Dragons Name Finalists for Head Men’s Basketball Coach

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Minnesota State University Moorhead Athletics Director Doug Peters announced Tuesday the four finalists for the Head Men’s Basketball Coach, which includes Brian Dolan, Ty Orton, Jeff Kaminsky and Chad Walthall.

“We haven’t left any stone unturned in this search process and I am excited about the candidates that we have selected as finalists for our basketball coaching position,” Peters said.
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Mass Comm students earn 10 awards from broadcast association

At the annual awards banquet of the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the organization presented a total of 248 awards to stations from all over the six state region (Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota & Wisconsin). The awards represent the best work done in a variety of categories during calendar year 2009. Click headline for details.

SPJ announces 2009 Mark of Excellence national winners


The Society of Professional Journalists announced the national winners of the 2009 Mark of Excellence Awards, recognizing collegiate work published or broadcasted during 2009. This year, student journalists submitted more than 3,600 entries. MSUM students earned multiple awards, including Todd Kurtz, who was a NATIONAL WINNER in Television News Photography. Campus News was a national finalist in the SPJ awards, meaning MSUM was ranked as one of the top 3 college newscasts in the NATION. Click headline for full details.

NDPC college communications contest winners announced

Winners of the 2010 North Dakota Professional Communicators College Communications Contest were recognized at the NDPC state conference April 24 in Fargo. More than 60 college students and teams from 6 North Dakota and Minnesota schools participated in the annual competition. A total of 50 awards were presented in 34 categories. MSUM earned the following award. (Click headline for details.)

Actors awarded at national theatre festival

Two MSUM theatre students gained national recognition at The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), held at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in mid-April. Tyler Michaels, senior Theatre Arts major, was awarded the Dell’ Arte International School of Physical Training Program Fellowship and The Mark Twain Scholarship for Comic Performance. Matt Englund, sophomore Theatre Arts major, was awarded The Margolis Method Summer Intensive Fellowship. Click headline for details.