Craft sale benefits God’s Child Project

The God’s Child Project is an organization based out of Bismarck, N.D., started by MSUM alumnus Patrick Atkinson. Since it began in 1991, the project has worked to clothe, feed, and educate children and families in Guatemala. It now cares for and educates 4,000 orphaned, abandoned, and poverty-stricken children, and nearly 9,000 widowed, abandoned, and single mothers and their dependents in many of our world’s poorest neighborhoods. On Wednesday, November 18 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Thursday, November 19 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. there will be a booth set up in the student union where various handmade crafts will be sold. Crafts include beaded jewelry, handmade tote bags and purses, scarves, Christmas decorations, etc., all made from families in Guatemala. Click headline for more information.

Movie Magic with Emmy award-winner Camille Cellucci

Camille Cellucci has had a phenomenal career in Visual Effects, and Dragon Entertainment Group welcomes her to campus on Tuesday, Nov. 17 in Weld Hall Glasrud Auditorium at 8 pm. Come to learn more about Camille Cellucci and Making Movie Magic. A little about Camille Cellucci: She was James Cameron’s right hand woman as Visual Effects Producer for the Oscar winning visual effects team from TITANIC; She won an Emmy award for her Visual Effects work on the Geoffrey Rush film THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS; and more! Click the headline to read more.

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$11,113 to go!

It takes only a few pennies each hour of work for Minnesota’s state employees to make a big difference in the lives of thousand of individuals. Support MSUM’s Combined Charities Campaign and help make 2009 a year to remember! The State of Minnesota set out to raise $1 million through the State Employee’s Combined Charities Campaign this year, and to date 2,675 state employees have donated $875,000.00 this year. If you have not yet pledged to this campaign, please consider doing so. No amount is too small. Even a pledge of $1.00 per paycheck can make a difference! Click headline to read more.

Thrond receives honorary membership

The Upsilon Sigma chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society at MSUM, awarded Professor Mary Thrond an Honorary Membership in a ceremony on November 12, 2009. Professor Thrond has worked as an adjunct and fixed term professor in the department of Languages and Cultures for over 5 years. She was recognized for her commitment to and demonstrated record of foreign language education both at the university and in the Fargo-Moorhead community. Click headline to read more.