Artists Jon Offutt, Brad Bachmeier, and Steve Nowatzki, all MSUM alumni, won three of the four prestigious awards presented at the College Hill Art Festival in June. The 40-year-old festival is at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, and has been named to Sunshine Artist magazine’s list of ‘100 Best Fine Arts & Design Shows’ in the United States […]
The High Plains Reader recently featured two LA-based SoMAD Film alumni, Chris Haskell ’09 and Brent Rockswold ’06 in their cover story “The Dream Factory.” Both Chris and Brent work for trailer houses in Los Angeles, designing and editing motion picture trailers that promote some of the biggest film franchises in Hollywood including, Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel Cinematic Universe […]
The MSUM Alumni Foundation will honor five recipients for Distinguished Alumni, Young Alum, and Outstanding Service awards at Night of Distinction on Oct. 4, 2018. Join us in congratulating these outstanding examples of grit, humility and heart. For ongoing event updates, check out www.mnstate.edu/alumni/awards/. Distinguished Alumni Sherry Fieber-Beyer ’03 (physics & astronomy) Dr. Fieber-Beyer, a research assistant professor at […]
Thank you campus community for the many ways you connect with alumni and community members throughout the year. Your connections and engagement are key to fostering engagement and support. As you look back on the year, please email alumni@mnstate.edu any alumni news, advisory boards, class/event speakers, and reunion/event attendance. This helps us keep our database robust, keeps alumni and friends updated and […]
Dr. Thomas Hanson and recent graduate Peter Olson (Dec. 2017; finance major) had a paper titled “Financial Literacy and Family Communication Patterns” accepted for publication in the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. The research was conducted as part of the Honors Apprentice program at MSUM and was presented at the Student Academic Conference. The abstract is available at this […]