1,700 students participate in Tri-College math contest

More than 1,700 students in grades six through 12 will be testing their mathematical skills at the 36th annual Tri-College University Mathematics Contest held at Minnesota State University Moorhead on Wednesday, March 17. The competition consists of three levels: two high school levels for students in grades 11-12 and students in grades 9-10; and a middle school level for students in grades 6-8. Fifty schools are expected to participate in either the large school division or the small school division. Click headline for more information.

The Scheduling Services of a New Generation

Scheduling Services (http://www.mnstate.edu/schedule/) is your first stop for classes, events, conferences and meetings on the campus of MSU Moorhead. Clear event objectives are important to any planning process. Once you establish these, the event planning process flows easily. In order to help with the planning processes please make your request at least two weeks in advance. There has been a new website launched for a ‘one-stop-shop’ for scheduling events, vehicles, catering and submitting work orders on campus. When planning an event, please use this site www.mnstate.edu/schedule and the checklist available there for planning your event. Click headline for full details.

Vampire Lover talk March 10

As part of celebrating Women’s History Month, Professor Heather Ehrichs Angell will present “The Vampire Lover: A Feminist Engagement of the Fanged Phenomena in Pop Culture” Wednesday, March 10 at 11 a.m. in CMU room 203. This is a brown bag event so bring your lunch! From Bram to Blade, explaining our 200-plus year fascination with vampires, and examining the particular role that gender plays in the vampire narrative. For more information on Women’s History Month and other events that are scheduled, visit www.mnstate.edu/women.