25 School Psych students and 4 Faculty attend NASP conference in Seattle

School Psychology graduate students and faculty had the opportunity to attend the National Assoc. of School Psychology (NASP) conference in Seattle in February. 25 students and 4 faculty (Stewart, Dosch, Johnson, and Peters) attended the 4 day conference. Two students presented posters: Emma Peterson (along with faculty Prof. Kecia Peters) presented on an anti-vaping intervention and Cassie Rostvet (along with […]

MSUM student is awarded MBJF diversity scholarship

Selah Jacoway, a broadcast journalism major at MSUM, was named the 2025 winner of the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Foundation (MBJF) Diversity Scholarship. The MBJF Diversity Scholarship is presented to recognize outstanding promise in the field of broadcasting, and includes a $1,500 award. Jacoway was chosen out of a pool of student applicants in a six state region. Jacoway is currently a co-anchor […]

Emily Stengrim, Outstanding Young Alumna, uses Ad & PR degree at Nike

Emily Stengrim, senior creative producer at Nike, was recognized as an Outstanding Young Alumna for her unparalleled work in national marketing campaigns. Some of her campaigns include: “This was never a long shot,” featuring Caitlin Clark and the Sabrina vs. Steph NBA All-Star 3-point competition. Coming from a small town, she never thought a position at Nike would be something […]

Dr. Siwei Zhu’s Paper Accepted for Academy of Management Conference 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Dr. Siwei Zhu’s peer-reviewed paper, “The Impact of Investor Laughter During Entrepreneurial Storytelling on Funding Decisions,” has been accepted for presentation at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark. This study bridges entertainment and entrepreneurship by combining qualitative insights from stand-up comedians with quantitative analysis of Shark Tank data. The work reveals that investor laughter as an […]