepened in the years after graduation even as they lived thousands of […]
456 gifts total $176,806 On May 5, the MSUM Foundation began participating in a global giving day initiative called #GivingTuesdayNow with the hope that if we work together, we can make a difference. Thanks to gifts from the Foundation Board of Trustees, and the many alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and parents that make up our Dragon family, $176,806 from 456 […]
MSUM alumna Katherine Young recently released her book How to Discuss Politics Online. The author has been working on the book for the last few years and is excited about the launch. According to her blog, Young says through her book, “You will be able to see divisive content more objectively based on the marketing tactics used.” She goes on […]