‘My Father’s World’ opens Nov. 28 at Rourke Art Museum

The Rourke Art Museum is presenting “My Father’s World,” an exhibit of the original prints of Kansas Swedish-American landscape artist Birger Sandzén. The exhibit of works is from the collection of Dr. James M. Kaplan, Professor Emeritus of French at MSUM, and is under the high patronage of his Excellency  Jonas Hafström, Royal Ambassador of Sweden to the United States.

Chang-Seong Hong article accepted for publication

Chang-Seong Hong, Philosophy, had his article accepted for publication. The Korean translation of his “An Analytic Approach to the Buddhist Thesis of Non-Self” will appear in Buddhist Review this December (Seoul, Korea). His article is based on the Honors Lecture that he gave to the MSUM community in November 2006.

Student organization budget requests due Dec. 1

Fiscal Year 2012 Student Organization budget requests are due December 1, 2010. Currently recognized or pending student organizations and some campus activity areas, may apply for a Fiscal Year 2012 activity budget by completing the online application between now and December 1. The instructions and budget application are available online at www.mnstate.edu/osa/funding. Contact Sandy Schob, Activities Business Manager, schobsa@mnstate.edu if […]

Study under way to assess higher educational needs in southwest Minnesota

Interim president will be appointed next year at Southwest Minnesota State University The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has launched a study of regional higher educational needs in southwest Minnesota to determine if there is a better way to align educational programs and services offered by Southwest Minnesota State University and Minnesota West Community and Technical College, officials said Friday.