LIFE IN BRIEF: Credit/No Credit deadline Sept. 11 for full-semester classes
Credit/No Credit
Deadline for 16-week classes Sept. 11
All students wishing to register for a class on a credit/no credit or audit basis must fill out and return a Credit/No Credit Request Card or Audit Card to the Registrar’s Office or the Student Service Court by the deadline determined by their class length. The sixteen week class deadline is Sept. 11. All other deadlines can be found by contacting the office of the Registrar in Warriner Hall Room 212, or by calling 989-774-3261.
Parking Info
On-street parking prohibited starting Sept. 1
On-street parking in the city of Mount Pleasant is prohibited from 2 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Sept. 1. Parking in the Central Business District is prohibited from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. unless the car has an overnight parking permit. Any cars parked on snow routes during snow emergencies will face the possibility of ticketing or towing. Further rules and overnight parking lots can be found by calling the city’s code enforcement at 779-5302.
MSS
Get Acquainted Day taking place Wednesday
Central Michigan University’s Minority Student Services is hosting annual Get Acquainted Day from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Events include free food, give-aways and DJ music as well as opportunities to get acquainted with campus departments, student organizations and local businesses. The event is open to the public.
Buck’s Run
Central Michigan NAIFA Golf Classic
The Central Michigan National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Golf Classic is Tuesday at Bucks Run Golf Club, 1559 S. Chippewa Road. The event begins with a registration and continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m. The event benefits Woodland Hospice, 2597 S. Meridian Road, and the Isabella County Commission on Aging. More information can be found by calling Jim Clabuesch at 779-7801.
Eat Local Challenge
Taking place until Sept. 5
Green Tree Cooperative Natural Grocery, 214 N. Franklin St., is hosting an “Eat Local Mount Pleasant Challenge” Saturday to Sept. 5. It is open to all residents. The grocery defines local as anything grown or produced within 100 miles and is asking individuals to try and consume 80 percent of their diets locally. Those who register at Green Tree can receive a guide with helpful food hints as well as a passport with coupons to local businesses and restaurants.
Welcome Weekend
Law enforcement out in full force
Some local police departments will be deploying additional patrol officers this weekend as Central Michigan University’s annual welcome weekend takes place. The CMU police department will send out four officers for the entire weekend. The Michigan State Police Mount Pleasant post will have two officers on the streets Friday and four officers working overtime Saturday. Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said his department will see a significant increase in officers over the weekend, but could not give an exact number. The Mount Pleasant Police Department is also planning an unspecific increase. The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Department will likely maintain its normal weekend patrol force of four to five officers.
