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Upcoming Events
October 19 - 25
Respiratory Care Week
October 22
WellCheck - 6:30am - 10:00 am Heritage Hall
Library Open House - 3 - 7:00 pm
October 27
Mid-Term Grades Due | |
| Outreach ~ Professional & Continuing Education |
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Outreach Web Page
Oct. 17
Oct. 20, 23
Oct. 21, 23, 27, 28, 30
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| Library Open House!
Mark your calendars: The library is hosting (finally!) a celebration to inaugurate its new facility. Students, faculty and staff are invited to the celebration at the Library on Wednesday, October 22 between 3 and 7 pm. There will be refreshments, door prizes, get-to-know-your-library activities (some with prizes), and more. It will also be free photocopy day for students, an event co-sponsored by the library and student government. |
| Wellness Presents: Small Steps to Health and Wealth
New class available from Wellness: Small Steps to Health and Wealth will be presented via the Internet during lunch on November 6 and 13. You must register by October 31. This class is worth 1 credit in WellAwards. If you have any questions please contact Mary Kay Bonilla. |
AAUW Book Sale
Book lovers, collectors, hobbyists, casual readers and serious students all can find something at the annual AAUW book sale, Wednesdays-Sundays, from Oct. 15-26, on the third floor of the Great Falls Public Library. The book sale is the association's main fundraising event. Proceeds from the sale go to scholarships (one is awarded to an MSU-GF student annually) and to support community libraries and other organizations that promote education, including the MSU-Great Falls library. The hours of the sale will be: Wed-Thurs. noon- 7 pm; Fri. noon to 5 pm; Sat. 11 am-5 pm; Sun. 1-4 pm. The collection includes general fiction, romance, science, poetry, philosophy, psychology, sociology, cookbooks, crafts, hobbies, sports, business, economics, history, political science, children's, phonograph records, DVDs, CDs, and more. Books are priced according to whether they are hardback or paperback. Collectors are attracted to the auction (conducted the first week) for the chance to buy rare or antique books. Bargain hunters love the final days when books are sold by the sackfull. For more information, contact Jeri Pullum, 771-5120 or [email protected]. |
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Benefis Awards Two Memorial Scholarships
Benefis Healthcare Foundation awarded Yuliya Christensen of Great Falls and Kristen Soderbeck of Bozeman with the Terry L. Jackson, M.D. Memorial Scholarship.
Paula Jackson established a scholarship endowment fund with Benefis Healthcare Foundation to honor her late husband, Dr. Terry L. Jackson. Jackson was a physician who specialized in pain management, physical medicine and rehabilitation. He practiced in Great Falls for 11 years and served as director of rehabilitation at Columbus Hospital. It was his wish to establish a scholarship fund to assist students pursuing careers in medicine and related fields.To continue his legacy of helping patients rehabilitate after injury or illness, Paula Jackson chose to provide scholarships to students in the physical therapist assistant program at MSU-Great Falls College of Technology. This new program trains assistants who work directly with patients under the direction of a physical therapist. Christensen and Soderbeck will complete the program in July 2009.
Two scholarships are awarded annually. The application deadline is Aug. 1. Applicants must have received formal acceptance in the physical therapist assistant program at MSU-Great Falls. For further information contact Andrea Johnson at MSU-Great Falls at 771-5134 or Benefis Healthcare Foundation at 455-5840. |
Wind Consultant
Article Submitted by Jeri Pullum
Sean Micken of Western Community Energy was on campus Monday, Oct. 6, for a site visit to assess the feasibility of MSU-Great Fall's plan to place a wind turbine south of the building. Although much smaller than a commercial model, the turbine -- most likely similar in size to the one installed at Cascade County's shop complex -- should be able to substantially reduce electricity costs in the new Construction and Industrial Trades Building. Western Community's study will evaluate the available wind, possible sites and payback period, and recommend turbines suited to the college's needs. The turbine also could be for instruction if MSU-Great Falls develops a wind technician program. If the study determines a turbine is feasible, the next steps will be to seek approval from the Board of Regents, request proposals from turbine suppliers and contract for delivery and installation. If all goes well, MSU-Great Falls may have a turbine in place this summer. |
Montana Shares Offers Charitable Choices on Campus
Submitted by Kimberly Cummings
It's time to pledge to give back to your community and state, supporting causes you care about. Through a payroll contribution or a one-time gift, you may designate your donation to groups in Montana Shares working to meet immediate needs in our communities and also to find long-term solutions related to issues concerning all Montanans. They promote, protect and preserve Montana's human, animal, cultural and natural resources.
Your choices include 38 nonprofits in Montana, including the Great Falls Community Food Bank, Student Assistance Foundation (SAF), Missouri River Dance Co., MT 4-H Foundation, MT Spay Neuter Task Force, MT Wilderness Association, MT Meth Project, and MT Mental Health Association to name a few. See Kimberly at the SAF office on campus for more info.
Montana Shares materials were distributed and are online at www.montanashares.org, where you can also make a secure online donation today. When you give, you feel good and lives and communities are improved. Turn in your pledge form to Melanie Houge by Thursday. Thank you. |
Outreach Courses - Podcasting
Learn how to create a movie from video clips, still photos, and sound bites using the free Windows program Movie Maker. Editing digital video, adding transitions and title slides and sound will be covered as we learn how to create a video podcast. In addition, participants will use Audacity and Camstudio to create podcasts. Podcasts can be posted online and be used as mini lessons on a variety of subjects students can download from home or school. This class is for the intermediate to advanced computer user.
Participants may bring their own video or digital still photos if they want. The class is from 5:30-8:30 pm on October 20, 23. The cost is only $69. If interested stop in and see Deborah Richerson or Melanie Paul in Outreach. |
 Grayce Holzheimer featured in Urban Art Projects
Urban Art Project's fall art installation features MSU - Great Falls Artist and Art faculty Grayce Holzheimer.
Holzheimers' exhibit is titled; "Disappearing Act, a Requiem for Birds" and is a reflection of her interest in birds and the recent decline due to habitat fragmentation and increasing global warming. For instance, the Rufus Hummingbird's population has fallen 58 percent due to logging and development in its breeding range! Loss has been a theme with Holzheimer, since recent surgeries have limited movement in her arms due to nerve damage. She has since learned to write and paint "right" handed and is learning to cope with her lack of strength by painting instead of practicing sculpture.
The exhibit will include many other Great Falls artists, including art instructors who have taught at the College. The Tribune states; "The exhibit promises an interesting variety of media to challenge and delight viewers as they walk or drive by the building at any time day or night." The exhibit is up for three months, drive by and check it out.
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| Interim Dean Schaffer's Open Office Hours
Interim Dean Joe Schaffer will have open office hours from 2 - 4 pm. The office hours will occur every Wednesday, unless there is a scheduling conflict and they need to be cancelled. No appointment will be necessary, but it will be on a first come, first serve basis. The office hours are available for faculty, staff, and students to stop by and talk to Interim Dean Schaffer. |
| Leadership Great Falls On Campus
On Thursday, October 16, Leadership Great Falls Class of 2009 will meet on Campus as a part of their Human Services Day. This year's delegates from MSU - Great Falls are Judy Hay and Ken Wardinsky. |
Kudos!
Lisa Albert is working on her Bachelor's degree through MSU Billings.
Andrea Johnson was nominated and selected as a Great Falls Business 2008 Rising Star!!!! Ten people were selected and will receive the Rising Star award on November 9. This is the third year the Rising Star awards have been given out, which profiles Great Falls residents, age 40 and under making great contributions to our community.
Dr. Greg Paulauskis has been accepted by the American Association for Respiratory Care as an AARC Fellow, to be inducted with the 2008 class of Fellows in the AARC. He will receive his pin at the AARC International Respiratory Congress in Anaheim, CA on December 13-16. This award recognizes individuals who have make a profound and lasting contribution to the Respiratory Care profession. | |
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