2025 Douglas R. Moore Lecture

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CSU Ostrander Auditorium

The 51st annual Douglas R. Moore Faculty Research Lecture at Minnesota State University, Mankato will take place on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in Ostrander Auditorium, CSU. The event will feature a presentation by faculty member Mika Laidlaw that contemplates her role as an immigrant artist and educator living in the current complex world. 

"An Immigrant by Choice: What is my Role as an Artist and Educator”  

“It is my greatest honor to receive the Douglas R. Moore Faculty Research Lectureship. I want to thank the administration, colleagues, staff, and students at Minnesota State University for their encouragement and support. It truly takes a village to raise a faculty. The people at MSU, Mankato, have nurtured me and continue to inspire me as a faculty member ever since I joined in 2003. I spent 20 years in Japan and 30-plus years in the United States. I feel extremely lucky and grateful to have the option to live in the U.S. as an immigrant. The research I will discuss contemplates my role as an immigrant artist and educator living in the current complex world.”

- Professor Laidlaw

The lecture is also available on-demand.