Shark Tank Open Grant Brings Artificial Intelligence Course to Criminal Justice

Dr. Katie Richardson Jens, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, and two colleagues from the Department of Criminal Justice at St. Cloud State University (SCSU) Drs. Lindsey Vigesaa and Mary Clifford, were awarded a Minnesota State Shark Tank Open grant of $23,272 for their project: “Interdisciplinary Applications of Artificial Intelligence Emphasizing Public Safety: A Multi Campus Collaboration to Develop and […]

Fitting, Harms present at virtual Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference

Tammy Fitting, Director of the Math Learning Center, and Tim Harms, Professor of Mathematics Education presented at the virtual Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference held April 16 and 17.  Tammy Fitting presented a session titled “Little Things Can Make a Difference” that connected how findings in neuroscience can be addressed in classroom instructional practices. Tim Harms presented a […]

Campus News Named Best College News Magazine by Society of Professional Journalists

The Society of Professional Journalists has named MSUM’s Campus News as the winner in the student news magazine category in its annual Mark of Excellence Region 6 Awards. In addition, Campus News students earned eleven individual awards in six different television categories, more than any other school in the region. The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards […]

April 16th is Red River Psychology Conference Day in Moorhead

To celebrate the 35th Annual Red River Psychology Conference, Shelly Carlson, the Mayor of the City of Moorhead, Minnesota, has officially proclaimed Friday, April 16, 2021, as Red River Psychology Conference Day. The Red River Psychology Conference began in 1986 for the purpose of providing a forum for students, college and university faculty, and area professionals. Every three years, the […]

Dr. Vigilant and Students Publish Research in Peer-Reviewed Journal

Lee Garth Vigilant (Sociology & Criminal Justice), Ashley Heitkamp (Sociology ’19), and Amanda Heitkamp (Sociology ’17) have published in the peer-reviewed journal Sociological Inquiry. Their article, “If it does turn out to be herpes, try not to stress too much: The Contours of Emotional Support and Peer Diagnosis in an Online Sexual Health Community,” reports findings from a study of […]