Recent death

Myrna Jean Jones passed away on December 2, 2009, at age 76, in Clovis, Calif. Myrna was an Instructor in the Corrick Center—formerly the New Center, from 1976-1981. Her husband, Dick Jones, was the Dean of Education in 1974. A service celebrating Myrna’s life will be held on Wednesday, December 9, at 11:00 a.m., at the Memorial United Methodist Church in Clovis, Calif. Click headline for details.

Report shows regional students have similar debt

A national survey says South Dakota is tops in the nation among college students graduating in debt, but 17th overall for the amount of that debt. In its survey “Student Debt and the Class of 2008,” the Berkley, Calif.-based Project on Student Debt, reports that national student debt rose an average of 6 percent a year between 2004 and 2008, from $18,600 in 2004 to $23,200 in 2008. Read Ross Dolan’s full INFORUM story at http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/261874/group/news/

MSUM juried film exhibition Dec. 11

The MSUM Film Studies Department will hold the 2009 Juried Film Exhibition on Friday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. in Weld Hall Glasrud Auditorium.The exhibition will showcase the best student work from the fall semester, as chosen by a panel of judges. The jury will be choosing work from the semester’s production classes, which include Film 172: Video Production, Film 284: Beginning Filmmaking, Film 384: Techniques of Directing, Film 484: Intermediate Filmmaking, and Film 485: Advanced Filmmaking. Click headline for more information.