Sept. 7-11: Traveling Exhibit on 9/11 to Visit Minnesota State Mankato

Thursday, September 8, 2022
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Sept. 8 is first day exhibit open to public

Mankato Free Press coverage

Mankato, Minn. – A traveling exhibit titled “RESOLUTE: MN Stories of 9/11 & the War,” created by the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum, will be on display in Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Centennial Student Union Ballroom from Sept. 7-11.

The exhibit focuses solely on Minnesotans and their roles on 9/11 and during the global war on terror. The exhibit is not intended as a recruitment exhibit. Rather, it is put on by historians to show a variety of perspectives on 9/11 events from a Minnesota view.

The exhibit is free and open to the public (public hours listed below). A list of events scheduled while the exhibit is on campus is copied below.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOMENT FOR TEACHERS: Area teachers are invited to join pre-service teachers for free Aug. 25 workshops on teaching about 9/11:

Teachers are invited to join Minnesota State Mankato’s pre-service teachers at two free Aug. 25 workshops (from 9-11 a.m. and from 1:30-3:30 p.m.) designed to help teachers discover classroom-ready strategies and resources that help students understand 9/11 and its ongoing impact.

The two workshop presenters are from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York. They include Megan Jones, vice president of education programs, and Jen Lagasse, assistant director of education.

According to a workshop preview, in addition to building foundational knowledge, this session will focus on concrete strategies and entry points into a variety of challenging content areas, including teaching 9/11 through first-person testimony, the shifting balance between national security and civil liberties, and the rise of Islamophobia.

Workshop registration for teachers is available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teaching-about-911-tickets-395147144747 (Eventbrite-Free event). Media and others interested in more information on the workshops may contact Kyle Ward, director of social studies education at Minnesota State Mankato (kyle.ward@mnsu.edu/507-389-5718) or workshop presenters Megan Jones (mjones@911memorial.org) and Jen Lagasse (jlagasse@911memorial.org).

Exhibit schedule for the “RESOLUTE: MN Stories of 9/11 & the War” exhibit while at Minnesota State Mankato from Sept. 7-11 (Free events open to the public are listed below):

(NOTE TO MEDIA: To arrange for interviews, please contact Kyle Ward, director of social studies education at Minnesota State Mankato, at kyle.ward@mnsu.edu or at 507-389-5718.)

Sept. 7: Exhibit arrives. Set-up begins at 12 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom.

Sept. 8: Set up from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

            12-3 p.m. Exhibit free and open to the public.

            4-5:30 p.m. Minnesota Humanities Center panel discussion (free and open to public), “The Legacy of 9/11: Four Perspectives,” in Ostrander Auditorium. Panelists will provide various perspectives to discuss the history of the events and how they impacted various groups.

            5:30-7 p.m. VIP reception (invitation only) and opening of exhibit. Minnesota Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Larry Herke, a Minnesota State Mankato alumnus, will make remarks about the exhibit.

            7 p.m. Discussion/lecture on the movie (free and open to public), “The Outpost,” (rated R) in Ostrander Auditorium, led by a representative from the Minnesota Military Museum. The movie is about the war in Afghanistan.

            7-9:30 p.m. Movie (free and open to public), “The Outpost,” (rated R) shown in Ostrander Auditorium.

Sept. 9: 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Area school field trips (possibly 3-4 classes)

            12-7 p.m. Exhibit free and open to the public.

Sept. 10:  9 a.m.-3 p.m. Exhibit free and open to the public.

Sept. 11: 12-3 p.m. Exhibit free and open to the public.

Included among the organizations contributing to bringing this exhibit to Minnesota State Mankato are the Minnesota Humanities Center; the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum; the Minnesota State Mankato Veteran’s Resource Center; Department of K-12 and Secondary Education Programs (College of Education); Department of History (College of Humanities and Social Sciences); Library Services; University Archives; area schools and the surrounding community.

Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 14,546 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 26 colleges and seven universities.