There is a new employee in the Maintenance Department, Craig Lucas. He started on March 1. Craig's area will be the "Upper C" area of the building. Most recently, Craig was employed at UGF.  For 20 years, he has been a member of the 219th Division of Red Horse with the Montana Guard. His area of expertise is Entomology (rats, mice, bugs, etc.). Craig was born and raised in Williston, North Dakota. In his free time, he enjoys playing pool and his passion is throwing "horseshoes", minus the horse.

Welcome to MSU Great Falls Craig.  We are excited to have you here.

Congratulations to the 2010 NISOD Excellence Award recipients from MSU-Great Falls: Jana Carter, Teri Dwyer, Doug LeVeque, and Kim Woloszyn. These faculty members were nominated by the administration for consideration and were recently selected.

Since its inception in 1978, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) has emphasized the importance of teaching and leadership excellence in institutions of higher education. NISOD has worked to serve, engage, and inspire teachers and leaders through conferences, publications, web services, partnerships, programs, and more. Each year, NISOD recognizes and celebrates outstanding faculty, staff, and administrators from more than 700 community colleges and other institutions of higher learning worldwide at its International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence.

Jana, Teri, Doug, and Kim will attend NISOD's 32nd Annual Conference later this spring to receive their award. Jana will also be presenting a breakout session at the conference titled, "Assessment, Like Revision, Is Recursive: Redesigning and Rethinking Metrics and Methods for the Assessment of Student Writing."

Do you have spring fever? We have the cure . . . Missouri River Break. The 10th Annual Missouri River Break is March 12 through 14. Seventy mini-workshops taught by expert instructors offered. Some of the many topics covered include: computer technology, recreation and travel, crafts and cooking and much more. Workshop registrations are $7 each and pre-registration is open through March 10th. Pre-registration is highly encouraged since many workshops fill quickly. For more information, call MSU - Great Falls College of Technology at 454-3217 or 800-446-2698 x.3217 or for a detailed schedule visit http://outreach.msugf.edu/mrb/.

This event is hosted on the MSU - Great Falls Campus located at 2100 16th Avenue South, Great Falls, Montana and brought to you by MSU-Great Falls College of Technology, Great Falls Tribune, Hub International, Sletten Companies, Stockman Bank and Sam's Club. Missouri River Break would not be possible without the expertise and generosity of the workshop presenters who volunteer their time.  
 
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Team Problem Solving
This hands-on fun workshop will teach you to facilitate and participate in effective team problem solving. During the workshop your group will create a problem and solve it using practical team and problem-solving tools. You will find yourself using the skills you learn at work and at home.

Classes are $7.00 per person or 3 from the same department for $10.00, if registering as a group.

Complete your registration in the Outreach Department.
Limited Seating -25