Calendar

October 3
Home Soccer vs. University of Mary
October 5-10
Homecoming Week
October 6
Hypnotist Fredrick Winters
October 7
Hand in Hand - an experience in Blindness
Home Volleyball vs. Mayville State University
October 8
The Epicurean Room
Homecoming Bonfire
October 9
Home Soccer vs. Jamestown College
October 10
Homecoming Football Game vs. Valley City State University
Homecoming Dance and Coronation
October 12
Employee Career Enrichment Workshop
October 13
Christine Kane, Singer-Songwriter
October 14
Midterm
Home Volleyball vs. Jamestown College
October 15
Immunization Clinic
The Epicurean Room
State of the University Address
October 15 and 16
Campus Preview -- Invite a friend to UMC!
Three Guys Named Ed - Comedy & Juggling
October 18
Home Soccer vs. St. Scholastica
October 19-23
Alcohol Awareness Week
October 19
Employee Career Enrichment Workshop
Speaker Matthew Nims, "Sex, Drugs & Alcohol"
October 20
DWI - The "Real Influence"
October 22
Fall Quarter Campus Assembly
October 23
Home Volleyball vs. University of Mary
October 24
Home Football vs. Jamestown College
October 25
Bison Men's Chorus
Daylight Savings Time ends

News Items

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

This year's captains are Gail Hasbrouck, Don Cavalier, Connie Camrud, Dennis Magsam, Anne Burke, Sharon Olson, Jean Rock, Peggy Sherven, Jane Sims, Cindy Tyler, Stephanie Reck, and Owen Williams.

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 $6,500, and I will report on our progress in the Bulletin. Thank you to everyone for your consideration.
--Dean McCleary

Web Registration for Career Center
Beginning October 1, UMC’s Counseling and Career Center will begin using Web Registration and Web Walkup. This leading-edge change will mean that students will no longer need to come to the Center, but will have access to registration, reviewing jobs on-line, and see who is interviewing on campus 24 hours a day.
--Don Cavalier

Teambackers to Hold Noon Luncheon with Rotary
UMC Teambackers will hold a noon coaches’ Luncheon on Thursday, October 8, at the American Legion. The luncheon will be held in conjunction with the Crookston Rotary Club meeting.

Both Crookston High School and UMC will give an update on their season and their remaining schedule. Crookston High School Athletic Director Todd Selk will give an update on the high school’s fall sports. Coaches participating from UMC are: Scott Oliver, football; Kelly Hollands, women’s volleyball; and Marcello Campoverde, women’s soccer.

All Teambackers and community members are invited. Cost is $5 for non-Rotary members.
-–Marv Bachmeier

Homecoming
Homecoming Week at UMC is October 5 to 10. Highlights include:

--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

Textbooks Being Returned
The Bookstore is in the process of returning unsold fall quarter textbooks to publishers. Please make any textbook purchases as soon as possible. Thank you.
--Leela Hier

Employee Benefits Open Enrollment
Barry Melcher will be on campus Friday, October 16^th to help with retirement planning and answer any questions regarding the State Health Plan Select or Delta Dental coverage. There will be an open forum for all employees:

All employees are encouraged to attend. Barry will make a brief presentation and leave time to answer any questions you may have. Feel free to bring your lunch.

If you care to meet Barry individually to discuss specific health, life, disability, dental or retirement questions, please call Jacquie at 8325 or Les at 8345. The individual meetings will be held in Selvig Conference Room 305.
--Jacquie Normandin

Test Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities who request exam accommodations must 1) document the disability in the Office for Students with Disabilities and have the requested accommodation approved, and 2) make the request in advance of exam time to allow for staff coverage of the exam to be arranged. Each quarter, students with disabilities are expected to have these requests verified by letters sent to individual faculty from the Office for Students with Disabilities (119 Bede Hall, Laurie Wilson).

It is not recommended that faculty distribute exams to individual students without arrangements being confirmed by staff in OSD, the Academic Assistance Center, Student Support Services, or Student Health (during times of high demand).

Only staff are permitted to administer exams to students. Those staff usually are: Linda Rains, Claudia Barton, Fran Chihanski, Lynn Gevens, or Laurie Wilson. Staff will arrange to pick up the exam from the faculty member and return it to a designated person or location upon completion.

If you have questions or concerns about this procedure, please contact me at 8587 or e-mail lwilson. Thank you.
--Laurie Wilson

Choir Trip
The Choir is planning a performing trip to London and perhaps Paris over the spring quarter break. Several faculty, staff, and parents of choir members are considering taking this trip with the choir. Please contact me if you are interested in receiving more information about this tour.
--George French

Faculty and Staff Accolades

• Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs has received a grant from the Minnesota Extension Service and the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs to support a Just In Time Research project titled Family Violence: Impact on Children.

UMC Insight
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, October 3, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this week to hear "Homecoming" with Rose Ulseth and Pam Holsinger-Fuchs.

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