Naturalization ceremony commemorates new citizens

Nearly 30 people from several nations around the world will become U.S. citizens during a campus naturalization ceremony set for Monday, Sept. 19, at 11 a.m. in the Comstock Memorial Union Ballroom. The ceremony also marks MSUM’s observance of Constitution Day. All students, staff and faculty of MSUM are invited to attend the event, which is free and open to […]

New political science course added for fall

POL 150 Comparative Political Traditions was approved as a Dragon Core 8 course; however, Dragon Core areas 8, 9, and 10 do not allow for 100-level courses. If a student is enrolled in POL 150 for DRAGON CORE Category 8 credit, it will NOT be satisfying that requirement with this course.  If the student is planning on switching over to LASC […]

Students excel at Model UN contest

Twenty-four MSU Moorhead students participated in the Arrowhead Model United Nations conference April 7-10 at Lake Superior University in Sault Ste Marie, Mich. The team received numerous group and individual awards. Collectively, MSUM was awarded nearly 90% of the honors given to the delegates and delegations. They were advised by Andrew Conteh, Political Science, and led by co-presidents Dominique Rolando […]

Alum Thomas G. Coley named chancellor of Ivy Tech

The head of a community college in Iowa has been chosen to lead Ivy Tech Community College’s North Central region. Dr. Thomas G. Coley (’74, political science) will begin his new duties serving Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph counties June 1. He succeeds Dr. Virginia Calvin, who retired earlier this year. Coley has served since 2005 as president of […]

Political Science students to attend Manitoba conference

Paul Sando, Anthropology, and  Andrew Conteh, Political Science, will be taking several students to the Political Studies Student’s Conference at the University of Manitoba Feb. 3-4. The conference is an annual event put on by the students at the University of Manitoba, similar to our Student Academic Conference. Our student attendees are sponsored by our Canadian Studies Committee and by […]