MSUM’s Combined Charities Campaign has been extended!



The MSU Moorhead Combined Charities Campaign goal was set at $63,000 for 2009-2010. To date, MSUM faculty and staff have donated 62.4% of the goal with a total of $39,325.64.

 If you haven’t participated in this year’s campaign, you are urged to give it your consideration while there’s still time. It’s easy to do. The Combined Charities Campaign offers quality choices for your philanthropy. The options include the United Way of Cass-Clay, which serves Moorhead and Fargo. Your contribution would be tax deductible. 
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Autism lecture Nov. 4 at MSUM

Travis Thompson, a well-known autism clinician, researcher and author of several books, including “Straight Talk About Autism” (2008) and “Freedom from Meltdowns: Solutions for Children with Autism” (2008), will present a free, public lecture on “Autism: Early Intervention and Brain Development” Wednesday, Nov 4 at 7 p.m. in the Minnesota State University Moorhead Science Lab 104. Click headline to read more.

Team’s dance for Lisa is a ‘Thriller’

Lisa Bratsch, who graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead this spring, has been fighting brain cancer since August. On Saturday some of her many friends at MSUM put on a dance to raise money for her and also to enhance cancer awareness. The Dragons Dance Team, of which Bratsch was a member, staged a “Thriller” dance at halftime of the MSUM-St. Cloud State University game. For the full story by Forum reporter Jon Knutson, go to http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/258211/