Volume 21, Number 29, March 20, 2002
Calendar
News Items
Health Science Candidate
Visit March 21
Dr. Jennifer Wilson will
interview on campus for the Director of Health Science position.
Faculty and staff are invited to an open forum and presentation on her
vision for UMC's health science programs on Thursday, March 21,
at 10:45 am in Sahlstrom Conference Center 131. Please join us, and
feel free to ask questions of this applicant.
--Judy Neppel, Assistant to Chancellor
Textbook Orders Due
March 22
Just a reminder that textbook
orders for Summer (E-90 classes) and Fall 2002 classes are due this
Friday, March 22. Let me know if you need publisher sales
representative contact information or if I may be of further
assistance. Thank you for your support.
--Leela Hier, UMC Bookstore Manager
RRV Emerging Leaders
Banquet March 23
The annual Red River Valley
Emerging Leadership social and dinner will be held March 23, starting at
4:30 p.m., with social in Bede Ballroom and dinner following in Brown
Dining Room. Tickets are $15 per person. This event is sponsored by U
of M Extension Services and the Northwest Minnesota Foundation. Contact
218-634-1664 for more information.
Second
International Dinner Focuses on Norway March 25
On Monday, March 25, the third
event in this year’s International Dinner Series will pose the question
“Why Is Norway Rated the Number One Country to Live In?” Petter Lovaas,
an information technology management major from Sandefjord, Norway, will
provide the answers as well as perspectives on his Scandinavian
heritage.
The
evening begins at 6:00 p.m. with an ethnic dinner followed at 7:00 p.m.
by a program focusing on the culture and traditions of Norway. The
dinner is served in Brown Dining Room of UMC’s Sahlstrom Conference
Center with the presentation in Bede Ballroom following the meal. The
dinner is by reservation only and costs $8.00 per person. For
reservations or more information please call Brent or Angelika at
218-281-8538 or 218-281-8540.
Singer
Alex Goldfarb to Perform at UMC March 25
Singer-songwriter Alex Goldfarb
will perform at UMC Monday, March 25, at 8:00 p.m. in the Bede Hall
Student Lounge. The performance is open to the public. Admission is
free for UMC students with UCard ID and $2 for others.
The Minneapolis based singer-songwriter’s performances have been called fierce, yet playful. Goldfarb recorded his debut CD, “Magnifying Glass,” for the Painted Sun label based in San Francisco. The CD consists mostly of Goldfarb's vocals and percussive guitar playing. Hints of mandolin, Rhodes, and percussion add to the mix and somehow fuse blues, jazz, and folk with world music.
The performance is sponsored by the Student Programming and Activities for Campus Entertainment (SPACE) Committee. Disability accommodations are available upon request and can be made by calling 218-281-8506.
Body Composition Testing
March 26
Find out what percentage of your
body is fat, what percentage is muscle, and much more. The UMC
Dietetics Club will be doing body composition testing Tuesday, March 26,
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Health Offices in Bede Student
Center. Cost is $5.00 for students and $10.00 for faculty and staff.
Proceeds go into a fund for club members to attend professional
dietetics meetings and events. The Dietetics Club will be sponsoring
similar testing again on Tuesday, April 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
--Kari Vallager, UMC Dietetics Club
Business After Hours
March 26
Again this year, the UMC Chapter
of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) is working with the Crookston
Chamber of Commerce to sponsor Business After Hours. Business After
Hours is a post-workday social where all UMC students, faculty, and
staff can network with members of UMC’s business, retail, and
professional community. This year’s event will be held on campus
Tuesday, March 26, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in Bede Lounge. Refreshments and
hors d’oeuvres will be served. Everyone is invited to attend.
Great
Conversations Continues with “The Stem Cell Revolution” March 26
The Great Conversations Series
broadcast from the Twin Cities continues Tuesday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m.
in UTOC 30 (ITV room). Because of anticipated high attendance at this
event, Dowell 128 will also serve as a downlink site. Students,
faculty, staff, and community members are all welcome.
The discussion will focus on “The Stem Cell Revolution.” Two of the world’s foremost authorities on stem cell research will discuss the potential and complex issues surrounding this breakthrough: Dr. Catherine Verfaillie, Director of the University of Minnesota’s Stem Cell Institute, and Dr. Austin Smith, Director of the Centre for Genome Research at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
Learn more about the Great Conversations series at www.cce.umn.edu/conversations/.
Keeping Our Faculties
Conference
The University of Minnesota is
sponsoring a conference entitled "Keeping our Faculties: Addressing the
Recruitment and Retention of Faculty of Color” April 21-23 in
Minneapolis. There is a special registration rate of $125 for all U of M
faculty and staff, and there is a website where you can get more info
and can register: <www.oma.umn.edu/kof>
The Academic Affairs Office will sponsor
registration for anyone from UMC who would like to attend.
--Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Disclosure of Student
Disability Information
The season of the job search
season is here for students once again, and I would like to offer few
basic guidelines related to the disclosure of student disability-related
information.
No disclosure of disability related information should be offered to a potential employer without the advance consent of the student. Disability information is regarded in the same way as medical information, and must be handled accordingly. In most cases, the individual with the disability should be the one who discloses that information to a potential employer.
For those of you who would like additional information about this topic, a special open informational session is scheduled for March 25 in Sahlstrom Conference Center 131 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. with Tom Anderson, Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Services as our guest presenter. Students are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting or to stop by and pick up materials for review and discussion
For those of you unable to attend this informational session, I would encourage you to review the enclosed attachment that discusses if, when, where and how to disclose a disability during the course of a job search. Please feel free to contact my office if you have questions with regard to this information or that on the attachment.
Thank you for your
continued assistance on behalf of UMC students with disabilities.
--Laurie Wilson, Office for Students with Disabilities
Reminder
on the Use of UMC’s Golden Eagle Logo
The policy on use of the UMC
Golden Eagle Logo as established by the UMC Image and Marketing
Committee is as follows:
- The UMC Golden Eagle Logo adopted by the Image and Marketing Committee on April 9, 2001, is now the official UMC Golden Eagle Logo to be used as a major mark. The UMC Golden Eagle will be registered as a trademark upon its official adoption.
- The use of other Golden Eagle Logo marks are not recommended or approved. Use of other stylized eagle head marks on various applications such as uniforms, clothing, publications, web pages, or display materials will not be paid from University funds.
- Applications such as UMC athletic uniforms, etc. that are currently in use will be granted approval for continued use under a grandfather clause permitting usage until new athletic uniforms are purchased.
Work-study for 2002-2003
I am pleased to inform you that
the UMC Executive Committee approved a base pay rate increase for our
student workers effective fall 2002. The new minimum hourly wage will
be $6.75. Our total work-study dollars, both state and federal, are
expected to stay about the same for the 2002-2003 academic year.
In light of the new wage rate and the many changes in programs, departments, and faculty/staff over the years, we have decided that now is a good time to reevaluate the needs of the campus and insure that the departments are getting the work-study coverage that they need. Our goal is to utilize our work-study funding in a way that will maximize our student productivity and the services we provide.
If you currently supervise a work-study position or would like to request one, please complete the attached list of questions. Everyone who currently supervises a work-study position is REQUIRED to complete this form, or they will not be allocated a position next year.
Once we have received the completed forms, we plan on pulling a focus group together to discuss any issues, concerns, ideas, etc. Please note that the deadline to return the completed form to the Financial Aid Office is April 15, 2002.
If you have any questions please feel free
to contact me. Thank you for your time and input.
--Heidi Patterson, Associate Director of Financial Aid
Faculty Caps and Gowns for Commencement
The Commencement Committee
encourages all faculty members to participate in the commencement
processional. If you do not have your own cap, gown, and tassel, the
committee will pay to have one rented for you. Please contact Leela
Hier at the UMC Bookstore by Friday, March 22. If have your own gown
and would like it dry-cleaned, drop it off at the UMC Bookstore by March
29, and the Commencement Committee will take care of the cleaning bill.
Employee
Benefits Information Session
Susan Smith, University of
Minnesota Employee Benefits Specialist, will be on the UMC campus on
Friday, April 26 to help you with retirement planning and answer any
questions you may have regarding the UPlan or State Dental coverage.
You may call Jacquie at 8325 or Les at 8345 if you would like to
schedule an individual meeting with Susan on April 26 to discuss any
specific health, life, disability, dental, or retirement questions you
may have. Individual meetings will be held in 305 Selvig Hall starting
at 8:00 a.m.
--Les Johnson, Director of Human Resources
2002 Student
Orientation Staff Selected
Thirty-five Student Orientation
Staff (S.O.S.) Leaders have been selected for Orientation 2002. The
group will participate in an off-campus training retreat at the Itasca
State Hostel Center on March 23-24. Fall training is scheduled for
August 20-22, with Orientation scheduled for August 23-26.
Two returning S.O.S. Leaders were selected
to serve as Team Leaders for Orientation 2002. Their responsibilities
include assisting in the recruitment, selection, and training of the new
staff, and planning the orientation schedule. The 2002 Team Leaders
are: Cheryl Isder, a sophomore from Little Falls, MN, and Ben Loll, a
sophomore from Campbell, MN. Kami Mattson and the S.O.S. Team Leaders
will present a session, “Community Service Projects During Orientation”
at the National Orientation Director’s Association Region V Conference
in Madison, WI on April 13, 2002.
--Kami Mattson, Director of First Year Experience
Recognition for Years of Service
Congratulations to UMC and NWROC
(denoted by *) employees who will be honored at the Faculty/Staff
Recognition Celebration on Thursday, May 16 (Mark your calendars!).
Those being honored are listed below. If anyone has been inadvertently
omitted, please contact Judy Neppel at 8343 or e-mail
jneppel@mail.crk.umn.edu.
35 years:
David Hoff
Robert Smith
30 years:
Larry Huus
Marlys Johnson
*Patti Malme
*Dale Kopecky
25 years:
Gail Hasbrouck
Krista Proulx
Paul Aakre
Susan Brorson
Thomas Feiro
John Schleicher
*Carlyle Holen –MN Extension Service
20 years:
*James Boutain
*Michael Danielson
15 years:
Robert Nelson
Scott Oliver
Karen Murphy
Marsha Odom
Susan Knutson
*Joseph Larson
*Todd Cymbaluk
*Rodney Wegge
*Brad Heppner
10 years:
Deborah Brule
Nancy Capistran
Walter Christensen
Larry Fladhammer
Marlene Johnson
Brenda Sivertson
This Week’s Special Dates
Birthdays
March 23 - Jerry Knutson
March 23 - Dan Lim
March 25 - Les Johnson
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, March 23, in
its regular 8:45 a.m. time slot. Tune in to hear singer-songwriter Alex
Goldfarb talk about his music. He will perform at UMC on Monday, March
25, at 8 p.m. in Bede Hall Student Lounge. This
edition of Insight is hosted by Dana Prudhomme, a 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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