Sean Taylor, History, returns to Norway as a presenter at a conference on American studies held jointly by the American Studies Association of Norway and the Fulbright Foundation Oct. 19-21 at Østfold University College in Halden, Norway. Taylor is a member of a panel addressing tools of education, and will talk about role playing in the classroom. As a Fulbright […]
Yahya Frederickson, Linda Lein, and Kevin Zepper, English, recently received poetry acceptance letters. Frederickson’s two poems “Carthage” and “Ruins,” Lein’s poem “Meltwater,” and Zepper’s poem “Visitation” were published in the Lake Region Review, an annual literary journal published by the Lake Region Writers Network. Linda Lein also presented a workshop “Why Writers Need an Author’s Platform” at the Lake Region […]
Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, attended the summer AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers) conference in Philadelphia from July 28 to August 1. He attended a workshop on “Using FPGAs in the Digital Lab” and gave an invited talk “Elementary Electronics: From Simple to Sophisticated Circuits” in the session on Labs at Many Levels. As vice-chair of the Committee on […]
Linda Winkler, Physics and Astronomy, attended the BYF (Beyond the First Year) Advanced Lab conference held in Philadelphia prior to the summer AAPT meeting. In addition to attending mini-workshops on various advanced labs she presented a poster on the advanced physics lab at MSUM titled “Developing Professionalism in a Sophomore-level Experimental Physics Class.”
David Weinrich, MSUM’s Planetarium Director, welcomed attendees at the opening ceremony of the International Planetarium Society (IPS) meeting in Baton Rouge, on July 23. Weinrich is serving as the president of IPS, and in this role appeared on local TV and radio spots prior to the start of the conference. The conference attracted 701 attendees, representing 44 U.S. states and 44 […]