A celebration of Vice President Bette Midgarden’s and Dean David Crockett’s service to MSUM will be held Friday, May 7 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Center for Business atrium. Hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Lisa H. Stewart, Psychology/School Psychology, planned and presented a Tier 1 Strand at an RTI conference in Bloomington April 7 & 8. She coordinated a two-day strand focusing on Tier 1 (Core) implementation and evaluation of the Response to Intervention (RTI) model in schools. She presented key sessions on the importance of high quality Tier 1, evaluation of Tier 1 programs, and problem solving at the Tier 1 level as part of the strand. Click headline to read more.
There are no classes on April 20, 2010 due to the Student Academic Conference being held that day. However, night classes will meet.
The Dean of University College is a full-time, twelve-month position and will involve an initial appointment of two years, with a starting date of July 1, 2010. The Dean reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. As Dean of University College, this position plays a key role in leading the following: Corrick Center, Dragon Core and its assessment, Writing Intensive Program, First Year Seminar, Learning Communities, Honors, Academic Programs for Undecided Students, University Studies, Personal Development courses, and Service Learning. Click headline for more information.
Alpha Lambda Delta, the national honor society for first-year students, held its MSUM initiation Sunday, April 11 at 1 p.m. in the CMU. Twenty-nine new members were initiated. Freshmen initiates must have earned a 3.5 GPA fall semester and be in the top 20% of the freshman class. The initiation was hosted by last year’s ALD president and vice-president, Whitney Nelson and Nicole Kahler, and ALD Advisor Janet Haak. Dr. Timothy Borchers, Dean of Arts and Humanities, was the guest speaker. Click headline to see who the new inductees are.