On Friday, November 1, Richard Lahti (Chemistry & Biochemistry) and MSUM Life Science Education Alumnus Jake Pundsack co-presented “Go on a date with data! Bringing out the relationship between computational modeling and data science in a secondary biology classroom” at the Minnesota Science Teacher Association Conference on Science Education. During the opening ceremony, Jake was also named the secondary […]
Sara Schultz, PhD, director of the planetarium presented four talks/workshops during the recent Great Lakes Planetarium Assn (GLPA) annual conference. She presented with two of her students, Cassie Ishaug and Emily Watson. Schultz, as the elected Inclusion & Outreach officer for GLPA, presented on a program to encourage pre-career students interested in the planetarium field as a potential career path […]
Erick George was a triple major, with degrees in multimedia journalism, broadcast journalism and political science, and completed three minors in mass communication, photojournalism and advertising and public relations. Now, he is the producer of The Valley Today at Valley News Live and is sharing his own segment on former presidents, “The Countdown to 47.” “Presidential history always fascinates me. […]
Cutting her teeth as a senatorial communications director, 2017 alum Lexi Byler built strong relationships with Minnesota media and communities. Now, she’s the communications director in a presidential campaign that addresses both state and national concerns. This larger and faster scale of work requires navigating constant national and local media requests, working with a diverse range of stakeholders, and resonating […]
Michelle Olson, who graduated from MSUM with a B.S. in mass communications, never imagined working in aerospace and defense. With more than 35 years of corporate communications, strategic planning, crisis management and brand journalism, Michelle has built an unique career, contributing to the public relations industry. Because of that, she has been inducted into the College of Fellows of the […]