March 11, 2014

 

Contacts:

Carmen Price, University Relations, 657-2243

 

Event is free and open to the public, March 29, 10 am.-2 p.m.

 

MSU BILLINGS NEWS SERVICES — Take a walk on the wild side with Montana State University Billings with a Day at ZooMontana on March 29.

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The event is free and open to the public and will feature interactive activities and booths for zoo-goers, including opportunities to get up-close and personal with some of the zoo’s furry and feathered inhabitants and learn more about them from their keepers.

 

The event, sponsored by Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­, Alumni Relations, the Student Activities Board and Associated Students, is designed as a community appreciation day as well as an educational experience.

 

“This is an opportunity for MSU Billings to show the Billings and surrounding communities how much their support means to us,� Director of Alumni Relations Sarah Brockel said. “We’ll have amazing exhibits and fun activities for all ages.�

 

Faculty, staff, students and alumni will host booths with various activities including a robotics display presented by Extended Campus, a build your own bookmark station with the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Library and a prize wheel sponsored by Alumni Relations.

 

Zoo-goers who complete a passport activity—which entails collecting stamps at each of the booths—will be entered into a drawing for a prize package that includes an Apple IPad Mini.

 

Check out the beaver brothers Huck and Finn and come face-to-face with Montana’s kings of the wilderness, grizzly bears Bruno and Ozzy, while learning about Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ degree programs, summer campus camps and events, swim lessons, library services and much more.

 

The MSU Billings Day at the Zoo runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hotdogs and hamburgers will be available for purchase.

 

ZooMontana is located at 2100 S. Shiloh Rd., just off the Zoo Drive Exit of Interstate 90.