Miz Wizard’s Science Secrets presented by Jane Curry will be held Tuesday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in King Hall 110. It’s free and open to the public. Barbara Knight, aka Miz Wizard, tells stories about women’s contributions to science, engineering, invention, and math; revolutionary research and media portrayals; and obstacles faced and overcome by women whose passion is discovery. Click headline for more information.
The MSUM Percussion Studio is proud to host guest Guinean Master Drummer Fode Bangoura and Minneapolis-based African dance instructor Whitney McClusky for a workshop series this coming week. Workshops are open to all ages and the general public, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays nights from 7-10 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre. Admission is FREE for MSUM students/staff; $5 for all others per session. Click headline for more information.
Rachel Coyne, author of the novel Whiskey Heart (New Rivers Press, 2009), will read from her work at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 30 as a feature of MSUM’s Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series. She’ll also give a talk on the writers’ craft at 4 p.m. that day. Both events will be held in Comstock Memorial Union 101. Click headline for more information.
Counting every person in America is no easy feat. That’s why the U.S. Census Bureau needs your help. This month, every household will receive a census form. The census is a count of everyone in the United States, including citizens, non-U.S. students, and international students. To ensure an accurate count, it’s important that everyone fills it out – including college students. Click headline for more information.
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.