Volume 22, Number 29, March 19, 2003
Calendar
News Items
Heidi
Heitkamp to Speak at UMC March 18
Heidi Heitkamp, former attorney
general of North Dakota, N.D. gubernatorial candidate, and cancer
survivor, will speak at UMC Tuesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. in Kiehle
Auditorium. Her address, entitled “Lessons I Have Learned,” will be
free and open to the public. It will be preceded by an informal
reception in Kiehle Rotunda beginning at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
The event is being presented in observance of Women’s History Month at
UMC.
UMC
Celebrates First Year Students March 19
The
First Year Experience office is hosting a celebration honoring
first-year students on Wednesday, March 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in
Sahlstrom Conference Center 131. The first year of college is
challenging, therefore we’d like to honor those students what
successfully completed their first semester at UMC by providing
recognition and support for their accomplishments. All faculty and
staff are invited to stop by to congratulate students on their
accomplishments. Refreshments will be provided.
--Kami Mattson, Director of First Year Experience
Mission
IMPROVable to Perform at UMC March 19
The troupe of Mission IMPROVable will bring their brand of
improvisational comedy to UMC Wednesday, March 19, for a performance at
8 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. The performance concept is loosely based
on the classic TV show Mission Impossible. With the audience members
serving as co-agents, the six troupe members perform hilarious theater
scenes or “missions” much like those seen on the popular television show
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Each mission is made up on the spot by the
actors from suggestions provided by the audience. Some missions even
require audience members to play along on stage. This award winning,
Chicago-based show has been garnering rave reviews across the country.
Safety
Training March 20
The University of Minnesota,
Crookston and Northwest Research and Outreach Center will hold annual
required safety training on Thursday, March 20, at the Youngquist
Auditorium, Ag Research Center Building. The same session will be held
twice, once in the morning and again in the afternoon. Training
sessions will be refresher courses on Laboratory Safety, Minnesota
Employee Right to Know, and Hazardous Waste. Administrators and
supervisors, please make sure your employees and student workers attend
the appropriate refresher course(s) for your work area.
First Session:
10 to 10:15 a.m. Laboratory Safety
10:15 to 10:30 a.m. Employee Right to Know
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Hazardous Waste
Second Session:
1 to 1:15 p.m. Laboratory Safety
1:15 to 1:30 p.m. Employee Right to Know
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Hazardous Waste
Please bring coats if
you wish as we will be going over to the Hazardous Waste facility. If
you have questions please call Tom or Anne. Thank you and see you on
March 20.
--Tom Feiro, Environmental Health & Safety Tech, UMC; x8300
--Anne Burke, Compliance Officer, NWROC; x8610
Campus
Assembly March 21
The Spring Semester Campus Assembly meeting will be
held Friday, March 21, at 3:30 p.m. in Dowell Hall 225. Please note new
time. Refreshments will be available. Please try to attend this
important meeting. All relevant documents will also be available at <http://www.umcrookston.edu/academics/campusassembly/>
--Owen Williams, Campus Assembly Secretary
March
24 International Seminar Spotlights Nepal
The third dinner in the annual
UMC International Seminar Series will focus on “Nepal: Close to Heaven.”
UMC student Shashanka Acharya will provide perspectives on his Nepalese
culture. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with an ethnic dinner, followed
at 7 p.m. by a program focusing on the culture and traditions of Nepal.
The dinner will be served in Brown Dining Room of UMC’s Sahlstrom
Conference Center and is by reservation only. Cost is $8 per person.
Please make reservations for the seminar series by calling Brent Melsa
at 218-281-8540 or 218-281-8538.
Alpha
Lambda Delta Chapter Installation March 24
The UMC Chapter of Alpha Lambda
Delta, a national society that honors academic excellence during a
student's first year at college, will be officially installed at
ceremonies scheduled for Monday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in Kiehle
Auditorium. Twenty-eight UMC students will be inducted, as will five
honorary members: Kami Mattson, administrative advisor; James Thomasson,
faculty advisor; Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs;
Bob Nelson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; and Chancellor Don
Sargeant.
Founded in 1924 at the University of Illinois, Alpha Lambda Delta has over 230 chapters across the United States and has initiated over 650,000 students. Students invited to join have accomplished something that over 85% of college freshmen have not: outstanding academic achievement during their first year of college. Learn more at <www.mercer.edu/ald/>.
MACT*Fest
at UMC April 2-6
Minnesota theatre patrons will
have a chance to see the best of Minnesota community theatre April 2-6,
when UMC will serve as the host site for MACT*FEST 2003, “Stars of the
North,” the 16th biennial play festival of the Minnesota Association of
Community Theatres.
MACT*FEST offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience a broad spectrum of plays and the talent and artistry of some of the top community theaters from across the state. Productions by 18 Minnesota community theatre companies will be presented beginning Wednesday evening, April 2, and continuing throughout the weekend. The performances will be held in the newly renovated Kiehle Auditorium on the UMC campus. The event is open to the public and theatre-goers from across the state are invited to attend.
Each company will present a one-act play or a cutting of a full length play or musical, the total length of which cannot exceed 60 minutes. They have 10 minutes to set up and 10 minutes to strike their sets. Immediately after their performance, adjudicators give feedback to the cast, crew, and audience.
Tickets are $10 per session (each session includes two or three plays); $8 for students and seniors. The first 100 session passes will be sold to UMC students for only $3 (limit 2 passes per student) through a generous grant from UMC Concerts and Lectures Committee. A play-only festival package is also available that includes all plays for only $35. For more information visit <www.MACT.net>. Advance tickets will also be available at the Dowell Info Desk, 117 Dowell Hall, and at Montague’s Flower Shop in Crookston.
Call for
Awards Notification
Any and all UMC faculty and staff
members are invited to take part in the Student Awards Reception, set
for Tuesday, April 15, with 6 p.m. social in Kiehle Rotunda and 6:30
p.m. program in Kiehle Auditorium. As in other years, several faculty,
staff, offices, and departments will present various awards. Awards
presented may be certificates, plaques, trophies, books, or other items
appropriate to your discipline, office, organization, or department.
If you plan to present any awards, please contact Andrew Svec or Pam Holsinger-Fuchs by noon on Tuesday, April 1, so they can properly plan the program and add your award to the program list. The number of awards tends to change each year, so even if you’ve presented the award or awards on a regular basis, please contact Andrew or Pam to confirm your place in the program. They will also need to know the name of the person or persons who will be presenting each award, so that can be included in the program.
To review the awards
presented last year, refer to
<www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/notices01-02/awardsreception2002.htm>.
This year Jennifer
Johnson Ganyo, who was selected by students as last year’s Outstanding
Educator, and Bruce Brorson, who received the Most Supportive of
Students Award, will serve as the program’s hosts.
--UMC Student Awards Committee
Mark Your Calendars for May 15
Please mark your calendars for Thursday, May 15, when UMC will host its annual Staff and Faculty Celebration. The awards program will begin at the Peterson Gazebo on the Mall shortly after 4 p.m. followed by dinner. At 5:30 p.m. festivities will move to the Brown Dining Room for a special dessert program to honor Don Sargeant. Please make plans to attend.
Brown
Dining Room Expands Hours, Network Connectivity
Brown Dining Room is now open all
day from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday for extra lounge space
until the new student center is completed. Wireless LAN connections are
now in place for your convenience. Beverages, ice cream, and other
snacks will be made available for purchase throughout the day. I
encourage students, staff, and faculty to use this extra lounge space
for it will provide a good, quiet studying environment. Thank you.
--Brent Melsa, Director of Dining
Services
Resources for Employees
In a time when many difficult
budget decisions are being made that affect University employees, the
University is expanding resources to provide support for employees. This
effort incorporates enhanced and new initiatives that will provide
concrete tools and advice for effectively and humanely managing change.
As part of that effort, the U has developed the “Toolkit for Managing
During Times of Limited Resources.” It is located at <www1.umn.edu/ohr/st/toolkit.htm>.
Nature
Northwest Contracts With Nature Photographer Jason Lindsey
The Nature Northwest Project was
recently awarded a grant by the Northwest Minnesota Foundation to
supplement their research efforts for the Nature Northwest Project. A
portion of the grant provides funds to work with Jason Lindsey and his
company Perceptive Visions, based in Grand Forks, ND.
Lindsey specializes in location assignment photography including advertising, travel, tourism, outdoor lifestyle, and landscape. His images are used around the world for advertising, magazines, annual reports, books, and calendars. Lindsey will assist the Nature Northwest project by photographing natural resources and nature-based activities in northwest Minnesota. The publication grade photos will be added to other materials for eventual publication of an outdoor tour guide for the Nature Northwest Region.
Some of Lindsey's clients have included National Geographic Books, Smithsonian Institution, the National Park Service, Bell Canoes, Time Inc., Illinois Department of Tourism, 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics, University of Illinois Press, and North Dakota Department of Tourism. His images have been featured in Backpacker, Outdoor Photographer, Science Magazine, Outdoor America, Minnesota Monthly, Illinois Audubon, North Dakota Horizons, and North Dakota Living. Chicago Review Press published his book "Windy City Wild: Chicago’s Natural Wonders" in 2000.
For more information about the Nature Northwest Project visit <www.nature-northwest.org>.
Preserving Community
With military action in Iraq
appearing more imminent each day, I want to provide you with my thoughts
on preserving the University of Minnesota's sense of community during
what may be a difficult time.
The University has a long tradition of open dialogue and engagement in the civic life of this country. It is likely that members of our community will have differing points of view about this issue and will, consistent with our tradition, express those views publicly and vigorously. While the institution will take no position on the issue of conflict in Iraq, the freedom to engage in passionate dialogue about important questions is among our most deeply held values and we will continue to honor that value.
We are committed to ensuring that the University is a place where many different viewpoints can coexist and can be heard. This is a safe place--both physically and intellectually--for all members of our community and it will remain so.
We should also not forget that some members of the University community are directly affected by this pending war. More than 100 of our faculty, staff and students have been called into military service and more are likely to be called as time passes. We hope and pray for their safe return so they may take up their roles as our students, teachers, colleagues and friends.
Sincerely,
--Robert H. Bruininks, President, University of Minnesota
March 27 U of M
Senate/Assembly Meeting Agendas
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, March 27,
2003. Be aware that all items, except those marked only as Assembly,
pertain to coordinate campus senators.
The full meeting agenda can be found on the web at the following URL: <http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/usen/030327agenda.html>
CONCURRENT MEETING OF:
THE UNIVERSITY SENATE
THE FACULTY SENATE
THE TWIN CITIES CAMPUS ASSEMBLY
Thursday, March 27, 2003
2:30 to 5:00 p.m.
308 Selvig Hall--Crookston Campus
Agenda includes:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2003 - Action
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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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FACULTY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE - Statement on the Regents Search - Information for the University Senate
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SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE - Student Protest Resolution - Information for the University Senate
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SENATE/FACULTY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAL POLICY - Standards for the Semester Conversion - Action by the University Senate
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SENATE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE - Student Conduct Code - Action by the University Senate
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TWIN CITIES CAMPUS ASSEMBLY BYLAWS AMENDMENT - Intercollegiate Athletics - Action by the Twin Cities Campus Assembly
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TWIN CITIES CAMPUS ASSEMBLY BYLAWS AMENDMENT - Committee on Committees - Action by the Twin Cities Campus Assembly
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PRESIDENT'S REPORT
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QUESTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT
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REPORT OF THE FACULTY LEGISLATIVE LIAISONS - Discussion by the Faculty Senate
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RETIREMENT SUBCOMMITTEE - Post-Retirement Health Care Savings Plan - Action by the Faculty Senate
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OLD BUSINESS
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NEW BUSINESS
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ADJOURNMENT
The full meeting agenda can be found on the
web at the following URL:
<http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/ssen/030327stuagenda.html>
MEETING OF THE STUDENT SENATE
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2003
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
308 Selvig Hall--Crookston Campus
Agenda includes:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2003 - Action
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STUDENT SENATE CHAIR REPORT
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STUDENT SENATE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT
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ASSEMBLY/ASSOCIATION UPDATES
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DISCUSSION OF THE STUDENT SENATE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE TASK FORCE
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STUDENT SENATE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE - Student Conduct Code - Action
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MINNESOTA PRIVATE COLLEGE COUNCIL PROPOSAL - Discussion
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OLD BUSINESS
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NEW BUSINESS
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ADJOURNMENT
--Becky Hippert, University Senate
VolunTEAM Update
This week’s featured Crookston
VolunTEAM project is found at Junior Achievement. The Junior
Achievement Spring Session needs five volunteers to fill out its roster
of 21 for the spring session starting with a brief training session on
March 17 (not mandatory) and concluding May 2. Volunteers present basic
concepts of business and the economy to first- through fifth-graders,
making five, 30-minute visits to the classroom throughout the seven-week
session. Hours are flexible for all available time slots and are
arranged with the classroom teacher. Curriculum and other resource
materials are provided. For more information, contact Ingrid Remick at
281-2021, or visit
www.volunteam.org.
If you’re interested in learning more about the Crookston VolunTEAM, please contact Mike Christopherson in the VolunTEAM office (Dowell 112) at 281-8526 or chris282@umcrookston.edu. Or, simply visit www.volunteam.org.
Accolades
Ken
Myers,
Associate Professor of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional
Management, has been elected as
Secretary/Treasurer of the Midwest Association of Hospitality Educators
(MAHE) a chapter of the International Council of Hotel, Restaurant, &
Institutional Educators (CHRIE). Myers will be responsible for the
action plan, financial reports, and all chapter records of MAHE. He
will help represent the MAHE chapter at the CHRIE meetings in Chicago
this May. CHRIE is a recognized global leader in hospitality and
tourism education and research.
UMC
Professor of Natural Resources Dan Svedarsky and UMC student
Daniel Weber presented a paper at the state-wide aggregate
conference held March 6 and 7 in St. Cloud. The paper was entitled,
“Case Studies of Post-mining Environs in Northwest Minnesota.” In the
paper they discussed the range of habitats which develop after mining
using examples mostly from Polk, Pennington, and Red Lake counties.
Reclamation guidelines with a wildlife focus were presented along with
environmental education uses. Often wildlife habitat is the cheapest
end use for gravel pit sites, and with proper planning and design it can
be quite beneficial, especially for wetland wildlife.
Dave Arscott, Research Assistant Professor of Natural Resources, and
John Loegering, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology, spoke at
the Minnesota Wildlife Tourism Roundtable, hosted by the Minnesota
Office of Tourism at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Visitor Center in Bloomington on Friday, March 7. They presented
“Nature Northwest – A Minnesota Success,” detailing some of the
strategies they have been using in developing their inventory of
nature-based recreational opportunities in the 21 counties of Northwest
Minnesota. They also reported on a survey they conducted of visitors to
the Pine to Prairie Birding Trail that runs from Fergus Falls to
Warroad.
Upcoming Crookston Community Events
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Dreams on Ice, Sunday, March 23, 2 p.m. at the Crookston Civic Arena
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Rotary Pancake Feed, Sunday, March 30, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., UMC’s Brown Dining Room
Special Dates
Birthdays
March 18 – Scott Oliver
March 23 – Jerry Knutson
March 23 – Dan Lim
March 25 – Les Johnson
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 22, to hear a conversation with Kami Mattson,
Director of UMC’s First Year Experience Program, hosted by Andrew Svec,
UMC Director of Communications.
UMC
Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin is posted at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm>