Free International Movie Nights

Wednesday, November 18 * 7-9:30 p.m. * Science Lab 118

The Film Studies Department hosts International Movie Night. Join us in watching Alfonso Cuarón, Y tu mama también (2001), a Mexican drama concerning two young boys coming-of-age on a week-long road trip. No charge.

Thursday, November 19 * 7-9:30 p.m. * Science Lab 118

The Film Studies Department hosts International Movie Night. Join us in watching Mira Nair, The Namesake (2006), An Indian drama concerning an American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family’s unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways. No charge.

Concerned about your memory? Get screened!

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!

Study Abroad student panel Nov. 19

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.

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.