New classes offered at Wellness Center

End the school year with a bang and get in shape for summer with our new instructors and lineup of new classes offered at the Wellness Center! Some of the NEW classes include: Upper Body & Guts—a new variation on the popular Butts & Guts that concentrates on the upper body and core using various equipment; Body Bar Tone—an overall toning class that utilizes the body bar and step to sculpt the entire body; Hip Hop—dance along with other cardio aerobic dance classes; and back by popular demand, Power Yoga—a great mind and body experience that will challenge you regardless of fitness experience. Click headline for more information.

Special March 30 APAC meeting

A special APAC meeting has been called for March 30 to discuss the School of Teaching and Learning proposals. The agenda is posted at http://www.mnstate.edu/acadaff/APAC/2009-2010APAC/apacagendasminutes.htm Please note the location is CMU 227.

Author Rachel Coyne at MSUM Tuesday

Rachel Coyne, author of the novel Whiskey Heart (New Rivers Press, 2009), will read from her work at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 30 as a feature of MSUM’s Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series. She’ll also give a talk on the writers’ craft at 4 p.m. that day. Both events will be held in Comstock Memorial Union 101. Click headline for more on Rachel Coyne and for links to an interview and a review of Whiskey Heart.

The Year of Magical Thinking April 22

The English Department, McGrath Visiting Writers Series and the Film Studies Department announce a special performance of Joan Didion’s play —adapted from her memoir— The Year of Magical Thinking, presented by Theatre B and featuring Mary Cochran, on Thursday, April 22 from 4:30-6 p.m. in Weld Hall Glasrud Auditorium. Click headline for more information.

Donate eyeglasses; win John Mayer tickets

Donate used eyeglasses for a chance to win John Mayer tickets or a $50 gift card to the Bookstore! MSUM and Concordia are working together to collect as many pairs of eyeglasses as possible. All donations will be sent to children in rural China who do not have access to eye wear. The eyeglasses do not need to be a certain prescription or style. The glasses will be delivered to China by a group of Concordia nursing students this May. Click headline for details.