The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a recommendation from Chancellor James H. McCormick that the board request $630 million annually from the state in 2012 and 2013. The request is the amount set by the Legislature as the base last session. “The request recognizes the state’s difficult economic situation,” said Scott Thiss, who chairs the Board […]
Mary Thrond, Languages and Culture, was named president-elect of the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures at the annual conference in October in Minneapolis. The organization represents more than 3,000 language educators in Minnesota.
Zhimin Guan, Art and Design, presents a solo exhibition at the Rourke Art Museum Nov. 19 to Jan. 9. The exhibition, titled “Bridge: American Scene/China Scene,” features 40 of Guan’s most recent paintings. Many of the images in the solo show depict traditional houses and street views in his hometown in Anhui province China. Other paintings are landscape views from […]
Kate Shorma, 2010, received the 2010 Outstanding Student Teacher award from the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures (MCTLC) at an annual conference in October in Minneapolis. Shorma graduated from MSUM with majors in Spanish and Elementary Education, and was a student teacher at Ellen Hopkins Elementary School in Moorhead. She was hired as a long-term substitute […]
The MSUM Jazz Guitar Ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 18 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Fox Recital Hall. The ensemble will be premiering new student compositions as well as works by Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Lennon/McCarntney, J.S. Bach and an MSUM Guitar Ensemble first—a classical guitar solo by Francisco Tarrega performed by Rachel Burckhard. Don’t […]