Volume 21, Number 9, October 17, 2001
Calendar
News Items
Dean’s List Breakfast
October 17
UMC faculty and staff are
invited to stop in at the Dean's List Breakfast anytime between
8:30-9:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 17, in Brown Dining Room. This is
a new tradition, started last spring, to be held before each
Convocation. Invitations have been sent to all the students who were
named to the Dean's List or the Chancellor's List for last spring
semester. This is a wonderful opportunity to congratulate the
students who have worked hard to achieve at this level.
--Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Convocation October
17
All students, faculty, and staff
are encouraged to attend Fall Semester Convocation on October 17, 10 to
11 a.m., in Bede Ballroom. Classes will not be held during this hour.
Guest speaker is Jeannine Windels, CEO of the Crookston Chamber of
Commerce. Recognition of student academic achievement for spring
semester will be made; captains of fall athletic teams will address the
student body; and announcements of various student activities will take
place.
What Does the Operating Levy
Referendum for the Crookston Public Schools
Mean for You?
Find out Friday, October 19, from
12 noon to 1 p.m. in Brown Dining Room A&B, when Crookston
Superintendent Ralph Christofferson will present the issue and answer
any questions you may have. You can also learn how you can help support
the process of informing the general public. All faculty, students, and
staff are welcome to attend. Dining Services will be open, and the
special of the day will be a lemon pepper chicken salad in a bread bowl.
Spring
Textbook Orders Due October 25
Spring 2002 textbook order forms
have been distributed to the Centers. The forms are due back to the UMC
Bookstore Thursday, October 25, 2001. Thanks for your assistance.
--Leela Hier, UMC Bookstore Manager
CCE Visit October 22
The College of Continuing
Education, Twin Cities, under the direction of new dean, Mary Nichols,
is visiting the outstate campuses to share its outreach mission and
promote collaboration. About a dozen people from CCE will visit
Crookston on Monday, October 22, to meet as a group and with individual
departments. The purpose of this visit is to learn more about each
other's mission and collaboration opportunities.
Here is the agenda:
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12:30 – 2:00 |
Lunch, Brown Dining A-B |
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2:00 – 3:00 |
Campus Tour |
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3:00 – 4:30 |
Concurrent meetings:
Student Support Services:
Development-Alumni and Marketing:
Elderhostel and Personal Enrichment:
Vital Aging:
Learning Technologies:
Degree & Credit Programs: |
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4:30 – 6:00 |
Open Meeting with refreshments, Hill 4 |
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6:00 |
Dinner |
--Jane Sims, Director, Center for Adult Learning
Alcohol Awareness
Week October 22-26:
“Oct-SOBER-fest”
UMC will host “Oct-SOBER-fest” October 22-26
featuring a series of programs and events on campus. The events
coincide with National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (NCAAW), an
annual national awareness week observed by more than 3,000 other
campuses across the country.
During “Oct-SOBER-fest” UMC students will participate in a variety of events, all designed to reinforce personal responsibility and respect for current state laws and school policies when it comes to the consumption of alcohol beverages.
For a full schedule of events, go to: www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/notices01-02/Oct-sober-fest.htm.
Spooktacular Halloween Sale
The prices are a fright at the
UMC Bookstore’s Spooktacular Halloween Sale on now through October 31,
2001. Check out the additional markdowns on discontinued items. Buy
one UMC clothing at regular price and receive 30% off second item (of
equal or less value). Take advantage of the Black Cat Special –
selected sweatshirts for $12.95! Enter drawing for scary prizes!
Mark your calendars for
the special Moonlight Madness sale from 4 to 6 p.m., on Tuesday, October
30. Receive 20% off all UMC clothing items (excluding sale items) and
enjoy refreshments.
--Leela Hier, UMC Bookstore Manager
Grade Distribution and
Notification Confidentiality
As mid-terms approach, it
is important for faculty and staff to keep in mind that posting of
grades by any identifiable information (e.g., student identification
number, last name) is prohibited by the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA).
To ensure confidentiality but still allow grades to be posted, instructors are advised to establish a unique code known only to the student and instructor. Grade lists should not be listed alphabetically.
Also, faculty need to be aware that distributing graded papers or exams en masse, such as in the hallway or in a box on a table, without checking for proper identification is a violation of FERPA. Graded papers and exams can be mailed to students in pre-addressed campus mail envelopes or pre-stamped and addressed U.S. mail envelopes. Also, if space and personnel allow, student can pick up their exams or papers from a department member who is responsible for checking the student's identification.
For more information about FERPA contact Tina Falkner at ROVIC001@sossgw.stu.umn.edu or 612-625-1064.
-- The Record, October 2001, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
NOTE: Learn more about FERPA and its requirements. Attend the FERPA presentation presented by Tina Falkner: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.; Friday, October 19; "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)"; Dowell 103
Eagles Nest Gang
The Eagles Nest Gang will
be starting up soon for children ages 6-12. If you know of any children
who might be interested in joining, please let me know, and I will mail
out an Eagles Nest application. Eagles Nest members receive the
following:
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Free Admission to all UMC Athletic Home Events
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A UMC Eagles Nest t-shirt
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A chance to be a ball girl/boy at a UMC home game
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Opportunities to win prizes
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An Eagles Nest Newsletter
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Lots and lots of fun cheering on the Golden Eagles!
Membership to the
Eagles Nest Gang is only $10.00 for the year! If you or someone you
know is interested, please forward me the address that you want the
application to be sent, and I will mail it out early next week! If you
would like more information, please call me at 281-8415.
--Lon Boike, Athletic Director
Audio
Streaming of Athletic Events
If you are unable to attend
football (or basketball) games and would still like to listen to your
favorite team, the UMC Golden Eagles, UMC in conjunction with KROX AM
radio is streaming audio for all football games and selected men's and
women's basketball games (a schedule of basketball streamed games is yet
to be determined).
In order to do this, you will need a computer to listen to the live webcast. Simply follow the instructions as shown below and you should be able to listen to the game from anywhere in the world with a networked computer. Students, please let your parents and family members know that this service is available.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me for more information. Instructions to pull up the web cast are shown below.
Go to the UMC Athletics Web Site www.umcrookston.edu/people/athletics and click on: “Audio Stream of Games.” This will take you to the “Audio Streaming of UMC Athletic Events” page.
Then click on “Listen
to Live Webcast of Current Event.” This should connect you to the game
live as it happens (if it is being broadcast over KROX AM radio). Good
luck and thanks for your continued support!
--Lon Boike, Athletic Director
University
Senate/Campus Assembly Meetings
Listed below are the topic-only
agendas for the University Senate, Faculty Senate, and Twin Cities
Campus Assembly meetings scheduled to take place on Thursday, October
18, 2001.
The full meeting agenda can be found on the web at the following URL: http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/u_senate/011018agenda.html
CONCURRENT MEETING OF:
THE UNIVERSITY SENATE
THE TWIN CITIES CAMPUS ASSEMBLY
Thursday, October 18, 2001
2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
305 Selvig Hall—Crookston Campus
Agenda includes:
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Announcements
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Tribute to deceased members of the University community
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Administrative responses to Senate and Assembly Actions (Information)
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Clerk of the Senate/Assembly Report – Nominating Committee Election Results (Information for the Faculty Senate)
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Senate/Faculty Consultative Committee Report
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Senate Committee on Educational Policy – Morris Calendar Change (Action by the University Senate)
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University Senate Rules Amendment – Ex Officio Membership (Action by the University Senate)
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Twin Cities Campus Assembly Rules Amendment – Committee Meeting Absence (Action by the Twin Cities Campus Assembly)
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University Senate/Twin Cities Campus Assembly Bylaws Amendments – Committee on Committees (Action by the University Senate and Twin Cities Campus Assembly)
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Twin Cities Campus Assembly Bylaws Amendment – Nominating Committee (Action by the Twin Cities Campus Assembly)
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Twin Cities Campus Assembly Bylaws Amendment – College Name (Action by the Twin Cities Campus Assembly)
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University Senate Bylaws Amendment – Closed Sessions (Action by the University Senate)
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Twin Cities Campus Assembly Bylaws Amendment – Closed Sessions (Action by the Twin Cities Campus Assembly)
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President’s State of the University Address and Community Forum
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Questions to the President
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Old Business
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New Business
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Adjournment
--Becky Hippert, University Senate
New Student Sixth Week
Survey
A
summary for the years 1998, 1999, and 2001 of the
New Student 6th Week Survey completed
by new freshmen students during
the 6th week of the fall semester
has been posted to
the web. You can access the summary
from my webhome at:
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~nelson/ by
selecting "Surveys", then
"New Freshmen 6th Week Survey Summary, 1998 - 2001" or
directly at:
New Freshmen 6th Week Survey Summary, 1998 - 2001
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~nelson/surveys/NewStu6thALL.htm.
--Bob Nelson, Vice Chancellor
for Student Affairs
FBI Mail Handling Safety
Please refer to the following PDF file so
that we can be assured that everyone here is considering their own
safety and being careful in the way that they handle the mail.
--Judy Neppel, Assistant to the Chancellor
This Week’s Special Dates
Birthdays:
October 20 – Karen Murphy
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 20 at 8:45 a.m. on KROX Radio
1260 AM. Tune in to hear Peggy Miller, Coordinator of UMC’s Alcohol and
Other Drug Abuse Prevention (AODAP) Program, talk about the upcoming
activities for Alcohol Awareness Week. 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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