Volume 24, Number 17, December 8, 2004
Calendar
News Items
Announcement
of Interim Department Head
Dear Faculty, Staff, and
Students,
I am very happy to announce that Bill Peterson, longtime trusted and
respected UMC faculty member, has agreed to serve as the interim head
of the Department of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences effective
immediately (December 7, 2004). Bill brings to the job a wealth of
experience and a solid understanding of the mission and purpose of our
great university. Please join me in welcoming Bill in this very
important role.
--Joe Massey, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs
Welcome
Interim Director of Admissions
Please join me in congratulating
Mary Feller as Interim Director of Admissions, effective immediately.
Mary has been a Financial Aid Officer on the UMC campus for five years
and, prior to that, as an Admissions Counselor for three years. Mary
has a very good understanding of the University of Minnesota, Crookston
and her experience and working relationships with students will be a
great asset in moving the UMC enrollment forward. Mary has always been
a strong advocate for UMC; with her background and experience, she will
bring positive leadership to the Admissions Office. Jim Mootz, Vice
Chancellor for Enrollment Management, will be leaving the Crookston
area; however, he will continue to serve UMC by consulting with the
Admissions Office for the next year.
--Joe Massey, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs
Make up
Testing December 7 and 9
Dear Faculty:
The last days for make up testing at the Academic Assistance Center (AAC)
for the fall semester are Tuesday, December 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. and
Thursday, December 9, from 5 to 8 p.m. After the Thursday date, any
uncompleted tests will be returned to their instructors.
Thank you,
--Jim Everson, Program Associate
Preschool
Caroling Reception December 8
You are invited to a special
reception on Wednesday, December 8, for our “Caroling Preschoolers.”
The children from the Early Childhood Development Center will begin
singing in at 10:30 a.m. starting in the Kiehle Rotunda and walking
through the hallways, and arrive in Brown Dining Room by 10:45 a.m.
There will be cookies and “warm” hot chocolate, as well as coffee. You
may even want to join in the caroling.
--Connie Camrud, Manager, Early Childhood Development Center
Leadership Conference December 8
“Leading
and Succeeding,” the annual supervision and leadership conference
sponsored by Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) and Crookston Student
Association (CSA), will be held Wednesday, December 8, from 5 to 7 p.m.
on the second floor of Dowell Hall. Conference topics and workshop
offerings include: Effective Communication, Leadership and Motivation,
Working with Teams, Diversity and Conflict Resolution, and Managing Time
and Career. Workshops are free and open to all interested students,
faculty, and staff. Contact Eric Burgess, 281-8190, or e-mail
eburgess@umn.edu for more information.
Soup Day
at the One Stop December 8 and 9
Students, faculty, and staff are
invited to stop in and relax before finals week at the One Stop, 270
Owen Hall. Enjoy soup beginning at noon until it’s gone and snacks at 2
p.m. on Wednesday, December 8 and Thursday, December 9. It’s also a
special time to honor our tutors. Soup day is sponsored by Academic
Assistance Center, Student Support Services, Counseling & Career
Services, Disability Services, Diversity Services, and ATOD.
Holiday
Meal December 9
Dining Services will serve its
December holiday meal Thursday, December 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
in Brown Dining Room, Sahlstrom Conference Center. The cost is $6.50
plus tax. The menu will include: baron of pork, baked chicken, mashed
potatoes, gravy, stuffing, corn, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, apple
salad, lettuce salad, dinner rolls, and assorted fruit pies. Please
join us!
--Brent Melsa, Director, UMC Dining Services
UMC
Poinsettia Sale December 9 and 10
The UMC poinsettia sale will be at the Horticulture Greenhouse on
December 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. and December 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There
will be red, white, pink, rose and red poinsettias with variegated
leaves for sale. To learn more about this year’s crop, visit <http://www1.umn.edu/umnnews/Publications/eNews.html>
and click on “Growing Poinsettias at UMC.”
--Sue Jacobson, UMC Horticulture Department
Spring
Registration December 10
Spring Registration for new
students will take place Friday, December 10. Below is the schedule for
the day
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8:45 – 9:00 a.m. |
Check-in, Kiehle Rotunda |
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9:00 – 9:30 a.m. |
U-Photo |
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9:30 – 9:45 a.m. |
Welcome |
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10:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
Meet with Academic Advisors |
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10:30 – 11:30 a.m. |
Register for classes, ITC, 143 Kiehle Building |
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11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch, Tours of campus |
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8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
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Orientation for Spring
Semester students will be held Sunday and Monday, January 9 and 10,
2005.
--Rae French, Director of First Year Experience
Light Up
the Mall December 10-12
The Third Annual Light Up the Mall “Seasonal Celebration of Lights” will
kick off at 5 p.m. on the evening of December 10. UMC student clubs and
organizations are working on various light sculptures and displays. The
event is open to the public. The light displays will run from 5 to 11 p.m.
December 10, 11 and 12.
UMC Chamber
Choir Concert December 12
The UMC Chamber Choir will
perform its winter concert Sunday, December 12, at 2 p.m. in Kiehle
Auditorium. Come and join the choir, under the direction of student
Carrie Koplin of Campbell, Minnesota, for a wide array of music.
Habitat
Tour of Homes December 12
Habitat Tour of Homes will be
held on Sunday, December 12 from 3 to 7 p.m. Three UMC faculty/staff
will be included on the tour! The homes are Michelle & Mike
Christopherson, 723 Sunset Avenue, Chuck & Chris Habstritt, 1210 St.
Anne’s Street, Pam & Tom Holsinger-Fuchs, 327 Houston, Nan & Greg
Widseth, 909 Groveland Avenue and Kelly & Mark LaPlante, 217 4th
Avenue South. Tickets will be $10 and can be purchased in advance at
Maves Hallmark, Willow & Ivy, and Montague’s Flower Shop or at each home
the day of the tour. The profits benefit our local Habitat for Humanity
chapter that is currently building their eighth house in the Crookston
area. Come enjoy these beautifully decorated homes!
Emergency
Mental Health Services Training December 16
A presentation for area agency
and institutional personnel who encounter persons needing mental health
emergency services is being held on the UMC campus on Thursday, December
16 from 1 to 3 p.m. in Hill 4. Find out when and how to access area
emergency resources. Representatives from the Police Department, Polk
County Sheriff’s Office and Riverview Hospital and others will join us
at the session led and organized by Northwestern Mental Health Center
personnel. The session is open to anyone, but pre-registration is
required due to limited space. Contact Stacey Grunewald or Laurie
Wilson if you plan to attend.
--Laurie Wilson, UMC Counseling and Disability Services
Campus-Wide Holiday
Celebration and Potluck December 20
The annual campus-wide Holiday
Celebration and Potluck get-together will be held Monday, December 20,
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Brown Dining Room of Sahlstrom
Conference Center. All members of the UMC campus community and their
spouses or a guest are invited to attend. Attendees can bring any food
items they would like for the potluck or sign up on the Holiday Party
website: <http://itc.umcrookston.edu/scripts-bin/asp-bin/surveys/PartyGuestInventory/>.
Dining Services is providing BBQs, buns, sodas, water, coffee, and paper
products. Nonperishable food items will also be collected for the local
food bank.
The event will also feature the traditional White Elephant Gift Exchange. Anyone who would like to participate should bring a wrapped gift of “garage sale quality.”
Come and join the
celebration!
--United Staff Association (USA) Committee
United
Way Update
We unofficially closed this
year’s campaign on Monday, December 6, 2004. I say unofficially because
we will still take any pledge that anyone may have forgotten to send in.
At this time, we have received pledges from 49 individuals, which is 17.37% of the individuals who received packets. From these 49 pledges we received a total amount of $4909, which is 70.12% of our goal of $7000 to the United Way. We also received pledges from 12 individuals, 8.48% of the individuals receiving packets, in the amount of $594 for the MN Environmental Fund.
A breakdown of the pledges specified for the United Way is as follows: 16 individuals, 32.65% of the pledges were paid by check, in the amount of $1357, which is 27.64% of the total. Zero individual, 0.00% of the pledges chose direct billing as the method of payment. 30 individuals, 61.22% of the pledges chose payroll deduction, in the amount of $3502, which is 71.13% of the total.
A breakdown of the pledges specified for the MN Environmental Fund is as follows: 3 individuals, 25.00% of the pledges were paid by check, totaling $295 or 49.66% of the total pledges and 9 individuals, 75.00% of the pledges were designated to be paid via payroll deduction for a total of $299 or 50.33% of the total pledges.
At this time we would like to say a heart felt THANK YOU to all who participated in the 2005 United Way campaign on the UMC campus. Your efforts in helping to make this campaign a success will be greatly appreciated by many individuals who will receive a helping hand from the various organizations sponsored by the United Way.
A special thank you
goes out to the individuals who so graciously accepted the role of
captain for this year’s campaign and to Joe Massey, Pamela
Holsinger-Fuchs, Laurie Wilson, Stephanie Helgeson, Don Cavalier, Lisa
Loegering, and Anne Burke for serving on this year’s United Way
Committee. This just goes to show that together, we can make things
happen.
--Dennis Magsam, Audio Visual Operations Manager
Thank You
“To all of my UMC and community friends. Thank you so much for
welcoming Jinny and me at the November 30 event in Kiehle Rotunda.
Sometimes, we work so much that we don’t take the time to stop and greet
each other, and chat. You all have come to be very special to me in
these past four months. Just one year ago, I never would have dreamt of
having new friends and a completely changed life. It’s been a great
four months and I look forward to 2005. It’s so appropriate to me that
the event happened around Thanksgiving and the holiday season. So,
thank you.”
--Joe
VolunTEAM
Update
Alternative Spring Break: Join students from the Twin Cities, UND,
and across the region in an alternative spring break! Trip is organized
by Brian Peterson, Crookston native and son of our own Bill Peterson!
Stop in cities across the country to provide community service on the
way to Washington, D.C. For more information and to register, check out
<www.stlf.net>.
ECFE Learner Readiness Family Fun Night: The Learner Readiness Family Fun Night will be held December 9, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. They are looking for volunteers to help with activities for preschoolers. Activities are already planned. You just need to show up and have fun with the kids! Please let Lisa Loegering know if you or a club that you are in would be interested in helping out!
Christmas Food Baskets: Volunteers are needed to help deliver food baskets to those in need. Meet at the Crookston Armory Thursday, December 16, at 1:30 p.m. to help sort food. On Friday, December 17, 6 p.m., volunteers are needed to pack baskets. On Saturday, December 18, 8:30 a.m., volunteers are needed to deliver baskets. Help on any of the days is appreciated. Please call Bonnie Holmquist at 281-5427 for more information.
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
Special Dates
Birthdays
December 8 – George French
December 13 – Mary Feller
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, December 11, to hear an exciting interview hosted by
Liz Tollefson, UMC Assistant Director of Development and Alumni.
UMC Insight files are also available via the Web at: www.UMCrookston.edu/newsevents/insight/04-05/index.htm
UMC
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