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
Annual Family History Workshop Oct. 2 at MSUM
Decoding the Maze is the theme for the 35th Annual Family History Workshop to be held Saturday, October 2 Minnesota State University Moorhead. The 2010 Family History Workshop features Stephen Morse the creator of the One-Step Website for which he has received both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Award of Merit from the National Genealogical Society, first-ever Excellence Award from the Association of Professional Genealogists, and two awards that he cannot pronounce from Polish genealogical societies. Click headline to read more.
Federal Legislative Update for July 8, 2010
Chris Halling, system director for student financial aid, has prepared an update regarding the changes to federal financial aid programs. One of those changes includes direct lending. All new student loans for loan periods beginning after July 1, 2010 are being made through the Federal Direct Loan Program. Halling reports that the transition seems to have been relatively simple since most of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institutions have already been making Direct Loans and have offered assistance to those who are new to the program. It remains unclear until the start of fall semester if the U.S. Department of Education will be able to handle the increased volume. Click headline to read more.
MnSCU Foundation partnered with MSUM
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Foundation is partnered with Minnesota State University Moorhead to ensure students have the resources to pursue and complete their post-secondary programs. The Trustee Emeritus Robert Erickson Part-Time Student Scholarship fund was created to provide scholarship support to working adult students attending a college or university within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. With […]
Dragon Entertainment Group Giving Away Free Giant Freezies
On July 8th, the Dragon Entertainment Group is giving away Free Giant Freezies from 3:30-5:30pm right outside MacLean. We will give them away until they are gone. If you have a class during that time you could bring your students out for a cold treat, or possibly give them a break during that time to come get one! On July […]