Star Tribune features second in series on higher education enrollment
The second story titled “In Minnesota and U.S., colleges fight to recruit shrinking pool of students” talks about colleges upping financial aid and new programs.
Theatre alum Jerry verDorn dies
Alumnus Gerald “Jerry” M. verDorn, best known for his roles as Ross Marler on the “Guiding Light” and Clint Buchanan on “One Life to Live,” has died after a months-long cancer illness. verDorn graduated with a degree in theatre arts from MSUM in 1976. He appeared in many university theatre productions, including the renowned Straw Hat Players for eight seasons, […]
Amanda Bushaw names Graduate Student Employee of the Year
We are incredibly excited to announce the 2022 Student Employee of the Year Awards! The Graduate Student Employee of the Year is Amanda Bushaw, GRIT Program Graduate Assistant and soon-to-be-graduate with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Here’s what her nominator, Jenna Radtke, Supervisor and Academic Advisor/Program Coordinator with the Academic Success Center, had to say about Amanda: […]
Faculty Self-Service in D2L Brightspace: Course Merging & Assistant Enrollments
Faculty, On May 3, 2022 additional abilities will be provided to you via the Request Help widget in your D2L Brightspace courses: You can merge courses you are assigned to teach into a single combined section course. You can enroll teaching/learning assistants into your courses. This allows you to get your courses setup as you desire without waiting for Online […]
Artwork by MSUM Faculty in 40th Annual Plains Gala and Art Auction
Professors Bradley Bachmeier (Art), Chris Walla (Art), and Kevin Zepper (English), will have their artwork in the upcoming Plains Art Museum Spring Gala 2022. The gala will be held on Saturday, May 7th from 7:00 PM till midnight. Artwork is to be auctioned off with a percentage of the proceeds benefitting the Plains Art Museum. This year’s gala theme is […]