Student journalists, broadcasters bring home honors

Fifteen students and two mass communications classes took home 25 awards at the 2014 North Dakota Professional Communicators (NDPC) College Communications Contest, held on May 9. The NDPC contest is devoted to the advancement of student communicators by recognizing their work in communications throughout the year. A total of 85 awards were presented in 34 categories. MSUM student winners:

MSUM graduates start ‘Hack Fargo’

Justin Tuchek and Sri Kadimisetty on winning team at Startup Weekend  No talk; all action. This phrase encompasses the idea behind Fargo’s Startup Weekend, which was held March 8-9 at the Fargo Theater. Over 90 students and professionals were present at the event. Justin Tuchek and Sri Kadimisetty, MSUM computer science students who graduated in May, participated in Startup Weekend. “Startup […]

“Baldwin man who sat front and center of history: Former MSUM professor tells story of New York Times military writer”

By: Ross F. Collins, North Dakota State University, INFORUM “Baldwin of the Times: Hanson W. Baldwin, a Military Journalist’s Life, 1903-1991” By Robert B. Davies, Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2011, 399 pages, $32.95. Robert Davies spent 32 years at Minnesota State University Moorhead teaching history to generations of us journalism majors who most often hardly knew the difference between […]

SOAC extends deadline for Of-the-Year Awards

The Student Organization Advisory Committee (SOAC) met April 10 and decided to extend the nomination deadline to 9 a.m. Monday, April 14 for the following Of-the-Year Award categories: · Student Volunteer of the Year · Outstanding Community Service/Philanthropy Program of the Year · Outstanding Collaborative Program of the Year · Outstanding Educational Program of the Year