Wednesday, Sept. 28 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Paseka School of Business Atrium
Come to the Graduate/Professional School Information Day on Wednesday, September 28, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Paseka School of Business Atrium meet with representatives from a variety of graduate school programs. Read the rest of this entry →
The Lakes Country Service Cooperative hosted the 2017 Region IV Annual Paraprofessional Conference: Support Students to Soar at Kennedy Secondary School in Fergus Falls on August 16. Dr. Karch presented four times to over 175 paraprofessionals in the region. Her presentation, Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES): Trauma & Resilience Toolkit provides information about the ACE Study, along with neurobiology that explains why ACES impact people’s lives, and what we can all do to dramatically improve the health and resilience for this and future generations.
Ten graduate students in School Psychology attended and volunteered at the North Dakota statewide MultiTiered Systems of Support (MTSS) conference. The 2017 MTSS conference theme was “Building Effective Systems for Student Success.” Over 300 educators from across the region attended the 3 day conference. Dr. Lisa Stewart, School Psychology faculty, also was on the conference planning committee.
Dr. Mike Coquyt, Educational Leadership Graduate Program, STL, co-authored a book Growing Leaders Within: A Process toward Teacher Leadership, along with Dr. Brian Creasman. Creasman is an adjunct professor at Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. This is the second book published by Dr. Coquyt and Dr. Creasman dealing with the topic of Teacher Leadership. Their first book, The Leader Within: Understanding and Empowering Teacher Leaders was published in 2016. Read the rest of this entry →
On Friday, Aug. 25, MSUM’s first EdD cohort will be on-campus for an orientation with administration and faculty. President Anne Blackhurst and Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs Marsha Weber will be at the meeting to greet the new EdD students.
Dr. Mary Dosch, Psychology, and Dr. David Paul, Counseling and Student Affairs, recently returned from co-teaching a 12 day study abroad course to the Dominican Republic. This intercultural, interdisciplinary tour included graduate and undergraduate students from Counseling and Student Affairs, Anthropology, Social Work, Speech Language Hearing and Education. Read the rest of this entry →
MSUM will award degrees to about 875 students during its spring commencement program Friday, May 12 in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse.
The 10 a.m. ceremony will include graduates of the College of Education and Human Services, College of Science, Health and the Environment, and Graduate Studies.
The 2 p.m. ceremony will include graduates of the College of Arts, Media and Communication, College of Business and Innovation, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Graduate Studies. Read the rest of this entry →
Dr. Boyd Bradbury, School of Teaching & Learning, earned Quality Matters Certification for his online course: ED 701 Introduction to Advanced Scholarship and Leadership. This is Dr. Bradbury’s seventh course to earn QM Certification. QM reviews are a rigorous peer review process, recognized at both the state and national levels. Congratulations to Dr. Bradbury on his achievement!
MSUM will award degrees to about 875 students during its spring commencement program Friday, May 12 in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse.
The 10 a.m. ceremony will include graduates of the College of Education and Human Services, College of Science, Health and the Environment, and Graduate Studies.
The 2 p.m. ceremony will include graduates of the College of Arts, Media and Communication, College of Business and Innovation, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Graduate Studies. Read the rest of this entry →
Dr. Michael Coquyt, School of Teaching & Learning, recently earned Quality Matters Certification for his online course: ED 690 Teacher Leadership.
Dr. Boyd Bradbury, also of the School of Teaching & Learning, earned Quality Matters Certification for his online course: ED 793 Higher Education Administration.
QM reviews are a rigorous peer review process, recognized at both the state and national levels. Congratulations to Dr. Coquyt and Dr. Bradbury on their achievements!
The latest edition of the Red River Psychology Journal (RRPJ) is now online.
The RRPJ accepts manuscripts from MSUM undergraduate psychology students (and the School Psychology Graduate Program). An editorial board consisting of student editors working with faculty advisors reviews all manuscripts in a peer-review process. Regular departmental news, including student and faculty accomplishments, is included in each issue.
The 2016-17 editorial team included student editor Zane Voglewede and faculty editors Dr. Lisa Nawrot and Dr. Rochelle Bergstrom.
Health Services Administration students Tonya Ehlers, Zachary Schmitz, and Haley Cox have been accepted into prestigious Administrator in Training (AIT) program with Good Samaritan Society. They will complete AIT program under the guidance of a licensed and experienced preceptor, with the Society’s director of talent management providing overall direction for the program. Upon successful completion of this program students will take leadership positions (Administrator/CEO) in health care facilities affiliated with Good Samaritan Society. Good Samaritan Society is the largest not-for-profit provider of senior care in America. Read the rest of this entry →
TopMastersinHealthcare.com has identified Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) as having one of the best online master’s degrees in healthcare administration. MSUM ranked No. 6 on the nationwide list.
Programs were ranked based on accreditation, delivery methods, concentrations and popularity.
MSUM’s Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program is fully online and is pending candidacy application by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). Read the rest of this entry →
Please join us in welcoming the following new employees to Minnesota State University Moorhead. Make sure to stop by their departments to say hello and let them know it’s a GREAT day to be a Dragon!
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Dr. Lisa Stewart, Director of the School Psychology Program in the Psychology Department, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Member award from the Minnesota Psychological Association. The award will be presented at the Spring MPA conference in Plymouth, Minn.
The Clay County Collaborative hosted an Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACES) community gathering in Moorhead on Monday, March 6. Dr. Karch was one of the four presenters. The Understanding ACES: Building Self-Healing Communities presentation provides information about the ACE Study, long with neurobiology that explains, why ACES impact people’s lives, and what we can all do to dramatically improve the health and resilience for this and future generations.
School Psychology faculty Olivia Melroe, Margaret Potter, and Lisa Stewart, along with 12 School Psychology graduate students, attended the National Association of School Psychology (NASP) conference February 20-24 in San Antonio, Texas. The faculty also attended the Trainers of School Psychology conference while in San Antonio. In addition to attending the conference, graduate student Tia Marthaler (advised by Dr. Potter and Dr. Stewart) presented a poster titled, “Pictures and Praise: Improving Behavior of a Kindergarten ELL Student” and Dr. Melroe was part of a symposium titled, “Future Directions of the the Indigenous Conceptual Framework.” Read the rest of this entry →
Significant Gains in Graduate, International and New Undergraduates
Thirty-day figures released this week show MSUM’s enrollment for new entering graduate students continues to grow with a 25% increase over last spring, with new entering domestic undergraduate students up 10.3%, and new entering international students up 19%. Overall total headcount for undergraduate and graduate students is up 1.6%. Read the rest of this entry →
Yesterday, President Anne Blackhurst had lunch with Karla Wenger and Nancy Kruse, both who are celebrating 45 years of service to MSUM.
Karla and Nancy will be recognized for their service on Friday at the Service Recognition and Memorial Observance Brunch. Read the rest of this entry →
