Jean K. Parks, 69, mother of Michael Parks, MSUM’s Director of Security, died Thursday in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. A memorial gathering for Jean will be on Monday, April 12, from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a memorial service at 1 p.m., in Hope Lutheran Church, North Campus, Fargo.
Congratulations to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and also to Travis Dolence, MSUM’s Distance Learning Librarian, for being recognized by MERLOT (the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) with a “MERLOT Outstanding Partner Award” for significant contributions and support to academic technologies and educational leadership. This award is reserved for partner institutions with a five-year history as a MERLOT Higher Education Partner or Affiliate. Dolence is on the Editorial Board for MERLOT’s Library and Information Services division. He’ll be attending the Sloan Consortium/MERLOT/MoodleMoot symposium, “Emerging Technologies for Online Learning,” July 20-23, 2010, in San Jose, Calif. MnSCU will be recognized during a special ceremony at the conference for its work with MERLOT.
The MSUM Early Education Center is celebrating its open house on Tuesday April 13. Tours will be given at the center at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. with the open house celebration from 4:30-6 p.m. Bring your kids for puppet/storytelling show by Micheal Gallo at 5:15 p.m. and then come shop at our Scholastic Bookfair!
The MSUM Early Education Center is hosting a Scholastic bookfair, April 12-16 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. each day! Come check out the books and our new center in Lommen, look for Lacey in Lommen 84 or call 477-2214 for more details. Come buy books for your kids, grandchildren, or build your teacher library. The books are all cash and carry—please bring cash or check to make your payments. A portion of the proceeds will go back to center to purchase more books for the children here.
To celebrate Earth Day, and clean up our MSUM grounds prior to Dragon Days, the Dragon Walk for Athletics, Commencement and other spring activities, the Facilities & Grounds Committee is organizing a campus wide clean-up day on Tuesday, April 13. (The rain make-up date will be April 14.) Click headline for more information.