make better decisions about their lifestyle choices.

Cherie Pettitt can be

contacted at

Pettitt.Cherie@mayo.e

du for further informa-

tion.

September 14th:

A free luncheon was

held near the koi pond

in front of the Student

Activities office for

nontraditional stu-

dents. Hot food, cold

beverages, and funny

stories were had by all

in a pre-cursor to the

Health and Wellness

speaker.

Cherie Pettitt , a well-

ness coach from the

Mayo health system,

came in to speak to

show how wellness

coaching can help stu-

dents achieve their

personal and wellness

goals.

Wellness and health are important to the success of all stu-dents and by providing information and re-sources to everyone, students are able to

Free Luncheon/Health & Wellness Speaker

Inside this issue:

Veterans Center 2

Halloween Safety Tips! 2

NTSC and Veterans

Center Open House 2

Recipe Corner 3

Non Traditional Stu-

dent Future Enrollment 3

Nontraditional Student

Spotlight 3

Upcoming Campus

Events 4

The Pulse: A Nontrad Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Roundtable Discussions:

Noon-1 in the NTSC

every Wednesday

Finances 201: Financing

School and Life – Tues-

day, October 11 – Noon-1

in the NTSC

NTSC & Veterans Center

Open House Celebration!-

November 9, 2011

Leif Erikson Day!

October 7, 2011

October 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1

Meet the new staff!

We would like to take this

opportunity to let you

know who the new staff

for the Nontraditional

Student Center are!

Ashley Strom is the new

Assistant Director, of

Recognized Student Or-

ganizations and Nontra-

ditional Students.

Ashley will be serving the

Non Traditional Student

Center community by

providing supervision,

programming, and re-

sources.

AJ Kasten is the gradu-

ate intern for the Nontra-

ditional Student Center.

He will help in the crea-

tion of programming,

resource development,

assisting in Nontradi-

tional Student Center

Advisory Board meetings

and advising, and he will

be active in the center.

The Nontraditional Stu-

dent Advisory Board is

made up of 5 students

who were elected at the

end of the 2010-2011

school year to serve in

the capacity of represent-

ing the non traditional

student population on

campus. In addition to

the board members,

there are many general

members who contribute

a wealth of ideas and are

committed to bettering

the lives of nontraditional

students.

Our contact information

is located on the last

page!

Tell them to visit well-lit, fa-

miliar houses.

Check candy wrappers. Pin-

holes, tears, or unusually loose

packages can indicate possible

tampering.

Remove choking hazards for

young children, including hard

candies, small toys, peanuts, or

gum.

Make sure children under 12

are supervised by an adult or

teen chaperone if you can't take

her around yourself. Teens

should have a curfew.

Round up a group. It's best for

kids of any age to travel in

groups of three or more—there

is safety in numbers. Plan a

route with your child, making

sure they know to call you if

they deviate from the plan.

Don't let your child eat any-

thing that isn't sealed. Unless

you know the source, throw

away homemade or fresh food

items.

Regulate candy intake. Set a

daily quota on your child's con-

sumption candy gets thrown out

MNSU VETERAN’S CENTER

Halloween Safety Tips for Families with Children

Nontraditional Student Open House!

Keep your eyes and ears open for the Nontradi-

tional Student Center and Veteran’s Center

open house! During the week of November 7—

November 11 we will have an open house for

students to come and check out the resources

that each of these centers offer!

For further information please contact Ashley

Strom at Ashley.strom@mnsu.edu or visit us in

room 173 of the Centennial Student Union!

The mission of the Veterans

Resource Center at Minne-

sota State University, Man-

kato is to provide assis-

tance, peer support, and edu-

cational events for all stu-

dents impacted by military

service. Veterans, current

military members, and mili-

tary family members are en-

couraged to visit us for per-

sonalized information about

both on and off campus re-

sources available to meet

their unique needs.

The Veterans Resource Center can

provide information and referrals re-

garding:

Educational benefits and scholar-

ships

Veterans' employment help and

unemployment benefits

Medical benefits

Mental health resources

Family assistance services

Service-connected disability

claims

Post-deployment transition is-

sues

Veterans' rights regarding resi-

dency status, payment exten-

sions, military transfer credits,

and accommodations for deploy-

ments

In addition to providing assistance, the

Veterans Resource Center is a com-

fortable, relaxing space where veter-

ans, military members, and their fami-

lies can grab a cup of coffee, share

stories and support, or get some

homework done. Stop by and meet

some new friends!

The Veterans Resource Center can

be reached at:

Centennial Student Union, Room

167

Phone: 507-389-5726

E-mail: david.schrader@mnsu.edu

Page 2 The Pulse: A Nontrad Newsletter

Halloween is

coming up

soon! Check out

some safety tips

for families with

children below!

Fruit rolls are a big 'kid favorite' and

very easy to pop into lunches or

backpacks for kids on the go. These

rolls are 100% fruit with no sugar or

artificial anything added. They're

also cheaper than their boxed coun-

terparts, coming in at just 17 cents

each. If you don't want to roll them,

the fruit leather is just as good cut

into squares or other shapes.

Hands-On Time: 10 minutes

Ready In: 8 hours and 40 minutes

Yield: 12 roll-ups

Cost Per Serving: $0.17

Ingredients:

8 oz Dried Apricot or other dried fruit

1.5 Cups Water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 250° F

2. Line a 12x15 baking sheet with

aluminum foil; coat foil with non-

stick cooking spray

3. Combine apricots or other dried

fruit with water in a heavy sauce-

pan and simmer for 30 minutes

or until fruit is very soft

4. Drain excess liquid and pour fruit

into a blender. Puree until very

smooth

5. Pour fruit onto prepared foil and

spread evenly, making sure there

are no holes

6. Place sheet into oven for 25

minutes. Without opening the

oven, turn off heat and leave

oven door shut for 8 hours.

7. Remove baking sheet from oven

and gently peel fruit from foil. Set

on waxed paper, right side down

and press down

8. Cut into 12 even strips, length-

wise. Roll each strip with the

paper side out and store in plastic

bags until ready to eat.

opment of children pre-kindergarten

through third grade in language,

literacy, social and motivational skills.

We thank her for her continued pres-

ence in the MNSU student commu-

nity as well as her continued involve-

ment within the Mankato/St. Peter

Community.

Every month we would like to take

the opportunity to highlight a Nontra-

ditional Student who has shown

academic excellence, community

involvement, and is a positive influ-

ence on their peers.

For the Month of October, the Non-

traditional Student Center has se-

lected Cheryl Peterson as the Non-

traditional Student of the Month!

Cheryl is a member of the Non Tradi-

tional Student Advisory Board, is an

active member of the Mavericks

READ program which is designed to

engage college students, community

partners, parents, and children in a

literacy program dedicated to devel-

Recipe Corner: Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups

Nontraditional Student Spotlight

25 and 34 are expected to

increase their enrollment per-

centage to 21%. Universities

will see Women enrolling at

a16% increase while men will

increase at less than 8%.

Why is this important for you

to know as a Non Traditional

Student? This means that the

increase of these populations

will force higher education to

evaluate how they are provid-

ing services to students and to

change policy and procedure

to better serve the institution

and the students alike. (http://

chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/)

Nontrads and Women Increasing in College Enrollment

The United States Education

Department has reported this

past week that college enroll-

ment is going to increase 13%

between 2009 and 2020. Non-

traditional students, Hispanic

students, and women make

up the groups that are ex-

pected to increase the most.

Students between the age of

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“Any intelligent fool

can make things

bigger, more

complex, and more

violent. It takes a

touch of genius --

and a lot of courage

-- to move in the

opposite direction “

-Albert Einstein

Mission Statement

It is our mission to build a strong and supportive community for non-traditionally

aged and parent-students within the university community in order to enrich the

educational experience and ensure success for all.

Phone: 507-389-5654

E-Mail: NTSC@mnsu.edu

Located in CSU 173 When

walking past the Bookstore

(away from the food court)

we are in the last set of

rooms at the end of the hall.

This is the Student Activities

Center, our room is the

second door on the left past

the reception desk.

ARE YOU A NONTRADITIONAL STUDENT?

Over 24 and seeking your first undergraduate degree

You are Married, Divorced, or Widowed

You are a Veteran

You commute from more than 25 miles away

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CHECK US OUT

ON THE WEB!

https://

www.facebook.co

m/pages/MNSU-

Non-Traditional-

Student-Center/

STOMPER’S CINEMA

Showtimes:

Wednesday: 7:00PM and 9:30PM

Thursday: 7:00PM and 9:30PM

Friday: 7:00PM

Saturday: 7:00PM

Upcoming Movies:

The Help: October 5-8th

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2: October 19-22nd