The Fall Semester commencement ceremony takes place Thursday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. in Nemzek Fieldhouse. 408 students have applied for graduation; more than 280 are expected to participate in the ceremony. Live streaming video of the commencement ceremony can be viewed at www.mnstate.edu/dragonradio. Alumna Margie Bailly will be the commencement speaker. Bailly is currently Executive Director of the Fargo […]
The interim report of the Task Force on Retention and Graduation Rate Improvement is now available on the Academic Affairs home page (lower right hand corner), or by following this link: http://www.mnstate.edu/acadaff/Grad-Retention%20TF/University%20Task%20Force%20Interim%20Report%20Dec.%202010.pdf
By Amy Dalyrymple The Forum Edna Szymanski takes it personally if a student doesn’t graduate. The Minnesota State University Moorhead president appointed a task force to find out why the university’s graduation rate is lower than the rate at similar schools. And now she wants to use that data to start fixing it. The university task force on retention and […]
By Amy Dalyrymple The Forum A unique Minnesota State University Moorhead program has helped at-risk students transition into college since 1972. But significant changes are on the way for the Corrick Center after a task force identified concerns about low graduation rates. The Corrick Center for General Education is an alternative entry program for students who don’t meet automatic admission […]
Travis Dolence, Distance Learning Librarian, is dedicated to helping faculty and students locate quality research materials and assistance. Here are some examples of what services he provides: * Creating online course-specific “pathfinders” or help sheets for Library resources. These online help sheets can be tailored for any class and can included web resources, library databases, books, etc. (see examples at […]