UMC to highlight food, culture
The University of Minnesota-Crookston is gearing up for its International Dinner Series that will bring the flavors and cultures of countries across the world to the Crookston campus.
Events will be held on Mondays throughout March and early April in the Sargeant Student Center Bede Ballroom. Tickets are $15 per evening or $50 for the entire series for adults, or $10 per evening and $35 for the series for children younger than 10.
Students representing each of the featured countries will share their favorite dishes and discuss their home country during the events. The series will conclude with an international dinner and showcase.
China will be featured during the first night of the series March 7. Ghana will be featured March 21; the March 28 event will highlight Nepal; and the series will conclude April 6 with a dinner hosted by the International and Multicultural Club.
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Tickets for the dinner series are available by contacting Rae French at (218) 281-8339 or rfrench@umn.edu .
Scholarship honors Boyd
A scholarship for undergraduate emerging leaders has been established in honor of Robert Boyd, UND's outgoing vice president for student affairs.
The Dr. Robert Boyd Emerging Leader Scholarship Endowment in the College of Business and Public Administration was established through the UND Foundation by Boyd's daughters and sons-in-law.
Boyd began his 32-year career at the university as the director of extension and professional services. He served as vice president for student and outreach services from 1998 until his retirement last month, but he is continuing full time as UND's Fighting Sioux nickname and logo transition officer.
The scholarship will have its first recipient in the fall 2011 semester. It's offered to students who have a history of demonstrating leadership, beginning in high school, and who want to build their leadership skills while attending UND.
UND faculty and staff, alumni and friends may make a gift to the scholarship endowment in Boyd's honor, and these gifts may qualify for a matching gift through a challenge grant established by the B. John Barry Family Foundation.
To learn more about the scholarship endowment, visit www.undfoundation.org .
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Ag group offers $250 scholarship
Residents of northeast North Dakota who are studying agriculture in college are invited to apply for a $250 scholarship.
The scholarship, which is offered by the North Dakota Agri-Women's Northern Valley Chapter, is available for students attending an accredited college, university or vocational school who are pursuing a post-secondary degree in agriculture.
To be eligible, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen and be a resident of Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh or Grand Forks counties in northeast North Dakota.
Applications are due March 31 and are available by e-mailing rdmonse@invisimax.com . For more information, call (701) 352-0823.
UMC students to perform comedy
The University of Minnesota-Crookston's Theater and Music Department will perform musical comedy "Dracula, the Musical?" this week.
The spoof, written by Rick Abbott, is under the student direction of freshman equine science major Beth Motley.
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The play will be performed in the Kiehle Auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students and $2 for UMC students. The Wednesday performance is free for all UMC students; a light chili supper will be served after the Sunday performance for a free-will donation.
