University of Minnesota, Crookston
UMC WEEKLY BULLETIN

Vol. 16, No. 32, May 1, 1997

CALENDAR
May 1
NWTC Faculty and Students on Campus
May 5-9
Citizens Jury
May 12
Reception for Retiring Employees
May 13
UMC Athletic Banquet
May 23
Commencement
May 26
Memorial Day Holiday
May 27, 28, 29, 30, June 6, and July 25
New Student Registration and Family Day
May 29
Faculty/Staff Recognition Banquet

PRESIDENT HASSELMO PRESENTS CHECK TO UMC FOR FLOOD SUPPORT
University of Minnesota President Nils Hasselmo presented a check to Chancellor Sargeant for $25,000 from the U of M Foundation to initiate an immediate response for students. Additional dollars will be available to address institutional needs.

UMC is making every effort to get students back to campus, following displacement by floods in northwestern Minnesota. Chancellor Sargeant hosted a delegation of higher education and legislative delegates who came to northwest Minnesota to encourage students who have dropped out to come back, thank volunteers, assess needs of flood victims at the institutions and reassure employees who had to miss work.
--UMC News

NWTC FACULTY AND STUDENTS ON CAMPUS
Northwest Technical College faculty and students will be meet at UMC today, Thursday, May 1. The agenda is:

10:00 a.m.
General meeting in Kiehle Auditorium
Students will come to the Conference Center lobby and be directed to Kiehle Auditorium.

10:30 a.m.
Break out sessions will be held in individual rooms
NWTC has a list of all available rooms.

10:30-12:00 noon
Based on our official schedule
Faculty and students will be told where to meet at the 10 a.m. session.
--Rita Meyer

FLOOD DAMAGED COMPUTER ASSISTANCE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE
In response to calls from several businesses wondering what to do about recovering data from flood damaged computers, the Red River Trade Corridor; University of Minnesota, Crookston; Computerland in Grand Forks; Corporate Technologies in Fargo; New Tech Computers in Crookston and ONTRACK Data International from Minneapolis are putting together a program to help businesses recover data from their flood damaged computers. This cooperative effort is being developed to help businesses recover the data from their hard drives that they need to get their businesses back in operation as soon as possible.

In the interim, ONTRACK Data International and the Trade Corridor are advising businesses with flood damaged computers to take the following precautions:

• Do not shake or remove the cover on the hard drive assembly.
• Do not attempt to dry water damaged equipment by opening it or exposing it to heat.
• Do not attempt to freeze dry equipment.
• Do not attempt to operate visible damaged equipment. Specifically in the case of flooding, waiting for equipment to dry out and then attempting to operate it is the worst thing one can do.
• Do not attempt to clean equipment without using proper solutions in a clean room environment. In fact, ONTRACK prefers to receive flood damaged equipment in its clean room before it has had a chance to dry out.
• Do not attempt to recover data with commonly available software programs.

If you know of businesses who might want to use the service, they should contact the Red River Trade Corridor office at 218-281-8462 or 218-281-8463.
--Jerry Nagel

CITIZENS JURY ON FUNDING K-12 EDUCATION
Twelve Polk County citizens will convene as a Citizens Jury May 5-9 at UMC to hear testimony and offer recommendations about K-12 education. Faculty, staff and students are invited to observe the week long series of presentations and deliberations in the Conference Center.

The Citizens Jury will explore a wide range of issues related to K-12 education. The jury will hear testimony from experts and stakeholders including parents and school administrators. After studying the issues, the jury will debate and offer recommendations regarding financing, outcome goals, and the role of the school in the community. The presentation of the recommendations will be Friday, May 9, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

The goal of the project is to bring together average citizens to improve the level of civic discourse about important public policy issues. The Crookston project is part of a state-wide project called "Can We Afford the Future" involving UMC, the Minnesota Extension Service, the Humphrey Institute, and the Jefferson Center. Local coordinators are Lynne Mullins and Norman County Extension Educator Peg Braaten.

For a copy of the complete agenda, call 8681.
--Barbara Muesing

DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING TELECONFERENCE
On May 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. we will be a host site for a teleconference on postsecondary service to deaf and hard of hearing persons. This meeting is scheduled for Hill 15. Interested persons may attend.
--Laurie Wilson

RETIREMENT RECEPTION
There will be a reception to honor the following employees who will be retiring this year:

Rita Meyer - Academic Affairs
Joann Westburg - Housing
Milan Samshal - Agricultural Research
Robert Jeska - Plant Services

This is a campus-wide event designed to show our appreciation for their years of hard work and dedication. Punch and food will be served. Plan to join us on Monday, May 12, at 2:30 p.m. in the Ballroom in Bede Hall. You may want to contact each person’s individual department regarding additional department recognition events and gifts.
--Les Johnson

CS/BU EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER
Attached to this issue of the UMC Bulletin is the Spring Quarter 1997 Employee of the Quarter nomination form. Please take a few moments to consider your nominee and return the form to me by Thursday, May 15. Feel free to re-nominate someone you have nominated in the past that has not yet received the award. Both the Spring and the Winter Employee of the Quarter will be announced at the next CS/BU meeting. The winter quarter meeting was delayed because of a storm. Call me at 8330 if you have any questions.
--Karen Murphy

UMC BRINGS HOME TOP HONORS FROM NACTA
UMC was named Grand Champion Senior NACTA Team. Forty-seven students and their coaches competed in Goodwell, OK at the annual NACTA competition. First place teams included: Computers, Horticulture and Horse Judging. Several students also placed first. For a complete listing, check out the Regal’s Report. Coaching this year’s teams were Peggy Sherven, Harvey Peterson, Lyle Westrom, Sue Jacobson, Chuck Habstritt, Aziz Rahman, Melissa Hower, Sharon Escue and Dave Hoff. Congratulations to UMC’s NACTA judging teams and their coaches.
--Donald Sargeant

SECRETARY OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Becky Jeppesen who was named Secretary of the Year by Professional Secretaries International of Crookston.
--Allan Larson

SPECIALS AT MORSELS
The specials at Morsels for the week of May 5-9 are:

Monday – Any cold sandwich and chips · $2.75
Tuesday – Taco salad · $3.00
Wednesday – Pizza Pocket · $3.50
Thursday – Cheeseburger and curly fries · $3.25
Friday -- Barbecue and chips · $2.50

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

UMC INSIGHT
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, May 3, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this week to hear "Virtual Career Center" with Don Cavalier.

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

• University of Minnesota, Crookston Concerns Regarding the Recent Flood
• Letter from Nils Hasselmo, President, University of Minnesota
• University Flood Response
• Nomination Form, CS/BU Employee of the Quarter
• Faculty/Staff Recognition Banquet