Volume 21, Number 7, October 3, 2001
Calendar
News Items
Homecoming Wrap
Congratulations to the UMC Golden Eagles Football Team for winning
the game against Minnesota State University—Moorhead, 17-14!
Congratulations also to UMC Homecoming Royalty: Queen Lisa Wagner
of Neche, N.D, King Josh Clark of Columbus, Miss., Princess
Cheryl Isder of Little Falls, and Prince Tony Lorentz of
Howard Lake.
(left to right) Lisa Wagner, Josh Clark, Cheryl Isder, Tony
Lorentz
Winners of the parade float contest were:
- Best Theme - Delta Theta Sigma
- Most Creative - Farmhouse Fraternity
- Best Crowd Pleaser - Early Childhood Education Club
Each group will win $50.00.
Photos of Homecoming 2001 events and activities will soon be available at www.umcrookston.edu/homecoming/.
Tim
Gabrielson at UMC October 3
Magician and comedian Tim Gabrielson will perform Wednesday, October
3. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in Bede Ballroom on the UMC
Campus. Admission is free to UMC students with their U Card ID and $3
for all others. The event is open to the public.
Gabrielson performed at UMC last March, and returned to Crookston in August to perform for Ox Cart Days. For more information, visit his website: www.timsmagic.com.
Student Directory
A temporary student directory has been posted to the web at:
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~nelson/other/studir01.htm
The paper student
directory should be available in approximately 2-3 weeks. If you would
prefer to receive a Word document of the directory please send me an
e-mail request.
--Bob Nelson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Editor’s note:
Directory info on current students is also available online at:
http://www.umcrookston.edu/cfdocs/cf/Newsearch1.cfm (linked from
“Search” button on UMC home page).
Employee Benefits Info Session October
12
Vic Fickling,
University
of Minnesota Benefits Counselor, will be on the UMC campus on Friday,
October 12, to help you with retirement planning and answer any
questions you may have regarding the University’s open enrollment
period.
Open Enrollment 2001
Informational Session
DATE: Friday, October 12,
2001
TIME: 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Sahlstrom Conference Center 131
You are encouraged to
attend this session so that you understand your options during this
year’s open enrollment period. Vic will make a brief presentation and
will leave time to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to
bring your lunch or purchase a lunch and bring it to the meeting. In
addition, you may call Jackie at 8325 or Les at 8345 if you would like
to schedule an individual meeting with Vic on October 12 to discuss any
specific retirement or benefit questions you may have. Individual
meetings will be held in 305 Selvig Hall.
--Les Johnson, Director of Human Resources
National Depression
Screening Day October 22
Depression affects millions of people every year and is often left
untreated or ignored. Learn more. Get help. Give hope. Be well!
UMC will serve as a site for National Depression Screening Day on Monday, October 22, from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. in Sahlstrom Conference Center 131. Faculty who wish to assign or encourage attendance related to a class activity are asked to direct students to the 4:30 general session. A second informational opportunity is scheduled for 6:00 with individual meeting opportunities to follow. Staff from Northwestern Mental Health Center will conduct the informational sessions and the confidential free screenings that follow. If you have questions, please contact Stacey Grunewald in Student Health or Laurie Wilson in Counseling. Advance registration is not required.
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National
Depression Screening Day |
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4:30 p.m. |
General Information Session |
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5:30 p.m. |
Individual meetings as requested (free and confidential) |
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6:00 p.m. |
Information Session II |
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7:00 p.m. |
Individual meetings as requested (free and confidential) |
--Laurie Wilson, Counseling
Security Report
A reserved parking permit was
reported stolen on September 11 to UMC Security Services. On September
12, a UMC Security Officer discovered the stolen permit on a vehicle
parked in G-Lot on campus. The vehicle was towed and charges are
pending with the Crookston Police Department and UMC student conduct
committee. Beware! Lock your vehicles … another permit was stolen this
week!
--Gary Willhite, Director of Residential Life/Security Services.
Accolades
Melissa Hower-Moritz, associate professor of equine science, has
been named president-elect for the Association for Equine Sports
Medicine (AESM). Members of the AESM are
veterinarians, sports physiology researchers, and other professionals
with special interest in the understanding and application of scientific
knowledge in the area of equine sports medicine.
This Week’s Special Dates
Birthdays:
September 28 – Don Cavalier
October 8 – Angelika Huglen
October 9 – Connie Camrud
October 9 – Stacey Grunewald
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 Saturday,
October 6 at 8:45 a.m. on KROX Radio 1260 AM. Tune in to hear
interviews with Inductees to the UMC Athletic Hall of Fame for 2001.
This edition of UMC Insight is hosted by UMC student Dana Prudhomme.
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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