Linda Lein, an online English instructor at MSUM, will be presenting at the Minnesota Council Teachers of English Conference in Duluth in April. Her workshop topic is “Teaching Writing and Literature Online: When, How, and Why.”
V-Day Minnesota State University Moorhead 2010 will present a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues Sunday, Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre. For tickets, $3 single or $5 couple, contact the MSUM Box Office, 477-2271. More than 40 women from MSUM will participate in the production. Sponsored by MSUM Theatre Arts Department/Blackfriars, the benefit hopes to raise awareness to stop violence against women and girls and raise funds for our beneficiary—the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo/Moorhead. Click headline to learn more.
Writing a Better Grant Application Webinar will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, February 12. You may register to watch this webinar on your computer by e-mailing grants@mnhs.org. “Writing a Better Grant Application” is a new webinar being offered by the Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants staff. Learn to write strong project descriptions, establish compelling need and rationale, craft meaningful measurable outcomes, and articulate enduring value and sustainability in order to increase your project’s competitiveness. The presentation is about an hour long, followed by time to ask general questions or questions about your project. Click headline for details.
Don Clark, Professor, Lana Leishman, Assistant Professor, and Jim Park Associate Professor, Art & Design, currently have work in the Lake Region Arts Council’s McKnight Gallery Inaugural Exhibition. The exhibition was juried by Michael Eble, assistant professor of studio art at the University of Minnesota, Morris. The exhibition runs from through April 9. The LRAC McKnight Gallery is located at 133 S. Mill St. in Fergus Falls. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. A reception will be held February 16 from 5-6:30pm. Click headline for photos.
MSUM will host a regional SCIENCE OLYMPIAD competition on Friday, February 12. Approximately 150 middle and high school students will be on campus, working in teams to compete for points in standard-based quizzes and hands-on activities. Faculty in the College of Social and Natural Sciences organize and run the activities in alignment with the national SCIENCE OLYMPIAD rules and regulations.