The Planetarium just completed its full month run of shows for the Fargo 5th graders. About 800 students from the Fargo Public Schools district attended the Planetarium throughout February. The program they experienced is one based on ND 5th grade standards. This program was created in collaboration with ND educators to specifically serve their 5th grade students. Many of these […]
A new Airport Art Program at Hector International Airport is expanding regional cultural representation for the millions of travelers who pass through Fargo-Moorhead each year. Over the past 18 months, Brad Bachmeier, Art Professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead, played a key role in leading the development of the program and now serves on the Airport Art Committee. He also […]
If you have been in or near Bridges & McLean in the mornings over the past month, you may have been surrounded by busloads of 1st graders from West Fargo Public Schools. The Planetarium started the new year strong with multiple shows daily throughout the month of January. The program these students experience was specifically designed in collaboration with the […]
In October, Dr. Butler’s students in Introduction to Physical Anthropology (ANTH 120) visited the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, ND for an immersive primate behavior observation experience – continuing a long-standing collaborative tradition between Minnesota State Moorhead and the zoo. Students had a unique opportunity to engage directly with the primates they study in class. Zoo staff begin the visit with […]
The MSUM Oceanarium offers a summer program as part of College for Kids called Junior Aquarist Camp for Kids (JACK). Biology (EEB) majors Katie Hanson and Amber Sullivan developed and assessed the effectiveness of curricula based on the seven principles of Ocean Literacy (https://oceanliteracy.unesco.org/). The resulting manuscript based on that work has been accepted for publication in Current, the peer-reviewed journal […]