From University Media Relations Release

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.

An accompanying film, The Outpost, presented in part by the Student Events Team, will be viewed Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. in Ostrander Auditorium.

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:

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. 8: 

• 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:

• 12-3p.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.