University of Minnesota, Crookston
UMC WEEKLY BULLETIN
Vol. 16, No. 25, March 13, 1997

CALENDAR
March 16
The Lyric Piano Duo

March 17
International Dinner Series: Ireland

March 17-22
UMC Alumni Association Phonathon

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

A Tribal Gathering of Music with Paul LaRoche

March 18 and 19
OSHA and MERTKA Safety Training

March 24
International Dinner Series: Pakistan

March 26
Spring Quarter Convocation

March 28
Good Friday Holiday, campus offices closed

March 31
Classes resume

International Dinner Series: Spain

LYRIC PIANO DUO
The Lyric Piano Duo will appear in concert in Kiehle Auditorium on Sunday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. The program will include songs and arias in French, German and Italian as well as solo piano works by Mozart, Schubert, Chopin and Ravel. Lyric coloratura soprano Eva Peng and pianist Anthony Olson formed the Lyric Piano Duo shortly after their marriage and have toured the United States as well as central and southern China. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for students and children, and free for UMC students.
--George French

IRELAND TOPIC FOR UMC INTERNATIONAL SERIES
"Ireland: A Student’s Journey Across the Emerald Isle," will be presented by Patrick Wilson, a senior at Gustavus Adolphus College, and son of Dan and Laurie Wilson of Crookston, on Monday, March 17, 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

FINANCIAL WORKSHOP
Advanced Investment Strategies: Examining Investment Risk
Tuesday, March 18, noon to 1 p.m. in Kiehle 133

A key component to successful investing is managing risk. With the expertise offered in this seminar, you’ll be able to make more informed investment decisions. This seminar will teach you how to determine investment risk and return characteristics for asset classes; how to quantify risk; and how diversification and optimization reduce risk.

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

A TRIBAL GATHERING OF MUSIC AT UMC
A Tribal Gathering of Music with Paul LaRoche will be held Tuesday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. The tribal gathering is a blend of contemporary and traditional native songs from various North American Tribes. The gathering is free for all UMC faculty, staff and students, or $2 for the general public. Tickets may be purchased at Bede Info Desk.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

US OLYMPIC GYMNAST AT UMC
John Roethlisberger, 1996 U.S. Olympic gymnast, will be at UMC March 25 and 26 for a gymnastic demonstration and motivational speech.

Tuesday, March 25, 7 p.m., Lysaker Gymnasium
Pommel horse and floor exercise demonstration, followed by questions and answers. Free and open to the public.

Wednesday, March 26, 9 a.m. (Note change of time.)
Spring Quarter Convocation in Bede Ballroom.

--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

OSHA AND MERTKA SAFETY TRAINING
UMC and NWES will have required OSHA and MERTKA safety training on the following subjects: ASBESTOS AWARENESS presented by Dave Klosterman, Asbestos Specialist; WORKERS PROTECTION STANDARD presented by Dean Herzfeld with Department of Plant Pathology; and the third module is CONFINED SPACE - Practical Training (Hands On) with Dan Sielger, Loss Prevention Manager, and Greg Casura, Occupational Health & Safety Specialist, doing the training.

Schedule for safety training:

Tuesday, March 18
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Asbestos Awareness
(ARC Auditorium)

Wednesday, March 19
8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Asbestos Awareness
(ARC Seminar Room)
8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Workers Protection Standard
(ARC Auditorium)
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Confined Space - Practical Training
(Owen Hall 118)

The Asbestos Awareness is primarily geared to custodial and maintenance personnel and supervisors but beneficial to all University personnel working in future renovation and abatement areas (which includes the buildings of Dowell Annex, Kiehle, Selvig, Bede and NWES Ag Research Center). We would like to encourage the majority of personnel to attend on Tuesday due to room seating.

The Workers Protection Standard (which was postponed last fall) is for employees working in greenhouses, field research, animal research or handling, grounds, and labs which work with pesticides.

Confined Space is specifically geared for only certain individuals authorized to enter confined areas. They will be at different locations—evaluating equipment and procedure issues.

Thank you for your cooperation and please call if you have questions.
--Kent Freberg/Tom Feiro, UMC
--Larry Smith/Anne Burke, NWES

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SPECIALIST ON CAMPUS
Dave Swanson, employee benefits specialist, from the Twin Cities Campus will be at UMC on Friday, April 25. He will be available from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to meet individually with UMC employees who have questions or would like to discuss UMC’s health benefits, dental benefits, disability benefits, retirement planning, or any other employee benefit issue. Please call Jacquie at 8325 or Les at 8345 to reserve a time to meet with Dave.
--Les Johnson

SPAETH RECEIVES GRANT
Congratulations to Sonia Spaeth for receiving a Service-Learning grant from Campus Compact for her Drawing and Design Class to help with the Crookston Art Mural project. This mural will be painted on the side of the Grand Theater and involves two other organizations in Crookston. Congratulations Sonia.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

P&A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
Attached to the UMC Bulletin is information about the Distinguished Service Award for Academic Professional and Administrative staff. Criteria: 75% to 100% full-time for at least two years (prior to June 30, 1997). Use the nomination form which is attached to this issue of the UMC Bulletin. The following people are eligible for 1996-1997 award:

--Les Johnson

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Attached to the paper edition of UMC Bulletin is information about the Distinguished Service Award for civil service/bargaining unit employees. Eligibility: a minimum of two years of full-time (75% or above) employment at the University of Minnesota, Crookston Campus. Use the nomination form which is attached.
--Donald Sargeant

LEADERSHIP-CROOKSTON
Congratulations to the graduates of Leadership-Crookston ’97. These UMC people have completed the seven week community awareness and leadership program.

• Connie Batten
• Neal Benoit
• Stephanie Reck

--Donald Sargeant

SPECIALS AT MORSELS
The specials at Morsels for the week of March 17-21 are:

Monday – Grilled cheese and chili · $2.75
Tuesday – Taco salad · $3.00
Wednesday – Mr. Rib and curly fries · $3.50
Thursday – Swiss mushroom burger and curly fries · $3.50
Friday – Any cold sandwich and chips · $2.75

Each daily special also includes a 16 oz. fountain drink.
--Pam Sullivan

UMC INSIGHT
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, March 15, 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" with Traci Kelly. (This was scheduled to be aired last week, but will be aired this week instead.)

ATTACHMENTS
(Attached to the paper copy of the UMC Bulletin):

• Nomination and Award Information, Distinguished Service Award, P&A
• Nomination and Award Information, Distinguished Service Award (CS/BU)

Publication Information:

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