Whether directing, editing, or yelling “action!”, the team responsible for bringing Scheels commercials to national airwaves is filled with Dragons. Cameron Aakre, Kylie Van Den Einde, and Andy Leines, all Minnesota State Moorhead alumni, attribute the foundation of their success in their creative careers to the film and communications programs here at Moorhead. Leines says, “The program was fantastic. For […]
Moorhead has been developing outstanding educators for over a century and the results speak for themselves. Graduates are earning statewide recognition for their excellence, innovation, and impact in classrooms across Minnesota and beyond. What makes the difference? Real classroom experience from day one. Students spend over 200 hours working directly in schools, applying theory and discovering their own teaching style. […]
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 […]
Art Education Program Director, Brad Bachmeier, headlined the Sourcewell Region 5 Service Cooperative Arts Professional Development day in Staples, MN on Sep. 30. Professor Bachmeier presented three professional development sessions, ranging from Creative careers and emerging opportunities for student vocations to career transitions for educators. Bachmeier also presented on utilizing Social-Emotional Learning strategies for creating engaging and relevant curricula in […]
Minnesota State Moorhead alum, Amanda Frost, and current Moorhead student Alessa Herrera Grant are attempting to answer the question, “Why Fargo-Moorhead?”. Over the past summer, Alessa participated in CampusFM’s 12-week creatorship, learning from Amanda, the CampusFM coordinator for the company Folkways, along with other guest speakers. CampusFM’s overall goal is to keep graduates in the Fargo-Moorhead area by strengthening connections […]