Calendar

January 19
Hawaiian Party
Hockey vs. Concordia College
January 21
Campus Preview
January 22
Women's and Men's Basketball vs. Moorhead State University
January 25
Blood Drive
Lauren Pelon in Concert
January 26
Student Success Fair
Judy Siegle to Speak
January 28 and 29
Ag-Arama
January 30
Hockey vs. Itasca Community College
Superbowl Sunday
February 1
Leadership Luncheon
February 4
Women's and Men's Basketball vs. Northern State University
February 5
Women's and Men's Basketball vs. University of Minnesota, Morris

News Items

Interviews for Director of Continuing Education
The search committee for the Director of Continuing Education invites the UMC Campus Community to meet candidates for the position. Seminar presentations followed by Q&A will be in Selvig 305.

Thursday, January 20, 2000
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Dan McRoberts, Director, Kathryn Center for Lifelong Learning, Valley City State University

Friday, January 21, 2000
10 - 11 a.m.
Jane Sims, Assistant to the Director, Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, UMC

Friday, January 21, 2000
1 - 2 p.m.
Tom O’Neil, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Golden Gate University, San Francisco

Golden Eagles Win League Hockey Title
This past weekend the UMC hockey team mathematically clinched the MCHA regular season title with the wins over Lawrence University (we have two league games remaining with Northland College, Ashland, WI).

In Concert
A unique concert will be held on Tuesday, January 25, 2000, 7 p.m., at Kiehle Auditorium. Under the title, The Living Roots of Music, Lauren Pelon performs music from the 1^st to the 20^th centuries. Pelon is a vocalist as well.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

Ag-Arama Set for UMC
The 25^th Annual Ag-Arama will be held January 20-21 and January 28-29 at UMC. Ag-Arama provides students the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and skills in their individual interest areas. On Saturday, January 29, a multiple of events occur starting with Animal Science Showmanship competitions as well as an Ag Industries show. Games are going on throughout the day for young and old. There will be an obstacle course, cow milking contest, bucking barrel, match splitting, caber toss, pitchfork throw, and much more.

This event is sponsored by the Ag-Arama Club and is open to the public. In addition, there are Royalty chosen to reign over the event. Saturday evening a dance will be held at the Crookston Armory from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with a $5 cover charge.

New Mileage Rates
We received notification from the University that effective January 1, 2000, the mileage reimbursement rates have changed according to IRS regulations. Effective January 1, 2000, the following reimbursement rates are in effect for UMC:

1. $.32.5 reimbursement per mile when driving personal car and no fleet car is available
2. $.28.5 reimbursement per mile when driving personal car and there was a fleet car available

We will work to make corrections/adjustments to any reimbursement requests that have already been submitted for travel since January 1^st to reflect the appropriate reimbursements. Please use the new rates on any future reimbursement requests.
--Dean McCleary

AP Photo Archive
The UMC Library is now subscribing to the AP Photo Archive. The Photo Archive is an electronic library containing the AP's current photos and a selection of pictures from their 50 million image print and negative library. The archive is searchable and downloadable. It can be accessed at http://www.umcrookston.edu/library/links/databases.htm. It will be the bottom selection.

If you have any questions regarding this database, please contact me.
--Owen Williams

Teleconference
All faculty and staff are invited to attend the following teleconference free of charge.

"Planning for Student Services: Best Practices for the 21^st Century"
Thursday, February 10, 2000
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sahlstrom Conference Center AB

Program Description
In light of globalization, technology advancements, decreased funding, competition and changing demographics, colleges and universities must transform their institutions for the future. Through case studies, this live, interactive event will demonstrate how five institutions are transforming from a traditional model into a learner-centered model to provide superior service to students.
--Bob Nelson

Nominations
Senate Committee on Committees will soon nominate faculty, academic professional staff, and students to fill 2000-01 vacancies on Senate/Assembly committees. You are welcome to submit an application and/or nomination(s) to the University Senate Office, 427 Morrill Hall, 100 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455; phone: (612) 625-9369; fax: (612) 626-1609; e-mail: senate@mailbox.mail.umn.edu. For a complete listing of the committees and/or an application or nomination form, contact the Senate Office or visit the University Senate/TC Assembly CommitteesÕ web site at http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/conc/commdescription.html. Deadline for nominations is March 1.

If you have any questions about the information listed above, please contact me at (612) 625-4859.
--Nicole Boldt, University Senate

Faculty and Staff Accolades

• Carolyn Weber and her Twin City counterpart, Marci McLaughlin will travel to Washington D.C. to make a presentation at the National Rural Development Conference, March 6-7. The presentation will be on building rural-urban relationships. Chancellor Sargeant will be introducing Carolyn and Marci to the conference attendees.

UMC Insight
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, January 22, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260). Tune in this week to hear "The Living Roots of Music" with Lauren Pelon. UMC Insight is hosted by Curt Almlie.

UMC Bulletin
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