Yahya Frederickson, English, won Finishing Line Press’s Open Chapbook Competition. His manuscript, “The Birds of Al-Merjeh Square: Poems from Syria” was selected by poet Christopher Bursk as the winner. In addition to publication, Frederickson received a $1,000 cash award. finishinglinepress.com
Dr. Yuri Boreisha, CSIS Department, has been awarded a Windows Azure Educator Grant by Microsoft. Boreisha will use the platform in his CSIS 405 E-Commerce Technologies course in Spring 2014.
Dr. Deborah White, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, was featured in an article in the October 2013 publication of The Midwest Sociologist. The article by Michael Haedicke entitled “Integrating Research, Teaching, Activism” highlights ways in which White and fellow sociologist Stephanie Farmer (Roosevelt University) promote civic engagement and advance social justice in their communities, through their professional lives.
Faculty from the Department of Physics and Astronomy assisted, as lead mentors for the MHS FIRST Robotics team, in applying for a sponsorship grant for the team from NASA. The team was notified yesterday that it was awarded a grant for this academic year. The grant, which is very competitive, provides sponsorship for one year of competition while the team […]
Prof. Steve Hoffbeck, History Department, delivered a talk about “John F. Kennedy: Death and Remembrance” at the Detroit Lakes Public Library on Nov. 19 to explain the man and what happened 50 years ago, using eyewitness accounts and best analysts. Hoffbeck noted how the Kennedy Assassination changed us as a nation. A panel discussion followed Hoffbeck’s presentation.