Longtime Dragon Reflects on 50 Years of Service

Karla Wenger loves to put on her detective hat and solve problems. For the past 50 years, the administrative assistant in Graduate Studies has put those solution-focused skills to work. By combining her wealth of institutional knowledge with her ability to connect with people, she has served MSUM’s faculty, administrators and students well. “I feel like I’m good at what […]

Drs. Akgul, Brown publish ‘Design Thinking Applied in Higher Education: Exploring Participant Experiences’

Dr. Taryn Akgul and Dr. Jessica Brown were accepted for publication in the Journal of Design Thinking Spring 2021 issue. The Journal of Design Thinking publishes research in the fields of Industrial Design, Design Cognition, and Creativity and Design Thinking. The article focuses on the experiences of participants involved in a Design Thinking project at a Higher Education Institution. Implications […]

Dr. Stewart presents on ‘Building Back’ after COVID

Dr. Lisa H. Stewart, MSUM School Psychology/Psychology co-presented with Literacy Lab Coach and Trainer Kimberly Parker at the national (virtual) Teachstone Interact Now 2021 CLASS Summit on March 25, 2021.  Their presentation was titled: ” Building Back by Reframing COVID “Learning Loss”.  The focus of the presentation was on thinking about the term “learning loss” in the media and conversations […]

Sarah How, School Psych Alumna, Earns Prestigous Award

MSUM School Psychology Alumna Sarah How was chosen for the 2021 Ysseldyke Best Practices Award through the Minnesota School Psychologists Association. This is a huge honor and demonstrates her commitment to serve children, teens, educators and families to the best of her ability and with the latest knowledge of best practices. She was presented the award virtually at the annual […]