An opinion article published by slate.com, A Ghost Town with a Quad, on Nov. 26, 2013 discusses university wide conversations at MSU Moorhead to adjust the numbers of its faculty members to a student body that has declined 10.9 percent since 2010. The article suggests that MSUM will soon have no departments of English, physics, or history and names several […]
Provost Anne Blackhurst presented faculty with an initial prioritization of academic units Nov. 20 for review and response. The list was prepared using quantifiable measures including the number of majors within each program. Faculty are being asked to respond by Nov. 26 with additional information including program history, quality, and strategic opportunities. Based on these additional factors, a revised list […]
Students are invited to a special university budget forum from 11 – 11: 50 a.m., Friday, Oct. 18 in Center for Business 111. Join Provost Anne Blackhurst, Student Senate President Kevin Struxness, and Marketing and Communications Executive Director David Wahlberg to ask questions and share your thoughts on the university’s budget.
Provost Anne Blackhurst was a featured panel member Wednesday at the Governor’s Workforce and Human Resources Conference in Fargo. The session “Building a Workforce: Education and Industry Partnership” discussed a series of breakfast meetings between MSUM and various workforce sectors, including STEM, banking, and manufacturing. The Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation is a co-sponsor.
Memo From Provost Blackhurst Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, Sept. 18 when this year’s award recipient, Dr. Brian Wisenden, will be honored and present his lecture “Minnow and Cichlids and Worms! Oh My!: Behavioral ecology of predator avoidance, as uncovered by undergraduate researchers” at a 7 p.m. event in SL 118. mnstate.edu/academicaffairs