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August 19:
Faculty return for Fall Semester
August 20:
Live Broadcast! Fill the Big Rig
August 25: 8:30 to 9:45 am Welcome Back Convocation
August 27:
New Student Orientation Day
August 28: 10:30 to 11:30 am Conflict of Interest Training
August 29: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Campus Emergency Training
September 1
Labor Day Holiday Offices Closed, Building Closed
September 2
First day of Fall Semester classes
September 4: 5:00-7:00 pm
Grand Opening of Construction & Industrial Trades Building
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Outreach & Work Force Development
9/2-12/18 Online
9/2-12/18 5:30-6:20 pm
9/3-10/15 6-8:00 pm
9/3, 5, 8, 10, 12 6-9:00 pm
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Greetings!
The Campus is busy with faculty and students returning to campus. Please introduce yourself to our new staff and faculty members! Classes start on September 2, but there is a lot going on before then.
FOA days start this week with orientations for new faculty and staff and a number of other educational opportunities. All employees are asked to attend Convocation from 8:30 to 9:45 am on Monday, August 25.
STAR registrations are ongoing. New Student orientation Day is on August 27th - please wear a white top with denim bottom so that new students will recognize you. Don't forget your name badge. See Assistant Dean of Student Services, Judy Hay, for additional information about that event.
Pam Parsons, Executive Director
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New Employee Orientation
New and recently hired faculty and staff are invited to attend the New Employee Orientation on Wednesday, August 20 from 9 am - 1 pm in Heritage Hall.
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Approval of Postings: Posters and Flyers
Any posters, flyers or other promotional items must be stamped and dated prior to distribution or hanging. Please see Melanie Paul in College Relations for further information. Items without approval stamps will be removed.
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Kathy Meier hired as Director of Disability and Learning Services Kathy Meier is the new MSU - Great Falls Director of Disabilities and Learning Support Services. She received her B. A. in Elementary Education and Special Education and her Master of Education from the University of Great Falls. She most recently worked at the University of Great Falls in the Trio Student Support Services Program as the Disabilities Advocate and as the Director of the Trio Program. She also worked at the Montana State School for the Deaf and the Blind as a sign language interpreter for over 25 years. Kathy's husband, Larry, works in sales at Sports City Cyclery and is in the Montana Air National Guard. They have been married over 28 years. Kathy and Larry have three grown children, Joe (27), Katie (25), and Matt (21). When not working, Kathy enjoys quilting and cooking. Her obsession with quilting has inspired her children to tease her in starting a new program for quilters who are addicted to buying fabric- similar to the Montana Meth program, "Not even once!" |
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New English Faculty - Mandy Wright
Mandy Lynn Wright earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature and Writing from Carroll College and her M.A. in English and M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from MSU Bozeman. She began her teaching career in 2004 at Fort Benton Middle/High School where she taught grades 7, 8, 9, and 11 and coached the speech and drama team. She began teaching at MSU-Great Falls as an adjunct during the 2007 summer session and looks forward to her new career as a full-time instructor. |
 Patricia Nelson Hired as Interior Design Faculty in Bozeman
Patricia Marie Nelson, ASID, has worked in the Interior Design field for 27 years and has extensive experience in all aspects of interior design both commercial and residential. Her specialization is in Hospitality and Residential Design with a focus on the design of wineries. She has five years experience teaching Interior Design in her native San Diego, California. She has been a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designer (ASID) for almost twenty five years. She has a Bachelors Degree in Art with an emphasis on Environmental Design and an focus on Interior Design and is currently enrolled in a Masters Degree Program in Interior Design. |
Cortney See Hired in Admissions
Admissions & Records is excited to announce the arrival of Cortney See (and her soon-to-arrive baby boy!). She comes to us most recently from Beartooth NBC where she was a reporter. She previously worked on the UM campus, where she graduated with a degree in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Communications. She says even though she's a 'Griz', she's excited to be working for MSU-Great Falls. We're glad she's open-minded! Cortney has excellent customer service and computer experience and is very excited to moving back into the college environment. Please stop by and help us welcome her to campus! |
Changes in Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Submitted by Andrea Johnson, MS, PT
The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program has undergone some significant faculty changes recently. Stephanie Wetmore, PT, MS resigned her full-time teaching position, but remains on as an adjunct. She and her family have moved near Park City, MT. Her husband Mike has begun employment as the Chief Flight Instructor at Rocky Mountain College Aviation Program. This will allow Stephanie to spend more time completing her dissertation for her PhD. She has accepted a clinical physical therapist position in nearby Columbus. Stephanie is an excellent instructor and will be greatly missed by the PTA Program.
As the faculty position became available, a search for a new, highly qualified instructor began. The PTA Program has found Charlene Marshall, BS, PTA. Charlene has been practicing as a Physical Therapist Assistant at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls for the last three years. She has also been a clinical instructor to PTA Students in the past. Prior to coming to Montana, Charlene worked clinically as a PTA in Wisconsin. She has practiced in many different clinical settings and is a well-rounded Physical Therapist Assistant. Charlene earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota in 1999 and her Associate of Science Degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in 2003. Charlene will take on the role as PTA faculty and as the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE) for the PTA Program. Charlene will be a welcome addition to the PTA Program Faculty as she is enthusiastic, dependable, organized, positive, and flexible. |
| Lynn Ward Appointed
Submitted by Greg Paulasukis
Lynn Ward was recently asked to be a co-facilitator for American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) New Faculty Mentoring Communities of Practice. She was very honored they thought of her and thought it would be fun to help with them with new Health Information Management (HIM) educators. She will be helping to generate discussion on the discussion board with common problems. |
Peffer Graduate Research Published
Submitted by Roger Peffer
Over the summer Roger Peffer, along with his Graduate Advisors, published some of his graduate research in the journal, Northwest Science. The title of the article is "Riparian and Upland Small Mammals on the East Slope of the Cascade Range, Washington." It was basically a study of the small mammals inhabiting stream corridors and comparing them with the mammals in the forests adjacent to those streams. Extensive research had been done on west slope forests of the Cascades but this was the first major study of east-slope small mammal communities. You can check out the article in Northwest Science, Vol 82, No.2, 2008 pp 94-107. |
Fill the Big Rig! Live Broadcast at MSU on August 20!
MSU - Great Falls, Fisher Radio and many other businesses are combining efforts to collect school supplies and "Fill the Big Rig"! There is a collection barrel in the COTtage Bookstore for you to donate backpacks, notebooks, pencils, crayons and other much needed school supplies between now and August 20.
On August 20, Q106 will be HERE to broadcast LIVE wrapping up the Fill the Big Rig promotion! Please come and show your support by donating generously to make a difference in the life of a child and their education! (Maybe you'll even be on the radio!) |
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 IT Has Moved!
IT Services have now moved to their new area. They are now located in B129, stop by and admire their new area. Note the glassed-in, temperature-controlled server room. | |
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