Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning Wins a Dissertation Award

Dr. Kenneth Driggers, Assistant Professor of Social Foundations of Education in the School of Teaching and Learning, recently won the Social Foundations Doctoral Dissertation award from Georgia State University. His dissertation is titled Articulating the Teacher: Gottlieb, Dreyfus, and Heidegger on Language, and it can be accessed here: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/eps_diss/277/.

Honor Band and Percussion Ensemble hosted by SPA

The MSUM School of Performing Arts hosted over 70 middle school student for the MSUM Middle School Honor Band this Thursday under the direction of Dr. Benjamin Druffel. This Friday, SPA will host the MSUM Honors High School Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Kenyon Williams, with a performance on the stage of Hansen Theatre at 2pm. Both events […]

“A Watched Pot Always Boils: Making Money in the Music Industry” with George Schwindt

This Friday, February 21st, the School of Performing Arts and Department of Audio, Engineering, and Entertainment have partnered to bring a special guest Zoom presentation to campus:  “A Watched Pot Always Boils:  Making Money in the Music Industry.”  The presentation will feature George Schwindt, former drummer for the world-famous rock band “Flogging Molly” and now a music industry lawyer based […]

Dr. David Wolff Presented at Minnesota Educators for the Gifted and Talented Conference

Dr. David Wolff, Assistant Professor of Elementary Inclusive Education in the School of Teaching and Learning presented at the annual Minnesota Educators for the Gifted and Talented conference on February 3, 2025. Dr. Wolff presented two breakout sessions titled, Tying the Reading Rope and the Writing Rope Together and Higher Order Thinking ‘On the Go’. Both sessions focused on instructional strategies […]

Dr. Dawnita Gallo and Ann Sandeen present at a region conference

Dr. Dawnita Gallo, Early Childhood Education, and Ms. Ann Sandeen (12/2024 MSUM graduate and long-term sub at the MSUM Early Education Center) presented at the MN Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, in St. Paul this past weekend. Their presentation was titled: Ditch the Worksheets! Transforming Worksheets into Developmentally Appropriate, Play-based Learning Experience for Young Children. Participants, […]