The Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter at the Paseka School of Business, MSUM, was recently recognized by its international organization as a Highest Honor Chapter for the 2016-2017 academic year. This designation signifies that the chapter achieved superior academic excellence in which the chapter’s faculty officers fulfill to enhance the stature of Beta Gamma Sigma. As a highest honors chapter, MSUM […]
Film faculty Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson presented at the Danish American Center in Minneapolis on Saturday, Nov. 18. Hosted by the Icelandic Hekla Club, K-Nelson screened three of her films shot in Iceland and gave a talk about memory, mythology and family history, told through animation and filmmaking techniques.
Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson’s most recent film, Hús, kicked off the first day of Festival Mutoscopio in Puebla, Mexico the evening of Saturday, Nov. 18. Now in the forth edition, Festival Mutoscopio is dedicated to exhibiting contemporary video art from around the world. Shot in Iceland and North Dakota, Hús is an experimental short about emigration and immigration, featuring a sound score […]
MSUM’s “Poco Fuego” steeldrum quintet, led by Dr. Kenyon Williams, performed at the Moorhead Arts and Culture Festival “Pangea” on Saturday, Nov. 18. The ensemble played a variety of selections from the home of the steelpan, Trinidad, and shared the culture of this Caribbean island with hundreds of audience members who were gathered to enjoy a full day of music […]
The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) held its annual meeting July 30-August 1, 2017 in Chicago, IL. The MSUM Economics program’s tradition of undergraduate research and mentoring was highlighted by four MSUM Economics alumni presenting research as members of their respective graduate institutions: Tanner McCarty, Purdue University, Optimal contracting and the economics of perennial energy crops Vaneesha Dusoruth, University […]