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September 16, 2025

Help Students Save: Designate Your Course as No-Cost for Spring 2026

As we begin to formalize our zero-textbook-cost (Z-Degree) pathway, we are identifying Spring 2026 course sections that do not require students to purchase textbooks (LASC and non-LASC). These sections will utilize Open Educational Resources (OERs), other free materials, or library resources. Course sections that meet the criteria will be marked as “No Cost for Textbooks” in eServices, allowing students to see this designation […]

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September 16, 2025

Recognizing Jamie Wepking, with Dragon Pride

We recognize Jamie Wepking, assistant director of admissions, for going above and beyond in supporting the Financial Aid Office with Zoom phone implementation. Amanda Larson says, “Jamie trained us with a personal tutorial, offered the assistance of their front desk staff for transferring practice, took messages when our phone lines were down and delivered them so we could best assist […]

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September 16, 2025

Wright, Whitmore, and Gallo Publish in Essays in Education

Early Childhood Education majors Isabella Whitmore and Callie Wright, under the mentorship of Dr. Dawnita Gallo, recently published a manuscript in the open-access journal Essays in Education. Their article, Science Learning Centers in Early Childhood Classrooms, builds upon a poster they presented at the Spring 2025 Student Academic Conference. Whitmore and Wright conducted an extensive review of literature examining how […]

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September 15, 2025

Norway’s Acclaimed Author, Lars Mytting, to Visit Moorhead

As part of this year’s One Book, One Community event lineup, join us for an author presentation by Lars Mytting. Set in a remote part of Norway in 1879, this internationally acclaimed novel, The Bell in the Lake, explores the powerful tensions between faith, superstition, and personal duty—framed by the haunting beauty of stave churches and rural traditions. Date: Monday, […]

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