Dragons at DECA International

Seventeen Dragons competed at the recent Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Fla. MSUM had a very successful event with students placing in eight international categories: International Finalists (Top 8) Gage Donovan – Business Research Gage Donovan – Entrepreneurship Challenge Julia Stenberg – Managerial Accounting Laura Squires – Entrepreneurship Operations Zac Spohn – Entrepreneurship Challenge Zac Spohn – […]

Drs. Pyle, Hung’s manuscript accepted for publication

Dr. Elaine Pyle (MSUM Speech Language Hearing Sciences) and Dr. Woei Hung’s (UND) manuscript, “The Role of Subject Presence Type on Student Motivation in a  PBL Learning Environment” has been accepted for publication in the journal Advances in Health Sciences Education. The manuscript is a mixed-methods study of the impact of presentation modality of the PBL problem subject on student motivation […]

MSUM students win Mayo Clinic IMPACT competition

A team of four MSUM undergraduates (Bioscience majors Trysten Jensen and Whitney Shegrud and BCBT majors Kervens Accilien and Nik Newville) was awarded first place in the Mayo Clinic’s annual IMPACT competition. The team submitted a proposal earlier this semester detailing their hypothesis explaining what may be the underlying cause of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Their proposal was selected […]

Coquyt earns QM Certification for course design

Dr. Michael Coquyt, School of Teaching & Learning, recently earned Quality Matters Certification for his online course: ED 705 Qualitative Methods in Academic Research. This is Dr. Coquyt’s fourth course to earn QM Certification. QM reviews are a rigorous peer review process, recognized at both the state and national levels. Congratulations to Dr. Coquyt on his achievement!  For more information about QM, visit QM at MSUM.  Quality Matters (QM) is the global organization leading […]

Sociology undergraduates present research at regional conference

Dr. Lee Garth Vigilant and Sociology majors Amanda Heitkamp and Ashley Heitkamp attended the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in Chicago from April 17-20. Ashley and Amanda gave a presentation entitled “‘First Off, Take a Breath and Relax. I’m About 99% Positive You Don’t Have HIV’: The Contours of Emotional Support and Peer-Diagnosis in an N-Adic Online Sexual Health […]