Recent Deaths

Bernard Gill, 1980 Head Librarian Emeritus, passed away September 25, 2009, at age 88 in the Hillsboro Medical Center Nursing Home. The memorial service will be held Tuesday, September 29 at 3:00 p.m. at the Gill-Hovde Family Farm, near Hillsboro. http://www.mnstate.edu/acadaff/ http://www.mnstate.edu/acadaff/

Learner-Centered Teaching Monday

Three faculty members will share their thinking about ideas contained in Maryellen Weimer’s Jossey-Bass publication, “Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice” on Monday, Sept. 28 from 11:30 am-12:30 pm in CMU 203. Presenters Mary Dosch, School for Teaching and Learning; Kyja Kristjansson- Nelson, Film Studies; and Steve Bolduc, Economics, have been trying her ideas in their classrooms and will report on their findings.

Advising sessions Monday

Basic Academic Advising, Session I: Monday, September 28, 3:30-5:30 p.m., BR 263 (Appropriate for new faculty, or returning faculty who are new to advising.) More on Academic Advising, Session II: Tuesday, September 29, 3:30-5:30 p.m., BR 263 (An introduction to and information on the other components of advising.) Read more at http://news.mnstate.edu/?s=advising