University of Minnesota, Crookston
UMC WEEKLY BULLETIN
Vol. 16, No. 30, April 17, 1997
CALENDAR
April 17
Commission on Women Noon Seminar
"How America’s Schools Cheat Girls"
Campus Assembly
Baseball vs. Mount Senario College, Ladysmith, WI
April 19
Softball vs. Minot State University
April 20
Softball vs. University of Mary, Bismarck
April 22
Earth Day
Softball vs. Jamestown College
April 23
Campus Assembly
Secretaries Day
Repertory Theater of America to perform "Barefoot in the Park"
April 24
Softball vs. Mayville State University
April 25
Employee Benefits Specialist on Campus
April 26
Softball vs. Dickinson State University
April 29
Softball vs. Valley State University
April 30
Baseball vs. Mayville State University
May 3
Crookston Day of Service
May 13
UMC Athletic Banquet
DIKE WALKERS NEEDED
We have received a plea for dike walkers. This is for a two hour shift; as of April
15, they are going 24 hours a day. You need to call one of the emergency centers to find
out when they need help. The numbers are as follows:
Ward 1 – Methodist Church – 281-6776
Ward 3 – Garage at Villa – 281-3424, ext. 224
Ward 4 – 325 South Ash – 281-5391 (Woods Addition)
Ward 7 – Covenant Church – 281-6560 (Sampson Addition)
Ward 8 – McKinley School – 281-3373
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS
Due to hectic schedules, intense flood preparations, and storms, the deadline for
nominations for the Distinguished Service Award has been extended until April 21st.
Take a few minutes now and nominate a UMC employee in each of the following categories: 1)
Civil Service B/U, 2) Faculty, 3) Professional and Academic. You may forward your
nominations to either Deb Brule in the Chancellor’s Office or to Les Johnson at 305
Selvig Hall. Thanks.
--Les Johnson
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
"Barefoot in the Park" will be performed by the Repertory Theater of America
on Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. A dinner theater option is
available. Guests may go through the UMC line between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Cost is $10.50 for
dinner and show. Cost for the show alone is $5.00. To make a reservation for the dinner,
call me at 8266.
--George French
TRAVEL TO ITALY
UMD’s University College Continuing Education is sponsoring a travel trip to
Italy May 27 through June 16. Participants will earn 4 credits and experience an exciting
21 day trip to the province of Marche along the Adriatic coast near the town of Pergola,
Italy. Numerous field trips to medieval and renaissance villages, two days in Rome,
Italian language, cooking and culture lessons are all included. For details, call me at
8680.
--Barbara Muesing
OUTSTANDING ALUMNI NOMINATIONS
Attached to this issue is a form to nominate deserving alumni for the 1997 Outstanding
Alumni Award. The deadline for nominations is May 9.
--Allan Larson
UMC WEBSITE TRAFFIC REPORT
The Web Team recently purchased Web Trends, a website traffic analysis tool. The first
report generated the following information (during the period from February ‘96 -
March ‘97):
If you would like to see a copy of the first report, please contact Andrew Svec, 8380, e-mail: asvec.
More in-depth reports and page-specific reports will be done soon.
--Andrew Svec
APRIL 17, UNIVERSITY SENATE/FACULTY SENATE/STUDENT SENATE MEETINGS
On Thursday, April 17, meetings of the Student Senate, University Senate, and Faculty
Senate will be held on the Minneapolis Campus, with a telephone connection to the
proceedings in 305 Selvig Hall.
The Student Senate will convene at 11:30 a.m. Its agenda will include a discussion of teaching evaluations and action on 1) a resolution welcoming President-elect Yudof, 2) tuition, and 3) a restructuring on the Student Committee on Committees.
The University Senate will convene at 2 p.m. Its agenda includes a discussion of the proposed Policy on Sexual Harassment and Consensual Relationships and action on 1) amendments to the Semester Conversion Standards, 2) amendment of the 1999-2000 University Calendar, 3) amendment of the Uniform Grading and Transcript Policy, 4) a Policy on Transfer of Credit, and 5) an Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education. President Hasselmo will also provide a report and respond to questions.
The Faculty Senate will convene immediately following the University Senate. Its agenda includes an information item concerning the Academic Misconduct Policy.
The full agenda of these meetings are located on the University
Senate’s home page of the WWW (www.umn.edu/usenate) under their respective body.
--Martha Kvanbeck, Administrative Director, University Senate
PARKING LOT UTILIZATION REPORT
1996-97
Spring Quarter
| Week 1, Day 3 10:30 a.m. |
Week 3, Day 1 2 p.m. |
||||
| Lot | Capacity | N | % | N | % |
| A | 201 | 169 | 84.1% | 123 | 61.2% |
| C | 22 | 22 | 100.0% | 22 | 100.0% |
| D | 233 | 161 | 69.1% | 165 | 70.8% |
| E | 315 | 65 | 20.6% | 74 | 23.5% |
| G | 114 | 102 | 89.5% | 92 | 80.7% |
| H | 59 | 55 | 93.2% | 53 | 89.8% |
| I | 52 | 42 | 80.8% | 40 | 76.9% |
| J | 23 | 24 | 104.3% | 25 | 108.7% |
| K | 55 | 32 | 58.2% | 25 | 45.5% |
| TOTAL | 1074 | 672 | 62.6% | 619 | 57.6% |
--Gary Willhite
SPECIALS AT MORSELS
The specials at Morsels for the week of April 21-25 are:
Monday – Turkey club croissant and chips · $3.50
Tuesday – Taco salad · $3.00
Wednesday – Chicken sandwich and curly fries · $3.25
Thursday – Bacon cheeseburger and curly fries · $3.75
Friday – Hoagie and chips · $3.00
Each daily special also includes a 16 oz. fountain drink.
--Pam Sullivan
UMC INSIGHT
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, April 19, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this
week to hear "U.S. Gymnast Speaks Out" with John Roethlisberger.
ATTACHMENTS
(Attached to the paper copy of the UMC Bulletin):