Golden Eagle Athletics Announces "Family Weekend" Package

The Golden Eagle Athletic Department at the University of Minnesota, Crookston is hosting Golden Eagle Family Weekend, Friday, November 20 until Monday, November 23.
 
Golden Eagle Family Weekend will be four fun-filled days of Golden Eagle Women's and Men's Basketball including the women's home-opener on Friday against Mayville State and the men's home-opener on Saturday against Minnesota Morris. Golden Eagle fans can get four tickets and four popcorns for each game for only $25. That is 16 total game tickets and 16 popcorns for the bargain price of $25. Tickets are available prior to each game. Monday evening, Golden Eagle fans have a chance to win a turkey just in time for Thanksgiving. For more information, contact Natasha Kuhle at 281-8423.

Come to the games this weekend -- Women's Basketball team hosts Mayville State on Friday at 6 p.m. The men host Morris on Saturday at 2 p.m. and return to the court on Sunday to host Jamestown College at 4 p.m. The women return to the court on Monday evening at 7 p.m. to host Valley City State.

UMC Celebrates National Philanthropy Day on Friday, November 20

Excerpt from remarks shared by U of M, Crookston Senior Tamara Luna at the recent Torch & Shield recognition event:

"I believe that the University of Minnesota, Crookston has given me everything that a bigger school could. I have made great friends, I have had good professors, I have been in interesting classes and fun clubs. I think my college career has been everything that a college career should be, and I thank you for helping me make it that way."

In the spirit of National Philanthropy Day, celebrated November 20, 2009, we recognize and thank our donors for their generous gifts.

An Active Semester for U of M, Crookston Honors Program

The newly-established Honors Program and the Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) First Year Honors Society teamed up for a busy fall semester. The Alpha Lambda Delta initiation was conducted October 15, 2009, with five new initiates. ALD is also co-sponsoring a section on Highway 2 east of Crookston for the Adopt-a-Highway program.  Thursday study sessions are held in the new Honors Lounge located in Evergreen Hall. The study sessions have been a big success. A Halloween pumpkin carving lightened the mood of one study session.

(Above left photo) ALD Initiation first row l to r: Katherine Schliep, Erin Shaw, Elizabeth Kern, Mindy Nieuwboer, Jacquie Schlangen, and Dr. Brian Dingmann, ALD advisor.  Back row:  Bradley Kappes, Christina Blair, Kristine Neu, Paul Myers, Austin Czichotzki, Holly Wrzos, Ashley Williams, Heather Donati-Lewis, and Brittany Schlosser. The above right photo shows UMC Honors Program and ALD students cleaning the ditch along their adopted section of Highway 2.

UMC Students Construct Picnic Shelter at Villa St. Vincent

U of M, Crookston students in the Facilities Maintenance and Safety class were treated to a reception by grateful staff at Villa St. Vincent last Friday.  The project began last year when students prepared, placed, and finished the foundation slab for a park shelter located on the grounds of the Villa for their laboratory project in concrete construction.  Students in this year's same course recently completed the wood construction phase of the project. 

The picnic shelter is 22' x 18' x 8' high with a 20-inch roof overhang.  The shelter is constructed with a hip roof and the sides are open.  This service-learning project met a true community need and gave students an opportunity to learn through a "real-world" opportunity.

The above photo shows the construction process from the concrete slab to the class photo at the finished picnic shelter

UMC Music and Theater present "An Opera and a Comedy" Nov. 21-22

The University of Minnesota, Crookston Music and Theater Department is presenting "An Opera and a Comedy" on Saturday and Sunday, November 21-22, 2009. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium on the U of M, Crookston campus. The one-act opera is Bastien and Bastienne by Mozart and the two-scene play is "Suppressed Desires" by Susan Glaspell.

The entire production, with a short intermission, will be 90 minutes in length. Admission at the door is $5 for adults, $3 for students, with U of M, Crookston students admitted free with their student ID.
 
In the opera, Bastien and Bastienne, Bastienne is played by Emily Nelsen, a sophmore from Atwater, Minn.; Bastien is played by Won Man Lee a sophomore from Seoul, South Korea; and Colas is played by Dan Kuske, a sophomore from Belle Plaine, Minn.

In "Suppressed Desires" the part of Henrietta is played by Bethany Jenkins, a freshman from Grand Forks, N.D.;  Mabel is performed by Kristina Selzer, a sophomore from Rising Fawn, Ga.; and Steve is played by Dan LeTourneau, a senior from White Bear Lake, Minn.  All cast members are U of M, Crookston students.

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UMC Students Help with Minnesota Governor's Deer Opener

Students from U of M, Crookston Natural Resources helped with the 2009 Minnesota Governor's Deer Opener on November 6, 2009, in Thief River Falls. The UMC students assisted with and ran environmental education stations including tracks and scat, archery, name that caliber, and laser shoot. One hundred and eighty five 6th grade students from Thief River Falls and Red Lake rotated through the stations during the morning and afternoon

Welcome to the University of Minnesota, Crookston!

The University of Minnesota, Crookston welcomes visitors to the campus.

If you would like to explore the possibility of attending U of M, Crookston, please visit the Admissions Office located in 170 Owen Hall, or check out our Admissions Web page.

To schedule a campus tour, please call 1-800-UMC-MINN (1-800-862-6466) or 218-281-8569.