They don’t call her the boot camp drill sergeant of the paralegal department for nothing. Judy Streich, a professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead, earned the nickname for her intense assignments and thorough paper reviews. “I order red pens by the case,” Streich laughingly admitted. Click the headline to read the full story that appeared in the April/May issue of Area Woman.
Each year, MSUM, along with colleges and universities across the country, recognizes the importance of student work experience during Student Employment Appreciation Week. This week draws the awareness of others to the contributions student workers make in the multitude of roles they fill. Please get involved and show your student employees how much you appreciate all they do for you.
A Health Care Directive is the document that directs your medical treatment when you can’t speak for yourself. The Elder Law class (Para 416) has, as part of an academic service-learning project, drafted health care directives for area residents for the last five years. This year we are offering this service to MSUM faculty and staff. Read more at http://news.mnstate.edu/?s=living+will
Jean K. Parks, 69, mother of Michael Parks, MSUM’s Director of Security, died Thursday in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. A memorial gathering for Jean will be on Monday, April 12, from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a memorial service at 1 p.m., in Hope Lutheran Church, North Campus, Fargo.
Congratulations to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and also to Travis Dolence, MSUM’s Distance Learning Librarian, for being recognized by MERLOT (the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) with a “MERLOT Outstanding Partner Award” for significant contributions and support to academic technologies and educational leadership. This award is reserved for partner institutions with a five-year history as a MERLOT Higher Education Partner or Affiliate. Dolence is on the Editorial Board for MERLOT’s Library and Information Services division. He’ll be attending the Sloan Consortium/MERLOT/MoodleMoot symposium, “Emerging Technologies for Online Learning,” July 20-23, 2010, in San Jose, Calif. MnSCU will be recognized during a special ceremony at the conference for its work with MERLOT.