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 Thursday, Oct. 12 | 2-4:30 p.m.

The United Way Day of Caring is a community-wide event, where United Way of Cass-Clay mobilizes volunteer teams of 3-6 people to assist people in need with a household project. There are some specific spots set aside for MSUM to participate. This is a great opportunity for students, employees and community  members to work together to help our local neighbors with their needs (such as yard work, painting, cleaning, etc.) and give back to the community. If you are an employees, please discuss with your supervisor before signing up to participate.

To participate, please email Shireen Alemadi at alemadsh@mnstate.edu and include the following: Name, Email Address, Cell Phone Number, and if you are a student or employee. Deadline to sign up: Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. Space is limited — sign up today!

About 20 Shanley High School students participated in a day of service at MSUM yesterday, Sept. 13, as part of their homecoming week activities. The entire student body of 350 students and faculty volunteered at 18 community locations. This is the third year they have volunteered at MSUM.

“MSUM does a great job of keeping us busy all day long and the service they give to us is really great as well,” said Ashlee Cournia, a Shanley English teacher and a 2013 MSUM alumna. “We enjoy coming back here because of your hospitality.”  Read the rest of this entry →

About 20 Shanley High School students participated in a day of service at MSUM yesterday, Sept. 13, as part of their homecoming week activities. The entire student body of 350 students and faculty volunteered at 18 community locations. This is the third year they have volunteered at MSUM.

“MSUM does a great job of keeping us busy all day long and the service they give to us is really great as well,” said Ashlee Cournia, a Shanley English teacher and a 2013 MSUM alumna. “We enjoy coming back here because of your hospitality.”  Read the rest of this entry →

After submitting a letter of interest, Minnesota State University Moorhead received notification it has been invited to apply to become a Minnesota Remembers Vietnam Host Community.

“We are honored that our letter of interest was selected and that we are now able to submit a full proposal,” said Shireen Alemadi, assistant director for Community Outreach and Engagement. “We look forward to working with our partners around the FM community to complete this proposal in the next four weeks.”

According to the Minnesota Humanities Center website, “Minnesota Remembers Vietnam is an initiative led by Twin Cities PBS (TPT) and aimed at inspiring Minnesotans to remember and share stories recognize bravery, express their reasons for dissent, and foster understanding around the lasting impact of war.”

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The campus community is invited to attend the presentation portion of the candidate’s interview. The candidates have been provided a prompt and will speak for 20 minutes. We will then have 10 minutes for Q and A from the audience.

Here are the presentation details:

Monday, May 1
Candidate: Shireen Alemadi
Presentation: 9:45-10:15 a.m. in CMU 205  Read the rest of this entry →

MSUM College for Kids & Teens has been awarded $9,550 in grant support from Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) for Summer 2017. This is the sixth year in a row that the program has applied for and been awarded money from LRAC to support their K-12 courses in the arts.

The $9,550 will be used to support need-based scholarships for K-12 students that want to attend MSUM College for Kids & Teens Arts courses. Examples of courses that students could take include: Science and Art of Making Soap, Clay and Toy Animation, Peculiar Painting, Water Wonder World, Dare to Design, Kids and Clay and many more.  Read the rest of this entry →

MSUM College for Kids & Teens has been awarded $15,000 in grant support from Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) for Summer 2016. This is the fifth year in a row that the program has applied for and been awarded money from LRAC to support their K-12 courses in the arts. Read the rest of this entry →

Congratulations to all of the MSUM alumnae, faculty and staff nominated as YWCA Cass Clay Women of the Year!

Alumna Tonya Stende, Dale Carnegie North Dakota President, was named YWCA Woman of the Year for Community and Volunteer Service, and alumna Michelle Weber, Principal at Liberty Middle School, was named YWCA Woman of the Year for Science and Technology.

Other Dragon alumnae, faculty and staff nominees include: Shireen Alemadi, MSUM; Sandra Buchholz, Sagency Talent; Dr. Jennifer Fremstad, West Fargo High School; Carol Grimm, MSUM; Beth Olson, FM Dorothy Day House; and Dr. Deborah White, MSUM.

Don’t miss out on registering your children or grandchildren for some great classes this summer! Visit www.mnstate.edu/collegeforkids to view the schedule and descriptions. Also, spread the word to family and friends about this great opportunity. Read the rest of this entry →

MSUM is offering 3 NEW camps that are specifically for high school students. Read the rest of this entry →

Community outreach coordinator Shireen Alemadi is featured in the March issue of the Fargo Monthly magazine. The feature introduces this year’s class of United Way’s 35 Under 35 women’s leadership program.

Shireen Alemadi has been named Minnesota State University Moorhead’s new Coordinator for Community Outreach.  She will continue her extensive work with College for Kids & Teens as well as lead outreach activities in a variety of academic and non-academic settings in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

Alemadi has been teaching at MSUM since 2007 in both the Biosciences Department and the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, as well as helping increase student involvement in K-12 outreach.

As coordinator of College for Kids & Teens, she has expanded course offerings and increased enrollment, from 160 registrations in 2011 to 1,184 registrations last summer.

She earned a bachelor’s degree from MSUM in biology with an emphasis in ecology and field biology and a master’s degree in biology from the University of Central Florida.

I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the entire MSUM campus community for helping to make College for Kids a success this summer. We had record-breaking enrollment this summer with 623 registrations! The MSUM campus was able to provide these students with a great experience, and for that I am grateful! Many of the students were excited about what they could take next summer and there were quite a few that made statements about how “cool” MSUM was and that they wanted to come here for college! Special thanks go out to Admissions, Athletics, Business Services, Grounds Crew, Marketing/Photography, Physical Plant, Office of Student Activities and last but not least the Maintenance staff. Read the rest of this entry →

College for Kids is always looking to expand and have new course offerings for students. Check out the website and see what has been offered before and then complete the attached proposal form with your course idea. In past years the age range was 8 – 14, but this year we are going to have classes for kids ages 6 – 18. You can put in your proposal the ages you would like your class limited to.

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Eighteen Biosciences students and faculty volunteered for the 5th annual fundraiser for 4luvofdog rescue. Workers helped with set up for the annual silent auction from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 2, and also with the evening auction. Volunteers included Shireen Alemadi, Ellen Brisch, Alyssa Breitbach, Sara Elgin, Eva Engseth, Janna Gibertson, Asako Handa and friend Yuka, Molly Kraemer, Jamie Naasz, Robyn Oster, Miranda Sater, Shannon Smith, Katherine Szweduik, Erin Trisko, Kimberly Vang, Rachel Walsh and Carmen White.

Name: Shireen Alemadi
Profession: Instructor of biosciences
Number of years at MSUM: 7
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Q: If you could listen to any type of music right now, what would you choose?
A: I was just listening to Irish music. I listen to pretty much everything, but if I had to pick one, I would probably pick Irish music – Scottish music, as well. I just love the tones in the music, and I really enjoy the bagpipes. I go to the Irish fair every year in Minneapolis and listen to Irish music, and I’ve gone to some concerts when they come to town. I have no Irish heritage at all, but I love it. Read the rest of this entry →

Interested in learning how to make glass beads? There will be a 4-day course offered this summer July 15 – 18 – Session 2 of CFK. The class will meet from 5 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. The course costs $129.00. You will receive more details once your registration is processed. Print out the attached registration form and submit with payment. Any questions call Shireen Alemadi at 218.477.2579.

CFK-Adult-Class-Registration-Form

The Employee Excellence Awards luncheon was held May 16 in the CMU Ballroom. Employees are nominated by their peers for recognition in five categories. This year’s award winners include:

Excellence in Service to Students: Becky Boyle Jones
Excellence in Service to the Community: Shireen Alemadi
Excellence in Service to the University: Classified Staff of the Livingston Lord Library: Christy Boyer, Peggy Bremer, Jenny Jensen, Jennifer Jorgenson, Kathy Ness, Peg O’Neill, Dianne Schmidt, Korella Selzler, and Lori Wallace Read the rest of this entry →

Interested in learning how to make glass beads?

Get your registration in before this course is advertised to the greater F-M area!

There will be a 4-day course offered this summer (July 15 – 18). The class will meet from 5 to 7:45 p.m. Read the rest of this entry →