Music professor returns from performance in Trinidad

Dr. Kenyon Williams, Professor of Music at MSUM, recently returned from two weeks abroad in Trinidad as a part of his spring sabbatical. While in Trinidad, he performed in an historic ensemble, the 2013 Birdsong Steel Orchestra as a part of the island’s annual Panorama competition. Panorama, known by steelpan lovers as the “Superbowl” of pan, is an island-wide competition […]

Sabbatical info online

Links to the application information for 2012-2013 sabbaticals as well as the 2011-2012 Faculty Professional Development & Evaluation Process deadlines can be found on the Academic Affairs reference page, http://web.mnstate.edu/academicaffair/reference.cfm        

Craig Ellingson awarded national teaching grant

Craig Ellingson, a faculty member in the MSUM Theatre Department, was recently awarded one of six National Teaching Artist Grants from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The grant supports Ellingson’s sabbatical leave during 2011-2012. He will participate in Dell’Arte International and its Physical Theatre certificate program in Blue Lake, Calif.