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National Memory Screening Day is an initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. MSUM Speech-Language Hearing Clinic is participating as a site in Grier Hall on Tuesday, November 17 from 9–11:30 a.m. These are FREE, confidential memory screenings. They are a quick first step toward a proper diagnosis! Call 218-477-4642 to schedule your appointment today. Walk-ins are welcome!
Please let your students know that a panel of study abroad returnees will talk about their experiences on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. in CMU 101, as an event in celebration of International Education Week (the location has changed from the advertised room). This is an opportunity for students interested in studying abroad in the future to ask questions of their peers.
The Advising Committee seeks input from faculty regarding the development of a new web-based student referral system. We will be holding Open Forum sessions on Wednesday, November 18, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. in CMU 205.
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.