Visiting lecture gives talk on medievalism and mass media

Andrew Elliott, visiting faculty from Lincoln University in England, will give a lecture on Thursday, Nov. 7 entitled “Medievalism & Mass Media: Vikings, Templar Knights, and Climate Change.” Elliott’s studies cover the uses of the past in film, TV, and video games, and how and why the past is used as cultural capital to influence national identity, political debate, and […]

Safe Zone training

Two Safe Zone trainings have been scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 12, 4:30-8:30 p.m. in CMU Ballroom 200A (pizza supper provided) and Wednesday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in CMU 227 (lunch provided). These trainings are open to all MSUM faculty, staff and students. MSUM Safe Zone seeks to form a group of students, faculty and staff committed and trained to […]

Children’s picture book sale Nov. 7 & 8

Stop by the tables in the Student Union on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7 & 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the annual children’s picture book sale sponsored by Livingston Lord Library. All books were published in 2011 or 2012. Books are $6.00 each or 2 for $5.00. Proceeds help support the Read Aloud Book Awards.

New Rivers Press reception at the Faculty Development Center

View the New Rivers Press Exhibition and meet 2013 authors on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 6-7 p.m. Celebrate the existence of this entity that combines academics and scholarship for many members of our MSUM community! From newriverspress.com: The mission of New Rivers Press at Minnesota State University Moorhead is to publish and promote enduring contemporary literature and to create academic […]

MSUM’s Fuego Tropical World Music and Percussion Ensemble to Perform at Pangea Cultural Festival and with Fargo-Moorhead Symphony

The MSUM World Music and Percussion Ensemble, “Fuego Tropical,” has been invited to present two unique community cultural outreach performances this semester. This coming Saturday, Nov. 9, the ensemble will perform at 10:45 a.m. at the Pangea World Music and Culture Festival at the Moorhead Hjemkomst Center. As the only university-affiliated ensemble to perform at the event, the ensemble will […]