Thursday, Aug. 3 | 2-4 p.m. | Owens 107
Please join us for a retirement open house honoring Carolyn Zehren on Thursday, August 3 from 2-4 p.m. in Owens 107.
Carolyn has dedicated 27 years to working in the Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid. Come celebrate her well-deserved retirement! Read the rest of this entry →
Friday, July 7 | 2-4 p.m. | Library Porch
The Livingston Lord Library reminds everyone that this Friday, July 7, we will be celebrating Jenny Jensen’s last day at MSUM, after more than 28 years of dedication to helping students, in different university departments. Join us for refreshments and good memories in the Library Porch, from 2-4 p.m.
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Kenneth Smemo, a long-serving faculty member at Minnesota State University Moorhead, passed away June 29 at age 86.
Please keep Ken’s family and friends in your thoughts during this difficult time.
A memorial gathering will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017 from 5-7 p.m. at Wright Funeral Home in Moorhead.
To read Ken’s full obituary, visit wrightfuneral.com.
Anoush grew up in Paris, studied in Geneva, worked in Geneva and later Paris and settled in the United States in 1966. Read the rest of this entry →
Friday, June 2 | 9-10:30 a.m. | Maintenance Building
Rand Swenson will be retiring June 2, 2017. Please join the Physical Plant staff in the break room of the Maintenance Building on June 2nd from 9-10:30 a.m. as we thank him for his years of service to the campus and wish him well in the next chapter of his life!
On Thursday, Minnesota State University Moorhead recognized retirees and employees during the annual Retiree Recognition and Employee Excellence Awards Luncheon.
2017 Employee Excellence Awards winners are:
Wednesday, May 10 | 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Owens Hall Atrium
Please join us in celebrating the retirements of Jerry and Bonnie Nygard on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Atrium of Owens Hall. They have been loyal and dedicated employees for over 30 years each. Please stop by and wish them all the best in retirement!
David Renecker will be retiring today, May 8, 2017. Please join the Physical Plant staff in the break room of the Maintenance Building today from 1:30-3:30 p.m. as we thank him for his years of service to the campus and wish him the best in his next adventure!
Wednesday, May 3 | 2-4 p.m. | Hagen Hall Library 104
Please join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry as they wish Dr. Asoka Marasinghe a happy and joyous retirement.
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Tuesday, May 2 | 2-4 p.m. | Business Services
Carol Lindquist will be retiring May 2 after 29 years of service. Please join us on May 2 at 2–4 p.m. in Business Services as we wish her the best in her retirement and in her next adventure!
Wednesday, Oct. 5 | 6-8:30 p.m. | CMU Ballroom
After more than 30 years, Dr. Andrew Conteh is retiring and moving to California. Before he leaves, we want as many people as possible who have been touched by this extraordinary man to say “thank you.” Read the rest of this entry →
Tuesday, Sept. 20 | 6-7:30 p.m. | CMU 205 Read the rest of this entry →
Please join us in celebrating the retirements of Korella Selzler and Dianne Schmidt Friday, June 26, from 2 – 4 p.m. in the lobby of the Livingston Lord Library. Read the rest of this entry →
When John Early retired from teaching English at Minnesota State University Moorhead last spring, he didn’t want to just sit at home.
“I wanted to do some traveling, and I didn’t want to spend a lot of money doing it,” he says.
In particular, he didn’t want to spend a lot of money on hotels when all he was looking for was a place to sleep after a long day’s drive.
INFORUM, By Tu-Uyen Tran
MOORHEAD—When Mike Michlovic arrived at Minnesota State University Moorhead to start a field anthropology program, he said he was told to not bother digging in the Red River Valley because there’s nothing here.
Forty years and a dozen archaeological sites later, he and his students have discovered much about the life of the ancient American Indians who lived here thousands of years ago.
As Michlovic tells it, that was all by necessity. Read the rest of this entry →
After 27 years of employment at MSUM (Bookstore, English Department, Keys, Parking and IT), Cindy Sogn has decided to move on to “better things”: all day shopping trips, coffee get-togethers, shopping, sleeping in ‘til noon, shopping, Facebook and, of course, shopping! Please join us on Thursday, May 14 from 9-10 a.m. on the 2nd floor of the IT Department to wish her a farewell from MSUM!
Please join us in celebrating the MSUM career of Dr. Steve Grineski, School of Teaching and Learning. An open house will be held in his honor on Tuesday, May 5th from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in Lommen Hall, room #104. Refreshments will be served and there will be a short program at 4 p.m.
Mike Michlovic, Anthropology and Earth Science, will be retiring at the end of spring semester after 40 years at MSUM. Please join us on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 for a retirement program and open house in his honor. Read the rest of this entry →
Dr. Doris Walker-Dalhouse, Professor Emerita, STL, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers (ALER). Her term will begin in November 2015 and end In November 2018.
