Calendar

March 25
15^th Annual Urban Forestry Workshop
Brown Bag Lunch Series
T-Night Fever, Ventriloquist Taylor Mason
March 29
Cholesterol Screening
MN Department of Agriculture Commissioner at UMC
Monday Evening International Series - Uruguay
March 31
Health Concerns for Women
April 2
Good Friday Holiday
April 4
Easter
April 7
Midterm
April 8
National Alcohol Screening Day
Herps Alive!
April 10
NW Minnesota Equine Conference
International Dinner
April 13
Blood Drive
April 15
Brown Bag Seminar
April 16
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News Items

Ventriloquist to Perform
Taylor Mason, ventriloquist and puppeteer, will perform as part of UMC's T-night Fever, Thursday, March 25, at 8 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. Mason combines music, comedy, ventriloquism, audience participation, and his incurably happy optimism. Sponsored by SPACE (Student Programming for Campus Entertainment), there is no charge.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

MN Department of Ag Commissioner at UMC
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Gene Hugoson will be on campus Monday, March 29. He invites anyone interested to participate in conversation about current challenges facing agriculture. The meeting is scheduled for 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Agriculture Research Center Youngquist Auditorium. For more information, call 8680.
--Barbara Muesing

Uruguay Topic for UMC International Series
"Uruguay: The Switzerland of South America" will be presented by Dr. Sara Badano and Mr. Gerado Pin on Monday, March 29, 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

Healthsouth Offers Discount for UMC Employees
Now is the time to get into shape for spring and summer. Healthsouth Sports Center wants to help and is proposing a corporate fitness membership for all UMC employees. The corporate membership is $20 per month and a one-time evaluation fee of $35. The only requirements are that before April 16^th: 1) a minimum of 10 new UMC employees join Healthsouth, and 2) new/existing members sign a one-year contract. Family members living at the same address may join for an additional $10 per month for the first person and $5 per month for each additional person.

This 30% discount is only available if you sign up before April 16^th. If you are interested, simply stop by Healthsouth and let them know you are a UMC employee and that you want to sign the corporate contract. If you have questions, feel free to call Jodi, Jill, or Lori at 281-7188.
--Les Johnson

Employee Benefits Information Session
Vic Fickling will be on the UMC campus Friday, April 23^rd, to help you with retirement planning and answer any questions you may have regarding the Minnesota State Health Plan Select or Delta Dental coverage. There will be an open forum for all employees:

We encourage all employees to attend this training session. Vic will make a brief presentation and will leave time to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to bring your lunch or purchase a lunch at Morsels and bring it to the meeting.

In addition, you may call Jacquie at 8325 or Les at 8345 if you would like to schedule an individual meeting with Vic on April 23^rd to discuss any specific health, life, disability, dental, or retirement questions you may have. Individual meetings will be held in Selvig Hall 305.
--Les Johnson

NCAA Institutional Self-study Committee Named
As a new member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) UMC is required to conduct a comprehensive self-study of its intercollegiate athletic programs. The self-study will cover: institutional purpose and athletics philosophy; the authority of the chief executive officer in personnel and financial affairs; athletics organization and administration; finances; personnel; sports programs; recruiting, admissions and eligibility policies; and services for, and a profile of, student-athletes. The purposes of the self-study are three-fold: (1) to sensitize top administrators and key campus constituencies to major types of problems that commonly occur in intercollegiate athletic programs; (2) to identify specific areas that may represent potential problems and to develop written plans for the improvement of these areas; and (3) to guide institutions toward review of documentation to support selected areas of the study, and as necessary, implement actions that might prevent or minimize the severity of identified problems.

Members of the committee appointed by Chancellor Don Sargeant are: Bob Nelson, Student Affairs (Chairperson); Marv Bachmeier, Athletics; Heidi Patterson, Financial Aid; Val Uttermark, Registrar's Office; Bob Johnson, Vern Markey, Sonia Spaeth, Twyla Treanor, Steve Shirley, faculty representatives; John Mitchell, athletic compliance; Stephanie Reck, women's athletics representative; and Jody Lundbohm and Randy Lee, student athlete representatives.
--Bob Nelson

"Virtual" Job Fair
The UMC Career Center's "Virtual" Job Fair will continue for the rest of 1999. Presently we have 46 companies registered and this number continues to grow each day. Two hundred seventy (270) students have placed their resumes on line with the Career Center and this list is also growing on a daily basis. Many students using these services have found excellent full-time, part-time, seasonal and internship positions. The system is very user friendly and anyone needing help can stop by the Career Center. Our goal by the end of 1999 is to have 100 employers on line and 60 to 70% of our students registered with the Career Center. Students can register with Don or Meloni in the Counseling and Career Center, in Bede Hall, room 106.
--Don Cavalier

UMC Insight
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, March 27, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this week to hear "Conflict Resolution" with Bob Hall.

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