Volume 22, Number 24, February 12, 2003
Calendar
News Items
February 16-22 is National
Civic Engagement Week
February 16-22 is National
Civic Engagement Week – with the theme “Raise Your Voice – A Week of
Action,” a week to increase, celebrate, and deepen the student civic
engagement efforts on college campuses across the country. UMC will
host two events in conjunction with the week.
Reach
with James Hersch
February 19
Singer-songwriter James Hersch will bring his unique musical
outreach program to Crookston and UMC on Wednesday, February 19. Hersch
will perform at 7 p.m. in UMC’s Bede Ballroom. The event is free, and
members of the Crookston community are encouraged to attend.
In preparation for his 7 p.m. performance, Hersch will perform three times during that day at different sites in Crookston. He is set to perform at 8:15 a.m. at Washington Elementary School; at 10 a.m. for Head Start at the Family Services Center; and at 1:30 p.m. at the Oak Court Assisted Living Center.
Workshop
with Jean Strait
February 21
On Friday, February 21, UMC’s Office of Student Activities and
Service Learning will host a workshop with Jean Strait, Faculty
Development Director from Campus Compact, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in
Sahlstrom Conference Center 131. The workshop will present faculty
members with tools and techniques to assess value of service learning
projects in student grading and student learning.
Contact Pam Holsinger-Fuchs or Mike Christopherson for more information.
Cholesterol Screening February 19
UMC dietetics students and
Student Health Services will conduct a cholesterol screening on
Wednesday, February 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Student Health
office area. The screening is free for students and $6.00 for all
others.
--Stacey Grunewald, Student Health Coordinator
Third Annual Equine
Extravaganza at UMC
February 21-23
Students enrolled in the equine
industries management degree program at the University of Minnesota,
Crookston (UMC) will sponsor the Third Annual Equine Extravaganza on
Friday, February 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the University Teaching and
Outreach Center Arena on the north edge of the UMC campus. Repeat
performances will take place on Saturday, February 22, at 6:30 p.m. and
on Sunday, February 23, at 2 p.m. The theme will be “A Night at the
Circus.” The event is open to the public.
Advanced tickets to each performance cost $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 12 and under. To reserve tickets, contact members of the UMC Horseman’s Association or UMC Rodeo Association, or contact Melissa Miller via e-mail at ummm005@umn.edu or via phone at 218-281-2335. Tickets will be available at the door only if space permits for one dollar above the advanced ticket cost.
Celebrating the Scholarship of Writing February 24
On Monday February 24, from 4-5 p.m. you are invited to a reception
“Celebrating the Scholarship of Writing” in the Heritage Room in Kiehle
Building 124. The reception will honor those associated with UMC who
have published written works over the past year. I hope everyone will
join us for some special refreshments and this chance to congratulate
and celebrate with our colleagues here at UMC.
There are a number of
faculty/staff who have published books, book chapters, articles, etc.,
and we want to celebrate those activities. I have received a number of
copies and information regarding these works but may have missed some,
so if you have published something this past year we definitely want to
include you in the list and reception. Owen Williams in the UMC Library
has agreed to collect these works and have them on display in the
library window over the next few weeks, so if you have a copy of your
work or know of the work of others, please contact Owen in the library.
--Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Sponsored
Accounts Receivable Training
February 25
Attention all sponsored project PIs, project
directors and support staff: You may be aware that a new accounts
receivable system for sponsored accounts will be implemented in March,
2003. An ITV training session has been scheduled for February 25, 9:00
- 11:00 a.m. in SCC 106. Please let either Bonnie Anderson or me know
if you are interested in participating in the training session, or if
you would like a copy of the materials. Thanks.
--Rose Koch, Vice
Chancellor for Finance
Lasik Eye
Surgery Presentation February 25
Kari Miller, O.D., of Crookston
Eye Clinic, will discuss the latest information regarding Lasik eye
surgery Tuesday, February 25, from Noon to 1 p.m., Sahlstrom Conference
Center A and B. Anyone who is contemplating this procedure would find
this presentation very informative. Dr. Miller will be available for
your questions. This event is free and open to everyone. Refreshments
will be provided. Contact Stacey Grunewald, 8512, with any questions.
--Stacey Grunewald, Student Health Coordinator
Great
Conversations Spring Season Begins
February 25
The UMC Concerts and Lectures
Committee will again sponsor the Great Conversations series on the UMC
Campus. All conversations are held at 7:30 p.m. At UMC the
conversations will be shown in Dowell Hall Room 220, and they are free
and open to all students, faculty, staff, and the general public.
The conversations originate from the Ted Mann Concert Hall on the Twin Cities Campus. They are also telecast live to University of Minnesota coordinate campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester. Great Conversations is produced by the College of Continuing Education.
The
first conversation in the series is set for Tuesday, February 25. The
topic will be human rights, and the discussion will feature Robert J.
Jones, U of M Vice President and Executive Vice Provost, and Archbishop
Desmond Tutu, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
The spring series will also include:
- Monday, March 17 – “Business Ethics” with Norman Bowie and Thomas Dunfee
- Tuesday, April 22 – “Environmental Concerns” with Anne R. Kapuscinski and Margaret Mellon
Learn more at <www.cce.umn.edu/conversations>.
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 next week (PDF
version is also available here). Please complete and return the
nomination form to Mark Huglen by Wednesday, February 26.
The Outstanding Student
Service Awards are presented at the annual UMC Awards Reception,
scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, 6 to 8 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium.
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
Study Abroad
Update
Newsletters from the Study Abroad
office were recently placed in faculty mailboxes. If you did not
receive one, additional copies are available in Hill 9 or they can be
viewed online at
<www.umcrookston.edu/people/services/studyabroad/newsletters> (it is a PDF file).
The following UMC students studied abroad and received some Bush Grant funding from the Curriculum Integration project during the 2002 calendar year:
- Katherine Johnson – Australia
- Sharon Altepeter – Ireland
- James Lamb – France
- Tom Hill – France
- Megan Conrad – France
- Sanaz Anvarinia – France
- Teng Yang – France
- Nick Smeby – France
- Stuart Mickelson – France
- Justin Petrich – Japan
- Barret Stavseth – Denmark
- Jamie Schaunaman – Costa Rica
Additionally, UMC faculty and staff members that have participated in Bush Grant-sponsored study abroad site visits include:
- Soo-Yin Lim-Thompson – Denmark
- Steve Shirley – Denmark
- Dan Svedarsky – Costa Rica
- Doug Knowlton – Italy
- Claudia Barton – Mexico
- Jerry Knutson – Mexico
- Eric Burgess – Great Britain
Please encourage any of
your students that may be interested in studying abroad to contact me or
Rae French in Hill 9. Thanks.
--Steve Shirley
Campus
Parking and Snow Removal
Notice to all who are parking at
UMC: Please remember the mall signage reads "No Parking from 1 a.m. to
7 a.m." Please do not park around the mall before 7 a.m.
For those who leave vehicles overnight, there are designated areas in the lots for this. A lot area is the far east lane, G lot area is toward the south end of the lot, and K lot area is east of the equine arena. These areas have signs designating overnight parking.
Also the area along the sidewalk just southeast of the gym has curbing painted yellow plus signage alerting no parking. Parking in these areas makes snow removal from sidewalks and lots difficult. Remember if your vehicle is hit in a "No Parking" area, you are liable. Please do not park in front of sidewalks and their crosswalks. Remember, violators are subject to ticketing.
Proposed Changes to
University’s Student Conduct Code
Proposed changes to the
University's Student Conduct Code have been posted to the web at: <webhome.crk.umn.edu/~nelson/StuConduct/StudentConductCode102102.htm>.
Additional information on the Student Conduct Code can be accessed at: <webhome.crk.umn.edu/~nelson/student_conduct.htm>.
The University of
Minnesota's Board of Regents will be acting on this in the March or
April, 2003 meeting. If you have any comments or suggestions please
forward them to me.
--Bob Nelson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
UROP
Application Dates and Information
Application
material for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program intersession
projects from May 19 to June 30, 2003 or regular year projects from June
23, 2003 through June 15, 2004 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
3, 2003. 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
University
Fire Inspector Asks For Changes
The University of Minnesota Fire
Inspector, David Stringfield, toured our campus near the end of fall
semester. The purpose of his visit was to provide a fire and life
safety inspection of all University buildings. He presented Chancellor
Sargeant with a follow-up report stating changes we need to complete to
bring us in compliance with the Uniform Fire Code. Some changes will be
subtle, while others will be more visible due to changes in building
layout or design. The more extensive changes required will have a
dramatic impact on our Facilities Management operations budget.
In some instances we may not have certain amenities where they have been in the past. Some areas we have “always” used for storage will no longer be allowed. One of the first things you will notice will take place in Dowell Hall. The beverage and snack machines must be removed from the first floor locations because our stairwells are not fully enclosed “stair towers.” One of each beverage machine and a snack dispenser will be placed in Room 100 where the temporary student lounge will move to during the Student Center construction. The recycling containers on all the stairwell landings must be moved to the hallways inside the fire doors.
Individual departments
or programs affected by the fire inspectors report will be notified
Facilities Management or Environmental Health and Safety of any
compliance issues they may need to attend to.
--Tom Feiro, Senior EHS Technician, Environmental Health and Safety
Ask EHS: Fire Safety
What should I do if I discover a fire or see smoke in a building?
- Do not panic. Alert anyone in immediate danger.
- Confine the fire by closing doors around it.
- If the alarm has not been activated, pull the nearest alarm box. They are usually located near an exit.
- Evacuate the building by way of the nearest safe exit or into the next building separated by fire doors.
- Even though our building fire alarm systems are monitored 24:7 by Simplex, it is good procedure to have someone dial 9-911 from the nearest safe telephone to insure the fire department has been alerted. You can also tell dispatch any pertinent information you have i.e.) smoke or fire is visible, location in a building, is anyone injured or trapped.
Should I try to put a fire out?
Only if it is small and you have been trained to use a fire extinguisher. Your safety is more important than a building or its contents. The fire department should still be notified to investigate and check scene of the fire.
Why do only certain alarms go off in Kiehle, the Library and Dowell?
With the renovation of Kiehle, the new student technology center on the second floor of the library was added as part of the Kiehle project. It is on the Kiehle fire alarm system. When the fire alarm goes off in Kiehle, the horns, strobes and fire doors in the technology center are activated. Those in the original library do not activate.
The fire alarms in the library are controlled by the fire alarm panel in Dowell. So when an alarm sounds in the library, the fire doors in Dowell close to protect fire spread and smoke penetration through the link. The strobes in Dowell will also flash. The alarms in Dowell will not sound unless a smoke detector or pull station is activated in Dowell.
If you have questions
pertaining to campus environmental health and safety, please forward
them to me at ext. 8300 or
tfeiro@mail.crk.umn.edu . Your questions will be researched and
shared with the campus community so we can all learn together.
--Tom Feiro, Senior EHS Technician, Environmental Health and Safety
State Director of
Natural Resources Conservation Service Meets with
UMC Students
William Hunt, State
Conservationist with the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service,
visited the campus on Friday, February 7, and met with students who are
currently in the Student Career Employee Program (SCEP) and others who
have recently applied. Under this program, students work summer
internships with the agency at different field offices and then upon
graduation become permanent employees.
Pictured below are (from left) Jeremy
Nguyen, Dan Beitzel, Clayton Schmitz, Jaime Schaunaman, William Hunt
(standing), Cheryl Isder, Dan Weber, and Meghan Ulrich.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides technical assistance to private landowners on matters involving soil and water conservation practices as well as a number of wildlife habitat programs. The Natural Resources program at UMC is a major supplier of personnel who go on to work with the NRCS and Soil and Water Conservation Districts. “We have enjoyed a very productive relationship with the program here at Crookston and look forward to future progress as well,” noted Hunt.
Not only does UMC provide a pool of applicants for NRCS positions but, in conjunction with the Northwest Research and Outreach Center, offers in-service training for agency staff. Training workshops in prescribed burning and wetland plant identification have been offered in the past, and a special session in wetland plant identification as an aid to delineation is slated for the summer of 2003.
At present UMC students Dan Weber, Jamie Schaunaman, Meghan Ulrich, and Cheryl Isder are in the Minnesota program, and Draper Lundquist and Dustin Brodina are working with North Dakota. Most UMC students who aspire to work in land and water management are majoring in either Water Resource Management or Natural Resources Management. Both programs integrate land use practices and agriculture with natural resources courses.
UMC
Bookstore Moving
The UMC Bookstore is moving while the
new student center project takes place. The bookstore will be closed
Thursday and Friday, February 20-21, for the move and will re-open in
Robertson Hall 109 at 8 a.m. Monday February 24.
Students are strongly encouraged to pick up any needed textbooks for spring semester before next Thursday.
The Bookstore will hold an inventory reduction clothing sale February 24-28 as there is 40 percent less space in our new Robertson Hall location.
Please contact Leela
Hier with any questions. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
--Leela Hier, UMC Bookstore Manager
New Staff and Faculty
Viet
Doan has been hired by UMC’s Office of Admissions and Financial
Aid. He will serve as an information specialist and will be working
with UMC and U of M central data and enterprise systems to develop and
produce enrollment/recruitment reports and applications. He received
his bachelor’s degree in management information systems from North
Dakota State University in Fargo.
New adjunct faculty include Ronald Ferguson, who is teaching sociology, and Heather Larson, who is teaching speech.
Sara Nagel has joined the staff of the UMC Children’s Center as a child care worker.
VolunTEAM Update
This week’s featured Crookston VolunTEAM volunteer opportunity is tied
to Riverview Healthcare Association’s current expansion project.
Riverview’s Future View Fund Drive is conducting a phone-a-thon from
Feb. 18 until March 14. Volunteers are needed to make calls from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. each evening. Volunteers can help for one evening or
several. Visit <www.volunteam.org>,
or contact Allan Dragseth at 281-2550 or
adragseth@rrv.net.
If you’re interested in helping out, or simply want to know more about the project, please contact Mike Christopherson in the Crookston VolunTEAM office (Bede 106) at 281-8526, email Mike at chris282@umn.edu, or simply sign up at the Bede Info Desk. If you’re interested in learning more about the Crookston VolunTEAM, please visit <www.volunteam.org>.
Accolades
Congratulations to UMC's 2003 Snow Daze Royalty (from left in photo):
Prince Nate Emery, Princess Anna Anderson, Queen
Katherine Johnson, and King Dallas Koplin. Royalty were
crowned Thursday evening, February 6, at the Snow Daze Coronation in
Kiehle Auditorium.
Lisa Eggert, instructor for the UMC online course Econ 2101 “Microeconomics,” has received a Thank a Teacher certificate, sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning Services at the University of Minnesota. The certificate is in recognition for teaching excellence and is student initiated.
Special Dates
Birthdays
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February 14 - Cindy Tyler
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February 15 - Ken Myers
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February 15 - Carrie Tollefson
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, airs on
KROX Radio 1260 AM Saturdays at 8:45 a.m. Tune in Saturday, February
15, to hear a conversation about the upcoming Civic Engagement Week with
Mike Christopherson, Assistant Director of Service Learning. Insight is
hosted by Andrew Svec, UMC Director of Communications.
UMC
Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin is posted at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm>