MSUM percussionist publishes article

MSUM student percussionist and Music Education major Matthew Workman recently had his original article published in the newsletter of the Minnesota Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. His article, entitled “Why Perform?,” details and justifies his own efforts as a student at MSUM to push himself to perform as much as possible and encourages other student members of the Society […]

MFA students read at UND Writer’s Conference

Five graduate students in MSUM’s  Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program read their creative work Thursday, March 31 to attendees of the 42nd annual UND Writer’s Conference in Grand Forks, N.D. MFA program candidates Ryan Christiansen, Renee LaMie, Ellie Musselman, Dan Nygard, and Andrew Olson read from their work at the conference, which was held March 29 through […]

Economics majors presented at association meetings in New York

Kegan Reiswig and Luke Sperling, Economics majors, presented papers at the undergraduate sessions of the Eastern Economics Association meetings in New York City. Kegan found no evidence that revenue sharing in Major League Baseball has increased league competitiveness; Luke found no evidence that job opportunities near a university negatively affects the university’s freshman retention rate. Oscar Flores, Economics, mentored both […]

Psychology student research report from MSUM Second Life

Research conducted in virtual reality on MSUM’s Second Life virtual campus has resulted in a number of student research presentations. Kelsey Johnson, Psychology, will present the results of her study, Virtual Sexual Aggression: The Real Life Correlates of BDSM and Rape Simulations in Second Life, as a poster at both the MSUM Academic Conference and at the 83rd Annual Meeting […]

MSUM Jazz wins big at Eau Claire Jazz Festival

  MSUM Jazz Ensemble wins 1st Place in the Big Band Division (Dr. Allen Carter) MSUM Jazz Guitar Ensemble wins 2nd Place in Combo Division (Nick Fryer) Tri- College Combo I wins 1st Place in Combo Division (Dr. Simon Rowe) Jordan Christianson wins outstanding soloist award. For video clips of the award winning groups visit MSUM Jazz Studies on Facebook. […]