Mrs. Nicole Bernier (class of 2007) has been named the North Dakota Music Educator of the Year by the North Dakota Music Educators Association (NDMEA). Currently teaching at Fort Lincoln Elementary School in Mandan, ND, Bernier was awarded the honor for her excellence in student performance, musical achievement, and commitment to music education and the arts. She employs the Kodály […]
Dr. David Wolff, Assistant Professor of Elementary Inclusive Education in the School of Teaching and Learning recently published two journal articles. Storytelling as Research Methodology and Pedagogy: Connecting the Researcher and Practitioner through Narrative Inquiry is an autoethnographically inquiry exploring the use of storytelling as a teaching strategy and The Shifting the Balance Duology: A Book Critique from a Teacher […]
Dr. Kenneth Driggers, Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, was awarded the Ila and John Mellow Prize from the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP). “This award recognizes excellence in advancing the American philosophical tradition toward the resolution of current personal, social and political problems. The Ila and John Mellow Prize is offered to the […]
Dr. Kenneth Driggers, Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, recently presented at two national conferences, the Philosophy of Education Society (PES) in Baltimore and the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP) in Washington D.C. At PES, Dr. Driggers presented a research article titled “Teaching, Realism, and Conceptual Futurity: Why Phronesis is Not the Answer,” and […]
Two research papers by Dr. Siwei Zhu at Pakesa School of Business have been accepted for presentation at the prestigious Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference 2025, one of the top conferences in entrepreneurship. “What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Stand-Up Comedians: The Impact of Investor Laughter During Entrepreneurial Storytelling on Funding Decisions”, co-authored with Dr. Barış Morkan, R&D Director at Guven […]