Travel England in the Spring!

Join English Professors Alan Davis and Thom Tammaro, May 17-June 1, 2010, on a study tour of some of the most fascinating scenic, cultural, literary, and historic sites and cities in England, including London; Stonehenge; the Cotswolds; Bath; Chawton House (Jane Austen’s home and estate); Stratford-upon-Avon; York; the Lake District (Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top); Liverpool (home of The Beatles); Hay-on-Wye, Wales, (*Guardian* Literary Festival); and Oxford. Click the link to read more.

Wanted

Looking for a used small dresser for grandbaby’s bedroom. Willing to refinish it if needed. Also looking for small freezer for an apartment that works and is cheap. Please contact Denise at 477-2087 or 701-261-0124.

MSUM looks at name change

If you haven’t gotten used to the name Minnesota State University Moorhead, you may not have to. President Edna Szymanski said she’d like to switch the name to Moorhead State University Minnesota. Read Amy Dalrymple’s story at inforum: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/254803/group/News/

MnSCU News Watch

A sample of recent news stories: Ridgewater counselor helps students organize finances, Metro State U to inaugurate President Sue Hammersmith, Local college enrollments continue to climb and more at
https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:29823.2448450122/rid:b02b5bc86ee7b0ea3ffa21a7ef0c5726

Diagnosed but doing fine

Speaking quite candidly about white surgical masks and being temporarily advised to leave her university, Megan Zander, a Dickinson, N.D., native and a special education major at MSUM, is recovering from her bout with H1N1, also known as the swine flu. Click the link to read Lisa Call’s story from The Dickinson Press.