SoMAD film alumni featured in HPR cover story

The High Plains Reader recently featured two LA-based SoMAD Film alumni, Chris Haskell ’09 and Brent Rockswold ’06 in their cover story “The Dream Factory.” Both Chris and Brent work for trailer houses in Los Angeles, designing and editing motion picture trailers that promote some of the biggest film franchises in Hollywood including, Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel Cinematic Universe […]

Distinguished Alumni Award Winners Announced

The MSUM Alumni Foundation will honor five recipients for Distinguished Alumni, Young Alum, and Outstanding Service awards at Night of Distinction on Oct. 4, 2018. Join us in congratulating these outstanding examples of grit, humility and heart. For ongoing event updates, check out www.mnstate.edu/alumni/awards/. Distinguished Alumni   Sherry Fieber-Beyer ’03 (physics & astronomy) Dr. Fieber-Beyer, a research assistant professor at […]

Paper by Dr. Hanson, Olson accepted for publication in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance

Dr. Thomas Hanson and recent graduate Peter Olson (Dec. 2017; finance major) had a paper titled “Financial Literacy and Family Communication Patterns” accepted for publication in the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. The research was conducted as part of the Honors Apprentice program at MSUM and was presented at the Student Academic Conference. The abstract is available at this […]

Fifteen students inducted into MSUM Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

On Friday, April 28 an induction ceremony was held for 15 students joining Beta Gamma Sigma during the 2017-2018 academic year. The Paseka School of Business congratulates these students who join an expanding worldwide network of more than 830,000 outstanding business professionals who have earned recognition through lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma in 190 countries. Previously, the MSUM Chapter of […]

Finding Language

By Meghan Feir For every parent, each step in the development of his or her child is a monumental occasion. Their first time rolling over, crawling and walking. Their first smiles and giggles of joy. But surely one of the biggest milestones is when a child begins to speak their first words. Trisha (Nelson) Page ’10 (psychology) kept waiting for […]