University of Minnesota, Crookston
UMC WEEKLY BULLETIN

Vol. 16, No. 34, May 15, 1997

CALENDAR
May 15
Commission on Women Noon Seminar "A Celebration of Women"
Teleconference "Virtual Universities, California Style"
May 15, 16, 17
UMC Music-Theater Production: "Prisoner on Second Avenue"
May 22
Faculty/Staff Annual Fund Drive Tailgate Party
May 23
Commencement
May 26
Memorial Day Holiday
May 27, 28, 29, 30
New Student Registration and Family Day
May 28
Farewell Reception for Glenice Johnson
May 29
Faculty/Staff Recognition Banquet
June 6 and July 25
New Student Registration and Family Day

COMMENCEMENT
Featured speaker at this year’s UMC Commencement will be retiring president of the University of Minnesota Nils Hasselmo. The Honorable Warren Larson will bring greetings from the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.

UMC Chancellor Donald Sargeant and Larson will confer the degrees, while UMC Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Rita Meyer and Hasselmo will present the candidates.

The processional will be led by mace-bearer Richard Christenson, associate professor of speech, and faculty marshal Robert Smith, chair of the management division.
--Melissa Hower

TELECONFERENCE
We've arranged for UMC to be a downlink site for a teleconference called "Virtual Universities, California Style."

Thursday, May 15
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Conference Center ABC

The teleconference is FREE, and open to any interested persons. I encourage any faculty or staff involved with web course development or other distance education efforts to attend.
--Andrew Svec

"THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE" TO BE PERFORMED
UMC’s Music-Theater Department presents Neil Simon’s "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," a comedy in two acts, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 15, 16 and 17. All performances will be at 7:30 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. The production stars: Tim Millner, Sarah Donarski, Morgan Walsh, Darci Delage, Tamilee Nennich, and Jane Hoesly. Tickets are $3 for adults and high school students and FREE to UMC students.
--George French

MAY 15 UNIVERSITY SENATE AND STUDENT SENATE MEETINGS
On Thursday, May 15, meetings of the Student Senate and University Senate will be held 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 action on a Mission Statement on Professor Evaluations, discussion of a Resolution on Student Study Space, election of Interim Student Senate officers for 1997-98, and campus reports.

The University Senate will convene at 2 p.m. Its agenda includes action on a: 1) proposed Policy on Sexual Harassment and Consensual Relationships, 2) Resolution Recommending an Energy and Environment Policy, 3) Resolution on Student Study Space, and 4) Resolution Concerning the Use of Student Evaluations of Teaching Data. President Hasselmo will also provide a report and respond to questions.

The full agenda of these meetings are located on the University Senate’s home page of the World Wide Web (www.umn.edu/usenate) under their respective body.
--Martha Kvanbeck, Administrative Director, University Senate

UMC CAMPUS PERSONNEL
Don’t forget. You are all invited to attend the Faculty/Staff Annual Fund Drive Tailgate Party Thursday, May 22, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the White House Alumni Center.

We appreciate your support and this is an opportunity for us to thank you personally. Please join us for a couple of hours of fun and relaxation.
--External Relations Staff: Allan, Ardis, Barb, Becky, and Del

FLOOD CLEANUP VOLUNTEER INFORMATION
There have been many people interested in helping clean up after the flood but were unsure how to go about making the proper contact. The telephone numbers for the United Way of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks for individuals who would like to help with the cleanup in those communities are: 1-701-787-7653 or 1-701-787-7640. Phones are staffed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

The West Polk County Extension Office is also going to try and coordinate volunteers who would like to help the rural residents outside the city limits with their clean up, machinery repair, spring field work and crop planting. We have volunteered to try and match people needing help with people who would like to help. If you know of people willing to help, please call Russ Severson at 281-8695 or Marlene LeBlanc at 281-8696 or 1-800-450-1751.
--Russ Severson

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION
Registration is just around the corner. The dates for the New Student Registration are May 27, 28, 29, 30, June 6, and July 25. This year we will have a late day registration that will start at 11 a.m. and will end at around 4:30 p.m. The date for this is May 29th. On all the other days, registration will begin at 8 a.m. and will end at around 2:30 p.m.

This is an exciting time because we get to see the new faces for the class of 1998. If you can stop by and welcome them in Brown Dining Hall at 9:30 a.m. (early schedule) and at 12:30 p.m. (Thursday, May 29), I think it would make quite an impression on these new students and their parents. The complete schedules for New Student Registration are attached to this edition of the bulletin.
--Rae French

VIDEO TAPES TO HELP ASSIST FLOOD VICTIMS
Kiehle Library has received two video tapes from FEMA to help assist the victims of recent flooding in Minnesota and North Dakota. "Flood Recovery—Help for Individuals" is a 15-minute production designed to give an overview of the various types of federal and state assistance made available to disaster survivors by the Presidential disaster declaration.

"After the Flood" is a 30-minute flood recovery video prepared for victims of recent flooding in southern Ohio, but equally valuable for Minnesota flood survivors. Segments include information on safely re-entering homes, cleaning damaged property, housing repair and rebuilding, and pet needs during and after a disaster.

These videos can be checked out at the library or may be viewed in one of the library’s study rooms.
--Krista Proulx

FELTIS LISTED IN WHO’S WHO
Congratulations to Jerome Feltis, lecturer in ethics, who was listed in the fourth edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Students nominate teachers who "made a difference in their lives" by helping shape their values, inspiring interest in a particular subject and/or challenging them to strive for excellence.
--Marsha Odom

UMC INSIGHT
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, May 17, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this week to hear "Scientific and Technical Communication, a joint program with Department of Rhetoric on the Twin Cities Campus" with James Frost.

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