Volume 21, Number 25, February 20, 2002
Calendar
News Items
Hollywood Squares
February 20
“What’s on Wednesday” (W.O.W.)
will sponsor UMC’s own version of the Hollywood Squares on Wednesday,
February 20, beginning at 8 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. Several UMC
faculty and staff will serve as the question-answering celebrities
while students compete for fun and interesting prizes. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
American
Pictures at UMC February 21
In the early 1970s Jacob Holdt, a
young man from Denmark, arrived in America with only $40. He ended up
staying for five years and hitchhiking over 118,000 miles across the
country. Holdt will present a detailed account of his traveling
experiences, a show called "American Pictures," at UMC on
Thursday, February 21, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. Admission
is free, and the event is open to the public.
An important thrust of the show concerns institutionalized poverty, fear, and insecurity. As an outsider having grown up in what he describes as a European welfare state, Holdt challenges established American thought patterns by demonstrating through his photography the enormous financial and human costs of life without cradle-to-grave security.
For more information, visit Holdt’s website: www.american-pictures.com.
MATHCOUNTS Set for
February 22
Seventh and eighth grade students
from approximately fifteen schools across northwestern Minnesota will
participate in this year’s MATHCOUNTS on Friday, February 22, in Bede
Ballroom at the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC). Check-in
begins at 8:00 a.m., with the full competition set to begin at 9:00
a.m. Awards will be announced at 1:30 p.m.
MATHCOUNTS, a nationwide math program, is both a coaching program and a series of competitions at regional, state, and national levels. Area students who made their school math team will compete against "mathletes" from other schools. The winners from the day’s competition will advance to state competition in March.
IHSA
Western Show February 23-24
The UMC Intercollegiate Horse
Show Association (IHSA) Riding Team will serve as the host team for a
western equitation competition February 23-24. The two-day event will
be held at the University Teaching and Outreach Center (UTOC) Arena, on
the north edge of the campus. The competition begins at 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 23, and continues at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, February
24. The event is free and open to the public. Concessions will be
available.
Required
Safety Training March 15
University of Minnesota,
Crookston and Northwest Research and Outreach Center will hold annual
required safety training on Friday, March 15, at
the Youngquist Auditorium -- ARC Building, from 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. for all employees. ONLY ONE SESSION WILL BE
HELD. Training sessions will be refresher courses on Minnesota Employee
Right to Know, Hazardous Waste and Laboratory/ Greenhouse Safety.
Supervisors and administrators, please make sure employees in your work
area know about this. Also, if you have students working in these areas
that are here during spring break, please have them attend also.
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8:30 – 9:30 |
Minnesota Employee Right to Know |
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9:30 – 9:45 |
Break |
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9:45 – 10:45 |
Hazardous Waste |
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10:45 – 11:45 |
Lab/Greenhouse Safety |
If you have questions
please call. Thank you and see you on March 15.
--Tom Feiro, Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, UMC
--Anne Burke, Compliance Officer, NWROC
Student Performance
Notification
UMC is making a concerted effort
to improve the academic performance of our students. We believe Student
Performance Notification can play an important part in these efforts.
Faculty members are once again asked to take part in the regular student
performance notification. Your assistance in completing the required
information by the deadline will be sincerely appreciated. Please note
that the deadline for entering your information is 4:30 p.m., Thursday,
February 21.
All students will receive an e-mail notification reporting their approximate grade in each UMC class in which they are enrolled based on the information you and their other instructors enter on the system. (College in the High School and NWTC-EGF classes have been deleted.) The process expands on the “early warning“ concept and includes an approximate grade for all students – not just those students who may be having difficulty. All faculty are strongly encouraged to enter a grade for all students as well as “checking off” specific problem areas if applicable – poor attendance, missing work, or low scores. Thank you for your efforts in this behalf.
This website will work using Internet Explorer only. (The site will not work using Netscape.) The URL: http://darter.crk.umn.edu/cmyu. Logging into this CMYU website gives you access to your classes for Student Performance Notification.
Please log in and check
to see if all your classes are listed. Notify Tom Mulvaney if there are
any errors.
--Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Technology
Presentations Now on Streaming Video
We now have the past Faculty
Technology Presentations on streaming videos. If you have not seen
their presentations, feel free to access them at ITC website (http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~dlim/itc/
-- click "Presentations"). You may also want to review what they have
presented. I've posted the Feb 01 presentations. Many thanks to Tom
Sondreal.
The next Faculty Technology Presentations are as follows:
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Mar 01 |
Dan Lim - Flash Learning Games (Millionaire & Jeopardy) - How UMC and other colleges and university are using them |
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Mary Pringle - Choosing the Right WebCT Tool for the Job |
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Mar 22 |
Martin Lundell - Online courseware for ITM 2060 |
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Steve Hannah - Integrating Streaming Media |
There are a few
openings on April 12, 19, and 26. Let me know if you need to present.
--Dan Lim, Director, Instructional Technology Center
Seeking
Student Service Award Nominations
It’s that time of year
again--time to nominate the best student leaders for the UMC Outstanding
Student Service Awards. Nomination forms will be distributed to faculty
and staff mailboxes this week (PDF version
is also available here). Please complete and return the nomination form
to Mark Huglen by Tuesday, February 26.
The Outstanding Student
Service Awards are presented at the annual UMC Awards Reception,
scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, 6 to 8 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. Student
nominees are reviewed on the basis of academic honors, leadership,
campus activity, community service, and service to UMC. From this group
the prestigious UMC Man and Woman of the Year Awards are also selected.
Please take a few moments and nominate the best UMC students.
--UMC Awards Committee
Pam Holsinger-Fuchs Review
In
accordance with University policy employees in the Professional &
Administrative (P&A) employment classification are required to be
comprehensively evaluated on a regular three- to five-year basis. Pam
Holsinger-Fuchs is scheduled for review and evaluation at this time. A
review committee has been appointed to collect and evaluate information
concerning the achievements and progress of Pam Holsinger-Fuchs in her
role as Director of Student Activities and Service Learning. The
University is committed to fostering the success of its administrative
staff and enhancing each administrator's effectiveness in a constructive
way. This review process is an important means of evaluating and
strengthening the role of administrators within the University.
Members of the review committee are: Kelley Nelson, Assistant Director for Residential Life (chairperson); Paula Viker, Instructor, Health & Human Services; Curt Almlie, Director, University Relations; and Ryan Owens, ITM student.
If you are not formally
asked to provide assessment information and would like to participate
please contact the chair of the Review Committee.
--Bob Nelson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Russ Kreager Review
In
accordance with University policy employees in the Professional &
Administrative (P&A) employment classification are required to be
comprehensively evaluated on a regular three- to five-year basis. Russ
Kreager is scheduled for review and evaluation at this time. A review
committee has been appointed to collect and evaluate information
concerning the achievements and progress of Russ Kreager in his role
as Director of Enrollment Management (Admissions/Financial Aid). The
University is committed to fostering the success of its administrative
staff and enhancing each administrator's effectiveness in a constructive
way. This review process is an important means of evaluating and
strengthening the role of administrators within the University.
Members of the review committee are: Rob Smith, Center Director for Business and Technology (chairperson); Renee Mulcahy, Accountant, Business Affairs; Lon Boike, Athletic Director; and Rudy Stith, Hotel RIM student.
If you are not formally
asked to provide assessment information and would like to participate
please contact the chair of the Review Committee.
--Bob Nelson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Undergraduate
Research Opportunities Program
UROP application material for
intersession projects (from May 20, 2002 to June 30, 2002) or regular
year projects (from June 17, 2002 through June 15, 2003) is now
available in the Academic Affairs Office. The maximum award is $1,700 –
stipend up to $1,400 (hourly rate is $10.84) and expense allowance up to
$300. Completed applications should be returned to the Academic Affairs
Office by 4:30 p.m. on March 4, 2002 (late applications will not be
accepted). UROP offers financial awards to undergraduate students for
research, scholarly, or creative projects undertaken in partnership with
a faculty member. UROP affords undergraduates the unique educational
experience of collaborating with a faculty member on the design and
implementation of a project. At the same time, faculty have the
opportunity to work closely with students and receive valuable
assistance with their own research or professional activity. UROP
encourages students to conduct research and pursue academic interests
outside of their regular courses by employing them to work on special
projects. UROP applications are judged on the quality of the proposed
project and the educational benefit to the student. Copies of UROP
proposals submitted by UMC students that have been funded are on reserve
in the library.
--Academic Affairs
Equine Extravaganza a Big
Success
Thanks to all students, faculty, and
staff who promoted, attended, and helped with the Second Annual Equine
Extravaganza this past weekend. We had two sold out shows, and it was a
wonderful success!
Special thanks to the students in the
UMC Horseman's Association and the Rodeo Association.
--Nikki McBlair
This Week’s Special Dates
Birthdays
February 23 - Sonia Spaeth
February 25 - Bonni Buchmeier
February 26 - Jacquie Normandin
Reminder: Faculty and staff are encouraged to share well wishes for birthdays, anniversaries, births, etc. with the rest of the campus. Please send items for this week’s special dates via e-mail to Andrew Svec at asvec@mail.crk.umn.edu and/or Sue Dwyer at sdwyer@mail.crk.umn.edu. Thanks.
UMC Insight
UMC Insight, the weekly radio
show about UMC, will air on KROX Radio 1260 AM Saturday, February 23, in
its regular 8:45 a.m. time slot. Tune in to hear about the Emerging Leaders Lunch
Series with Pam
Holsinger-Fuchs, Director of Student Activities and Service Learning,
and Kami Mattson, Director of First Year Experience.
This edition of Insight is hosted by Dana Prudhomme, UMC
scientific and technical communication major working for University
Relations.
UMC Insight files are
also available via the Web at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/insight/01-02/index.htm>
UMC Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin is posted at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm>
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