Math team places 9th at NCS/MAATeam Contest

The MSUM Mathematics Department is pleased to announce that the team Syntax Error placed 9th out of 92 teams that participated in this year’s NCS/MAA
Team Contest. The team consisted of the MSUM students Tony Batesole, Kathryn Bergee, and Haewoong Jeon, and earned a score of 88 out of a possible 100 points. Five teams (14 students) from MSUM participated in the contest. The Team Contest is an annual competition sponsored by the North Central Section of the Mathematical Association of America consisting of 10 challenging math problems. This year’s contest took place on Saturday morning, November 14 and included teams from 29 different institutions. We congratulate all of our students who gave up three hours on a Saturday morning to participate in the competition.

“In Pieces” showing Dec. 2

“In Pieces”, a story highlighting the issue of domestic violence told through live rock music and video, will be showing Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre. It’s free to students; general admission is $5. The story line follows an abused woman and her young child and also the life of her abuser. Emphasis is placed on the cycle of violence showing the correlation of abuse in a home with child witnesses. There is a strong message of the impact of abuse along with a hopeful message of survival and new beginnings. Click headline for more information.

MnSCU EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

You will find this week’s updated listing of current Minnesota State Colleges and Universities’ employment postings at http://www.mnscu.edu/about/jobopportunities/searchResults.php?numResults=10 MSUM Job Vacancy was recently posted to our web site (www.mnstate.edu). TWIN CITIES PROGRAMS AND TRANSFER STUDENT RECRUITER

http://www.mnstate.edu/vacancy/1011P-TwinCitiesRecruiter.pdf

Asian Immigrant Panel features MSUM’s Chizuko Shastri

The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County will host a panel of local people who originate from Asia on Tuesday, December 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hjemkomst Center, 202 1st Ave. N., Moorhead. Held in conjunction with the exhibit Asian Games: The Art of Contest, the panel will discuss different cultural traditions in their countries of origin. Chizuco Shastri from MSUM will speak on Japanese cultural traditions. Click headline for full story.

2009 MSUM Combined Charities Campaign Prize Winners

2009 MSUM Combined Charities Campaign Prize Winners Two hundred forty-eight (248) MSUM employees donated to this year’s campaign. The following contributor’s names were drawn to receive prizes: Reserved Parking for 1 month (Jan. 4, 2010 – Feb. 5, 2010): Joel Haugrud, Housing Reserved Parking for 1 month (Jan. 11, 2010 – Feb. 12, 2010) – Jane Giedt, Nursing MSUM Performing […]