Dr. Sara Schultz, Planetarium Director, has been invited to do an encore presentation of her March 2025 Nerd Nite talk: Fire in the Mountains: A Dragon’s Journey Through Chile at the Annual Best Of Nerd Nite. The presentation focuses on Schultz’s 2024 trip through Chile as an Astronomy in Chile Education Ambassador Program participant. Schultz was awarded a full-ride fellowship through the […]
Nicole Larry and Sara Schultz and their student staff (Community Outreach and Planetarium) collaborated with Clued-In Events to host their ninth annual community scavenger hunt. This year’s theme was Harry Potter which partnered well the Planetarium programming “Skies Over Hogwarts”. Participants raced throughout campus to be the first to solve all 13 puzzles. Areas of campus that were highlighted included: […]
Come on out to the Regional Science Center for an evening under the stars, Fri, Oct 24, 7 p.m. The Regional Science Center will be open to keep folks warm, and we will do our best to have some hands-on activities for kids of all ages. The event is being run by the MSUM student Astronomy Club, the MSUM Planetarium […]
Physics undergraduate students, Marah (MJ) West, Jacob Mailhot, Rollin Lasseter, and Hannah Crumby attended the Great Lakes Planetarium Association annual conference Oct 7-11th. They presented on an array of topics from their work in the planetarium, including summer camp development and social media marketing. The students represented Minnesota State Moorhead well and garnered praise for their professional presentation and interest […]
Dr. Sara Schultz, Planetarium Director, was recently awarded the prestigious Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA) Mentor Award while attending the GLPA/WAC annual conference last week. The Mentor Award celebrates the recipient’s outstanding contributions to the development and growth of the next generation of planetarium professionals. To qualify for this award, the individual has been a current or former member of […]