Center for Medieval Studies at the University of Minnesota

Center for Medieval Studies Affiliated Group: Friends of the Center for Medieval Studies

For over ten years the Center for Medieval Studies has had great support from people across the Twin Cities, greater Minnesota and further afield. The Center has enjoyed the company of fellow-enthusiasts for the Middle Ages at our conferences and at our Thursday afternoon colloquia. In 1997 a group of Minnesota medievalists formed the Friends of the Center for Medieval Studies to ensure that the news about the Center and its activities got out across the state and beyond. The annual contributions of the Friends helps to support the many events put on by the Center throughout the year including not only our conferences and colloquia but our efforts at outreach in the area.

For the 2006 - 2007 academic year, we are offering three categories of Friends membership with the following levels of contribution:

All Friends will receive first-class mailing of the Center for Medieval Studies schedule of events. In addition, Sustaining Members will receive 2 hours of validated University parking for each afternoon colloquium.

To become a Friend of the Center for Medieval Studies and insure the continued success of the Center, please send your annual subscription to:

Please make your check payable to University of Minnesota.

Contributions of larger amounts (greater than $100) can be made directly to one of the Center’s University of Minnesota Foundation Accounts as outlined below.

Medieval Studies Fund 3684

This fund was established in 1994 and is perpetuated in large part by contributions made by Friends of the Center. It is to be used for program and department support. This fund makes possible many of the Center's special events and the Colloquia Medievalia lecture series.

Carl Sheppard Fund for Medieval Studies 2371

This fund was established in 1987 in honor of Professor Carl Sheppard's many contributions to medieval studies. The fund is used for support of conferences and center publications.

Contributions to either one of these funds should be clearly marked by fund name and number and sent directly to:

Please make your checks payable to the University of Minnesota.

If you prefer to make your donation online via the website of the University of Minnesota Foundation, follow the instructions to "give online." You can designate CMS as a subgroup of the Institute for Advanced Study in Step 2 of the process.

Thanks for your support!

Center for Medieval Studies Affiliated Group: Conlegium Gaviarum, AKA The Loons

The Loons are a student group for anyone interested in Medieval Studies. In the past, the group has organized trips to the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library at St. John's, formed a Latin Reading Group, trips to Stillwater's famous used bookstores, and went to see "The Description of the World" at the Theatre de la Jeune Lune in Minneapolis during 01/02. If you have ideas for activities, please let us know.

Center for Medieval Studies Affiliated Group: The Medieval Research Group