Inclusion through art: Service learning project connects autistic children, families with the arts

By Merrie Sue Holtan Jody Larson, Camille Lepp and Michaela Kolness stepped into the School of Teaching and Learning classroom at Minnesota State University Moorhead. The course: Effective Teaching 413. The teacher: Camille Brandt, assistant professor of special education. The idea: A special community service learning project. The result: A more inclusive place for children with autism.

Power of Prose

Professor’s passion documented in writing BY DANIELLE REBEL Merrie Sue Holtan is more than a professor in the School of Communication and Journalism. She’s a freelance writer, experienced baton-twirler and avid volunteer. Her vibrant personality is central in all she does, especially when it comes to the art of storytelling. “I call myself a story catcher,” Holtan said. “It’s from […]