Volume 22, Number 16, December 4, 2002
Calendar
News Items
UMC
Recognized for Gains in Student-Athlete Graduation Rates
UMC is one of ten colleges
participating in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) to be recognized by USA Today for the “Highest
Student-Athlete Graduation Rate Improvement.” The recognition came
with the recent announcement of the 2002 USA Today/NCAA Academic
Achievement Awards.
UMC improved its graduation rate for student-athletes by 44 percentage points when comparing freshmen entering in 1994 with freshmen entering in 1995. According to USA Today, rankings in this survey are determined by federal graduation-rate forms used by schools in Divisions I and II. They are for freshmen who entered in the fall of 1995 and had six years to graduate. Each school offering athletic scholarships is required to complete these forms annually. There are 270 NCAA Division II schools.
Hort Club Holiday
Festival December 3
The UMC Horticulture Club will
sponsor a Holiday Festival Tuesday, December 3, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the
UMC Greenhouses in the Production Horticulture Building. The entire
campus community is invited to join them for some holiday cheer, visit
with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and purchase wreaths and poinsettias. Other
craft items such as beta fish jars will also be sold.
UMC Horseman’s Association
Spaghetti Dinner December 3
The UMC Horseman’s Association
will sponsor a spaghetti dinner on Tuesday, December 3, starting
at 5 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. Presale tickets are available from any
Horseman’s Association member or contact Amanda Edberg at 218-281-3364
or
uame004@mail.crk.umn.edu. Presale ticket costs are $5 for adults,
$3 for kids. Tickets will be available at the door $7 for adults, $4
for kids. Events include the spaghetti dinner, bottle auction,
pie-in-the-face, dime toss, and picture matching.
Ag Activities Day December 6
Over 1,200 high school students from
Minnesota and North Dakota schools are expected to participate in Ag
Activities Day at UMC on Friday, December 6. High school students and
members of 4-H clubs and FFA chapters from across Minnesota and North
Dakota will compete in the following contests: consumer products,
crops, dairy judging, general livestock, small animals, agricultural
mechanics, dairy products, farm management, wildlife, forestry,
floriculture, landscaping/nursery, meats, soils, ag salesmanship, and
equine.
Morning activities will include contest tours and special agriculture and science workshops. UMC’s Collegiate FFA chapter will also sponsor a Knowledge Bowl contest. Contest winners will be announced in Lysaker Gymnasium at 1 p.m. UMC Ag Activity Scholarships of $750, $600 and $450 will be awarded for high individual performance, second, and third place in each contest.
UMC Holiday
Tour of Lights Starts December 6
UMC will hold its First Annual Holiday Tour of Lights this year on
campus. The event features a display of holiday lights on the campus
mall and will be held in conjunction with the Crookston Chamber of
Commerce Winter Wonderland being held throughout the community. The
display will be lit and open to the public starting on Friday, December
6, from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is free. The display of lights will
continue to be open to the public on December 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15 from
5 to 10 p.m. nightly.
Many student clubs and organizations are involved with the UMC Holiday Tour of Lights and are helping promote holiday spirit in other ways as well. Students Trevor Alt and Adam Wink with the help the Crookston Student Association and the UMC Sportsmen’s Club will lead the Holiday Tour this year. The UMC Horticulture Club decorated the Peterson Gazebo again this year with the UMC Natural Resources Club donating the tree. The Sportsmen’s Club will collect food donations at the Holiday Tour, and the proceeds will go to the Care and Share in Crookston. UMC Ambassadors will provide hot chocolate, and the proceeds will also be given back to the community.
UMC Students to Show Strong
Presence at Winter Wonderland December 6
UMC student clubs and
organizations will play a large role in the Second Annual Crookston
Chamber of Commerce/Retail Merchants Association Winter Wonderland, set
for Friday, December 6. Downtown businesses will be open from 5 to 8
p.m. that evening and will offer treats, music, and entertainment for
shoppers.
Working closely with the Office of Student Activities and Service Learning, UMC students have reserved the first floor of a historic building (current location of the DFL headquarters on Broadway) on the busiest corner in downtown Crookston, and during this year’s Winter Wonderland at least ten UMC student clubs and organizations will take over the entire space. Members of the Multicultural Club will dress up as elves and hand out candy canes. The UMC VolunTEAM will make crafts with children for their parents. Clovia will make gift bags and tags for children to wrap their crafts in. The Early Childhood Club will host games. Members of the First Year Honor Society will wrap gifts for the public. The Dietetics Club will serve snacks and cider. The UMC Chapter of The Wildlife Society and members of the UMC Flying Club will work on placing the luminaries.
For more information, contact Mike Christopherson, assistant director of service learning, at 281-8526.
Employee
of the Semester
Attached to the electronic issue
of the bulletin is the CS/BU Employee of the Semester, Fall Semester
2002
nomination form. Please take a few moments to consider your nominee
and return the form to me by Monday, December 9. If you have nominated
someone in the past that you would like to re-nominate, give me a call
at 281-8330 and I’ll pull that form.
--Karen Murphy
Guest Lecturer on Horse
Chiropractic Care
December 9
The Horseman's Association and
the UMC Equine Industries Management Program will sponsor a guest
lecture and demonstration on Monday, December 9, at noon in the UTOC
Arena. Thomas Prieve, D.V.M. and
Associate Veterinarian at Lake Region Veterinary Center in Elbow Lake,
Minnesota, will be demonstrating horse chiropractic care on several
horses. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend. Prieve graduated
from the College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Minnesota and
completed his residency program in diagnostic pathology at South Dakota
State University. He has 14 years of experience in veterinary medicine
and is a trained equine chiropractic therapist.
Holiday Sale
December 9-20
Shop for the holidays at the UMC
Bookstore, 119 Bede, December 9 through 20. Enjoy these great sale
prices for holiday gifts or yourself:
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20% off* one UMC sweatshirt, hood, sweater, with donation of a can good item (donations for Crookston Care & Share)
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20% off* fleece wear
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15% off UMC giftware
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15% off UMC 24K collection … watches, pins, pendants
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50% off novelty items … frames, figurines
*excluding clearance
items
--Leela Hier, Program Director,
UMC Bookstore
Spring Semester New Student Orientation January 7
The First Year Experience office will be hosting Orientation
for new students for spring semester on Tuesday, January 7. Students
will have the opportunity to attend financial aid sessions and
technology workshops, check out their laptop computer and receive their
U Card, and meet faculty, staff and student leaders. If you have any
questions regarding Orientation, please contact the First Year
Experience office at #8339 or
kmattson@mail.crk.umn.edu.
--Kami Mattson, Director of First Year Experience
Faculty
Senate/Student Senate Meetings December 5
Listed below are the topic-only
agendas for the Faculty Senate and Student Senate meetings scheduled to
take place on Thursday, December 5, 2002. Be aware that all items
pertain to coordinate campus senators.
The full meeting agenda can be found on the web at the following URL: <http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/fsen/021205facagenda.html>
MEETING OF THE FACULTY
SENATE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2002
2:30 to 5 p.m.
308 Selvig Hall—Crookston Campus
Agenda includes:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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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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FACULTY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON FACULTY AFFAIRS - Policy on Voting - Action by the Faculty Senate
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AD HOC COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE - Academic Governance Policy - Discussion by the Faculty Senate
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RETIREMENT SUBCOMMITTEE - Post-Retirement Health Care Savings Plan - Discussion by the Faculty Senate
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PRESIDENT'S REPORT
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QUESTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT
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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/021205stuagenda.html>
MEETING OF THE STUDENT
SENATE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2002
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 OCTOBER 31, 2002 - Action
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STUDENT SENATE CHAIR REPORT
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DISCUSSION WITH CHERYL MAPLETHORPE - Higher Education Services Office Budget Request
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STUDENT SENATE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT
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CAMPUS REPORTS
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STUDENT SENATE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE - Resolution Welcoming President Bruininks - Action
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PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH PROCEDURES - 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 can be found at an
elderly woman’s home in Sampson’s Addition. Her son typically decorates
her yard with lights and garland for the holidays, but he says he’s no
longer physically able to do it by himself. He’s looking for two to
four volunteers to help him one afternoon this week.
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, or email Mike at chris282@umcrookston.edu. If you’re interested in learning more about the Crookston VolunTEAM, please visit www.volunteam.org.
Accolades
Pam
Elf, Assistant Professor of
Biology, has coauthored research that has been published in The
Journal of Experimental Zoology. She and A.J. Fivizzani coauthored
“Changes in sex steroid levels in yolks of the Leghorn chicken,
Gallus domesticus, during embryonic development.” It appears in
volume 293, pages 594-600, 2002. The Journal of Experimental Zoology
is considered the foremost journal in the field of zoology, and it
reports the results of original research of an experimental or
analytical nature in zoology, including investigations of all levels of
biological organization.
Special Dates
Birthdays
December 5 - Paul Holm
December 5 - Liz Tollefson
December 8 - George French
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, December 7, to hear an interview with Craig Silvernagel, Instructor of Marketing. This edition of Insight is hosted by Andrew Svec, UMC Director of Communications.
UMC
Bulletin
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