Volume 21, Number 36, May 8, 2002
Calendar
News Items
Space Committee Open
Forums May 8, 9, 16
An interior space planning
committee has been formed for the UMC campus and charged with the
responsibility for making recommendations to the Executive Committee
and the Chancellor regarding the future use of space that has, or will
soon become available for reassignment.
The committee has scheduled open hearings at 3:30 p.m. in Sahlstrom Conference Center rooms A and B on Wednesday, May 8 and Thursday, May 9. A third meeting is set for Thursday, May 16, at 2 p.m. in the same location. The purpose of the meetings is to provide a forum for the expression of thoughts and ideas regarding the proposals submitted to the committee for consideration. Coffee and juice will be served.
If you plan to speak to the proposals please let me know so that the committee has some idea as to how much time to allot to each presenter and if you will require any materials or AV set-up.
Information regarding the proposals can be accessed at:
Space Reassignment Proposals, May
2002
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~nelson/other/SpaceReview02.htm
--Space Committee: Bob Nelson, Chairperson; Wendell Johnson; Dean McCleary; Kent Freberg; Doug Knowlton; Lyle Westrom; Kim Pinske (student)
UMC Graduation Dance May 10
Faculty, staff, graduates, family
and friends:
This is a reminder that the University of Minnesota Alumni Association
is sponsoring a graduation dance to honor the newest alumni. The dance
will be held at the Northland Inn, Friday, May 10, from 9 p.m. to 12:30
a.m. Music will be provided by Melbye’s Music Machine. All faculty,
staff, graduates, family and friends are invited to attend. Admission
at the door is $5 to cover the costs associated with the dance.
Congratulations graduates, and we look forward to seeing you there.
--UMCAA Board of Directors, Sue LeGare, President
Commencement May 11
Information about
this Saturday’s Commencement Ceremonies for the Class of 2002—including
a schedule, program info, and instructions for students and faculty—is
available at
<http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~nelson/
Commncmnt/commencement.htm>
and at <http://www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/notices01-02/commencementMay11.htm>.
Golden Eagle
Sculpture Dedication May 11
All are cordially invited to
attend the Golden Eagle Sculpture Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, May
11, at 11 a.m. on the UMC campus mall. The ceremony includes a welcome
by Curt Almlie, remarks by Steven Brandt, presentation by Don Sargeant,
and remarks by Mark Yudof.
The Golden Eagle is
dedicated to the enterprising spirit of all UMC students, Al Westburg,
friend of UMC, who inspired this project, and the Crookston athletic
community. The sculpture’s artist is Richard Arfsten, Burlington,
Wisconsin and made possible by a grant from the Northwest Regional
Development Commission through funding from the Minnesota State
Legislature.
--Curt Almlie, Director of University Relations
FYE Advising Workshop
May 13-14
The First Year Experience (FYE)
Project Team would like to invite faculty and staff to participate in an
Advising Workshop to be held on Monday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 14, from
11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Sahlstrom Conference Center A, B. The same
workshop will be offered both days to provide faculty and staff with the
option to choose the date that best fits their schedule.
The Advising Workshop
is open to all faculty and staff that advise or anyone with an interest
in advising. Topics include updates on course placement, academic
probation information, first year programs, full-year registration, and
more. Lunch is free and will start at 11:30 a.m. Please join us for
this open discussion.
--Kami Mattson, Director, First Year Experience
Faculty and Staff
Campus Celebration May 16
All faculty and staff
members of the UMC community—UMC, NWROC, Extension, NGP Inc., AURI,
RSVP, VTP, and Retirees—are invited to attend the end of the year campus
celebration. The event is scheduled for 3-5 p.m. on Thursday, May 16,
at the Peterson Gazebo on the campus mall (rain or snow site: Brown
Dining Room). The event will be catered with a BBQ menu and with
beverages provided by the UMC Development Office and the Northwest
Educational Improvement Association.
The theme is “Best of the (North) West,” which is appropriate because various achievement awards will be presented including recognition for years of service, Community Service, USA Employee of the Semester, and Distinguished Civil Service, P&A, and Faculty Awards.
Attendees are encouraged to dress in the appropriate fun western attire. Prizes will be offered for those selected as “Best Western Dressed.” Come join your colleagues in the spirit of camaraderie and celebration of another year of successes across the entire campus.
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
to Perform in Crookston May 16
The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
will appear in Crookston Thursday, May 16, 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of
the Immaculate Conception. Tickets will be sold at the door and are
$6.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.
The concert will feature guest organists Layton James and Bill Chouinard as a part of the 20th anniversary of Minnesota Public Radio program Pipe Dreams. The performance is part of a two-day residency sponsored by an Arts Across Minnesota Grant. The residency includes concerts for school children, master classes in piano and organ, and the public performance.
Additional funding is provided by the Minnesota State Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. The concert is sponsored locally by the Valley Crossing Arts Council with additional funding from the Crookston Civic Music League. For information call Dale Knotek, 218-281-6680.
Assistive
Technology: Applications in Postsecondary Education
UMC has received two copies of
the video entitled Assistive Technology: Applications in Postsecondary
Education produced by the U of M Curriculum Transformation and
Disability Project. The video and companion handbook are available for
use in classes, by students developing projects, or for staff training
sessions. The video provides an overview of many of the assistive
technology applications available for students, employees and employers,
and could be especially appropriate in courses related to human
resources, ITM, and Scientific and Technical Communication.
Additionally, the video would be valuable for any faculty member to view
and for employers or employees who may benefit from assistive technology
or need to understand how it functions.
Please contact Laurie
Wilson if you wish to preview it or use it.
--Laurie Wilson, Office for Students with Disabilities
Comprehensive Review
Scheduled for Dr. Marsha Odom
In accordance with University of
Minnesota policy, a review committee has been appointed to collect and
evaluate information concerning Dr. Marsha Odom, Center Director for
Learning Foundations. Members of the comprehensive review committee
are:
Rob Smith, Chairperson
Jerry Knutson
Sonia Spaeth
Jim Schaar
Mary Tiedeman
The committee will be soliciting input from
faculty, staff, students, and off campus contacts. Feel free to contact
the committee chairperson or any of the committee members if you have
relevant information you wish to share.
--Rob Smith, Director, Center for Business and Technology
Opportunity
to Give – RELAY FOR LIFE
On Friday/Saturday June
14, 2002 the RELAY FOR LIFE event will be held on the UMC campus. The
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is a unique overnight
celebration of life in honor and memory of those touched by cancer. The
funds it raises help fight the disease through ACS programs of research,
education, advocacy and service. For approximately 12 hours teams of
8-15 members will participate in walking, the campus with speeches by
cancer survivors, team laps, and the lighting of luminaries. Barb
Ricord is organizing a team and asks that anyone who is interested in
joining call her at 281 8546 or email
bricord@ngplains.org. Donations can also be given if you are unable
to join the team. Each luminary costs $5.00 and can be in memory of or
support of someone who has died from cancer or someone who has had
cancer. Barb would appreciate it if people interested in being on the
team or supporting the effort would let her know by May 10. Thank you
for considering this opportunity to give.
--Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Accolades
Michelle
Christopherson, Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, and
Hilary Bertsch, Center for Adult Learning, will attend and present
papers at the conference Classrooms of the Future VIII:
Learner-Centered Teaching, held in conjunction with the Minnesota
Virtual University’s E-learning Summit at Hamline University in St.
Paul on May 21-23. Michelle will present “Learn by Doing: a
Constructivist Approach for Instructors and Students” on May 22, and
Michelle and Hilary will co-present “Instructional Systems Design as a
Curriculum” on May 23. Visit <http://www.associatedcolleges-tc.org/cotf/>
or <http://www.mnvu.org/mnvu/Frame?pg=215>
for more information about the conferences.
About 25 students from
UMC’s Natural Resources Program recently volunteered time over
two days to help post Wetlands Reserve Program conservation easement
boundary signs at the Glacial Ridge project, east of Crookston. The
students assisted Project Manager and NRCS District Conservationist
Raymond Reading, based in Ada, with the posting work. Students gained
experience discussing the background of the project and the use of GPS
for project boundary locations, and they observed a variety of wildlife
in what is the largest prairie/wetlands restoration project in the lower
48 states. To learn more about the Glacial Ridge Project, go to <http://midwest.fws.gov/planning/glacialtop.htm>.
Congratulations to UMC student Ryan Owens, who was named Outstanding Resident Advisor for 2001-2002 at the recent Residential Life Year-End Banquet. Ryan will be returning to UMC’s RA staff next year as a senior RA in McCall Hall. At the banquet the winners of the Andy Miller Scholarship Essay Contest were also announced. The essay contest asks current RAs to discuss what they have learned from being an RA over the past year. UMC Alum Andy Miller ‘82, who served as an RA while attending UMC, sponsors the scholarship essay contest each year. The top three essays and their respective scholarship award for this year were: Dan Oberg--$250; Mindy Fowler--$150; and Johan Bergholm--$100. Congratulations.
Thank You
I would like to thank everyone
for the wonderful farewell! Whether you joined us for lunch at my
favorite "China Moon" on Monday, shared some cake in our office, sent an
e-mail or card, or shared with me your kind words ... THANK YOU!
It has been so
wonderful being a part of UMC for the past 6 1/2 years. I have made
many friends here who have taught me so much about life. "Success
is measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as
by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."
--Booker T. Washington
You have all played an
integral part in my successes on and off campus. Wishing all
of you the best in the future. And may you be as blessed as I have been
to work with such wonderful people.
" '... God in
Heaven appoints each man's work ...' " John 3:27 TLB
--Sincerely,
Nikki McBlair
This Week’s Special Dates
Birthdays
May 11 - Gail Hasbrouck
May 11 - Rand Rasmussen
May 13 - Sharon Stewart
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, May 11, in its
regular 8:45 a.m. time slot. This
edition of Insight is hosted by Andrew Svec, UMC Director of
Communications.
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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