MSUM art exhibit opens Dec. 7

An MSUM student art exhibit will be on display Dec. 7-17 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. The exhibit is in partial fulfillment of students’ bachelor of fine arts degrees. The exhibit will feature graphic design, painting, photography and printmaking. A reception for the artists will be held from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 in the gallery. It’s free and open to the public. Click headline to see who’s showing their work.

Study tour offered May 17-June 1

Join English Professors Alan Davis and Thom Tammaro, May 17-June 1, 2010, on a study tour of some of the most fascinating scenic, cultural, literary, and historic sites and cities in England, including London; Stonehenge; the Cotswolds; Bath; Chawton House (Jane Austen’s home and estate); Stratford-upon-Avon; York; the Lake District (Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top); Liverpool (home of The Beatles); Hay-on-Wye, Wales, ( Guardian Literary Festival); and Oxford. Click headline for more information.

F/M Communiversity Class Features MSUM’s Terry Shoptaugh

“The Greatest Generation in the Red River Valley” with MSUM’s TerryShoptaugh will be held Saturdays, January 9, 16, 23 & 30 from 2-4 p.m. at Waterford at Harwood Groves, 1200 Harwood Drive, Fargo. Class fee is $48. This course will review the World War II years (1941-45) with a specific focus on how the war affected the people living in the Red River Valley. Click headline to read more.

Second Life® open house

Faculty interested in using Second Life® are invited to an open house on Friday, December 11 at 11:00 AM CST at the Second Life® – Teaching Island Large Group Facility http://slurl.com/secondlife/MnSCU%20Teaching%20Island/135/176/26/ Please join us as we tour the teaching, learning and research spaces in Second Life®. We will have the virtual world equivalent of cookies and coffee waiting for you (some free objects) and we look forward to discussing how to help you resource.

MnSCU News Watch

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