Calendar

April 15
Brown Bag Seminar
April 16
Satellite Downlink · Innovative Uses of the Web to Enhance Learning
April 20
A Rural-Urban Conversation
T-Night Fever, Singer John Smith
Satellite Town Meeting
April 21
Awards Reception and Program
April 22
Earth Day Celebration
Spring Quarter Campus Assembly
University Senate Meetings
April 23
Employee Benefits Information Session
April 24 and 25
UMC Classic Golf Tournament
April 26
Fall '99 Semester Class Schedules Available
April 29
"Take Back the Night" March and Rally
May 1
Crookston Day of Service
May 3-13
Summer Session and Fall Semester '99 Registration
May 5
Optional Retirement Plan Workshop

News Items

Crookston and Lucille's Connect Again April 20
The next radio conversation involving citizens at Crookston and North Minneapolis will be Tuesday, April 20. The focus of the program will be K-12 education and superintendents from Crookston and Minneapolis schools will be special guests. To participate in the program, please come to 133 Kiehle, 8:30 a.m. If you can't participate in person, listen to the program on any Minnesota Public Radio station beginning at 9 a.m.

This is the last of four radio conversations connecting the two diverse communities. Follow up activities are being explored including a school exchange. For more information call Carolyn Weber at 218-281-1832, or Barbara Muesing at 218-281-8680.
--UMC News

Distinguished Teaching Award
Each year since 1982, a member of the faculty community at UMC has been chosen by their peers to receive the UMC Distinguished Teaching Award, along with a $500 cash award. Nominations are now open for the 98-99 award. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, April 23. Nominated individuals will then have until May 12 to submit their "folder." Details on dates and materials to be submitted are outlined in the attached flier.

Please contact me with any questions.
--Phil Baird

Earth Day Contest
Concerts & Lectures is sponsoring a poster contest in support of Earth Day. If you go to this web site you will see all of the information regarding this. We will be offering prizes of $100.00 first place, $75.00 second place and $50.00 third place for the best poster display. Ideas must be submitted by Friday, April 9^th, but you have until Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, to actually complete your project. The posters will be judged and then donated (if you agree) to the local schools or environmental centers in the area. Be creative, learn something new or share something old and perhaps come away a winner! All faculty and staff are invited to participate. Check out the WWW site at: http://kipper.crk.umn.edu/earthday.html
--David DeMuth

Celebrating the Achievements of University Women 1999!
This event will be held Tuesday, April 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Frederick R. Weismann Art Museum, East Bank, Minneapolis. It's sponsored by the Office for University Women, Minnesota Women's Center and Office for Multicultural and Academic Affairs. You'll enjoy:

• Music, food, conversation
• Brief performances by some exceptional University women
• Presentation of Teamster Women Awards, Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Awards, Sharon Doherty Student Award, and the Mullen/Spector/Truax Women's Leadership Award
• Recognition of each other's accomplishments

Several UMC faculty and staff will attend. If you're interested in carpooling, please contact Marsha Odom.
--Jane Sims

Optional Retirement Plan Workshop
UMC will receive an ITV broadcast from the Twin Cities regarding the University's Optional Retirement Plan. Barry Melcher, Retirement Specialist for the University, will explain how to establish your own retirement plan, estimate your retirement needs, and explore the various investment options available to you. He will also allow time to answer any questions you may have. Handouts will be provided to everyone who attends the training. Join us from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5^th, in 133 Kiehle Hall. For more information call Jacquie at 8325 or Les at 8345.
--Les Johnson

Textbook Notice
The Bookstore is in the process of returning remaining textbooks to publishers. Please pick up any needed textbooks soon. Thank you.
--Leela Hier

Car/Van Changes
We have made some changes in vehicle numbering and locations. Cars only (renumbered 1 - 8) are located in the current and/or existing garage where they have been forever. The vans (renumbered 9 - 11) are now located in the building to the north and east of Kiser. There are numbers on the doors and a garage key is needed to open the doors electrically. It is important to always close the doors, especially where the vans are located, because of all the items stored in the building. Sharon will try to inform those that are affected by number changes. It would make sense to double check numbers if you have a car or van scheduled during the next month.
--Kent Freberg

Week of the Young Child
UMC Children's Center invites you to celebrate "Week of the Young Child," April 18-24, 1999.

From the NDAEYC (North Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children)
"Good-quality early childhood programs promote children's active learning and development in child care, preschools, kindergartens, and primary grades.

"Characteristics include:

• Small groups of children with sufficient numbers of adults to provide the attention that young children need and deserve;
• Qualified adults whose specialized preparation in early childhood education enables them to understand how children grow and learn and how to provide learning environments that are individually, developmentally, and culturally appropriate;
• An environment that offers interesting and challenging things to do and that fosters all areas of development--cognitive, language, social, emotional, and physical;
• Staff whose compensation reflects their qualifications and responsibilities and who are encouraged to seek ongoing professional development; and
• Programs with adequate resources to recruit and retain qualified staff and provide services at a price that families can afford."

--Connie Camrud

Senate Meetings
Senate meetings will be Thursday, April 22, in 305 Selvig Hall.

Student Senate
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The full Student Senate Meeting Agenda can e found on the Web at the following URL: http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/student_senate/stuagenda.html
Major Agenda Items

• Action on the Resolution Regarding Academic Fraud
• Update on Student Access to Teaching Evaluation (discussion with Darwin Hendel)

University Senate
Immediately following the TC Campus Assembly Meeting--approximately 3 p.m.
The full University Senate Meeting Agenda can be found on the Web at the following URL: http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/u_senate/senagenda.html
Major Agenda Items

• Action on amendments to the Senate Constitution and Bylaws
• Action on amendments to the Semester Conversion Standards
• Action on the Principal Investigator Eligibility on Sponsored Projects Policy
• Action on the Education in the Responsible Conduct of Sponsored Research and Grants Management Policy

Faculty Senate
Immediately following the University Senate--approximately 3:30 p.m.
The full Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda can be found on the Web at the following URL: http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/faculty_senate/facaenda.html
Major Agenda Items

• Discussion on the Intellectual Property Policy
• Discussion of the Academic Appointments Subcommittee Report
• Action on amendments to Faculty Tenure
• Information on interpretations to Faculty Tenure
• Information on amendments to the Judicial Committee Rules of Procedure

--Nicole Boldt

UMC Insight
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, April 17, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this week to hear "Marketing Management" with Sue Brorson.

Attachment
(Attached to the paper copy of this edition of the bulletin)

• Distinguished Teaching Award Criteria

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