Calendar

March 11
Brown Bag Lunch Series
Open Forum on Student Fee Proposals
March 12
Campus Preview Day
March 14-15
Alumni Association Phonathon continues
March 15
Author Penelope Frohart
Monday Evening International Series - The Black Woman's Experience in America
March 15 and 16
Jewelry Sales
March 16
Satellite Town Meeting
T-Night Fever, Comedian Chris Johnson
March 17
St. Patrick's Day
Spring Convocation
Speaker Bob Hall
March 18
Incredible Kid Day
Brown Bag Lunch Series
Faculty/Staff Conflict Resolution Session
March 19
Parent Information Session
March 22
Monday Evening International Series - Native American Cuisine
March 23
Cholesterol Screening
March 25
T-Night Fever, Ventriloquist Taylor Mason

News Items

Brown Bag Lunch Series at UMC
UMC will receive an ITV broadcast from the Twin Cities as part of the brown bag lunch series. Bring your lunch and join us from 12 noon to 1 p.m. today (March 11) in 133 Kiehle Hall for the following workshop: Estate Planning in a Nutshell presented by Barbara Goldstein, Attorney. This workshop will explain topics such as transferring property to your chosen beneficiaries while at the same time saving taxes and costs. The basics of estate planning including wills, living trusts, powers of attorney, and probate will be discussed.
--Les Johnson

Open Forum on Student Fee Proposals
There will be an open forum to review the rate/fee proposals for the 1999-00 year. The meeting will be held today, Thursday, March 11, at 4 p.m. in Sahlstrom Conference Center 131.

The rate/fee proposals that will be reviewed are available on the web site below: http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~dmcclear/StudentFees/Rates.htm.

If you have any questions, please e-mail me at: dmcclear@mail.crk.umn.edu.
--Dean McCleary

Book Signing
Penelope Frohart, author of "The Book of Fabulous Questions," will sign copies of her book on Monday, March 15, from 10 to 11 a.m. and from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in Bede Lounge.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

The Black Woman's Experience in America Topic for UMC International Series
"The Black Woman's Experience in America: Evening of Song, Poetry, and Narrative" will be presented by Denise Myers, Soprano on Monday, March 15, as part of UMC's International Series. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with an ethnic dinner for $8, followed by a 7 p.m. program in Brown Dining Room of the UMC Sahlstrom Conference Center. To reserve a place at the dinner, call 8586 or 8508.
--Mario Prada

Jewelry
Lois Haakonson will sell the jewelry she has made Monday and Tuesday, March 15 and 16, in Sahlstrom Conference Center Lobby.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
UROP application material is now available in the Academic Affairs Office. Completed applications should be returned to the Academic Affairs Office by 4:30 p.m. on April 5, 1999 (late applications will not be accepted.) UROP offers financial awards to undergraduate students for research, scholarly, or creative projects undertaken in partnership with a faculty member. UROP affords undergraduates the unique educational experience of collaborating with a faculty member on the design and implementation of a project. It encourages students to conduct research and pursue academic interests outside of their regular courses by employing them to work on special projects. UROP applications are judged on the quality of the proposed project and the educational benefit to the student. Copies of UROP proposals submitted by UMC students that have been funded are on reserve in the library.
--Academic Affairs

Chris Johnson
As part of Tuesday Night Fever, Chris Johnson will take the audience through his world on Tuesday, March 16, at 8 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. Chris brings the off beat, high energy electric comedy to UMC. Event is sponsored by S.P.A.C.E.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

Parent Information Session
UMC Children's Center presents … "A Look at Children's Friendships" with Gayle Nelson. This rescheduled session will be presented Friday, March 19, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in Sahlstrom Conference Center A&B. A box lunch will be provided FREE OF CHARGE to enrolled participants and can be reserved by calling Connie at the Children's Center, 281-8285. Sponsored by the UMC Student Service Fee.
--Connie Camrud

Bob Hall to Speak
Bob Hall will speak about Sex, Conflict and Intimacy on Wednesday, March 17, at 7 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. Bob is the founder of Learning to Live with Conflict, Inc., established in 1987 to provide education and training in the analysis and resolution of conflict. Bob's visit to campus is sponsored by Concerts and Lectures, Professional Development, and Student Health.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

Mileage Reimbursement Rate Changes
Effective April 1^st, 1999, the University of Minnesota adjusted the mileage reimbursement rates in response to a change in IRS regulations. The IRS mileage rate has dropped from $.325 to $.31 because of the lower prices of gasoline. Effective 4/1/99 the following reimbursement rates are in effect for UMC:

• $.31 reimbursement per mile when driving personal car and no fleet car is available
• $.27 reimbursement per mile when driving personal car and there was a fleet car available

--Dean McCleary

UMC Insight
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, March 13, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this week to hear "Micro propagation and the new CESB" with Wendell Johnson.

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