6 Friday NDSU Seminar The Center for Protease Research and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | “Determining the Mechanism of Immune-Related Clearance and Developing New Therapies for HPV-Related Cancers” | John H. Lee, MD-FACS, Surgeon/Scientist, Sanford Cancer Research Center Sanford ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Associate Professor, Sanford School of Medicine at University of South Dakota | 3:00 pm in Ladd 107 | Refreshments will be served 15 minutes before the seminar. | For more information call Wendy Leach 701.231.8694.
13 Friday Concordia The Office of Cultural Events presents the Germany-based brass chamber ensemble Rekkenze Brass | The group is one of Europe’s leading brass chamber music ensembles. Rekkenze Brass has performed for varied audiences ranging from preschoolers to heads of state. The quintet has toured more than 20 countries around the world and produced 11 recordings in their 30-plus years as an ensemble. Based in Germany, Rekkenze includes Concordia trumpet professor Peter Knudsvig, who spends summers and the Christmas holiday season performing with the group. Several members of Concordia’s music faculty will also join the ensemble for a portion of the performance. | 7:30 PM | Memorial Auditorium | For tickets, visit www.ConcordiaTickets.com or call the Office of Cultural Events at (218) 299-4366.
14 - March 5 MSUM Planetarium Regional Science Center | The Little Star that Could | A story about an average yellow star in search of planets of his own to protect and warm. Along the way, he learns what makes each star special. | Monday at 7 PM, Saturday & Sunday at 2 PM | Admission prices: $5.00 for General admission; $2.50 Children (12 and under); $2.50; Senior citizens (62+); $2.50 Tri-College students | Please contact the MSUM Planetarium at 218.477.2920 or planetarium@mnstate.edu if you have any questions or visit the website: http://web.mnstate.edu/regsci/planetarium/schedule.cfm.
18 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar |Stalking: Know it. Name it. Stop it. | As part of Stalking Awareness Month attend this panel discussion to learn more about the prevalence of stalking in Fargo-Moorhead and how community agencies assist victims and bring perpetrators to justice. | Co-sponsored by Sexual Assault Prevention Programming |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Arikara Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
18 Wednesday MSUM Regional Science Center Open House | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Buffalo River Site | For more information call the Regional Science Center at 218.477.2904, or email scicentr@mnstate.edu to sign up to receive free email newsletters and receive information about special events, program updates, and much more. Or visit the website at http://web.mnstate.edu/regsci/
19 Thursday NDSU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar "Yeast and Mouse Models for Childhood Diseases" | Dr. David A. Pearce, Director, Sanford Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford Research USD; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls | 4:00 PM, Ladd 107 | Refreshments will be service 15 minutes before seminar. | For more information visit https://www.ndsu.edu/eventcalendar/main.php?view=event&eventid=1325612819549
25 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar |Refusing to be Put Aside: A Cross-Cultural Study of Women's Experience of Betrayal | Anne Dilenschneider, Ph.D. | Many American Christian clergy and mental health professionals encourage women to "forgive and forget" after experiences of betrayal. However, persons from other countries challenge this approach. This presentation will explore the results of a cross-cultural study with women from five religious traditions and six nationalities. | Co-sponsored by Women and Gender Studies |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Arikara Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
28 Saturday MSUM Regional Science Center Open House | Candlelight Cross-country event | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Buffalo River Site | For more information call the Regional Science Center at 218.477.2904, or email scicentr@mnstate.edu to sign up to receive free email newsletters and receive information about special events, program updates, and much more. Or visit the website at http://web.mnstate.edu/regsci/
1 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Celebration of Women and Their Music | Singer Rosie Sauvageau will share the history of Fargo's 15th Annual "Celebration of Women and Their Music" as well as give a sampling of her own musical talent which she has shared with the program since 2006. This is the opening event for the celebration of Black History Month. | Co-sponsored by Equity and Diversity Center |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Arikara Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
4 Saturday MSUM Regional Science Center Open House | Ski and Snowshoe event | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Buffalo River Site | For more information call the Regional Science Center at 218.477.2904, or email scicentr@mnstate.edu to sign up to receive free email newsletters and receive information about special events, program updates, and much more. Or visit the website at http://web.mnstate.edu/regsci/
8 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Personal Experiences, Choices and Challenges of Breast Feeding on Campus | Dani Kvanvig-Bohnsack, Heidi Bills, Kathy Edwards, Angie Walswick and Natalie Smith-Carlson | A panel of five women will discuss the dynamics of breast feeding at NDSU by sharing their personal experiences and choices on campus.| Co-sponsored by Women and Gender Studies |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Arikara Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
15 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | seriously?...omg...GYT | Stacey Holm, CHES Health Educator, Wallman Wellness Center | Come and find out why it is so important to take care of your sexual health. Even if you are not sexually active right now, this is an important topic to be informed about to protect yourself in the future. | Memorial Union Meadow Lark Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
15 Wednesday NDSU presentation Sex Signals | 6:00 PM| Blending a unique combination of improvisational comedy, education and audience participation, "Sex Signals" provides a provocative, in-your-face look at issues surrounding dating, sex and date rape on college campuses. | Memorial Union Great Room | Sponsored by Campus Attractions – Issues and Ideas, Sexual Assault Prevention Programming – Office of Student Life, and Equity and Diversity Center | For more information contact Sarah Dodd, Assistant Director – Sexual Assault Prevention Programs at sarah.dodd@ndsu.edu or 701.231.5733.
15 Wednesday MSUM Regional Science Center Open House | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Buffalo River Site | For more information call the Regional Science Center at 218.477.2904, or email scicentr@mnstate.edu to sign up to receive free email newsletters and receive information about special events, program updates, and much more. Or visit the website at http://web.mnstate.edu/regsci/
22 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Renaissance Remembered | Panel: Gary Totten, Amy Rupiper-Taggart, and Linda Helstern | The panel will share some of their favorite voices from Black American Literature, including the works of Jessie Fauset, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright. | Co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Equity and Diversity Center |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Arikara Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
27 Monday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Show me the Money: Negotiating Your Way to a Bigger Pay Day | Jill Wilkey, NDSU Career Center Director and Sarah Hunter, Career Specialist | Do you want to make more money? Pay negotiation is a simple, underestimated art with the capacity of diminishing the ever-present gender pay gap (according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, females only make 77 cents for every male's earned dollar!) To combat this inequity, women need to arm themselves with market knowledge, understand their worth, and proclaim, "Show me the money!" | Memorial Union Hidatsa Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
28 Tuesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | For My Wife: A Film and Discussion of the Ramifications of marriage Inequality for Lesbian Couples | Dr. Christi McGeorge, HDFS | This session will involve viewing and discussing the documentary For My Wife, which explores the ramifications of marriage inequality or more specifically the impacts of not allowing lesbian couples to legally marry. Information about state and federal laws that both limit and promote legal right for same sex couples will also be discussed. |12:30 pm to 1:30 pm | Memorial Union Hidatsa Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
29 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar |Letting Yourself 'Be U(nique)' | Marlys Borkhuis, NDSU Counseling Center |As we participate In Eating Disorder Awareness week, are examining the effect that media and society plays in our self-image. Sometimes we are reluctant to be our true selves, due to our fear of what others might say or think. We get influenced by our culture about how we should look or how should be. We'll discuss some ways that we can let our true selves shine. |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Hidatsa Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
1 Thursday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Let's Talk About Sex: Contradicting Attitudes about Sex, Sexuality, and Women's Health | Dr. Molly Secor-Turner, RN, Amy Jacobson, Planned Parenthood, Dr. Brandy Randall, HDFS and Katherine Christensen, HDFS Grad Student |This presentation will examine the contradictory American attitudes about sex, sexuality and women's sexual and reproductive health. We will screen a portion of the documentary Let's Talk About Sex, which takes a revealing look at how American attitudes towards adolescent sexuality affect today's teenagers. Despite being part of a society that uses sex to sell, fear and silence around sex permeates our culture at a high price for women's health in the U.S. |12:30 pm to 1:30 pm | Memorial Union Hidatsa Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
2 Friday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | A Woman of Considerable Influence - Dressing the Part. Kate Selby Wilder~ A North Dakota Suffragist and Political Activist. | Dr. Ann W. Braaten and Jacqueline Wayne Guite, Emily Reynolds Historic Costume Collection. |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Hidatsa Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
3 Saturday MSUM Performing Arts | James Sewell Ballet with the Arsenal Trio | One of James Sewell’s major opuses is choreography set to Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio. This time, the dance company performs the great work with Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra’s beloved concertmaster, violinist Ben Sung, his equally beloved wife, pianist Jihye Chang, and their colleague, cellist Hrant Parsamian. Besides the Mendelssohn, the evening will include new choreography by Sewell, also set to music performed by the Arsenal Trio. Don’t miss this masterful collaboration! | 7:30 PM | Hanson Theater | For tickets call the Box Office at 218.477.2271 or for more information on the Performing Arts Series call Rebecca Sundet-Schoenwald at 218.477.2178 or email her at sundetre@mnstate.edu.
7 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Using Effective Communication Strategies to Reduce Conflict at Work: Part 2 | Ann Burnett, Ph.D. and Jim Council, Ph.D. | Drs. Jim Council and Ann Burnett will further their fall 2011 discussion of conflict resolution and mediation skills in this interactive workshop. | Co-sponsored by Women and Gender Studies | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Arikara Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
21 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | What Not to Wear: Professional Dress Edition | Jill Wilkey, Career Center Director and Sarah Hunter, Career Specialist | Have you ever taken a minute to stop and think, "What does my look say about me?" Time and time again, the Career Center staff is amazed at what people wear to interviews and career fairs thinking they are dressed "professionally." After many failed, but valiant attempts by well-intentioned individuals, Jill and Sarah have decided it's time for a "What Not to Wear Professional Dress Intervention." Join them for a presentation of the tips and tricks, hints and hinders, and dos and don'ts of dressing like a professional for any gender and at any budget. | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Arikara Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
21 Wednesday MSUM Regional Science Center Open House | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Buffalo River Site | For more information call the Regional Science Center at 218.477.2904, or email scicentr@mnstate.edu to sign up to receive free email newsletters and receive information about special events, program updates, and much more. Or visit the website at http://web.mnstate.edu/regsci/
28 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Study Abroad & Your Career Search | In today's competitive job market the importance of standing out in the crowd is especially important. A panel of returned study abroad students will talk about their positive experiences in standing out during interviews due to their experiences abroad. | Co-sponsored by the Office of International Programs |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Century Theatre | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
4 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Wheeling and Dealing: A look at issues of accessibility at NDSU | Tim McCue, Residence Life | Co-sponsored by the Memorial Union |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Arikara Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
11 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Campus Conservation Nationals Program | David Crutchfield, Architecture & Landscape Architecture | David will discuss NDSU's involvement in the Campus Conservation Nationals Program, a competition between universities to decrease energy and water usage in residence halls over a three week time frame. NDSU is one of over 170 universities and colleges signed up for this year's competition. | Co-sponsored by the Memorial Union |1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Memorial Union Rose Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
18 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Honors Public Speaking Advocacy Projects | Groups of students who have become advocates for various local nonprofit organizations will give presentations on their chosen organization and describe their experience as an advocate. | Co-sponsored by the Memorial Union |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Arikara Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
25 Wednesday NDSU Compass Program Foundation (formerly YMCA of NDSU) Brown Bag Seminar | Honors Public Speaking Advocacy Projects | Groups of students who have become advocates for various local nonprofit organizations will give presentations on their chosen organization and describe their experience as an advocate. | Co-sponsored by the Memorial Union |12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Memorial Union Meadow Lark Room | Free and open to the public | For more information call 231-5225.
