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:

Presidential, a poem written by Mark Vinz for Roland Dille

Presidential Written by English Professor Emeritus Mark Vinz for Roland Dille’s funeral Sorting through old files today I came across a letter dated over thirty years ago, an apology you didn’t need to make but always did, for those who were slow to understand, who made demands, who had yet to know your door was always open, even for those […]

Dr. Dille contemplates girls’ names

The following poem was read at President Dille’s funeral, May 31, 2014, by Rev. Mary Suomala Folkerds. He gave it to her this past year. An Old Man Contemplates the Names of the Dassel-Cokato Girl Scouts By Roland Dille, 2013 Tasha and Bria, Skyler and Ashleigh, Hathaway, Lexie, Ashton, and Kelseigh, Courtney, Kyline, Serena, and Tanna, Trenda, Aleyah, Aspen, Breanna, Michayla, […]

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 […]