Three MSUM alums could win Webby

Three Minnesota State University Moorhead alums are part of a team that’s in the running for what’s been called the Internet’s highest honor, and they got there by cramming millions of people’s faces into old yearbook photos. Read Shane Mercer’s full Forum story at http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/276508/ Readers can vote for YearbookYourself.com by visiting www.collemcvoy.com/webbyawards. Voting is open until April 29.

Physics grad to speak on geothermal and other renewable energy resources

Heather Sanden, a 2008 MSUM physics graduate, will speak about the complex relationship between energy use and its impact on the environment in a talk titled “Energy and Physics around the World: Geothermal and other renewable energy resources from Iceland to Moorhead” Tuesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Science Lab Building 118. The talk is free and open to the public. Click headline for more information.

And the winners are…

The fourth and final week of incentive prize drawings for Campus Campaign is complete and the winners are: Deb Lewis-Two tickets to May 15th Battle at the Border 5 & Two Buffet Tickets to Dakota Magic Casino; Randy Cagle-Two tickets to July 29th Darius Rucker Concert & Two Buffet Tickets to Dakota Magic Casino; Donna Hartmann-Turner- Ramada Plaza & Suites hotel room; and Shirley Johnson-Alumni Foundation gym bag, water bottle and a Santa Lucia gift certificate for a free Spaghetti Dinner. Click headline for more information.

2010 Campus Campaign Winners

The third week of incentive prize drawings for the Campus Campaign is complete and the winners are: Kenneth Brown—an MSUM sweatshirt courtesy of the MSUM Bookstore; Margaret O’Neil—two season tickets to 2010 Straw Hat Players & $10 gift certificate at Timberlodge Steakhouse; Connie Forbord—$25 gift certificate for Silver Moon Supper Club; Abbas Pezeshk—two tickets to the May 15 Battle at the Border 5 & Two Buffett Tickets at Dakota Magic Casino. We are getting closer to our goal of $150,000…our total right now is $89,500. So far, more than 200 employees have contributed. Click headline for more information.