College of Arts & Humanities

May 19, 2020

Faculty awarded $19,561 for ‘Shark Tank’ Presentation

MSUM faculty were awarded $19,561 (full funding) for their Minnesota Innovation Grant “Shark Tank” Presentation, “Finding Refuge: Using GIS Technology to unite natural, historical, cultural, and creative experiences in the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.” The Finding Refuge grant committee includes: Professor Travis Dolence (Distance Learning/Web Librarian), Professor Alex Fogarty (Graphic Communications), Professor Tonya “TJ” Hansen (Economics), Dr. David Kramer (Technical […]

Academics

May 11, 2020

MSUM students behind the scenes: Marketing & Communications

Advertising major Caitlin Wilts and advertising/PR major Amber Westereng are content specialists for MSUM’s Marketing & Communications office. By managing social media, interviewing students, faculty, and alumni, and collaborating with others on creative projects, they help share stories of what it means to be a member of the Dragon family. As MSUM transitioned to online classes and closed most of […]

College of Arts & Humanities

May 8, 2020

MSUM students behind the scenes: Career Development Center

MSUM integrated advertising and public relations major Presley Gonnerman has worked as a student consultant for the Career Development Center (CDC) for the past two years. One of Gonnerman’s responsibilities is to help prepare students for the workplace after graduation. Whether it’s refining a student’s resume or training others how to interview successfully, she says, “It’s rewarding to see students […]

Career Development Center

May 6, 2020

MSUM students behind the scenes: Academic Support Center

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a tutor on campus? Economics major McKenna Togstad has worked in the Academic Support Center (ASC) as an economics tutor for several years while at MSUM. Tutors in the ASC provide free academic support for all MSUM students across a wide variety of majors and minors. Since each tutor has taken […]

Academic Success Center

April 30, 2020

Pollinator garden by campus hummingbird to bring new life to MSUM

Ecology and evolutionary biology student Patrice Delaney is helping to bring new life to MSUM by planting a pollinator garden surrounding the university’s hummingbird sculpture. The hummingbird, created and installed a few years ago by Art Professor Chris Walla and his students, sits on a gray concrete block on the lawn near the Roland Dille Center for the Arts. MSUM […]