University of Minnesota, Crookston

UMC WEEKLY BULLETIN

Vol. 16, No. 26, March 20, 1997

CALENDAR
March 24
International Dinner Series: Pakistan

March 25
Rural Schools and Technology Teleconference

March 25 and 26
US Olympic Gymnast, John Roethlisberger, at UMC

March 26
Spring Quarter Convocation

March 28
Good Friday Holiday, campus offices closed

March 31
Classes resume
International Dinner Series: Spain

April 12
International Dinner

April 15
UMC Awards Reception

April 25
Employee Benefits Specialist on Campus

PAKISTAN TOPIC FOR UMC INTERNATIONAL SERIES
"Pakistan: Moving Forward in the World Community" will be presented by Dr. Azmat Qayyum, a native of Pakistan and member of the medical staff of Northwestern Clinic, on Monday, March 24, 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

AWARDS RECEPTION
The UMC Awards Reception is scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. Any divisions, faculty or staff who would like to present an award should get that information to me by March 24.
--Sonia Spaeth

CHANGE IN BOOKSTORE HOURS
In response to student requests, we have expanded the UMC Bookstore hours. Beginning spring quarter, the Bookstore hours will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

As in the past, we also stay open until 4:30 p.m. during the first three days of the quarter to assist students with book purchases.
--Dean McCleary
--Cindy Tyler

RURAL SCHOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY TELECONFERENCE
Connecting Rural Schools and Communities to the Information Superhighway is the topic for a PBS teleconference, scheduled in Conference Center ABC from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25. The program will include case studies of successful technology models for improving rural schools. There will be no cost to participants. Call 8681 if you plan to attend.
--Barbara Muesing

SERVICE LEARNING WORKSHOP
An interactive workshop on Service Learning: Principles and Practices will be held in Moorhead on Friday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is an interactive workshop focused on maximizing the outcomes of integrating service learning within the classroom. The Service Learning Office will pay for cost of transportation, and the day is free. If you are interested in going, please contact me at 8505.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD
It’s the time of year to recognize distinguished teaching. All members of the UMC community, students, faculty, divisions, alumni, staff, clubs, and organizations, are eligible to nominate a faculty member for this award.

Distinguished teachers motivate students to learn and make themselves available to help students achieve success.

We need distinguished teachers’ names soon, so write or call Bernard Selzler (bselzler) at 8272 with your nominee.

The criteria for these special distinguished nominees are attached to this Bulletin.
--Bernard Selzler

LAPTOP/COMPUTER INSURANCE COVERAGE
Earlier I sent out a memo to everyone regarding Laptop insurance coverage for faculty and staff. We submitted the model #'s/serial #'s of the faculty leased notebooks as well as for some additional laptops/computers for those of you who requested the coverage.

Effective March 1st, 1997 this insurance has been purchased with the premiums to be paid centrally at UMC. A few of the details of the insurance need to be shared with you:

Losses not covered:

Reporting a loss:

Any questions, please let me know.
--Dean McCleary

SIMPLIFYING STUDENT SYSTEMS IS A COMPLICATED PROBLEM
Current student information systems have been altered, patched, and adapted so many times over the past years that they’re now hopelessly complex.

According to UM Student 2000 Team Chair Sam Lewis, "The development of the new student service system provides a great opportunity to simplify life for all of us. The new system gives us a unique opportunity to rethink our very bureaucratic ways of doing business. If we work hard at it, we will end up with a system that’s simpler, more responsive, and more accessible to students, faculty, and staff."

Take student addresses. A student employee may have a summer address, school-year address, and work department address, some or all of them on the data bases of various student service departments. When that student moves, he or she may let their employer know, but forget about the registrar. The result—misdirected mail, extra mailing costs, and most importantly, an unhappy student.

According to Lewis, the new PeopleSoft software will allow departments to access and share the same data. When students update their address at their work department, the change will automatically be available to other departments as well.

Not all policy issues are as easily resolved as consistent address information. The calendar issue—having all four campuses start and end their year at the same time—was hotly debated. In the end, the simplicity of one calendar was outweighed by the traditions of the individual campuses.

Hundreds more decisions need to be made about policies that must be rethought, rejected, retailored, or saved intact before the first data is even entered. Most of those decisions can be made at the unit or department level, avoiding a lengthy approval process. Others, like the calendar issue, will require much more discussion at all levels of decision-making.

"I wish it were as easy as changing the machine on your desk or the data on your screen" Lewis says. "But changing systems and policies means changing the ways we work, too."
--from The Record, University of Minnesota, Vol. 21, No. 3, March 1997

CIVIL SERVICE/BARGAINING UNIT SERVICE AWARDS
Attached to last week’s UMC Bulletin was information about the Distinguished Service Award for civil service/bargaining unit employees.

Award: One (1) stipend of $500, an individual plaque, and name on plaque located on UMC campus.

Eligibility: A minimum of two years of full-time (75% or above) employment at the University of Minnesota, Crookston Campus. No individual may receive the award more than one time during their employment. Use the nomination form from last week’s UMC Bulletin. Nominations due April 11. The following employees are eligible for the 1996-1997 award:

Anderson, Bonnie
Benoit, Gregory
Benoit, Neal
Biermaier, Louie
Brokaw, Lloyd
Brule, Deb
Camrud, Connie
Capistran, Nancy
Cavalier, Don
Christensen, Walt
Cournia, Barb
Dwyer, Sue
Elseth, Bernard
Fladhammer, Larry
Grunewald, Stacey
Hanson, Michael
Harrison, Tim
Hasbrouck, Gail
Herberg, Rose
Hovland, Sylvia
Jacobson, Susan
Jeppesen, Becky
Johnson, Connie
Kaiser, James
Knutson, Susan
Krabbenhoft, Tricia
Kreager, Susan
Kuzel, Dennis
LaCoursiere, Gladys
Lanctot, Carol
Magsam, Dennis
Medal, Don
Mitchell, John
Mulvaney, Tom
Murphy, Betty
Murphy, Karen
Normandin, Jacquie
Olson, Linda
Olson, Sharon
Patenaude, Deanna
Paul, Ted
Proulx, Krista
Ramstad, Trishia
Ricord, Barbara
Rodseth, John
Sanders, Don
Schleicher, John
Schultz, Paul
Sherven, Peggy
Sivertson, Brenda
Solberg, David
Stumblingbear, Deb
Tahran, Arlene
Thingelstad, Kellee
Tiedemann, Patti
Tomaszewski, Stan
Toso, Scott
Tyler, Cindy
Uttermark, Val
Vrem, Arlene
Weiler, Barbara
Wieland, Don
Wilkens, Linda
Willhite, Gary
William, Owen
Wright, Del
Zak, John

--Donald Sargeant

PRESIDENT’S AWARD NOMINATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
The deadline for the President's Award for Outstanding Service has been extended to March 31. Details appeared in Kiosk during Fall quarter and twice in BRIEF. In addition, a letter dated November 11, 1996, was sent to Chancellors, Provosts, and Collegiate Deans.
--Marcia Fluer

CROOKSTON DAY OF SERVICE
Mark your calendars now for a Crookston Day of Service on Saturday, May 3, from 1 to 5 p.m. This will be a City Beautification and Flood Cleanup project. More details to follow.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

THANK YOU
The Diversity Working Group would like to thank the following administrators, faculty, and staff who assisted in the administration of the "Survey of Campus Climate and Diversity" during the first week of class:

Dr. Rita Meyer, Dr. Tom Garsombke, Traci Kelly, Jennifer Sternhagen, Dr. Larry Huus, Carla Santos, Vern Markey, Gary Senske, Dr. Sue Brorson, Dr. Sharon Neet, Dr. Cleon Melsa, Nancy Capistran, Mary Rerick, Jothi Ramisetty, Roger Wagner, Paul Aakre, Tom Kleven and Dr. Marv Mattson, Marilyn Grave, Dr. Soo-Yin Lim-Thompson, Dr. Lyle Westrom, Sharon Escue, Glenice Johnson, Stacey Grunewald, Dr. Mark Huglen, and Pam Holsinger-Fuchs.
--Diversity Working Group

SPECIALS AT MORSELS

The specials at Morsels for the week of March 24-28 are:

Monday – Turkey club croissant and chips · $3.50
Tuesday – Taco salad · $3.00
Wednesday – Grilled ham and Swiss with chips · $3.00
Thursday – Hamburger and curly fries · $3.00
Friday – Good Friday Holiday, closed

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

UMC INSIGHT
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, March 22, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this week to hear "Music and Theater at UMC" with George French.

ATTACHMENT
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