Calendar

October 20
·   Advisory Committees and Program Improvement
    Advisory Committees
·   Torch and Shield 2004
·   W.O.W. Event:  Comedian Val Kappa
October 21
·   Sexual Assault Prevention/Personal Safety
    Awareness Committee
·   Campus Preview
·   "Last Words" Performance
October 22
·   Campus Preview
·   Volleyball - UMC vs. Southwest Minnesota State
October 23
·   Volleyball - UMC vs. Wayne State
October 25
·   University of Minnesota Mini Medical School
·   CSA Full Board Meeting
October 26
·   Diversity Workshop
·   "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students"
    Workshop
·   Theology on Tap
October 27
·   Pop Concert
October 30
·   23rd Annual Red River Valley Arts & Crafts Show
·   Soccer - UMC vs. Bemidji State
·   Football - UMC vs. Northern State
·   Halloween Dance and Costume Contest
October 31
·   Haunted House
November 1
·   University of Minnesota Mini Medical School
November 2
·   Election Day
November 3
·   Mr. UMC
November 4
·   UMC Hosts High School Volleyball Tournaments
November 6
·   UMC Hosts High School Volleyball Tournaments

News Items

Sexual Assault Prevention/Personal Safety Awareness Committee October 21
An ad hoc committee of campus staff, faculty and students has begun meeting to develop educational programs, activities and resources around the issue of sexual assault prevention and personal safety awareness training.  The next meeting of the group will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday, October 21, in 115 Hill Hall.  Any interested member of the campus community is invited to contribute to the planning and implementation of the programming.  Together we can create and sustain a safer campus community that is free from violence and threat.

If you are interested but cannot attend on this date or at this time, contact Laurie Wilson at 8587 or email lwilson@mail.crk.umn.edu.

UMC Presents “Last Words” October 21

“Last Words” by Ken Carnes, will be presented Thursday, October 21 at 8 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium.  From law schools to off-Broadway venues, this nationally acclaimed solo performance “leaves audiences dumb-founded.”  (Geni Sereno, ‘The Sun’)  “Last Words” dramatically recreates actual testimony of condemned inmates in a seamless story of one man facing final appeal where you, the audience, become his jury.  Decide the sentence, deepen your discussion, and IGNITE YOUR CAMPUS!

This performance is sponsored by UMC Concerts and Lectures Committee and is free to UMC students, $2 non-UMC, tel:  281-8505.

To discover how this and other dramatic arts can compliment your progressive syllabus visit:  www.academictheatre.com.

Diversity Workshop October 26

“Educating ourselves to understand our differences” is the theme of the Diversity Workshop to be held Wednesday, October 26, from noon to 5 p.m. in Brown Dining Room A and Youngquist Auditorium on the UMC Campus.

The Diversity Workshop is designed to accomplish three goals:

• Provide an introduction to the diversity issue in both philosophical and practical terms that will deepen participants’ understanding of the subject, its relevance, and its importance.

• Give participants an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of tolerance, prejudice, discrimination and compassion in their own lives, and in the lives of their students.

• Provide information, theoretical frameworks, and facilitation that will lead to the development of a diversity agenda for universities and colleges that addresses the issue both in terms of curricular learning and core values and norms.

The agenda is as follows:

• Noon to 12:45 p.m., Ice-breaker lunch (on your own), Brown Dining Room A

• 12:45 to 1 p.m. – Registration, Youngquist Auditorium
  1 to 2 p.m. – Session I "Creating an Inclusive, Multicultural Environment" Avelino Mills-Novoa, Interim Associate Vice President for Multicultural and Academic Affairs

• 2 to 2:15 p.m. – Break

• 2:15 to 2:30 p.m. – Session II "Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence (MCAE); New Directions and Making Connections" Patrick Troup, Director of Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities

• 2:30 to 3 p.m. – Session III The Office for University Women (OUW) – A Brief History and Update of Programming Claire Walter-Marchetti, Ph.D., Interim Director of the Office for University Women on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus

• 3 to 3:15 p.m. – Break with refreshments

• 3:15 to 4 p.m. – Session IV "Creating Universally-Designed Learning Environments" Bobbi Cordano, Director of Disability Services at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities

• 4 to 4:15 p.m. – Break with refreshments

• 4:15 to 5 p.m. – Session V "Diversity, Facilitation and the Strategic Planning Process" Walter Fisher, Diversity Community Outreach Program Coordination at the University of Minnesota Morris

• 5:15 p.m. – Wrap-up and evaluations

Administrators, faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend this workshop sponsored by UMC Diversity Services.

Free Workshop “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students” begins October 26

A free workshop entitled “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students” will be held at UMC beginning Tuesday, October 26.  This workshop, sponsored by Counseling and Career Services, will offer tools for highly effective education and life.  It will teach you how to turn 7 sessions into lifelong habits and build solid foundations today to maximize success in an uncertain future.  This is the most comprehensive approach to developing a foundation of educational success.  The workshop will help you deal with the challenges that will affect your ability to adjust and succeed in college.  Plan on attending these 7 sessions that will change your life.

The sessions meet as follows and all will be held at 7 p.m. in 220 Dowell Hall:

• 1^st Session – Tuesday, October 26

• 2^nd Session – Monday, November 1

• 3^rd Session – Tuesday, November 2

• 4^th Session – Monday, November 8

• 5^th Session – Monday, November 15

• 6^th Session – Tuesday, November 16

• 7^th Session – Monday, November 22

Halloween Dance and Costume Contest October 30

Plan to attend the Halloween Dance and Costume Contest sponsored by BLAST (Black Association of Students).  It will be held Saturday, October 30, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Lysaker Gym on the UMC Campus.  The dance is free to UMC students, $3 for non-UMC.  Students, faculty and staff are welcome, and the public is also invited to attend.

Net Facilities to Provide New Work Order System
About a week ago we signed a license agreement with a company that’s based out of California called Net Facilities.  This company offers a server based software that supports work orders, inventory systems, and facilities labor usage.  I have updated our website to reflect this change.  Please feel free to email me if you would like to be set up as a user.  This will work a lot like the SURE system.  You can go into it and create a work order.  From that, I will get a notification that a work order has been submitted.  I will be able to go in, review the work order, then accept, discuss, or deny it.  If your work order is accepted, I will then distribute it to the appropriate tradesman.  If your work order is denied, I will enter a reason why it is being denied (maybe it is already entered by another user and is in the process of being completed).  Of the UMC users, some being students, that have started using this software, everything that has come back, so far, is positive!  Please email me with any questions or if you would like to be set up as a user.  Thanks!
--Michelle Ramstad, Facilities and Operations

Accolades
Please join me in congratulating Bob Nelson on his being presented the highly prestigious MCPA Linda Schrempp Albert Outstanding Contribution to Minnesota Higher Education award.  The purpose of this award is to honor a professional whose work with students and work in one of Minnesota’s institutions of higher education sets an example for all student development professionals.  This award recognizes a practicing professional in higher education or a retired professional in the student affairs profession within the State of Minnesota.  In my three months here, I have grown to rely heavily on Bob’s dedication and wisdom in the area of student service.  Thanks for your work, Bob.  And, congratulations!
--Joe Massey, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Congratulations to Dan Svedarsky and his colleagues on all their hard work and success having the government set aside and designate the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  This presents an enormous benefit to the natural resource base of our area, both in terms of flora and fauna.  Its designation will greatly help in our efforts to establish permanent, long-term study plots based out of UMC.  Dan, congratulations!
--Joe Massey, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

VolunTEAM Update

Did you know that of the 90 volunteers who worked on Habitat House #7, 50 of those volunteers were UMC students!  This is an awesome opportunity to really make a difference in the life of a family in Crookston!  Work has begun on Habitat House #8.  There is a lot of work needing to be done before winter.  Crews are working on the house Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.  Experience is NOT necessary.  Any clubs or individuals interested in helping with construction of the house should contact Lisa Loegering (loege005) in 112 Dowell Hall.

If you’re interested in learning more about the Crookston VolunTEAM, please contact Lisa Loegering in the VolunTEAM office (112 Dowell) at 281-8526 or loege005@umn.edu.  Or, simply visit <www.volunteam.org>.
--Lisa Loegering, Assistant Director of Service Learning/Crookston VolunTEAM Coordinator

Community Events
5^th Annual United Way Chili Cookoff October 25
The 5^th annual United Way Chili Cookoff will be held Monday, October 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Crookston High School Commons.  Vote for your favorite chili prepared by Crookston amateur and professional chefs.  Adults $5 in advance, $6 at the door.  Children 10 and under $2.50.  Tickets available at:  American Federal Bank, Bremer Bank, Crookston National Bank and the United Way Office.  Proceeds to United Way of Crookston.

Harlem Ambassadors Bring Their Show to Crookston October 25
The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors 2004-2005 “Around the World” Tour, covering Europe, Asia, and North America, will include a stop in Crookston for a game at the Crookston High School Gym on Monday, October 25, at 7 p.m.  Competing against the Harlem Ambassadors October 25 will be the “Crookston All-Stars,” comprised of up to 20 players from the community.  Chris Fee of KROX Radio is serving as the volunteer coach for the All-Stars and is now recruiting players for the local team.  Tickets for the Harlem Ambassadors vs. Crookston All-Stars basketball game are currently available at the Chamber office.  Admission for ages 13 and up is $5 in advance, or $6 at the door.  Tickets for children age 6 to 13 are $3 advance, or $4 at the door.  Children 5 and under admitted free.

Special Dates
Birthdays
October 20 – Karen Murphy

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 Sue Dwyer at sdwyer@umn.edu.  Thanks.

UMC Insight
UMC Insight, the weekly radio program about UMC, airs on KROX Radio 1260 AM Saturdays at 8:45 a.m.  Tune in Saturday, October 23, to hear an exciting interview hosted by Mike Meyer, UMC Director of Development and Alumni Relations.

UMC Insight files are also available via the Web at:  www.UMCrookston.edu/newsevents/insight/04-05/index.htm

UMC Bulletin
The UMC Weekly Bulletin is posted at:
<www.UMCrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm>

Publication Information:
The UMC Weekly Bulletin is published by University Relations weekly September through May.  Copy deadline is noon on Tuesday of each week.  The Weekly Bulletin is produced by Sue Dwyer, word processing specialist.  Please send items for the bulletin electronically to Sue Dwyer at sdwyer@umn.edu.

Disability accommodations will be provided upon request for all events.  The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.

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