Economics student accepted to Applied Economics program at Illinois State University Urbana-Champaign, receives scholarship

Cody Brandt, Economics major, was accepted to the Master’s in Applied Economics program at Illinois State University Urbana-Champaign. Cody was offered a full scholarship and an assistantship worth well over $45,000. This is the fourth consecutive year Economics majors from MSU Moorhead have been accepted to this very prestigious master’s program.

Zepper to read poetry today at Southwest Minnesota State University

Professor Kevin Zepper, English, will be at Southwest Minnesota State University Visiting Writers Series on Monday, March 24 for a poetry reading. Kevin Zepper, author of “Sugartown” and three other chapbooks, will read from Noon – 1 p.m. at the Marshall-Lyon County Library and from 7-8 p.m. at SMSU, Charter Hall 201. Zepper teaches at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Philosophy Colloquium Series

Dr. Ted Gracyk (Dept. of Philosophy, MSUM) is going to give a colloquium Wednesday, March 26, at 4:15 p.m. in Langseth Hall 118 (Science Lecture Room). His topic is “Audiences, Performances, and Virtual Performances.” The following is the abstract of his paper: Although painters create paintings with the intention that they will be viewed, and composers create music with the […]

Robert Pender memorial service is March 29

Robert “Bob” Louis Pender, 78, (01/26/1936 – 02/27/2014) son of Louis and Louise (Burns) Pender of Chicago, IL, passed away February 27, 2014 at Sanford Health Palliative Care in Fargo. Bob was born and raised in Chicago, IL, spending summers with family in Shawnee, OK. After high school, he served in the US Navy. He graduated with his bachelors and […]