University of Minnesota, Crookston
UMC WEEKLY BULLETIN
Vol. 16, No. 24, March 6, 1997

CALENDAR
March 10
Spring Quarter classes begin
International Dinner Series: Malaysia

March 11
Financial Workshop "Triumph of Indexing"

March 13
Commission on Women Noon Seminar
"A Fine and Long Tradition"

March 17
International Dinner Series: Ireland

March 17-22
UMC Alumni Association Phonathon

March 18
Financial Workshop
"Advanced Investment Strategies: Examining Investment Risk"

March 24
International Dinner Series: Pakistan

March 26
Spring Quarter Convocation

March 28
Good Friday Holiday, campus offices closed

March 31
International Dinner Series: Spain

MALAYSIA TOPIC FOR UMC INTERNATIONAL SERIES
"Malaysia: Malaysian Moments" will be presented by Philip and Barbara Weiler on Monday, March 10, as part of UMC’s International Series. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with an ethnic dinner for $7, followed by a 7 p.m. program in Brown Dining Room of the UMC Conference Center. To reserve a place at the dinner, call 8586.
--Mario Prada

NEW REGENTS ELECTED
New Regents for the University of Minnesota were elected last week:

--Don Sargeant

UMC WOMEN’S POTLUCK
The UMC Women's Association is planning a potluck dinner for members and their spouses/significant others/friends on Saturday, March 8, at 6 p.m. in Brown Dining Room. Please bring your favorite dish to share and a wrapped "White Elephant Gift." Coffee, punch, paper plates, and plastic utensils will be provided. Call me if you have questions at 8255.
--Marsha Odom

FINANCIAL WORKSHOP
Triumph of Indexing by Mike Tawadros, Vanguard
Tuesday, March 11, noon to 1 p.m. in Kiehle 133

An "index fund" is designed to parallel the performance of a specific market index, like the Dow Jones Industrial Average or Standard & Poor’s 500, by closely reproducing the investment mix of the index. This seminar reveals how to employ indexing a strategy many experts feel should be the core of most retirement portfolios. You’ll learn how indexing differs from traditional investing, its advantages and disadvantages, and how to pick an index fund.

Workshop is presented by the Office of Human Resources, Employee Benefits and transmitted using the ITV network to UMC from the Twin Cities.
--Les Johnson

GRADUATE COURSES
Graduate programs are now offered through UMC. They include master of education degrees through the Department of Work, Community, and Family Education, part of the College of Education at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus, and master of education through the College of Education and Human Service Professions at the University of Minnesota Duluth Campus.

Courses to complete the program are offered each quarter at UMC. Most are on interactive television. The distance learning project is supported by the College of Education, University College, Minnesota Extension and the Crookston Campus.

For a list of graduate level courses offered this spring, call 8681.
--Barbara Muesing

UMC COMMISSION ON WOMEN SEMINAR
"A Fine and Long Tradition" will be presented Thursday, March 13, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in Conference Center ABC. Historical images are set to an upbeat song in this short video reflecting on women in America’s history.

Bring your own lunch. UMC’s Commission on Women will have cappuccino and other specialty drinks, an assortment of desserts, and fruit.
--Glenice Johnson

KROGSTAD NAMED COACH OF YEAR
Congratulations to Brenda Krogstad, women's basketball coach, for being named Coach of the Year by the North Dakota College Athletic Conference.
--Marv Bachmeier

UMC INSIGHT
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, March 8, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this week to hear "Burned Sugar Pie: Women’s Cultures in the Literature of Food. A New Look at History" with Traci Kelly.

Publication Information:

UMC Bulletin is published by University Relations and UMC Printing weekly September through May. Copy deadline is 12 noon on Tuesday of each week. Please send items for the bulletin electronically to "weiler" with a copy to "sdwyer."

Disability accommodations will be provided upon request for all events listed in the UMC Bulletin.