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Feb. 19, 2009 Campus Announcements

Events

Women’s Heritage Month showcases women’s influence
To recognize women’s contributions in history and culture, March is Women’s Heritage Month. This year, a number of Minot State University events will examine the work of women, paid and unpaid. 2009_Womens_Heritage_Month_flyer.pdf

For more information, visit the event Web pages at http://www.minotstateu.edu/women/ or contact Bethany Andreasen, associate professor of history, at bethany.andreasen@minotstateu.edu or at 858-3243.
--Bethany Andreasen, associate professor of history

Sustainability Committee meeting Tuesday
The Sustainability Committee plans to meet Tuesday (Feb. 24) at 8:30 a.m. in the Crane Hall lecture room. All faculty, staff and students are welcome. The committee maintains a Web site at www.minotstateu.edu/sustain.

Tip of the week: Earth Recycling has moved to 4th Ave. N.W., just west of the 83 bypass.
--Paul Lepp, assistant professor of biology

General Information

MSU offers sympathy to Cantone family
Minot State University has been greatly saddened by the death of Taylor Ann Cantone, infant daughter of Melissa Cantone, records specialist in the registrar’s office. Taylor was born and died Feb. 14. The funeral was private. We extend our condolences to the Cantone family.
--Mark Lyman, director of public information

Office of Public Information

With assistance from the Office of Public Information, Hannah Rude, an MSU student, wrote the following news release:



For Immediate Release: Date: Feb. 19, 2009



THE MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABILITY
COMMITTEE REACHES OUT FOR NEW MEMBERS

The Minot State University Sustainability Committee wants new members to become a part of its ongoing mission to make MSU more environmentally friendly. The committee meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. in Crane Hall.

The Sustainability Committee is comprised of Minot State students, faculty and staff who endeavor to educate the community and campus on environmental issues. Thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Xcel Energy Foundation, the committee has undertaken the large project of implementing a recycling system at MSU.

“The committee is currently developing a proposal to decide how best to implement the grant-supported project, who will collect the recyclables and which buildings will serve in a recycling pilot,” said Linda Olson, chair of the Sustainability Committee and professor of art.

Currently on campus, only paper is being recycled. With the new program in place, Minot State would be able to recycle plastics and aluminum cans.

Committee member Roger Kluck, director of facilities, conducted research to determine what recycling policies other schools in the North Dakota University System had. His report found that the North Dakota State University is expanding their recycling program, and the University of North Dakota has been recycling since 1992.

“I applaud UND and NDSU for taking the initiative of starting on-campus recycling programs, and I am glad that MSU is following their lead,” said Michelle Galster, a senior majoring in social work, who is participating on the committee.

The Sustainability Committee is also looking to do an event for Earth Day (April 22). To learn additional information about the Sustainability Committee, visit www.minotstateu.edu/sustain. To attend a meeting and/or joining the committee, contact Olson at 858-3836 or linda.olson@minotstateu.edu.

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MSU in the News
(To inform the MSU community of Minot State items in the media, the Office of Public Information will provide links to items.)



Last night, KMOT did two stories about Minot State University. This link is only available for the next 6-10 hours. The stories included are a piece on the community press conference regarding MSU being featured in a five-minute video that will air nationally on the Fox Business Channel and an Education-in-Action segment on cancer research being done at Minot State.

http://www.kmot.com/Video_10_LocalNews.asp

Reminder: Check the campus calendar on the MSU home page for additional events at http://www.minotstateu.edu/.