Volume 22, Number 34, April 23, 2003
Calendar
News Items
UMC Hosts
Tours for Tots April 22-25
More than 500 children will
visit the campus of the University of Minnesota, Crookston during the
week of April 22-25. Local area preschools, Head Start programs, and
elementary schools will send students to UMC to tour the animal
facilities and greenhouses as part of the Tours for Tots program.
Joe Karas, VISTA volunteer for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and UMC Service Learning Office, is the coordinator of the program, which will bring the children to the campus. He expects groups from Crookston Head Start, Crookston Elementary, East Grand Forks Head Start, Fisher Preschool, the East Grand Forks Public Schools’ school readiness program, Climax-Shelly Kindergarten, Holy Family Kindergarten, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Elementary School, Grand Forks Head Start, and kindergarten classes from Grand Forks.
UMC student, staff, and faculty volunteers will lead the various groups on the tours and share their expertise in the animal sciences and horticultural sciences. Students majoring in early childhood education at UMC will also be involved. If you are interested in volunteering to lead a group, contact Joe Karas at 8526.
UMC Chamber
Choir Concert April 27
The UMC Chamber Choir will
present its spring concert on Sunday, April 27, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
in Kiehle Auditorium. The group will perform songs of all types
including “Seasons of Love,” “Precious Lord,” “Ain’t Got Time to Die,”
“Kiss the Girl,” “Battle of Jericho,” “Joy,” and “The Star Spangled
Banner,” as well as additional special selections. The performance is
open to the public. Freewill offerings will be accepted to help fund
future performances and musical activities. Refreshments will be served
after the performance.
The UMC Chamber Choir consists of students Pam Altepeter, Anders Berggren, Micah Gast, Jennifer Jacobs, Adam Koplin, Carrie Koplin, Dallas Koplin, Sara Krippner, Trent McCollum, Phillip Seibel, Amber Warner, and Sherry Zurn. The choir will be under the direction of UMC student Kelly Bisek, a junior from Mahnomen, MN, and will be accompanied by Rebecca Locke, a senior from Bemidji.
Singer Jude
Kastle to Perform April 28
Singer-songwriter
Jude Kastle will perform at UMC on Monday, April 28, from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. in student lounge across from Morsels in Sahlstrom Conference
Center. Kastle recently released her debut album “Ghost of a Girl,” and
has been touring the Midwest to support it. For more information and to
hear her music, visit <www.judekastle.com>.
Speaker
on Human Genome Project April 28
Mary Riske, R.N., nurse geneticist and assistant
professor at UND’s School of Medicine and Health Science, will present
“The Human Genome Project and Its Effect on Individuals”
on
Monday, April 28, at noon in Dowell Hall 225. She will
be the guest speaker for Jerry Knutson’s microbiology class, but all
other interested students, faculty, and staff members are invited to
attend the presentation. According to Associate Professor Knutson, “the
presentation will not be a detailed, technical discussion on molecular
biology, but rather a general overview of a topic of general interest to
everyone.”
Riske has practiced in the area of clinical genetics for seventeen years and has extensive experience working with families needing genetic counseling services. She also serves as the North Dakota State Genetic Coordinator, facilitating and coordinating genetic activities and services throughout the state. Riske’s appearance is sponsored, in part, by the UMC Concerts and Lectures Committee.
Speaker to Discuss Pesticide
Application and Human Health April 30
Is there a correlation between
agricultural chemical use and health problems in humans in the Red River
Valley? Vincent F. Garry, M.D., will discuss research regarding
pesticides and human health in his presentation “Investigating Adverse
Effects of Pesticide Application to Human Health in Red River Valley,”
scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, at 3 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium on the
west side of the UMC campus. The presentation is free and open to the
public.
Garry is the director of and a professor at the Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Pathology within the University of Minnesota’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology on the Twin Cities campus. He is also the director of the U of M’s Graduate Toxicology Program.
Pilates
Demo April 30
Casey English, a senior majoring
in sport and recreation management (and certified personal trainer),
will conduct a one-hour Pilates demonstration on Wednesday, April 30, at
5:30 p.m. in the UMC Sports Center.
Pilates is a series of
non-impact exercises designed by Joseph Pilates to develop strength,
flexibility, balance, and inner awareness. Casey is qualified to teach
Pilates and would like to share his knowledge with the UMC Community.
The demo is free and open to everyone. Casey will cover the
fundamentals of Pilates and how it can be applied to all sporting
activities and to your everyday life. He will also be teaching Pilates
while he is on his internship in Costa Rica this summer. Please feel
free to join this interesting demonstration to learn more about the
benefits of this type of exercise.
--Lon Boike, Director of Athletics.
CPR
Refresher Class Offered April 30
A refresher class for
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) will be held on Wednesday, April 30,
from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Sports Complex Classroom 115. The
instructor will be Sonia Spaeth –
sspaeth@mail.crk.umn.edu – 281-8280. Please e-mail or call to
secure your place in the class.
This is a review class
for those who already hold certification in CPR from the American Red
Cross. Your original card is only good for one year, so you need to
attend a refresher class to update and get a new card for the next year.
The fee will be $5.
--Sonia Spaeth
Singer-Songwriter
Johnsmith at UMC April 30
Singer-songwriter
Johnsmith will perform his acoustic folk music on Wednesday, April 30,
at 8 p.m. in the student lounge across from Morsels in Sahlstrom
Conference Center. This will mark Johnsmith’s return performance at
UMC; he performed on campus last spring in support of his third album,
“Traveler.” Learn more at the performer’s website: <www.johnsmithmusic.com>.
Spring
Bedding Plant Sale April 30, May 1
The
UMC Spring Bedding Plant Sale will be held Wednesday, April 30, and
Thursday, May 1. The April 30 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. slot will be only
for the UMC campus community—students, faculty, staff, NWROC, AURI, Red
River Trade Council, and Extension Services based at UMC. The sale will
be open to the public on May 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The inventory consists of the usual vegetables, bedding plants, and
geraniums as well as hanging baskets, planters, houseplants and, of
course, all the unusual treasures that are produced in the UMC
greenhouses.
--Sue Jacobson, Sr. Lab
Service Coordinator, Horticulture Dept.
Drive-in, Fly-in
Breakfast Set for May 4
The UMC Flying Club and Crookston
Aviation will sponsor their annual “drive-in, fly-in” pancake breakfast
Sunday, May 4, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crookston Municipal Airport,
located three miles north of Crookston on Highway 75 (UNICOM 122.7).
Breakfast will be $5 per person for adults, $3 for children ages 5-12,
and free for children under age 5. The menu will include pancakes, hash
browns, and farmer’s sausages. In addition to breakfast, the event
features antique aircraft and classic cars on display. Airplane rides
will be available at $10 per person, weather permitting. Proceeds from
the annual event help fund the activities of the UMC Flying Club
Update
on Chancellor Search
We were very fortunate to attract
a strong pool of candidates, thanks in large part to the efforts of
Chuck Bunting and his colleagues from A. T. Kearney. The Chancellor
Search Committee met on March 28 to discuss 55 applications and, of
those, selected 11 candidates for confidential interviews. Those
interviews are completed. Four finalists are now in the process of
being scheduled for on-campus interviews for sometime between April 28
and May 7. Final candidates will be announced the week of April 21-25,
and we will be soliciting broad campus participation in the interview
process.
I want to again extend
my thanks to the campus community for its continued support of this
process. As always, please feel free to contact me or one of the
search committee members if you have any questions or feedback regarding
the search.
--Robert J. Jones, Vice President & Executive Vice Provost and Chair,
UMC Chancellor Search Committee
Torch Magazine Available Online
The Winter/Spring 2003
edition of the Torch Alumni Magazine has been posted to the web at <www.umcrookston.edu/people/alumni/torch>.
The print version will be available sometime later this week.
--Andrew Svec, Director of Communications
Atrium Art Piece Status
With the demolition of Bede Hall and the repurposing of the UMC Atrium as a lounge within the new student center project, the public art piece “Atrium in Equilibrium” located there will need to be moved. The UMC Public Art Committee has examined several possible new locations for the piece (including the UMC Library, the entry for the Controlled Environmental Science Building, and the Sahlstrom Conference Center), but the group has determined that none of those locations is acceptable. Before the piece is dismantled and stored, the committee is asking if there are any departments on campus who would like to volunteer to host the piece in an appropriate place on campus. If anyone is interested, please contact George French, coordinator, UMC Public Art Committee.
VolunTEAM Update
This week’s featured Crookston
VolunTEAM project can be found at the Golden Link Senior Center, where a
used IBM computer was recently donated. Dee Myerchin, Golden Link
director, is seeking a volunteer to provide some advice and technical
assistance so the computer can be used to its full potential. If you’re
interested in helping out, contact Myerchin at 281-3072.
If you’re interested in learning more about this project or the Crookston VolunTEAM, please contact Mike in the VolunTEAM office (Dowell 112) at 281-8526 or chris282@umcrookston.edu. Or, simply visit <www.volunteam.org>.
Accolades
Congratulations
are extended to Steven Shirley on his promotion from instructor
to assistant professor. This promotion was finalized at the April
meeting of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. It recognizes
Assistant Professor Shirley’s ongoing contributions to the learning of
students and the advancement of scholarship within the institution.
David DeMuth, assistant professor of physics and math, and John
Loegering, assistant professor of wildlife ecology, presented
“Balancing Teaching and Research Through the Integration of Technology”
at the Academy of Distinguished Teachers Conference on Monday, April 21,
at the McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Dan Lim, director of UMC’s Instructional Technology Center also
presented “Web-based Instruction: Technology and Delivery for Different
Learners” at the conference. Learn more at <www.irr.umn.edu/adt/adtconference03>.
Students involved with the Crookston Student Association (CSA), VolunTEAM, and Ambassadors raised $214.44 through their Yellow Ribbon Project to raise money for purchasing calling cards for those who were called to active duty and for their families. The money will be sent to the Million Minute March.
Student Achievement Award
recipients for 2003 year were: (front row from left): Susan Boeddeker
of Brandon; Cathy Behr of Willmar; Michael Burak of Battle Lake;
DeAnn Ebert of Fairmont; Cheryl Isder of Little
Falls; (middle row): Paul Feakes of Motley; Steve Waling of Grygla;
Baizhou Chen of Xiamen, China; Cameron Brauer of Ellendale, ND; (back
row): Jim Myers of Woodbury; Kim Pinske of Gary; Rebecca Locke of
Bemidji; Jill
Anderson of Newfolden; Dan Oberg of Isanti; (not pictured): Kelly Bisek
of Mahnomen and Jean Korkowski of Brandon.
At the annual Student Awards Reception on Tuesday, April 15, sixteen students received Student Achievement Awards, which UMC presents to recognize those students who have excelled not only academically, but also through leadership and service to the University and local community. Those students included Jill Anderson of Newfolden; Cathy Behr of Willmar; Kelly Bisek of Mahnomen; Susan Boeddeker of Brandon; Cameron Brauer of Ellendale, N.D.; Michael Burak of Battle Lake; Baizhou Chen of Xiamen, China; DeAnn Ebert of Fairmont; Paul Feakes of Motley; Cheryl Isder of Little Falls; Jean Korkowski of Brandon; Rebecca Locke of Bemidji; Jim Myers of Woodbury; Dan Oberg of Isanti; Kim Pinske of Gary; and Steve Waling of Grygla.
UMC Chancellor Don Sargeant, UMC Man of
the Year Dan Oberg, UMC Woman of the Year Cheryl Isder, and Paul Eickhof,
representing the Crookston Noon Day Lions
From that group, two students were recognized with the year’s top academic, service and leadership award: “Man and Woman of the Year.” The UMC Man and Woman of the Year for 2003 are Dan Oberg, a senior majoring in wildlife management, and Cheryl Isder, a junior double majoring in water resource management and natural resource management. Paul Eickhof, representing the Crookston Noon Day Lions, presented Oberg and Isder each with a cash award of $100 for their achievements. Oberg is the son of Alan and Peggy Oberg of Isanti, Minnesota, and Isder is the daughter of Ken and Arlene Isder of Little Falls, Minnesota.
Phil Baird, Michelle
Christopherson, and Jerry Knutson
Students also honored selected faculty and staff members with special awards. These awards are significant in that the entire UMC student body votes to select the award recipients. Faculty and staff awards were presented in four categories: Outstanding Educator—Phil Baird, associate professor of natural resources; Outstanding Service to Students—Michelle Christopherson, assistant to the director, Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources; Most Creative Use of Technology—Jerry Knutson, associate professor of biology; and Most Supportive of Students—Jerry Knutson.
In Memory
Jim Boutain, farm equipment
operator at the NWROC for 21 years, died unexpectedly Tuesday evening,
April 15, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Jim was from Red Lake
Falls. He is survived by his wife, Nan, three daughters and
sons-in-law, and several grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Saturday, April 19, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls.
His presence at the Center will be missed.--Patti Malme, Associate
Administrator, Northwest Research and Outreach Center
Special Dates
Birthdays
April 26 – Gary Willhite
April 29 – Carol Larson
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, April 26, to hear an interview hosted by Andrew Svec, UMC
Director of Communications.
UMC
Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin is posted at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm>