Rachel Coyne, author of the novel Whiskey Heart (New Rivers Press, 2009), will read from her work at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 30 as a feature of MSUM’s Tom McGrath Visiting Writers Series. She’ll also give a talk on the writers’ craft at 4 p.m. that day. Both events will be held in Comstock Memorial Union 101. Click headline for more information.
Counting every person in America is no easy feat. That’s why the U.S. Census Bureau needs your help. This month, every household will receive a census form. The census is a count of everyone in the United States, including citizens, non-U.S. students, and international students. To ensure an accurate count, it’s important that everyone fills it out – including college students. Click headline for more information.
The third week of incentive prize drawings for the Campus Campaign is complete and the winners are: Kenneth Brown—an MSUM sweatshirt courtesy of the MSUM Bookstore; Margaret O’Neil—two season tickets to 2010 Straw Hat Players & $10 gift certificate at Timberlodge Steakhouse; Connie Forbord—$25 gift certificate for Silver Moon Supper Club; Abbas Pezeshk—two tickets to the May 15 Battle at the Border 5 & Two Buffett Tickets at Dakota Magic Casino. We are getting closer to our goal of $150,000…our total right now is $89,500. So far, more than 200 employees have contributed. Click headline for more information.
All students, staff and faculty are invited to join the MSUM Weight Watchers Open House/Enrollment meeting on Tuesday, April 6 at 4:45 p.m. at the Hendrix Health Center. LIMITED TIME OFFER! Click headline for details.
Student leaders at a MnSCU University are encouraged to apply for the Jared P. Stene Student Leaders Scholarship, named in memory of a student leader at Winona State University who passed away in November 2007. The $500 scholarship is open to any major at any grade level and requires a minimum 2.5 GPA. Application deadline is April 2. Click headline for application information.