By: Sam Benshoof, INFORUM DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Dennis Jacobs’ and Karen Branden’s swimming pool isn’t just good for a few laps. The couple, who went to great lengths designing an energy-efficient home, use the pool to help heat the rest of the house. Jacobs, a professor of multidisciplinary studies at Minnesota State University Moorhead, and Branden, an associate professor […]
Layna Cole, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in the School of Teaching and Learning, has been elected by her statewide peers as president of the Minnesota Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators.
Annette Morrow, History, is giving a lecture for the Tri-College History Lecture series on April 25 at 7 p.m. It will be held in CB 109 and the title is: “Searching for Perpetua: A Research Topic and Travelogue.”
Booktango publishing has recently released, “The Insightful Marriage: What You Really Need to Know and Do to be Happily Married” written by Richard Kolotkin, Professor of Psychology. This marriage self-help book is available for both Kindle and Nook readers. It is also available directly from Booktango.
Sandy Pearce, English, returned from the international meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS) in Chicago, April 9-12. ACIS is an interdisciplinary organization presenting research on Irish literature, history, art, film, and music. Pearce chaired two sessions: one on Irish literature with NDSU colleagues, Miriam and Andrew Mara, and one on art history.