Coronavirus (COVID-19)

A number of events at Southwest Minnesota State University have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) and have been either cancelled or postponed. They include:

• The Mustang Zone is closed.
• The Fitness Center is closed.
• The Weight Room is closed.
• The SMSU swimming pool is closed.
• The men’s and women’s lockerrooms will be closed, and locked, at noon on March 20. Items should be picked up by then.
• The Health Career Day, scheduled for March 18, has been cancelled.
• The March 18 GOLD College kickoff event and all spring session courses have been cancelled.
• VIP Senior Salute on March 19 is cancelled.
• Bon Appetit, SMSU student restaurant, will be closed for the remainder of the semester starting on March 19.
• The March 21 Junior Visit Day has been cancelled.
• The Southwest Minnesota Orchestra’s first concert of the Beethoven/SMO 2/50 Festival, “Beethoven I,” originally scheduled for March 22, has been postponed and will be made up at a later date.
• Art Professor Dr. Pat Brace’s presentation, “Gallery Talk,” on Monday, March 23 has been postponed to a later date.
• The March 23 Jazz Ensemble concert, featuring guest artist Dr. William Huber, has been cancelled.
• The Jazz Ensemble concert at Springfield High School on March 24 has been cancelled.
• The “Shifting Narratives: Storytelling for Social Impact” event, scheduled for March 27, has been cancelled.
• The March 28 Leo Lewis Foundation Sports Clinic, for children of military veterans, has been cancelled.
• The Student Association Formal Dance, scheduled March 28, is cancelled.
• The SMSU SHO Club interactive children’s lunch set for March 28 is cancelled.
• “Spring Sing,” scheduled for March 29 at 2 p.m. is cancelled.
• Joan Gittens’ presentation on “The Fight to Win Votes for Women on March 31 and April 1 is cancelled.
• The poetry reading of visiting writer Wang Ping, scheduled for April 1, has been postponed until fall semester 2020.
• The Student Association Blood Drive on April 1 has been cancelled.
• The 2020 Fine Arts Celebration running from April 1-May 9 is cancelled. These events include:
  • SMO’s Children’s Concert on April 7
  • The Indigo Dying Workshop on April 7
  • The Forensics Showcase originally scheduled for April 14
  • Mustang Ovations also on April 14
  • Student Recitals on April 15 & 22 & 29
  • “Scenes of Enchantment,” SMSU Men’s Glee Club & Bella Voce’s concert on April 16
  • SMSU Theatre’s production of Peter and the Starcatcher originally scheduled for April 17-19, and 23-26 including all Pre-Show Dinners
  • Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Student Awards on April 20
  • SMSU Jazz Ensemble’s concert on April 20
  • The 11th Annual Fashion Runway on April 21
  • SMSU Chorale Masterworks Concert also scheduled for April 21
  • A reading, “All About Emily,” in honor of the retirement of Dr. Emily Deaver scheduled for April 24
  • SMSU/Community Concert Band and the Symphonic Chamber Wind’s Concert, “NOT the Same Old Song and Dance,” scheduled for April 27
  • The April 28 Perceptions Readings
  • The Bridal Exhibition, “Here Comes the Bride: An Exploration of Bridal Fashion through the Years,” originally scheduled for April 30
  • Southwest Minnesota Orchestra’s Concert on May 3
  • As well as the long-term events like “What Were You Wearing?” Exhibit sponsored by New Horizons running from 3/30-4/3
  • Also, “Cyanotypes: Works on paper using a photographic process known as cyanotypes” running from 4/3-4/22
• The Inauguration Ceremony for SMSU President Kumara Jayasuriya, scheduled for Friday, April 3, has been postponed and will be held in fall semester 2020.
• The Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership (MARL) graduation ceremony and 20th anniversary celebration, originally scheduled for April 3 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato, is postponed and will be rescheduled.
• “Vivaldi’s Motezuma” scheduled for April 3, hosted by The Bach Society of Minnesota, is cancelled.
• The International Food Festival, scheduled for April 4, has been cancelled.
• The Career Services Professional Etiquette Dinner on April 8 has been cancelled.
• The annual African Night, “Tour De Africa ’20,” scheduled for April 11, has been cancelled.
• “Mustang Ovations: A Salute to Academic Success, Distinctiveness, and Meaningful Engagement,” scheduled for April 14, has been cancelled.
• The SMSU Theatre’s production of “Peter and the Star Catcher,” scheduled for April 17-19 and 23-26, has been cancelled until fall semester 2020.
• The Math Masters competition April 23 has been cancelled.
• The SMSU Foundation Women’s Leadership Conference, “Flourish, Grow, Lead,” scheduled for Friday, April 24, has been postponed to a date to be announced later.
• The “Math on the Northern Plains” event has been cancelled.