Archaeology Coauthors Win Regional Poster Prize

Archaeology student scholars win the Council for Minnesota Archaeology Undergraduate Poster Prize for their poster presentation on the importance of community collaboration. Their poster, titled “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: The Importance of Collaboration Between Archaeologists and Indigenous Communities,” details collaborative and volunteer work completed at the request of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Planetarium Sells out Romance Shows

The MSUM Planetarium’s annual Romance Under the Stars were performed to sold-out crowds on Valentine’s Day.  The Planetarium hosted four back-to-back shows on Friday night.  A student developed and presented show, Romance has been an annual tradition for going on 10 years.  This year saw the addition of a collaboration with the Oceanarium for Romance Under the Sea.  This special […]

Planetarium Director, Schultz, presents at and supports students to attend national planetarium conference

Sara Schultz, PhD, director of the planetarium presented four talks/workshops during the recent Great Lakes Planetarium Assn (GLPA) annual conference.  She presented with two of her students, Cassie Ishaug and Emily Watson. Schultz, as the elected Inclusion & Outreach officer for GLPA, presented on a program to encourage pre-career students interested in the planetarium field as a potential career path […]

Art Education students attend National Conference

The Art Education Student Organization applied for and received over $8,000 to cover travel and registration costs to attend the National Art Education Association annual convention held in Minneapolis, April 4th-6th. Twenty-eight undergraduate students were able to attend the conference, the world’s largest professional development opportunity for art teachers featuring over 600 sessions. MSUM’s contingent of 28 students was the […]