Dear Dragons, “I am George Floyd” As I write you today, my soul hurts. I know the personal pain that arises from systemic racism and institutional biases. As a parent my biggest worry is for the lives of our children and the pain that will be inflicted on them by no fault of their own. My heart is also heavy […]
Tuesday, June 16 | 3 p.m. | Zoom In the weeks following the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others at the hands of police, many are demanding that their communities #DefundThePolice or abolish policing. While the call for police abolition isn’t new, especially within black communities, many are hearing this demand for the first time. Join us […]
The Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) Sweat Lodge, which was located on the strip of grass south of the Paseka School of Business, was taken down on Friday, May 22, 2020. This was due to reasons associated with the maintenance and safety of the lodge as well as the COVID-19 situation. The decision to take down the lodge was made […]
Dr. Aaron Soumala Folkerds is a new hire to the Moorhead Police Department (MPD), in an attempt to recognize and support the mental health of their officers. Suomala Folkerds is an assistant professor in the School of Teaching & Learning at MSUM, and now the Wellness Coordinator with the MPD. He had volunteered to counsel the officers before, but was […]
Adam Schutt, a May 2019 MSUM Economics graduate, was recently notified that his undergraduate research was selected for publication in Undergraduate Economic Review. This publication marks the seventh time since 2005 that this journal has published undergraduate research from the MSUM Economics program. Schutt developed the paper, “Sanctuary Cities and Their Respective Effect on Crime Rates,” while working with Drs. […]