Calendar

March 16
Knowledge Bowl
Brown Bag Lunch Series
March 16 and 17
Boys’ Section 8A Basketball Tournament
March 17
St. Patrick’s Day
March 20
Spring Semester classes resume
Monday Evening International Series
March 23
Brown Bag Lunch Series
March 27 and 28
North Central Association (NCA) Visit
March 27
Monday Evening International Series
March 30
Brown Bag Lunch Series
March 31
“Celebrating Women’s Achievements” Luncheon
April 1-4
UMC Music-Theater Department presents “Grease”
April 3
Monday Evening International Series
April 7
Academic Advisement and Registration
Campus Assembly
April 8
International Dinner
April 11
Blood Drive
April 14
Academic Advisement and Registration

News Items

NCA Focus Visit
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools will be conducting a Focus Visit and a Distance Education Accreditation Review at UMC on March 27th and 28th, 2000.  The NCA Team is composed of

• Dr. Robert Reid, Vice President for Academic Affairs
  University of Southern Indiana

• Dr. Jerry Beasley, President
  Concord College

• Dr. Delbert Ringquist, Dean, College of Extended Learning
  Central Michigan University.

In the near future, they will be providing us a schedule and itinerary for their visit.

When UMC was accredited by the NCA to provide Baccalaureate Degrees (1995), the NCA decided that it would be helpful to examine how the campus was accomplishing it’s new mission by having a Focused Evaluation in five years. This process allows us to examine how we are doing at this time and to set the stage for our re-accreditation visit in the year 2005.

In addition to this focus visit, accreditation is being sought for distance delivered degree programs so that further development of distance education opportunities can be pursued.

The UMC NCA web site is <http://www.umcrookston.edu/UMCadmin/AcademicAff/NCA/>   At this site you can link to a copy of the report that has been sent to the committee and to several additional documents that are supporting this activity.
--Douglas Knowlton

Change of Date for Awards Reception
The date of the UMC Student Awards Reception has been pushed back one week to Wednesday, April 19, 2000.  The reception will begin at 6 p.m. with the awards ceremony starting at 6:30 p.m.  All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.

Any faculty or staff members who have special awards to bestow at the Awards Reception should confirm with Awards Committee member Andrew Svec by Thursday, March 23, 2000.
--Andrew Svec

Kenya Topic for UMC International Series
“Kenya:  The Jewel of the African Continent” will be presented by Marsha Odom on Monday, March 20, as part of UMC’s International Series.  The evening begins at 6 p.m. with an ethnic dinner for $8.00, 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 Meloni at 218-281-8586 or 218-281-8508.
--Mario Prada

Boys’ Section 8A Basketball Tournament Set
Section 8A Boys’ Basketball Tournament is slated for Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17, in Lysaker Gymnasium at UMC.

Sub-Section 30 champions play Sub-Section 32 champions at 4 p.m. on Thursday.  Sub-Section 29 champions play Sub-Section 31 champions at 8 p.m. also on Thursday.  Friday the championship game will be decided at 7 p.m.  There is no 3^rd place game this year.

Admission is $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for students.
--Stephanie Reck

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. on Thursday, March 23^rd, in 15 Hill Hall for the following workshop:  An Investment Workshop for Women.  This workshop, presented by Cindy Pingry, Fidelity, is primarily for women investors (but men are encouraged to come too!) who are at various stages of planning for retirement.  It will help you understand the issues you face with regard to retirement and provide resources and information to help you take control of your financial future.
--Les Johnson

Celebrating Women's History Month
Several events are planned during March to celebrate Women's History Month:

March 27^th and 29^th
Satellite downlinks of the opening and closing sessions of the National Teleconference for Women in Higher Education.  This is a national conversation with students, faculty, staff and administrators - both women and men - throughout the United States.  The teleconference focus is "Shaping a National Agenda for Women in Higher Education." 
Opening session:  March 27^th, 12 noon to 2 p.m. 
Closing session:  March 29^th, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Room location will be announced shortly.  

March 31^st
Luncheon, "Celebrating Women's Achievements" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Brown Dining Room.  Women from a variety of roles:  government, technology, science, and health will speak for 10-15 minutes each regarding their career choices, path, and people or events that were helpful or instrumental in their experiences.  They will also share advice on the opportunities in their fields.  All students, employees and community members are invited.

Speakers include:

• Pat Owens, Mayor of Grand Forks
• Joy Johnshon, VP of Planning and Marketing, Riverview Healthcare Association
• Carol Windels, UM Plant Pathology Professor, Northwest Regional Outreach Center
• Carol Cotter, UM Program Director, Edina Center
• Jane Fisher, Support Operations, Great Plains Software

More information on Women's History Month and profiles of women can be found at http://www.umcrookston.edu/special/women/
--Jane Sims

Seeking Nominations for Distinguished Teaching Award
The Distinguished Teaching Award Committee is seeking nominations for this year's award.  The statement of criteria and procedures is attached below.  A list of previous award recipients is also attached below.  Nominations should be submitted to me (Bill Peterson) by April 7 with completed folders submitted by April 21. 

Criteria and procedures (Word document: dist-teaching-criteria00.DOC)
List of previous award recipients (Word document:  dist-teaching-WINNERS.DOC)
--Bill Peterson

All Campus Recruitment Meeting
At this time of year there are many exciting things happening in the Admissions and Financial Aid office.  There are admission applications coming in, specialty scholarships going out, Financial Aid Award Notifications being sent and more.  So we would like to invite you to our next All Campus Recruitment Meeting, which will be held on Monday, April 3^rd, at 3:30 p.m. in Dowell Hall 109.  We will be discussing ways in which we can convert our students that have been admitted to enroll.  Please accept this invitation and we will see you then.
--Brian Steenerson

Rand Rasmussen Reappointment Review
A committee has been formed to complete a reappointment review for Rand Rasmussen, Student Support Services Director.  The periodic review is a broader, more intensive evaluation of an individual's job performance than the annual evaluation. Scott Oliver, chairperson, and committee members Mary Feller (Admissions), Ken Myers (HRI), and Nadine Raddatz (student) will be gathering appropriate performance data and evaluations and invite comments from the UMC community on Rand's job performance.
--Bob Nelson

Recreation Supplies Available from Bede Info Desk
The Bede Information Desk has Racquetball racquets and balls available for faculty, staff and students to use free of charge.  We also have tents, canoes, backpacks, sleeping bags, cook stoves, and etc.  For a complete list of all our recreation supplies, call the Bede Information Desk at x8520 and a list will be sent to you.
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs

A New Service from UMC Printing
We are now able to print U of M stationery and envelopes at our print shop.  We estimate that your print order will be completed in 1-2 weeks from date of receipt.  Some of the benefits of having your stationery printed on campus include:

• less expensive (approximately half the cost of ordering from the Twin Cities campus)
• you may order as little as 250 stationery or envelopes at a time

Send your stationery/envelope request to UMC Printing, and if you have questions, call Sue x8401, Patti x8402, or Linda x8403.
--Linda Wilkens

Student Orientation Staff Leaders
Congratulations to the following students who were selected to serve as 2000 Student Orientation Staff Leaders (S.O.S.).  S.O.S. work as volunteers to help welcome new students to UMC and also help to facilitate the 3-day orientation program.  This is a great opportunity for UMC students and we look forward to working together to make orientation the best it can be!

• Kari Baker
• Cameron Brauer
• Alaina Burt
• Joshua Clark
• Amanda Edberg
• Erica Franklin
• Patrick Gieseke
• Sara Hamre – Team Leader
• Deborah Harrison
• Amy Hovin
• Kristi Ingram
• Kathryn Klaverkamp
• Melissa Knott
• Jean Korkowski
• Rebecca Kuechle
• Mary Beth Kunkel – Team Leader
• Aaron LaPlante
• Katie Mergenthal
• James Myers
• Brook Nordeen
• Kylene Odegaard
• Katie Olson
• Ryan Owens
• Jennifer Pederson
• Jessi Piepkorn
• Angela Pommerening
• Kevin Poppel
• Dana Prudhomme
• Michelle Ramstad
• Deeptha Reddy
• Dena Schauland
• Rebecca Seifert
• Chris Shulstad – Team Leader
• Matt Smith
• Kristi Sola
• Rebekah Stortroen
• Elizabeth Thompson
• Matthew Verhoog
• Ryan Wermager
• Tasha Ziegler
• Sherry Zurn

--Kami Trowbridge, Orientation Coordinator
--Jason Tangquist, SOS Staff Supervisor
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs, SOS Staff Supervisor

Faculty/Staff Accolades

• Thank you to Ardell Knudsvig from ADawn Melbye, Agricultural Education Instructor at Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.  

“On behalf of the agricultural education program at Lincoln High School, I am pleased to offer a heartfelt thank you for the time and effort you extended to the students of the agricultural education program.

“Your donation of time and effort exemplifies your willingness to help the agricultural education program impact young peoples lives in a positive and educational manner.  The labs were those that provide skills that students would not receive here at Lincoln because of the facilities and equipment.  The students had a wonderful time and are eager to do more labs.

“Please allow me to simply say thank you for making a difference in the Thief River Falls agricultural education program.”

UMC Insight
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, March 18, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260).  Tune in this week to hear “UMC Teambackers and Teambacker Fun Night” with Ed Odland, President of UMC Teambackers.  Curt Almlie hosts UMC Insight.

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