Volume 22, Number 27, March 5, 2003
Calendar
News Items
Farewell to Bede March
5
A farewell to Bede
Hall is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Among the activities for students, faculty, staff, and alumni will be
a Bede Trivia Contest, photos in front of the building, and “If these
walls could talk,” where people will have an opportunity to express
their thoughts about Bede by writing a message on the wall.
Refreshments will be served. The building will officially close on
Friday, March 7, to begin asbestos abatement prior to demolition,
which will prepare the site for the new student center building
project.
Relocation of Bede
Hall Services
With the closing of
Bede Hall, several student services will be moving to other parts of the
campus. Following is a list of these offices and their new locations.
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Bookstore, Robertson 109
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Student Health, Robertson 106
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CSA & SPACE, Robertson 114
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Campus Ministry, Robertson 113
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Post Office and Mail Room, Robertson 102
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Service Learning, Dowell 112
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Multicultural and International Programs, Dowell 123 A&B
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Information Desk, Dowell 117
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Student Activities (Pam Holsinger-Fuchs’ office), Dowell 119
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Student Lounge, Dowell 100
U of M TEL Seminar Series
Features UMC’s David DeMuth March 5
David
DeMuth, assistant professor of physics and math, will present
“Web Tools for
Teaching, Research, and Service” as part of the University of
Minnesota’s Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Seminar Series. The
presentation will be delivered on the UMC campus through ITV from the
Twin Cities Campus in 4 Hill Hall at noon on Wednesday, March 5.
DeMuth received a 2000-01 TEL small grant to develop Internet-based assessment tools for an introductory physics course. DeMuth and his assistants, UMC students Tim Gerla, Anders Berggren, and Rick Egeland, are using the Linux operating system, server-side Perl scripts, and a MySQL database server to deliver Web-based interactive platform-independent content for that course, including:
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lecture preparation materials
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classroom polls
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homework materials
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a laboratory notebook system
They are simultaneously developing custom Web applications to support other research and service activities. For example, researchers participating in the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) project at the Soudan Laboratory are using the notebook system, and members of the Faculty Assembly and Faculty Consultative committee on the Crookston campus are using the meeting and agenda system.
Book Signing and Discussion
March 6
Jim
Thomasson, UMC
associate professor
of philosophy, and James Robert Doster, Jr., will appear at a book
signing and discussion for their recently published collaboration,
Be the
Best That You Can Be...Every Day of Your Life - The Collected Wisdom of
"Chick's Chestnuts."
The event is
scheduled for Thursday, March 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Sahlstrom
Conference Center 131.
Lobby Day March 6
More than 40 UMC
students have signed up to travel en masse to the University of
Minnesota, Twin Cities campus and to the State Capitol in
St. Paul
on Thursday, March 6, to meet with legislators and to lobby for support
for the University of Minnesota System. A bus will leave the UMC Atrium
at 5 a.m. that morning. For more information, please contact UMC
Student Legislative
Coalition (SLC) Representative Isaac Dallager,
uiad001@umn.edu.
Crookston Chamber Career
Day March 11
The 2003 Career Day, sponsored by
the Crookston Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee, will again be
held on the UMC Campus on Tuesday, March 11, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
This year eleventh grade students from Climax, Crookston, Fisher, Red
Lake Falls, Fosston, Oklee, Stephen/Argyle, Warren, Kittson Central, and
Waubun High Schools, will be attending the event. There will be over
350 students attending and around 40 occupational speakers visiting with
the students during the event. The schedule for the day is listed
below.
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9:20 |
Schools arrive at UMC Campus |
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9:30 |
Opening Session, Kiehle
Auditorium |
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9:50 |
Passing |
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10:00 |
First Occupational Session |
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10:40 |
Passing |
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10:50 |
Second Occupational Session |
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11:30 |
Conclusion of Career Day 2003 |
Roger Moe, former
Minnesota Senate Majority Leader, and gubernatorial candidate in 2002,
will be speaking to the students. Mr. Moe has a wealth of experience in
the political arena and is very much looking forward to talking to the
students that day. If you have any questions please feel free to
contact me.
--Jason Tangquist, Crookston Chamber Education Committee Chair,
Program Advisor, Student Support Services
Call for
Artwork!
In recognition of Women’s History
Month we are looking for works of art such as quilts, pottery,
photography, painting, and any other forms of art that could be
displayed. We would like to be able to display the artwork March 12
through 21, so would appreciate display items before Wednesday, March
12. We are inviting UMC faculty and staff including wives and families,
UMC retirees and alumni to contribute projects, hobbies, etc. to be
displayed. Please consider allowing us to display your talents or
encourage someone you know who should be showing off her artistic skill.
--Liz Tollefson and Laurie Wilson
Technology
Workshops Offered Over Spring Break
The Instructional Technology
Center (ITC) will offer the following "Just-In-Time" Workshops during
Spring Break. Please e-mail Rebekah Stortroen to register for desired
workshops. Many thanks for taking time for technology training during
the break. All sessions will be held in the ITC training area, Kiehle
143. Please bring your laptops.
Tuesday, March 11
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09:00 - 11:00: WebCT “Express”
Gradebook, Quiz Options, Integrating PowerPoints and Flash, Managing Discussions and Chat, New Assignment Tool, etc -
11:00 - 12:00: Mail Merge
Merge Word and Excel documents (as new documents or emails) -
01:30 - 02:30: Dreamweaver MX
Website design – File structure, upload, and template
Wednesday, March 12
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09:00 - 11:00: WebCT “Express” (Repeat of March 11)
Gradebook, Quiz Options, Integrating PowerPoints and Flash, Managing Discussions and Chat, New Assignment Tool, etc -
11:00 - 12:00: Outlook Scheduling
Scheduling, managing, and tracking appointments -
01:30 - 02:30: Publishing Web Pages to Bass
Mapping network drives, managing links, and updating web pages
Thursday, March 13
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09:00 – 10:00: Paint Shop Pro 7
General image editing – Resizing, cropping, feathering, free-selection
Basic effects - Drop-shadow, screen capture, cloning (repairing images) -
10:00 – 11:00: Excel Grade Book
Basic Excel grade book management and formulas -
01:30 – 02:30: Flash MX
Basic Flash animations – Motion and shape tweenings
Basic usage of Flash symbols – Movie clips, buttons, and graphic symbols -
02:30 – 03:30: Operating System and Hardware Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Tips on maintaining your computer systems and hardware
Tips on managing files and backups
--Dan Lim, Director, Instructional Technology Center
Women’s History Month Activities
March is Women’s History Month. Several special speakers have been scheduled in observance. Below is a short summary of the various events and dates.
Monday, March 17, 4 p.m., Kiehle 116, “Voices Merging” Poetry Reading, presented by students from the Twin Cities Women’s Center. All persons who enjoy listening to poetry are invited to attend, and those who also write poetry are encouraged to share their writing at this session.
Tuesday, March 18, 7 p.m., Kiehle Auditorium, public lecture by Heidi
Heitkamp, former attorney general of North Dakota, cancer survivor,
and N.D. gubernatorial candidate, speaking on “Lessons I Have
Learned.” This Tuesday evening presentation will also feature the
initiation of a new scholarship on campus, and it is preceded by an
informal hors d’oeuvre reception in Kiehle Rotunda beginning at 6 p.m.
Everyone is welcome.
Wednesday, March 26, 12
noon, Youngquist Auditorium, Barbara Handy-Marchello, associate
professor of history at the University of North Dakota offers a look
back at the often overlooked history of the Red River Valley farm women
in a lecture entitled, “Land, Liquor and the Women of Hatton, North
Dakota.” Coffee and juice will be available in the Seminar Room
following the presentation.
Thursday, March 27, 2 p.m., Sahlstrom Conference Center 107 (Epicurean Room), “Taking Time
for Tea and a Good Book” hosted by Rebekah Stortroen and Claudia
Barton with recommendations for great Women’s History Month readings
presented by Rachel Sundbom, UMC grad and employee of Lake Agassiz
Regional Library. Enjoy a selection of fine teas, delicate desserts,
and mind-expanding literary works. Call 281-8379 or 281-8552 for
reservations. This event will have a nominal fee for non-students and a
reservation requirement for all participants.
Campus Assembly Set for
March 21
The Spring Semester meeting of
the Campus Assembly will be held, Friday, March 21, at 3:30 p.m. in
Dowell Hall 225. Please note the time change.
You will find the agenda for the meeting and minutes from the last meeting on the Campus Assembly homepage: <www.umcrookston.edu/academics/campusassembly/>. Before the meeting, please take a minute and look at the agenda, and let me know if there are any changes regarding who will be presenting the committee reports.
You will no longer be receiving a paper version of these documents, so please either bring your computer and access the agenda and minutes online, or print them in advance of the meeting.
Please try to attend
this important meeting. Refreshments will be available.
--Owen Williams, Campus Assembly Secretary
VolunTEAM Update
This week’s featured Crookston VolunTEAM project is found at North
Country Food Bank, where there is a need for a volunteer warehouse
helper to re-label and re-pack food, and help with cleaning. Hours are
flexible. Contact Bonnie or Mike at 281-7356 for more information, or
simply visit
www.volunteam.org and click Volunteer Opportunities.
If you’re interested in learning more about the Crookston VolunTEAM, please contact Mike Christopherson in the VolunTEAM office (Bede 106) at 281-8526 or chris282@umcrookston.edu. Or, simply visit www.volunteam.org.
Accolades
Above (from left), Minnesota Chapter of The
Wildlife Society Awards Chair Janet Boe, Dan Oberg, and Ross Hier at the
recent annual meeting of The Chapter in Willmar
Crookston was once again placed on the conservation map when Ross Hier, assistant wildlife manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and adjunct faculty member for UMC’s Natural Resources Department, and Daniel Oberg, wildlife management student at UMC, received awards from the Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society at the group’s annual meeting in Willmar. The Minnesota Award, presented to Hier, recognizes outstanding contributions to Minnesota's wildlife and natural resources. The Student Conservationist Award, presented to Oberg, recognizes the top wildlife student from among all of Minnesota’s colleges and universities. Oberg, a wildlife management student from Isanti, Minnesota, is the fourth UMC student in the last six years to receive this top honor.
Kristina Gray, lecturer for composition, has been selected to
present at the 37th Annual Convention of the Teachers of
English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), set for March 24-29 in
Baltimore, Maryland. Gray will present “Seeing Every Word, Hearing
Every Voice,” a demonstration of the effective use of closed-captioned
movies in the teaching and learning of English, on March 28. Learn more
about TESOL at <www.tesol.org>.
This international conference generally draws up to 10,000 attendees.
Melinda McVey McCluskey, assistant
professor of horticulture, recently fulfilled the necessary
qualifications to be awarded the designation “Certified Nursery and
Landscape Professional” by the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape
Association.
UMC has been selected to participate in a national study of student civic engagement on college campuses. The study, sponsored by the National Campus Compact, will focus on measuring the extent and nature of student civic engagement and on better understanding student conceptions of politics and citizenship. UMC will be one of five case study sites selected from among 200 colleges and universities. Case studies will be conducted by RMC Research Corporation and will involve a 2-3 day site visit in late March or early April.
Upcoming Crookston Community
Events
Crookston Artist Series “Romance
of the Flute and Harp,” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 6,
at the Crookston High School Auditorium.
Special Dates
Birthdays
March 4 - Lisa Samuelson
March 6 - Wendell Johnson
March 7 - Bob Nelson
March 7 - Tom Mulvaney
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, March 8, to hear a conversation about Bede Student Center
with Pam Holsinger-Fuchs, Director of Student Activities and Service
Learning. Insight is hosted by Andrew Svec, UMC Director of
Communications.
UMC
Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin is posted at:
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