University of Minnesota, Crookston
UMC WEEKLY BULLETIN

Vol. 17, No. 5, October 2, 1997

CAMPUS AUCTION SALE TODAY
Plant Services organized an auction sale to be held on campus today, Thursday, October 2, beginning at 11 a.m. Furniture, equipment, and vehicles that are no longer used by the University will be on sale. As in the past, the sale will take place in front of the storage garages just north of Kiser Building.
--Dean McCleary

DIVERSITY VIDEO TELECONFERENCE CANCELED
Regretfully, the Diversity Video Teleconference scheduled today, Thursday, October 2, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon has been canceled due to circumstances beyond our control.
--Mario Prada

RASMUSSEN APPOINTED STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES DIRECTOR
Rand Rasmussen has been appointed as Director of Student Support Services (SSS). Rand's appointment begins October 1, and he will initially have his office in the Academic Assistance Center, 217 Owen Hall. Dr. Rasmussen has a B.A. degree in Interpersonal Communication from St. Cloud State, a M.S. degree in Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and a Ph.D. in Counseling from the University of North Dakota. Rand has considerable clinical experience and most recently served as the Director of Student Support Services at Mayville State University.

SSS is a Department of Education grant program that will provide counseling, faculty and peer tutoring and mentoring, and academic and supportive services to low income, first generation and disabled students in order to increase their retention and graduation rates.

Two adviser/counselors and an administrative assistant will also soon be hired.
--Bob Nelson

COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY
In conjunction with the Crookston United Way campaign, volunteers from UMC are again serving as campaign captains. Captains will soon be delivering a packet of information to each UMC employee. In the packet you will find:

• A letter explaining this year's fundraising effort
• A pledge/payroll deduction form
• A United Way brochure
• A Minnesota Environmental Fund brochure
• A return envelope addressed to the UMC Business Office

Please return the pledge/payroll deduction form in the return envelope. (If you choose no contribution, please indicate this on the form and return it.)

The United Way goal this year for UMC is $5,600, and I will report on our progress in the Bulletin. Thank you to everyone for your consideration.
--Dean McCleary

HYPNOTIST AT UMC
Hypnotist Fred Winters will perform Monday, October 6, at 8 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. Sponsored by Student Activities, the event is free and open to the public.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

UMC OUTSTANDING ALUMNI BRUNCH
Faculty and staff are invited to the UMC Outstanding Alumni Reception and Brunch on Saturday, October 11, beginning at 10 a.m. To make a reservation, call the White House Alumni Center at 8439.
--Del Roelofs

CAMPUS ASSEMBLY
Please mark your calendars. Following are the dates for the Campus Assembly meetings for the 1997-98 school year:

All meetings will be held in Dowell Hall 212 at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be available before the meeting. We hope to see you all there.
--Owen Williams, Campus Assembly Secretary

FITNESS CENTER
The UMC Fitness Center is now open Monday through Saturday, 4 to 9 p.m. Soon the center will be open weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as well. Saturday the Center is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please renew your fall quarter membership. Cost is $15 per quarter for UMC employees -- $40 for a family membership per quarter. To purchase a membership or if you have any questions about the center, please contact me at 8416.
--Pete Tyler

UMC FACULTY AND STAFF GOLF OUTING
On Tuesday, September 24, we had a beautiful day with a total of 24 golfers participating in our event. We had 12 women and 12 men, which made a perfect foursome of 6 teams. Next year, if we schedule the event the first week of September before fall quarter classes begin, we may have more individuals able to participate in this fun outing.

Thank you Sue Jacobson, Ken Myers, Al Larson, Pam Sullivan, Debbie Stumblingbear, Don Sargeant, Cindy Tyler, and Harvey Peterson for donating our door prizes. Thank you all for coming out, and to those who missed it, you passed up a real great mixer. Maybe someone could think up a winter mixer that we could all enjoy.

Thanks again.
--Karen Murphy

UMC INSIGHT
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, October 4, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this week to hear "Education at its Best" with U of M President Mark Yudof.

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