This week’s Hotline! includes the following articles:

• Faculty/staff annual giving exceeds 60% participation
• ‘Devil We Know’ film to be shown at museum Tuesday night
• Maguire named ‘Student Employee of the Month’
• VCSU singers perform at Minnesota NATS Auditions
• Solo Song Symposium held Nov. 10
• Drenth painting in ‘Small Wonders’ exhibit in Annapolis
• A-Team attends Philanthropy Day awards luncheon
• Viking sports update
• What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City…

The VCSU Hotline! online newsletter is published every Monday. Deadline to submit articles (photos encouraged) is 3 p.m. the Friday before publication.

Faculty/staff annual giving exceeds 60% participation

We now have over 60 percent participation—thank you all! You can pledge for a certain dollar amount or set up a recurring amount per paycheck. Whatever works for you will work for VCSU!

Jamie Paurus, golf coach and assistant professor of computer systems and software engineering, describes his giving: “I give to ‘Friends of CSSE’—Computer Systems and Software Engineering—to award scholarships to the outstanding students majoring in our emerging and innovative fields of study. And as a coach at VCSU, I believe it only right to give back to our athletic programs as the athletes give so much to VCSU.”

Please contact the Foundation Office at 845-7203 or email Maggie Heinle for more information on ways to give.

‘Devil We Know’ film to be shown at museum Tuesday night

“The Devil We Know,” an award-winning documentary about one of the largest class-action lawsuits in the history of environmental law, will be shown at the Barnes County Museum in Valley City on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m.

The film looks at the clash between West Virginia residents and the DuPont Corp. over claims that the corporation had been contaminating the air and water supply with chemicals related to its manufacture of Teflon.

Discussion and information regarding area water issues will follow the film showing. The event, open to the public free of charge, is sponsored by “What in the World Is Going On?” group.

Maguire named ‘Student Employee of the Month’

Emma Maguire has been named “Student Employee of the Month” for October 2018. Serving as a student assistant in the human resources and payroll department, her supervisors shared, “Emma Maguire is a valuable member of the human resources and payroll department. She is friendly, reliable, and always willing to help out where needed! In addition, she is involved in many departments and organizations on campus which makes her an integral asset to the institution.”

Congratulations, Emma!

VCSU singers perform at Minnesota NATS Auditions

Four select VCSU music majors participated in the Minnesota NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Auditions held at St. John’s University in St. Joseph, Minn., Nov. 2-3. With over 300 competing singers, the two-day adjudicated event featured the top college singers from Minnesota along with contingents from VCSU and NDSU.

Along with Farren Rowan, piano, representing VCSU were singers William Egan, Mikey Meester, Joseph Munowenyu, and Rochelle Van Bruggen, all students of Robin Allebach, Opera Ensemble director and voice instructor.

Solo Song Symposium held Nov. 10

The VCSU Music Department hosted its seventh annual Solo Song Symposium on Saturday, Nov. 10. The symposium featured a day of masterclasses and workshops for select high school singers, who received coaching in vocal technique, diction, stage etiquette and performance practices, culminating in the opportunity to perform in a showcase recital.

The vocalists were high school juniors and seniors drawn from North Dakota and South Dakota. Along with pianist Michelle Kallod, this year’s selected soloists were Alan Anderson, West Fargo, N.D.; Madison Bartholomay, Enderlin, N.D.; BreAnne Benson, West Fargo; Brooke Crabtree, Jefferson, S.D.; Haley Dalgliesh, Valley City; Elizabeth Gazeley, Valley City; Ian Olson, Horace, N.D.; Julia Rash, Valley City; and Cara Van Bruggen, Marion, N.D.

The recital also featured William Egan, baritone, Enderlin; Abigail Ingstad, soprano, Valley City; Mikey Meester, tenor, Valley City; Joseph Munowenyu, bass baritone, Valley City; and Rochelle Van Bruggen, soprano, Marion—all former Solo Song participants who are now VCSU vocal music majors.

The event was facilitated and led by Robin Allebach, Opera Ensemble director and voice instructor, and Christopher Redfearn, D.A., associate professor and chair of the music department.

Drenth painting in ‘Small Wonders’ exhibit in Annapolis

“Cherries,” a painting by Brock Drenth, MFA, assistant professor of art, has been chosen for inclusion in the “Small Wonders” juried exhibition at the Maryland Federation of Art’s Circle Gallery in Annapolis, Md. The exhibit opens Dec. 1 and runs through Dec. 23.

More of Drenth’s work can be found on his website, brockdenthart.com.

A-Team attends Philanthropy Day awards luncheon

The VCSU Advancement Team attended the 2018 National Philanthropy Day awards luncheon hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals North Dakota Northern Plains Chapter at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fargo on Thursday, Nov. 15.

Six awards recognizing individuals and businesses for their philanthropic and volunteer contributions to their communities were presented at the annual luncheon. Keynoter Scott Bintz, founder of RealTruck.com in Jamestown, N.D., spoke on the culture of philanthropy and the mission of making people’s lives better.

Pictured are (l to r) Loree Morehouse, Jill DeVries, Kim Hesch, Larry Robinson, Maggie Heinle and Pete Smithhisler.

Viking sports update

Cross Country
Three Viking student-athletes competed at the NAIA Cross Country National Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday. Grace Miller ran a career-best time of 18:53, placing 121st out of 340 women’s runners. Allyssa Weitkum finished 274th in the women’s race with her time of 20:14. On the men’s side, Riley Roy-Lagasse finished in a time of 26:54 as he placed 257th out of 330 men’s runners.

Women’s Basketball
Tuesday: Minnesota-Crookston 79, VCSU 64
Friday: VCSU 74, Concordia-Moorhead 69
The Viking women’s basketball team split a pair of games this week against NCAA opponents, including a 74-69 win at Concordia-Moorhead. VCSU hosts Bemidji State on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball
Wednesday: University of Jamestown 83, VCSU 75
Saturday: Minnesota-Crookston 84, VCSU 54 (exhibition game)
Sunday: VCSU 95, Oak Hills Christian College 67
Valley City State’s men’s basketball team is now 2-5 overall this season. The Vikings will play at Minnesota-Morris on Sunday, Nov. 25.

Upcoming Events
Nov. 20: Women’s Basketball vs. Bemidji State, 6 p.m. (food drive for Barnes County Food Pantry)
Nov. 23: Women’s Basketball @ Montana State-Billings Tournament, 3 p.m.
Nov. 24: Women’s Basketball @ Montana State-Billings Tournament, 3 p.m.
Nov. 25: Men’s Basketball @ University of Minnesota-Morris, 2 p.m.

What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City…

Monday, November 19
Mawlid al-Nabi begins at sundown
4-9 p.m. Volleyball Clinic, Graichen Gymnasium (November 19-20)

Tuesday, November 20
11 a.m. VCSU Music Department General Student Recital 3, Froemke Auditorium
12:05 p.m. Rotary, VFW
6 p.m. Viking women’s basketball vs. Bemidji State University, W.E. Osmon Field House

Wednesday, November 21
noon Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club
1:30-3:30 p.m. Cider, Cookies, and Conversation, VCSU President's Office

Thursday, November 22
Thanksgiving Day
No VCSU classes; offices are closed
10 a.m. Turkey Trot 5K run/walk, LaMoure, N.D.

Friday, November 23
No VCSU classes
3 p.m. Viking women’s basketball @ Montana State University-Billings, Billings, Mont.

Saturday, November 24
Small Business Saturday
3 p.m. Viking women’s basketball @ Carroll College, Billings, Mont.

Sunday, November 25
2 p.m. Viking men’s basketball @ University of Minnesota-Morris, Morris, Minn.

Monday, November 26

Tuesday, November 27
12:05 p.m. Rotary, VFW
5:30 p.m. Viking women’s basketball @ Minot State University, Minot, N.D.
7:30 p.m. Viking men’s basketball @ Minot State University, Minot, N.D.

Wednesday, November 28
noon Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club

Thursday, November 29
7 a.m. Optimists, Vicky’s Viking Room
noon Toastmasters, Student Center Norway Room
noon–1 p.m. Food for Thought, Alley Beans coffee shop
6 p.m. Christmas in the Valley Parade of Lights, downtown Valley City
8:30–10:30 p.m. Vikings for Christ, Student Center Skoal Room

Friday, November 30
Payday
North Star Classic Cattle Show, North Dakota Winter Show Event Center (November 30-December 2)
Cattleman's Ball & Sale, Valley City Eagles Club
7:30 p.m. VCSU Music Department Instrumental Concert, Vangstad Auditorium

Saturday, December 1
3 p.m. Viking women’s basketball @ Mayville State University, Mayville, N.D.
5 p.m. Viking men’s basketball @ Mayville State University, Mayville, N.D.

Sunday, December 2
Hanukkah begins at sundown

Go to www.valleycitynd.org/calendar.php to see more events happening in and around Valley City.