By Meghan Feir Walker As a choral director for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) on Sigonella Naval Air Station outside of Catania, Sicily, Italy, Antone Leustek ’02 (music education) has a unique opportunity in his field of music education. His students are comprised of seventh through 12th graders, a mixture of children from American military and NATO families. Since the coronavirus took the […]
Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, artist and author Jeff Hagen will be signing his artwork and presenting his new children’s book “Hiawatha Passing” for early sales at Comstock Memorial Union from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5. Hagen is a nationally known award-winning artist and author. His creative work has appeared in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Milwaukee Journal, […]
The MSUM Alumni Foundation will honor five recipients for Distinguished Alumni, Young Alum, and Outstanding Service awards at Night of Distinction on Oct. 4, 2018. Join us in congratulating these outstanding examples of grit, humility and heart. For ongoing event updates, check out www.mnstate.edu/alumni/awards/. Distinguished Alumni Sherry Fieber-Beyer ’03 (physics & astronomy) Dr. Fieber-Beyer, a research assistant professor at […]
How One Alumnus Built a Local Legacy By Meghan Feir A couple blocks away from D-S Beverages in Moorhead, a family of 12 lived together in a small, two-bedroom house as the Depression tightened its grip on the income of families across America. Out of necessity, this era in U.S. history instilled frugality and hard work into the lifestyles of […]
You’re invited to Najam Usmani‘s on-campus leadership talk, “The Power of Connections,”on February 14th at 3pm in the CMU Ballroom. The talk will be followed by the re-dedication of the CMU at 4pm in the Main Lounge! Join us in welcoming a 1992 graduate of MSU Moorhead, Najam Usmani, a Dragon who exemplifies Grit, Humility, and Heart. Usmani immigrated to […]