Volume 22, Number 30, March 26, 2003
Calendar
News Items
Dean’s
List Breakfast March 26
Faculty and staff are invited
to a continental breakfast in Brown Dining Room on Wednesday, March
26, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Please stop by and greet our UMC students
who have achieved academic performance at the level of the Dean’s List
or the Chancellor’s List for this past fall semester. This event is
just before our Spring Convocation scheduled for 10 a.m. We hope
everyone will make a special effort to be at this special spring
convocation.
--Douglas D. Knowlton, Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Spring Convocation March 26
UMC will hold its Spring Semester
Convocation on Wednesday, March 26, at 10 a.m. in Kiehle Auditorium.
Jean Korkowski, Crookston Student Association President, will serve as
master of ceremonies. All interested students, faculty, staff, and
community members are invited to attend. A special surprise guest
speaker is planned.
As part of the program, the UMC Choir will perform a set of musical selections under the direction of George French, Associate Professor of Music. UMC Chancellor Don Sargeant will recognize members of the Chancellor’s 4.0 Club from Fall Semester 2002. Members of UMC’s inaugural group inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor society for first-year students, will also be recognized. Varsity athletics team captains will recognize their respective teams and provide updates on their accomplishments this season.
High School
Knowledge Bowl at UMC March 26
High school students from several
regional schools will be on campus Wednesday, March 26, to compete in
Knowledge Bowl. Competitions will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., across
campus, including Kiehle 116, Hill 215, and Sahlstrom Conference Center
A, B, C, D, and 131.
“Land,
Liquor, and the Women of Hatton, North Dakota” March 26
Barbara
Handy-Marchello, Associate Professor of History at the University of
North Dakota, will present “Land, Liquor, and the Women of Hatton, North
Dakota” on Wednesday, March 26, at noon in Youngquist
Auditorium, Agricultural Research Center, on the Campus of the
University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC). The discussion is free and
open to the public.
Much of Handy-Marchello’s research interest has centered on the life of rural women from the Red River Valley and the surrounding region. The discussion will detail the story of a group of women from Hatton who gathered up on a snowy day, went into town, and destroyed all of the bars. The event is part of a series of events held in observance of Women’s History Month.
Students
vs. Faculty and Staff March 26
The CSA has scheduled a battle
between faculty/staff and students for Wednesday, March 26, starting at
8 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. There will be four competitions: Pictionary,
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Hollywood Squares, and Battle of the Bands.
The audience will participate in the contest as well as determine the
winners. Each contest will be hosted by a student and faculty/staff
member. Any faculty or staff members interested in participating should
contact Cheryl Isder or Susan Boeddeker.
RiverWatch Meeting at UMC April 2
The RiverWatch Forum for the Red
Lake Watershed District will be held on campus in Youngquist Auditorium
of the Agricultural Research Center on Wednesday, April 2.
Approximately 70 high school students and teachers from across the
region will attend. A preliminary schedule is listed below:
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9:30 a.m. |
Registration, Set-up and View Displays |
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10:00 a.m. |
Agenda Review and Introductions |
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10:10 a.m. |
David Arscott, Ph.D. – Northwest MN Recreation Opportunities |
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10:25 a.m. |
Student Presentations, Q&A |
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11:45 a.m. |
Joe Courneya – Center for Watershed Education Update |
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Noon |
Lunch – Teachers meet with Wayne, Danni and Joe |
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12:30 p.m. |
Campus Science Tour (tentative) |
Academic Advisement and
Registration Dates Set
The following dates have been set
for new student academic advisement and registration. All sessions will
run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
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Friday, April 25 - Merit Scholarship Recipients (Presidential & Chancellor)
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Tuesday, May 13
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Wednesday, May 14
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Thursday, May 15
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Friday, May 16
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Monday, June 9
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Mondays thereafter other than June 30 and July 7
--Katie Olson, Admissions and Financial Aid Representative
WebCT
Usage and Updates
The next major upgrade of WebCT
is "Vista" (Enterprise version). The WebCT team on the Twin Cities
Campus reported that Vista testing went well. The new upgrade was
reported to be a lot more user-friendly than the current version. The
TC campus is expecting more faculty to use WebCT when upgraded to
Vista. Timeline is certain, but hopefully it will be ready by fall.
UMC's WebCT usage continues to grow:
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Nov-2000 |
Apr-2001 |
Nov-2001 |
Feb-2002 |
Nov-2002 |
Feb-2003 |
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Course sites |
20 |
33 |
37 |
67 |
103 |
118 |
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% of all courses offered |
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25.3% |
40.2% |
43.1% |
The three colleges within the U of M system that are using WebCT the most:
(1) College of Liberal
Arts: 197 course sites
(2) College of Education and Human Development: 171 course sites
(3) UMC: 118 course sites
Duluth: 1 course site
Morris: 38 course sites
Total course sites for all campuses:
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|
Nov-2000 |
Apr-2001 |
Nov-2001 |
Feb-2002 |
Nov-2002 |
Feb-2003 |
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Course sites |
932 |
1472 |
1421 |
1481 |
1671 |
1735 |
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Unique students (% of all enrolled) |
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26,749 |
24,671 |
24,317 |
30,286 |
28,693 |
Let me know if you have
any questions.
--Dan Lim, Director, Instructional Technology Center
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
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>.
VolunTEAM Update
LSS/Respite Care needs volunteers to visit chronically ill, frail
elderly or disabled individuals older than age 60 while the caregiver is
away running errands or going to appointments. Hours are flexible.
Visit
www.volunteam.org, or contact Jan Aamoth at 281-5975.
The Teen Parent Childcare Program needs volunteers to serve as “extra hands” by walking, rocking and feeding babies and toddlers. Hours are flexible. Visit www.volunteam.org, or contact Karen Olson at 281-2854.
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
Danielle Helmrichs,
a dietetics technician student from Deer Creek, Minnesota, has been
chosen by the Minnesota Dietetic Association (MDA) to be the dietetic
technician student to represent the state in the American Dietetic
Association’s (ADA) student award program. She is one of four students,
each representing a different type of dietetics program within the
state, to be selected for the honor. Danielle will be recognized in the
Journal of the American Dietetic Association and will receive a
congratulatory letter and certificate from the ADA President. MDA will
also recognize her at the organization’s award luncheon, held as part of
the MDA Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Friday, May 2, at the St. Cloud
Civic Center.
Ben Loll of
Campbell, Minnesota, was named Crookston Rotary Club’s UMC Student of
the Month for March 2003. Ben is a junior double majoring in agronomy
and information technology management’s e-learning emphasis. His
parents are Rick and Jo Dee Loll.
Kim Pinske of Gary, Minnesota, was named Crookston Rotary Club’s UMC Student of the Month for February 2003. Kim is a senior majoring in sport and recreation management. She is also working on minors in marketing and information technology management. Her parents are Ron and Kathy Pinske.
UMC
Head Hockey Coach Gary Warren has been selected as a finalist for
the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Coach of the Year. He is
one of eleven coaches to be nominated in the 2002-03 season for the
Edward Jeremiah Award, which is given annually to the top College
Division (NCAA Division III) Men’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. The
award is named for the former Dartmouth head coach and will be presented
at the American Hockey Coaches Association Coach of the Year Banquet on
Saturday, April 26, in Naples, FL. Warren led the Golden Eagles Hockey
Team to the 2002-03 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA) regular
season and tournament championships this past season with an 18-4-3
overall record and a 10-3-3 MCHA record, and he was selected by the
coaches of the MCHA as the 2002-03 MCHA Coach of the Year for his
outstanding season.
Thank You
Mary Beth and I thank you all for
the cards, prayers, and words of encouragement upon the death of my
father. We also want to thank you for the beautiful flowers for the
funeral. As you may recall last fall in the opening session I described
my father as a very special person just as UMC is a very special place.
And you continue to make this a special place for everyone. We
appreciate your personal support and friendship.
--Don and Mary Beth Sargeant
Upcoming Crookston Community Events
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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
April 1 – Pam Sullivan
April 8 – Deanna Patenaude
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 29, to hear a conversation hosted by Andrew Svec, UMC
Director of Communications.
UMC
Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin is posted at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm>