Glasrud lecture Oct. 29 features Nick Flynn
Nick Flynn, author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, will be presenting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 in ballroom section 200C in the Comstock Memorial Union. Click the headline to read more.
WALKtober week 3 winners
Congratulations to the three lucky winners who walked 10,000+ steps, more than four times this week: Jenn Minion, Kayla Grasshoff and Josh Koepp. Only 1 week left so keep getting your WALK ON and finish with a bang! The GRAND PRIZE drawing will be held after the last week! Remember to submit your step sheet Monday before 4 PM to be eligible for prizes.
Recent death
Professor Emeritus Otto Ursin, age 90, died Wed., Oct. 21, 2009, in Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Otto spent his teaching career (Technology) at MSUM until his retirement in 1982. A Memorial Service was held on Oct. 27. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Hospice of the Red River Valley or Trinity Lutheran Church-Building for Mission Fund.
U of M Moorhead?
I never realized how many graduates of the college formerly known as Moorhead State University there are in southeastern Minnesota. I think I heard from every single one of them after they read my Tuesday column about my recent visit to Fargo-Moorhead. Several of them e-mailed to point out an error. Among them was Bob Nelson (Moorhead State University class of 1979.) Click the headline to read more.
MnSCU News Watch
A sample of recent news stories: Minnesota colleges making efforts to prevent dropouts, Quistgaard’s retirement brings shock, disappointment to many, MSU seeks $35M nursing building and more at https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:29823.2515370054/rid:5a38da4533e046d0d768e06bd7a456df