MSUM to recognize retirees

The University will be recognizing the following retirees at an event scheduled
for December 15 at 11:30 a.m. in the CMU Ballroom. Please contact Illen-Trittin Anderson, trittin@mnstate.edu, if you haven’t registered, but would still like to attend. Retirees: Abner Arauza, Solveig Bartz, June Bengtson, Gordon Bergman, Darlene Braun, Doris Bulik, Fran Burnside, Elizabeth Conner, Claudia Crockett,, Lou DeMaio, Merryll Fawbush, Karen Gaard, Deona Grondahl, Mark Hansel, Lila Hauge-Stoffel, Roray Hedges, Laura Heintz, Ileen Hilgers, David Holsen, Jill Holsen, Barbara Hoppe, Judy Johnson, Carol Kilsdonk, Dolores Kruger, Lawrence Nicholson, Dean Palmer, Tom Pearce, Barbara Rath, Sonja Rue, George Sanderson, Mary Schroeder, Clifford Schuette, Larry Scott, SuEllen Shaw, Diane Stokes, Marie Swanson, Glenn Tornell, Barbara Vellenga, Patricia Walker, Walt Worman.

Kirk Moss Guest Conducts

Kirk Moss, Music, made three guest conducting appearances last month. First, on November 2nd and 3rd he joined MSUM colleagues Benjamin Sung (violin) and Elise Nelson (cello) to work with string students in the Crookston schools supported through a grant by the Northwest Minnesota Regional Arts Council. November 5-6, Moss led the Arkansas MEA/ASTA Festival Orchestra as part of their annual state music conference held at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. On November 12-14, he conducted the Senior Orchestra at the Alabama ASTA Honors Strings Festival held in Huntsville.

Library reserves

If you are a faculty member who has previously had materials on the library’s electronic reserves system and would like to activate your reserve readings for spring semester, contact Jenny Jensen (jensnjen@mnstate.edu or 477-2342) in the library. She will send you a paper copy of the materials you have had on electronic reserves and we will be able to re-activate those materials for spring. Additional materials may be submitted using the electronic submission form. Click headline for details.

Final Day for Bookstore Customer Appreciation

Please stop by the MSUM Bookstore December 10 between 8 am-6pm for our Customer Appreciation Days Celebration. There will be free gift wrapping, refreshments, prizes, and entertainment featuring Jim Gurney; William Weightman; Paul Daniely III, Nikko Raymo & Sarah Hysjulien; Musical Theatre Fargo Moorhead, featuring Craig Ellingson, Kathy Hanson and Angie Schulz; Kate Priebe; and Mike Lauer & Steph Douglas. Click headline for times.