Nov. 28, 2012

Singers unite for performance of Handel’s ‘Messiah’The Heritage Singers men’s chorus, the Voices of Note women’s chorus, the

Minot State University Concert Choir and community singers, including highschool students, will join in the performance of Handel’s “Messiah” Sunday (Dec.2) in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall at 4 p.m. They will be directed by Ken Bowles,Division of Music chair.“MSU is proud to host the 83rd consecutive performance of ‘Messiah’ in Minot,”

Bowles said. “The chorus is comprised of community, church, public school anduniversity singers. Selected soloists are MSU music students and alumni.”Each year, the three sponsoring choirs present the “Christmas Portion” of the

famous oratorio. This year marks the 103th anniversary of Minot’s firstperformance of “Messiah.” Admission is a freewill offering, and everyone iswelcome.Event proceeds are directed to the Joseph Hegstad Music Scholarship and the

John Strohm Music Scholarship funds for MSU music students.This concert also celebrates the legacies of Hegstad and Strohm, professors

emeritus, who were music division chairs.Hegstad served as choral director for the Concert Choir, Vagabond Male Chorus

and the Jazz Madrigal Singers. A founding member and former director of theHeritage Singers, he is credited for continuing the traditional Decemberperformance of "Messiah." In 1992, the Minot Symphony Orchestra and MSUConcert Choir chose not to continue with the piece. Hegstad combined the HeritageSingers and Voices of Note to sustain the perennial favorite.Strohm directed the MSU Concert Choir and the MSUWomen’s Chorus for

numerous years. For 24 years, he was instrumental in organizing communityperformances of the “Messiah,” which were held at the Minot MunicipalAuditorium.For questions about “Messiah,” contact the music division at 858-3185.

‘Make the Call, Win itAll’ ThursdayThe 14th annual KMSUAuction is

set to broadcast live on Channel 19Thursday (Nov. 29) at 6:30 p.m., with apreshow starting at 5 p.m. The KMSUAuction fundraises for MSUbroadcasting scholarships and

equipment in addition to giving 10percent to a charitable communitycause. This year’s selection is theRoosevelt Park."We are excited to continue helping

Minot recover. Last year, students gaveall auction proceeds to flood-impactedindividuals,” said Janna McKechnie,KMSUAuction coordinator. “Thisyear, they chose to help the community,and Roosevelt Park was their topchoice.”The communication arts class has

gathered over $25,000 in donations tobe auctioned. This event is a QVC-styleauction compiled of 57 packages fromarea businesses.To view the full package list, visit

http://www.minotstateu.edu/auction/.

MSU Symphonic Bandcelebrates season with‘Winter Dances’The Minot State University

Symphonic Band is presenting aconcert, "Winter Dances," Monday(Dec. 3) in AnnNicole Nelson Hall at7:30 p.m. Devin Otto,MSU director ofbands, conducts theSymphonic Band,which is comprised ofmusic majors as wellas students from other academicprograms.

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The concert will contain musiccelebrating the winter season, including"Winter Dances" by Brian Balmagesand "Comets in Winter Sky" by DanielMcCarthy.“The centerpiece of the concert is a

pillar of the wind-band repertoire,Alfred Reed's ‘Russian ChristmasMusic,’ which is based on liturgicalmusic of the Eastern Orthodoxy,” Ottosaid. “We will also play a few seasonalfavorites along the way!”This concert is free and open to the

public.For questions, contact Otto at 858-

3189 or devin.otto@minotstateu.edu.

Borden-King concludesBrown Bag Book Talksfor fall semesterLisa Borden-King, associate

professor of teacher education, willdiscuss “Reality is Broken: Why GamesMake Us Better and How They CanChange the World” by Jane McGonigalTuesday (Dec. 4) for a Brown BagBook Talk.People need not read the featured

book ahead of time and are encouragedto bring a sack lunch. The book talks,sponsored by the Gordon B. OlsonLibrary, begin at noon and conclude intime for 1 p.m. classes. All are held inthe lower level of the library in GroupStudy Room 2.

History Club presents‘Digital Minot’Minot State University’s History

Club will present “Digital Minot: AnOn-Line Museum of Local History”Tuesday (Dec. 4) in Memorial 114 at7 p.m. Bethany Andreasen, associatehistory professor, Amy Lisner, DigitalMinot project coordinator, and MSUstudents, Leah Ronholdt, Matthew Volkand Heath Glenn, will share their work.“Digital Minot: An On-Line Museum

of Local History,” an evolving web-based exploratory site, engages student

research more wholly with Minot StateUniversity’s surrounding communities.Initially, Andreasen proposed thatstudent historical projects and materialsbe digitized and made accessible to thepublic rather than stored in closets andboxes.Ronhold researched the history of

Thompson Larson Funeral Home indowntown Minot. Volk studied thefoundation of Minot Normal School andhow North Dakota conditions wereconducive to its establishment. Glennresearched sports at Minot StateTeachers College during the 1930s.Refreshments will be served

afterward. Admission is free.

Technology Dayshowcases students ofall agesDec. 5 at Minot State University,

high school students will compete at theDepartment of Business Technology’s15th annual Technology Day.“Technology Day is an excellent

event to showcase area high schoolstudents in their business andtechnology skills. Underwood HighSchool has won for the last four years,”said Jan Repnow, business informationtechnology instructor. “This event alsoshowcases our business teacher-education students as they plan,organize and manage all aspects of thiscompetition in preparation for theirupcoming teaching careers.”High schools select students for

competition in accounting, businesslaw, desktop publishing, document

production, business principles,spreadsheet applications and webpagedesign.The school with the most points for

placements in all competitions willreceive a sweepstakes trophy.Participating high schools are Berthold,Bowbells, Des Lacs-Burlington,Kenmare, Max, Powers Lake, Surrey,TGU Granville, TGU Towner,Underwood and Westhope. This is thefirst year Bowbells has competed.BIT faculty members and Pi Omega

Pi, the business teacher-education honorsociety, will supervise the competition,which starts at 9:30 a.m. in the SlaatenLearning Center and Old Main 314. Alunch and awards ceremony isscheduled for 12:15 p.m. in theConference Center.As part of Technology Day, Ben

Berg will present “Facebook Tips.”Berg, an MSU business-educationstudent, is student teaching at MinotHigh School-Magic City Campus. DanRobert, SRT network operationsmanager, will also talk about SRTnetwork operations.Technology Day corporate sponsors

include SRT Communications, GrandInternational Inn, MicrosoftCorporation, CompuTech, First WesternBank & Trust, The Computer Store andUnited Community Bank.For questions, contact Repnow at 858-

3325 or jan.repnow@minotstateu.edu.

MSU Jazz Ensemblecelebrates 2012 withLatin and swing musicDec. 6, the Minot State University

Jazz Ensemble will perform in AnnNicole Nelson Hall at 7:30 p.m. Theensemble will perform a variety ofLatin and swing charts that feature theensemble and soloists. MSU senior TimOlson will also be a featured vocalist.For questions, contact Adam Estes,

assistant professor of woodwinds, at858-3193 or adam.estes@minotstateu.edu.

Nursing invites campusto Research DayThe Minot State University

Department of Nursing would like thecampus to share its Research Day andopen house Dec. 7 from 8:15 a.m. tonoon. Research Day will highlightresearch projects, posters and paperpresentations developed by nursingstudents. The event will be held in theStudent Center Atrium.For questions, contact Heidi

Benavides, nursing instructor, at 858-3258or heidi.benavides@minotstateu.edu.

Campus Playerspresent ‘The BestChristmas PageantEver’Minot State University’s Campus

Players production of “The BestChristmas Pageant Ever,” by BarbaraRobinson, will run Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m.and Dec. 8 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. inAleshire Theater.In this story, the Herdmans are the

six worst kids in history. They lie, cheat,cuss, steal, even burn down buildings;their commandeering of the communityChristmas pageant dissolves the entiretown into chaos. Ultimately, however,the true spirit of Christmas is found.This will be Grant Johnson’s first

main stage production as director.Brittany Armstrong is the stagemanager.“Despite the inherent challenges of

working with such a large cast, I amvery excited about this production,”Johnson said. “In particular, I amthrilled that we will be touring the showDec. 6 to a few local elementaryschools, which, due to budgetconstraints, would otherwise miss outon this opportunity to experiencetheater.”Tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for

students, children and senior citizens.MSU IDs will not be accepted foradmission, as this production is a

fundraiser for Campus Players.Reservations can be made by calling858-3172.

Minot and Fargo SSWOmembers fight hungerand homelessnessMinot State University Student

Social Work Organization membersraised $1,680.00 in monetary donationsand collected 2,154.60 pounds of foodduring Freezin’ for a Reason Nov. 17.All donations, monetary and food, wentto the Minot Area Homeless Coalitionto benefit community members.“SSWO wants to thank all of the

supporters of this event and thecommunity for truly helping those inneed this holiday season,” said DionneSpooner, MSU SSWO advisor.SSWO-Fargo members traveled to

Minot to deliver over $600, suppliesand food, which they collected throughtwo community service projects inconnection with National Hunger andHomelessness Awareness Week. Theytoured MSU and the city’s flood-affected areas and participated inFreezin’ for a Reason with MSUSSWO.For more information, contact

Spooner at 858-3142 ordionne.l.spooner@minotstateu.edu.

In the galleriesDec. 4-28 — “Dakotah Series:

Monoprints,” by C. Robert Schwieger,Library Gallery.Dec. 4-31 — International Mezzotint

Exchange exhibition by 24 IM societyartists, Hartnett Gallery.

Minot State University missionMinot State University is first and foremost dedicated to the success of all stu-dents: their growth and development as educated citizens, their confidence,and their life-long devotion to the common good and the welfare of others.

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Faculty and staffachievements

The Office of Public Informationproudly shares the many accomplish-ments of faculty and staff with thecampus community in every issue.

Brent Askvig, North Dakota Centerfor Persons with Disabilities executivedirector and Minot State Universityspecial education professor, and JanMeyer, Harstad University Collegeprofessor, Norway, recently edited andreleased the book, ”Proceedings of theU.S.–Nordic International Conferenceon Intellectual Disabilities.” The bookcontains articles by Askvig and Meyer,along with papers from all 17 presentersat the first international conference ondevelopmental disabilities at MSU inSeptember 2011.

Department of CommunicationDisorders faculty and students gaveseveral presentations at the AmericanSpeech-Language-Hearing Associationannual convention in Atlanta, Nov. 15-17.

Ann Beste-Guldborg, assistantcommunication disorders professor, andstudent Nicole Campanale presented“Knowledge, Perceptions & Beliefs ofNorthern Plains Indians TowardStuttering,” “Eastern American IndianPerceptions of Stuttering” and“Cluttering & Stuttering: Perceptionsof Undergraduate CommunicationDisorders Students.”

Kendal Carlberg, student, andCheryl Gerard, communicationdisorders professor, discussed “FactorsAffecting Intensity & Duration ofAphasia Therapy.”

Leisa Harmon, communicationdisorders department chair, KristinaThunberg, student, andMelissaHerzig, communication disordersinstructor, shared “Effectively Reading

Books with Children: Techniques forStudents & Supervisors.”Harmon and Lisa Roteliuk,

communication disorders instructor,highlighted “Lessons Learned: Is YourProgram Prepared for a NaturalDisaster?”

Jordan Hagemeister, student,and Lesley Magnus, associatecommunication disorders professor,presented “Childhood Apraxia ofSpeech: A Survey of CurrentAssessment Practices.”

Linda Madsen, NDCPDdissemination core coordinator, servedon the Aging in America reviewcommittee. The committee reviewedworkshop and poster session proposalsfor the annual American Society onAging Conference which will be heldin Chicago.

Mary Mercer, NDCPD communitytraining and technical assistancecoordinator, received the 2011-12Optimist of the Year award from theOptimist Club of Minot for hercontribution to the youth of thecommunity and the club.

Tom Seymour, business informationtechnology professor, has beenappointed to chair the 2012-2013Minot Area Chamber of CommerceGovernmental Affairs Committee. Thecommittee sponsors Minot arealegislative forums. The upcomingforums will be at the N.D. State FairCenter from 9 to 11 a.m. on Jan. 19 and26, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, March 16 andApril 6.