I am happy to pass on the results of yesterday's Associated Students of MSU-Great Falls Officer Elections.  The current officers would like you to congratulate the following individuals who have been elected to serve for the 2010-2011 academic year:
 
L to R:

Vice President - Derren Auger (Associate of Arts - Education)
Secretary - Marcus Kraus (Associate of Arts)

President  - Robert McElhinney (Business Admin Management)
Not Pictured: Treasurer - Hunter Coleman (Associate of Science)

John Cereck is our new computer systems analyst in IT services.  John comes to us with a Bachelor's degree from DeVry University and has done a lot of different contract work for various businesses.  I will be taking John around campus to introduce him over the next few days, but if you do not get a chance to meet him, please stop by IT services when you have time to help welcome him to our campus.

 

 

You are cordially invited to attend a Cap & Gown Celebration and Reception to honor the 2010 GED Recipients. The event will be held on Thursday, May 6 at 6:30 pm in Heritage Hall.

I wanted to let you know how the MSU Great Falls "village"  welcomed, and educated five students and one teacher from Fort Belknap recently.  Liz McClain had emailed me, and set up a time and date to bring students from Fort Belknap College to MSU Great Falls to show them what we had to offer, especially in the health science programs.

Everyone I contacted in advance was eager to meet with these students.  And because nursing had their advisory committee luncheon, Liz was able to attend and share her thoughts with other healthcare professionals in Great Falls.  Natalie and Lanni welcomed the students, made them very comfortable, and then Natalie showed them around the campus, while recruiting them at the same time.  During this time, Liz was able to meet with Judy and Greg concerning transferability issues, which were all resolved, right then and there!  Judy was also able to give Liz, and the students a "go to person", Dana Freshly, so the students would feel comfortable, and more likely to ask questions, and not walk away.

We then went by the bookstore where these students looked over the clothing, and several got smoothies, which they really enjoyed. I then took the students upstairs to the nursing lab, and talked with them about nursing. Then Greg talked with them about the other health science program, especially radiology, and respiratory.  I then took the three students interested in dental hygiene downstairs to meet and talk with Kim about her program. She gave them an in-depth tour of the department, and talked with them for about 30 minutes.  While students were meeting with Kim, I took the other two students to financial aid, and Julie talked with them about grants, scholarships, financial aid, and Native American waivers.  By this time they were tired, happy, and very well educated.  They left smiling, and promising to come back.
 
All of these people went out of their way, did a little extra, and made these students, and teacher think very highly of MSU Great Falls. What a village!

The WoRC program is looking for volunteers (possibly senior college students who could gain participation points-grades from volunteering) who could teach soft skills to small groups of participants' in the WoRC program in 2 or 3 week intervals. The topics for the 1-2 hour classes needed for the soft skills program vary. Some of the classes involve teaching conflict resolution, understanding and coping with stress, managing family, managing time, motivation, learning or personality styles, resume writing, interviewing, PEP (personal employment plan), or any communication skills. If you would like more information, or if you would like to volunteer and teach these classes, or involve your students in this relevant and needed activity, please Call Marlene Olson @791-5870 or MOlson2@mt.gov.

The MSU - Great Falls student honorary, Phi Theta Kappa, will hold its induction and announcement of 2010-2011 officers is April 30 starting at 6 pm in Heritage Hall. All faculty and professional staff are invited to attend. This is a very special night for the students and their families.

If you were unable to attend the benefits meeting on Friday, you can view a podcast of the benefits information at the following link:  http://www.mus.edu/choices/  Just click on Spring Tour 2010 Presentation in the middle of the page.  There is also a specific URx presentation for the new pharmacy plan at the same link, just click on NEW! URx.  
 
Remember, Open Enrollment closes Friday, May 7, at 5:00 pm.