Oscar Flores, Economics, presented the paper “The Impact Of Unemployment on College Retention: A Panel Analysis” coauthored with Tony Jo Hansen, at the 50th meetings of the Missouri Valley Economics Association in Kansas City, MO. Flores is a past president of the organization.
Sayel Ali, Justin James, and Wally Sizer, Mathematics, attended the North Central Section meeting of the Mathematical Association of America in Brookings, S.D., Oct. 18 and 19. The section includes Minnesota, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and part of South Dakota. Sizer presented the paper, Formation of the North Central Section, describing the early years of the section, in preparation for […]
Please note the date change from yesterday’s post. Wayne’s celebration is Monday, Nov. 18 not today. Students, faculty and staff are invited to celebrate Wayne Gudmundson’s career and contributions to MSUM in the mass communications lounge located on the second floor of MacLean Hall Monday, Nov. 18 from 1:30-3 p.m. www.waynegudmundson.com/biography
Steve Grineski, STL, and Carole Braschayko, Elementary Inclusive Education major and Honors Apprentice, had a manuscript published in The Sophist’s Bane: A Journal of the Society of Professors of Education. The article is titled, “Speaking out about corporate school reform.” Braschayko presented this work at the undergraduate conferences on the Moorhead and Mankato campuses.
Dr. Jeremy Carney, School of Social Work, presented at the Minnesota Council on Social Work Education annual conference on Oct. 4. Dr. Carney’s presentation was entitled “Globalizing Social Work Education: Developing a Study-Abroad Experience.” A concrete template for planning a short-term study abroad experience specific to social work education was shared with faculty throughout the region.