Merrie Sue Holtan, School of Communication and Journalism, won two national awards from the National Federation of Presswomen. Holtan placed first in sports writing and third in the home category. She received the award at the fall convention in Bethlehem, PA. In August, Holtan also taught a personal writing workshop for “Tribe Porty,” Portobello Beach, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Dr. Theresa Hest, Communication Studies, is presenting at the Communication and Theatre Association of Minnesota Annual Conference in St. Cloud , MN on September 14-15. Dr. Hest’s presentation is titled “iGen and the Challenge of Collaboration: Involving the ‘Eyes’ in the Conversation.”
Pam Werre, Curriculum Materials Center librarian, and Carol Sibley, library professor emerita, presented a poster session at the 36th International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in Athens, Greece on August 30, 2018. The title of their presentation was “East Meets West in the Middle: Fifty Years of Fiction about Refugees from Southeast Asia.” and focused on juvenile fiction […]
Paseka School of Business professors Peter Geib and Jim Swenson, received “Best Paper” award in the Management Track at the Academy of Business Research Conference in Boston this summer. The title of the paper is “The Shanghai Edge.”
Ralf Mehnert-Meland (Assistant Professor – Business Law, Paseka School of Business) was recently published in the International Journal of Instructional Cases. “When in Rome (or Manila …)” presents instructional materials and discusses a case in which business needs, ethics and legal obligations collide in an international setting.