Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 8 to 9:30 a.m. | Brewhalla (1702 1st Ave. N., Fargo) Graphic communications alum Ben Fairbanks and owner/inventor of Kid Caddie will be one of the featured speakers at the Wednesday, Sept. 18 Startup BREW, an Emerging Prairie monthly event. The MSUM-sponsored event runs from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Brewhalla. Ben took his love for golf and family to create […]
Kid Caddie is a recent product making waves in the golf and business world. One of the people behind it is Ben Fairbanks, a 2010 MSUM graphic communications graduate. His product recently placed fourth out of 110 at a showcase. Fairbanks credits his time at MSUM in preparing him for this chapter in his life. “MSUM really set me up […]
On Sept. 14, the School of Media Arts & Design hosted a student mixer in the Center for the Arts Great Hall. The annual event (now in its sixth year) was organized to increase collaboration and foster an atmosphere of continuing cooperation between students of SoMAD (Film, Animation, Graphic Communications, Graphic Design and Photography) and students of the School of […]
The School of Media Arts & Design hosted a multi-city Alumni Summit last spring (April 1) involving 15 MSUM alumni representing Film, Graphic Communications and Graphic Design and 90 current SoMAD students and faculty. The three-hour event (our third such summit since 2013) included an in-person panel of Fargo-Moorhead alumni and three video panels of alumni living and working in […]
Recent GCOM graduate Jonathan Calix recently received a Silver American Advertising Award (ADDY) for Best Website for the District 8 region, which includes Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Back in February, Jonathan’s fictional brand www.fargo2night.com received awards including Best Catalog, Best Website and Best In Show for student work at the local Addy awards. This month the website […]