Free “Last Lecture” books still available

The Faculty Development Book Talk on “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 11:30 a.m. in CMU 203. Elizabeth Kirchoff, English, and Becky Williams, STL, will serve as discussant leaders. (The first 28 faculty to email Steve Grineski, grineski@mnstate.edu, with their campus mailing address and agree to attend the event will receive a free copy of the book.) Click link to read more.

MSUM professor to receive University’s Corrick Spirit Award

Ryan Jackson, a 1995 Minnesota State University Moorhead graduate who’s now an assistant professor of music/technology at MSUM, has been named the recipient of the 13th annual Delmar G. Corrick Spirit and Vision Award. Jackson also owns Rj Ryan Productions, where he engineers and composes individual artist projects and custom musical compositions, and offers acoustical and technological consulting and installation to organizations, as well as professional audio facilities. Click link to read more.

“Rent” opens Sept. 24

Join the MSUM Theatre Department for our opening production of the 2009-2010 academic year! For ticket information, please call the MSUM Box Office 218.477.2271, Monday-Friday, 12-4 p.m. Be sure to ask about the special MSUM Faculty/Staff discount ticket price! Click link to read more.

Remembrance ceremony for MSUM student tonight

There will be a candlelight ceremony in memory of Nicole Olstad-Werre Thursday, September 16 at 7 p.m. in the campus mall. This remembrance ceremony is sponsored by residents of first floor Dahl, where Nicole lived. Nicole was a freshman student from Galesburg, N.D., and a member of the Elementary Education learning community on campus. Nicole died early Saturday morning as a result of injuries suffered in a car accident near Hope.