A ride-along with the Minnesota Corrections Agent of the Year, who keeps tabs on high-risk offenders

MSUM criminal justice alum is named Minnesota Corrections Agent of the Year. By: Mike Nowatzki, INFORUM MOORHEAD – When Mike Schommer visits his “clients,” he’s not making a sales call or pitching a new product. As an intensive supervised release (ISR) agent for the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Schommer’s clientele consists of convicted murderers, rapists and other high-risk offenders who, […]

Dahnke joins NSIC Hall of Fame

This article is from the West Fargo Pioneer. Fred Dahnke was inducted into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame on Wednesday, July 11, at the Best Western Kelly Inn in St. Cloud, Minn., a feature attraction at the NSIC’s 13th annual Summer Kickoff event. A loyal contributor to the remarkable cross-country and track success story at Minnesota State […]

Michael McCord selected to serve as Senior Editor for North Dakota Blue Book

Michael McCord, English, was selected by the North Dakota Secretary of State, Al Jaeger, to serve as Senior Editor for the 2013-2015 North Dakota Blue Book. A 650-plus-page compendium of historical and cultural information, the Blue Book also provides a wealth of information about the state’s social,  economic, environmental and political environment. McCord will write several sections and design the […]

Pakistani Student Takes Culture to the Airwaves

By Sarah Bushman, IREX Students at Minnesota State University Moorhead got an unexpected ‘Journey to Pakistan’ this past semester, thanks to a young Pakistani woman, Zahra, who found her public voice after coming to the U.S. Though students had never before enjoyed a program hosted by an international student, Zahra quickly gained followers through what became a popular campus radio […]