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MNU Bookstore announces partnership with online bookseller


In a move that will allow greater convenience and cost savings for students, the MNU Bookstore has announced a new partnership with the largest textbook supplier in the nation, MBS Direct. MBS currently serves the needs of nearly half a million students nation- wide with over 7 million books in their Columbia, Mo., facility.


MBS Direct, the new official textbook provider for MNU, will


offer some valuable benefits: • Largest inventory of money-saving used books


• Convenient online, 24-hour access to the online Virtual Bookstore http://bookstore.mbsdirect.netmnu.htm


• Fast shipping! Ships within 24 hours for pickup at the MNU Bookstore or to one’s home • Multiple payment options • 100% return policy for 14 days • Guaranteed buyback program on select top-selling titles • On-campus buyback at the end of both semesters


• Online buyback available everyday (except during on-campus buyback periods)


• Excellent customer service by phone or email.


The move to online textbook purchasing was largely motivated by changes to the Higher Education Opportunity Act, which goes into effect July 1, 2010, says Julie Harbour, MNU Bookstore Manager.


“The HEOA Act enables students to view course material infor-


mation in a timely manner, helping them better manage their costs,” Harbour said.


MNU gets Chi Sigma Iota chapter


MNU’s School of Education and Counseling has been awarded a chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, an international honor society for profes- sional counselors, counselor educators, and students.


Chi Sigma Iota has 14,239 active members in 269 chapters. The MNU Chapter plans to induct its first members this summer.


Alumni and community professionals from varied fields assisted MNU students at Mock Interview Evening this spring. The professionals conducted interviews and provided feedback to help students improve their chances of landing a job quickly. George Weyrauch of Barkley Blacktop interviewed Emily Taylor, a junior graphic arts major from Olathe, Kan.


MNU sophomores Lauren Brumley (left) and Kailene Cloud show off their tarp tent at the Jubilee Village, global village experience at MNU.


Students joined Dr. Glenn and Lisa Fell, of Jubilee Farms, in the global village simulation, living without electricity or running water on two weekends in April. Students were assigned to “villages” by lottery. Some had more provisions and better living conditions than others and had to barter for firewood and food. Students built their shelters and set up camp with very limited supplies.


Fell, a former professor and naturalist, says the Jubilee Village experience is intended to awaken students to the desperate poverty lived by so many people in our world today. Fell conducts experiences for church and community youth groups as well as operates Jubilee Farm, Inc., near Emporia, Kan., and conducts prairie tours of the Flint Hills. His web site: www.jubileenative.com/.


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