1998-99 Academic Year
- Golden Eagle Golf Tournament to Be Held in Roseau August 12
- Texas Scramble begins at Noon
Posted: 07/19/99 - UMC to Host MAST Students July 25-30
- Thirty-eight college-aged students from 15 countries will
participate in a week long program entitled "Agriculture in the Red River
Valley"
Posted: 07/15/99 - Students Named to UMC Spring Quarter 1999 Dean’s List
- Over 150 students earned the academic honor
Posted: 07/13/99 - UMC Teambackers Golf Classic Slated for July 17, 1999
- Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Minakwa Golf Club.
Proceeds from the tournament go to UMC scholarships
Posted: 07/06/99 - Staff and Faculty Earn Service Awards for 98-99
- Five staff and faculty members were honored at the annual faculty and
staff celebration
Posted: 07/06/99 - Stallman to Head Rural Development at UMC
- As director, he will manage the Valley Technology Park, a high-tech
business incubator on the UMC campus
Posted: 07/06/99 - Students Named to University Chancellor’s List for Spring Quarter 1999
- Twenty-eight students achieved a "perfect" 4.0 GPA
Posted: 06/24/99 - Wilson Named Post-Secondary Counselor Of Year
- The honor was bestowed by the Northwestern Minnesota Counselors
Association at their spring meeting
Posted: 06/24/99 - Richard Nelson Named UMC Extension Program Leader
- He will serve in place of Barbara Muesing during the time she is on
special assignment in the University College Dean’s Office
Posted: 06/24/99 - UMC Professor to Head Rural-Urban Project
- Lynnette Mullins, assistant professor of speech at UMC, is leading the
project
Posted: 06/24/99 - UMC Athletes Intern in Northern League
- Two UMC students will complete internship with Fargo, Winnipeg teams
Posted: 06/24/99 - UMC and Extension Launch Ag-Tourism Project
- Student interns will help farm families and rural communities explore
business possibilities related to agriculture tourism
Posted: 06/24/99 - UMC Will Host MN Citizens Forum on Ag Crisis June 14, 1999
- Citizens are invited to 133 Kiehle Building at 6:00 p.m., Monday, June
14, to talk to other Minnesotans in Worthington and St. Paul
Posted: 06/09/99 - UMC's Baird Receives Outstanding Service Award
- Award recognizes faculty and staff who have provided exceptional service
to the University
Posted: 06/09/99 - UMC NACTA Team Wins Sweepstakes Award
- UMC has brought home the overall Sweepstakes trophy six times in the last
ten years
Posted: 06/04/99 - First Annual "UMC Golden Eagle Golf Arama" Set for June 17, 1999
- Event will benefit the newly established Mark Olsonawski Endowed
Scholarship
Posted: 06/03/99 - Graduate Credit Education Course Offered at UMC July 26-30, 1999
- Expanding Parent, Community and School Partnerships is the title
of the three credit graduate course
Posted: 06/03/99 - Northwest School of Agriculture Reunion Set for June 25 and 26, 1999
- Four alumni will be recognized at annual reunion
Posted: 06/03/99 - UMC Students Attend Society for Technical Communicators
- Scientific and Technical Communications majors traveled to Winnipeg
Posted: 06/03/99 - Carolyn Weber to Head Rural-Urban Project at UMC
- UMC alum to continue rural-urban communities dialog project
Posted: 06/03/99 - UMC Choir Tours Iceland, London, and Paris
- Tour included stops in Reykjavik, Iceland, London, England and Paris,
France
Posted: 06/03/99 - Solheim Named Employee of The Quarter for Winter 1999
- Posted: 06/03/99
- Svedarsky Named to Academy of Distinguished Teachers
- Professor of natural resources at UMC named to newly created University
of Minnesota Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Posted: 06/03/99 - UMC's George French Promoted
- Director of music and theater at UMC promoted to associate professor
Posted: 06/03/99 - UMC's Marilyn Grave Promoted
- Program director of Early Childhood Education at UMC promoted to
associate professor
Posted: 06/03/99 - UMC's Feiro Presented FFA Degree
- Fiero received an Honorary FFA State Degree presented by the Minnesota
FFA Association
Posted: 06/03/99 - UMC Names Brad Kerr New Athletic Director
- Kerr to begin July 1, 1999
Posted: 06/03/99 - UMC Names Mike Curfman as New Women’s Basketball Coach
- UMC alum to begin August 2, 1999
Posted: 05/14/99 - Commencement Set for May 21 -- (Includes List of Candidates)
- Ceremonies begin 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 21, on the campus mall (in case of
rain, the event will be held in Lysaker Gymnasium)
Posted: 05/12/99 - UMC SIFE Chapter Has Success in Chicago
- UMC chapter named First Runner Up
Posted: 05/12/99 - UMC and ICC Campuses Sign Articulation Agreement
- Under the agreement, students in ICC’s two-year Natural
Resources-Forestry program may now transfer to UMC and earn a bachelor of science degree
in Natural Resources
Posted: 05/12/99 - 1999 Red River Valley Economics Challenge
- High schoolers from northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota were
invited to compete in a series of challenging tests of their economic understanding and
reasoning abilities
Posted: 05/12/99
- Sperling Hired as Enterprise Systems Coordinator for UMC
- UMC alum will work with new Enterprise Systems Project replacing the
University of Minnesota's numerous administrative systems
Posted: 05/12/99
- UMC Will Jam Jamaican Style May 11
- Outdoor concert will feature Reggae bands from 4:00-10:00 p.m. on the
Mall (rain site: Lysaker Gymnasium)
Posted: 05/05/99 - Grad Fest Open for All Graduationg Seniors May 11
- Event will run from 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
in Sahlstrom Conference Center 131
Posted: 05/05/99 - UMC Spring Athletics Award Social Set for May 11, 1999
- Recognition of student athletes will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Brown Dining
Hall on the UMC Campus.
Posted: 05/05/99 - Early Childhood Development Center Groundbreaking Ceremony Set for May 5, 1999
- Intersted individuals should gather on the northeast corner of the Dowell
Annex at the ECDC construction site at 12:15-12:30 p.m.
Posted: 05/03/99 - Little Shop of Horrors at UMC May 7-10, 1999
- Performances will begin nightly at 7:30 p.m.
Posted: 05/03/99 - UMC to Celebrate "Cinco De Mayo" with Program
- Mexican Independence Day will be observed Wednesday, May 5, starting at
3:00 p.m. in Bede Ballroom
Posted: 04/29/99 - Johnny Holm Dance Set for May 6, 1999
- Dance will run from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the Crookston Armory
Posted: 04/29/99 - Students Named to UMC Winter Quarter 1999 Dean’s List
- Many students were recently recognized for maintaining a 3.25 GPA
Posted: 04/29/99 - Crookston Day of Service Set for Saturday, May 1, 1999
- Anyonone from UMC or the local Crookston community is welcome to take
part in the service projects
Posted: 04/29/99 - UMC Students Study Value-Added Dairy Foods
- Ten students recently traveled to Winnipeg for a first-hand look the
opportunities and technologies in value-added dairy processing
Posted: 04/29/99 - Take Back the Night Activities Set for April 29, 1999
- Second annual event brings focus on preventing sexual abuse and violence
Posted: 04/22/99 - 3M Ideaboards Arrive on Campus
- Generous donation by 3M Corporation adds new technology to UMC classrooms
Posted: 04/22/99 - $10,000 Added to Veden Scholarship Fund
- Additional funding added to the Veden Scholarship Endowment at the
University of Minnesota, Crookston
Posted: 04/22/99 - Fourth Installment of Crookston-Lucille’s Kitchen Dialogue Set for April 20
- The fourht in a series of live radio conversations will
center on K-12 education and will be broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio
Posted: 04/13/99 - Singer Johnsmith to Perform at UMC April 20, 1999
- Acousting singer/songwriter is a former winner of the prestigious
Kerrville New Folk Award
Posted: 04/13/99 - Spring Football 1999 Gets Underway at UMC
- Practice starts April 20, with 15 sessions planned
Posted: 04/13/99 - Students Named to University Chancellor’s List for Winter Quarter 1999
- Twenty-two regional students earned 4.0 GPA honors
Posted: 04/06/99 - Hands-On Live Reptile Program at UMC April 8, 1999
- "Herps Alive!!" will be held at UMC from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. in Bede Lounge
Posted: 03/26/99 - NW MN Equine Conference Set for UMC April 10, 1999
- Morning program to feature "Care and Diseases of Young Foals"
and "Adaptations of Training in Horses"
Posted: 03/26/99 - The Manufacture’s Network Kicks Off It’s 1999 Spring Workshop Series
- All sessions will be held at the Northeast Minnesota Natural Resource
Research Institute, 5013 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, MN
Posted: 03/24/99 - Native American Cuisine Next UMC International Series March 22
- "Native American Cuisine: Past to Present" with Debbie and
Barbara Stumblingbear, will be presented on March 22, at the next UMC International
Seminar Series.
Posted: 03/15/99 - Ventriloquist and PuppeteerTaylor Mason to Perform at UMC March 25
- Mason will perform as part of UMC's T-night Fever, Thursday, March 25, at 8:00
p.m. in Bede Ballroom.
Posted: 03/15/99
- UMC's Aakre Receives FFA Degree
- Assistant professor of mechanized agriculture at UMC recently received
the Region I Honorary FFA Degree
Posted: 03/15/99
- Hands Off! Let's Talk! March 17, 1999
- Program is an entertaining, interactive and throught-provoking, program about
sex, conflict, and intimacy in relationships
Posted: 03/15/99 - Comedian Chris Johnson to Perform at UMC March 16
- As part of Tuesday Night Fever, Chris Johnson will take the audience
through his world on Tuesday, March 16, at 8:00 p.m. in Bede Ballroom
Posted: 03/15/99 - Book Signing Set for UMC March 15
- Penelope Frohart, author of the book "The Book of Fabulous Questions: Great
Conversations Starters about Love, Sex and Other Personal Stuff," will sign copies of
her book in Bede Lounge
Posted: 03/15/99
- King and Queen at Ag-Arama 1999
- Neil Wiese of Humboldt and Natalie Foltz of Callaway were crowned 1999 King and
Queen
Posted: 03/12/99 - Prince and Princess at UMC Ag-Arama 1999
- Paul Detloff of Bertha and Amber Noble of Arco were crowned 1999 Prince and
Princess
Posted: 03/12/99
- True Grit Award at Ag-Arama 1999
- Natalie Foltz of Callaway was the recipient of the 1999 True Grit Award
Posted: 03/12/99
- Third Installment of Crookston-Lucille’s Kitchen Dialogue Continues March 23
- The third in a series of live radio conversations will be
broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio
Posted: 03/09/99 - The Black Woman’s Experience in America Next UMC International Series March 15
- Soprano Denise Myers will present "The Black Woman's Experience in America:
an Evening of Song, Poetry, and Narrative"
Monday, March 8
Posted: 03/03/99 - Youth Career Conference Set for June 1999 at UMC
- Career-minded youth in grades 9 and 10 are invited to join the Youth
Career Conference, to be held June 20-25, 1999, at UMC
Posted: 03/03/99 - India to Kick Off 1999 UMC International Series
- India Mystica: A Journey Through the Mystique of India with Deeptha Reddy will
kick off the UMC 1999 International Seminar Series on Monday, March 8
Posted: 03/03/99 - UMC Intercollegiate Horse Show Team Wins Regional Champion Teams
- UMC teams earned more points throughout the season than any of the other
colleges or universities in the region
Posted: 02/23/99 - MATHCOUNTS Set for UMC Feb. 25, 1999
- Area seventh and eigth graders who made their school math team will
compete against "mathletes" from other schools at UMC
Posted: 02/23/99 - Artificial Insemination Course at UMC in March 1999
- Course will be offered Tuesday evenings in March
Posted: 02/23/99 - March 2 Is Non-Traditional Student Day at UMC
- Non-traditional students that are nearing graduation will share some of
their experiences of college life
Posted: 02/19/99 - Crookston-Lucille’s Kitchen Conversation Continues March 2
- The second live radio conversation will be broadcast on
Minnesota Public Radio
Posted: 02/19/99 - UMC to Host Stock Seat Horse Competition Feb. 20 and 21, 1999
- Horeseman's Association and IHSA Team will host and
compete with seven other universities
Posted: 02/10/99 - UMC’s International Series Announced for 1999
- Programs are held on Monday evenings in March, beginning March 8.
Posted: 02/10/99 - Rotary International Scholarships
- The Crookston Rotary Club announces the availability of Ambassadorial
Scholarships for the 2000-2001 academic year
Posted: 02/10/99 - Theatrical Presentation Addresses Stress Reduction, Safety Messages to Farm Families
- Free presentation set for Friday, February 19, at 6:00 p.m. on the
University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) Campus, in the Salhlstrom Conference Center,
Brown Dining Hall
Posted: 02/05/99 - UMC/NWSA Alumni to Hold Texas Social and Luncheon
Feb. 23, 1999 - Event to be held at the Golden Corral in McAllen, TX.
Posted: 02/05/99 - UMC to Host Hunt Seat Horse Competition Feb. 6, 7, 1999
- Horeseman's Association and IHSA Team will host and
compete with six other universities
Posted: 02/04/99 - "Murder at Sunset Lodge" Set for Feb. 12-15, 1999
- Play is written and directed by UMC student Eric Perkins
and features a different ending each night
Posted: 02/04/99 - Norwegian Hardanger Music and Dance at UMC Feb. 15, 1999
- Music and dance featuring the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle will be
presented Monday, February 15, at 12:00 noon in Bede Ballroom
Posted: 02/04/99 - The America Reads Challenge and RSVP
- The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers to
work in schools, libraries, etc. to help children improve their reading skills in
conjunction with the America Reads Challenge
Posted: 02/04/99 - Crookston Connects with Lucille’s Kitchen February 9, 1999
- Citizens will gather at 133 Kiehl Hall on the University of Minnesota, Crookston
campus and at Lucille’s Kitchen in North Minneapolis at 8:30 a.m. for a live
radio conversation broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio
Posted: 02/02/99 - UMC Student Eric Perkins Writes, Directs Play
- "Murder at Sunset Lodge" will be performed
February 12 through 15 in Kiehle auditorium at UMC
Posted: 02/02/99 - UMC Featured In National Journal
- The article appeared in "Education in Practice" Issue 4,
1998, of the American Productivity and Quality Center of Houston, Texas
Posted: 01/27/99 - Snow Daze Scheduled for Feb. 8-13, 1999
- "Shipwrecked in Crookston '99" is the theme
Posted: 01/27/99 - "Racial Legacies and Learning: How to Talk About Race" Teleconference Set for UMC January 27, 1999
- The event is free and open to the public
Posted: 01/25/99 - International Speaker to Discuss How to Travel Europe on 84 Cents a Day
- Presentation set for Tuesday, January 26, at 7:00 p.m. in Bede Ballroom
Posted: 01/25/99 - UMC Participates in Rural Options Conference
- This staff training session was for educators working with farm families
who are experiencing the effects of the farm crisis
Posted: 01/25/99 - Students Named to UMC Fall Quarter 1998 Dean’s List
- Over 150 students earned the distinction
Posted: 01/25/99 - TechnoMentoring Discussion at UMC January 19, 1999
- The disucssion will center on how to bring communities and schools closer
together through the utilization of technology
Posted: 01/15/99 - Ag-Arama Set for January 29, 30, 1999
- Annual event is open to the public
Posted: 01/14/99 - Humorist Tim Young to Perform at UMC January 19, 1999
- Young will perform at 8:00 p.m. in Bede Ballroom as part of UMC's T-Night
Fever series
Posted: 01/13/99 - Equine Sports Massage Clinic Set for January 23, 1999
- Three UMC students certified by Equissage, Inc., will use the day-long
clinic to teach people how to massage their own horses
Posted: 01/13/99 - UMC Announces Search for New Athletic Director
- Search committee hopes to have replacement for current athletic director,
Marv Bachmeier, by the time he retires this coming June
Posted: 01/07/99 - Dairy Industry Workshops Set for UMC January 9, 1999
- "The Dairy Industry and the U" workshops will be held Saturday,
January 9, at UMC beginning at 9:45 a.m.
Posted: 01/06/99 - Crookston Airport to Hold Open House January 8, 1999
- Following a short program, refreshments will be served and guests may
tour the remodeled facilities
Posted: 01/05/99 - UMC Teambackers Coaches' Luncheon Set For Jan. 4, 1999
- Event is open to the public
Posted: 12/29/98 - UMC Fall 1998 Athletic Awards Social Held Dec. 8, 1998
- Outstanding fall sports athletes honored with awards
Posted: 12/29/98 - Fall Quarter 1998 Chancellor’s List Announced
- Thirty-two students recognized for 4.0 GPA achievement
Posted: 12/17/98 - Marcoux Corner to Perform at UMC December 17
- A Capella group features three former Crookston residents
Posted: 12/16/98
- Derry to Address Men’s Violence Against Women December 16, 1998
- Presentation will focus on "Manhood, Rape and Power: Male Privilege
and the Rights of Women."
Posted: 12/11/98 - UMC Hockey Program Accepted into Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA)
- The UMC hockey program will be joining the MCHA for the 1999-2000 season
Posted: 12/08/98 - UMC's Olsonawski Named to GTE College Division Academic All-America Team
- Olsonawski has been named to the 1998 GTE Academic All-America College
Division Football Second Team
Posted: 12/08/98 - Eagles Nest Gang Basketball Kickoff December 10, 1998
- Posted: 12/08/98
- Cavalier Appointed to All University Civil Service Committee
- Don Cavalier was recently re-appointed to a three-year term to the
All-University Civil Service Committee by University President Mark Yudof
Posted: 12/08/98 - America Reads and Service-Learning Volunteer Recognized
- Rebekah Stortroen, a UMC student from Climax, MN, recognized as UMC's
Service-Learning Center's volunteer of the month
Posted: 12/08/98 - UMC Listed in National Career Development Handbook
- UMC Recognized as having one of the exemplary Career Development Programs
throughout the country
Posted: 12/08/98 - UMC to Add Golf and Turf Management Degree
- New bachelor of science degree program will begin in fall of 1999
Posted: 11/11/98 - UMC Gains Access To Scholarly Journals On-Line
- Membership in JSTOR will allow faculty, students, and staff unprecedented
access to academic journals
Posted: 11/13/98 - UMC Ag Activities Day Set for December 4, 1998
- Nearly 1,000 students from area schools are expected to attend and
compete in the annual event
Posted: 11/11/98 - UMC Winter Sports Kick-Off November 10, 1998
- Event begins at 5:30 p.m. in Lysaker Gymnasium and is free and open to the public
Posted: 11/10/98 - 4-H Horse Clinic Set for November 14, 1998, at UMC
- Participants will learn more about equitation, attire, and grooming from
UMC's Horseman's Association & Riding Team
Posted: 11/10/98 - UMC and Crookston Public Schools Form New Collaborative Partnership
- The partnership involves the relocation of metal fabrication equipment at
UMC to Crookston High School welding and shop area
Posted: 11/10/98 - UMC Alum Chowdry Makes Major Donation
- UMC alumn ('78) establishes major scholarship fund for
entreupreunarial students at the Crookston campus
Posted: 11/05/98 - Virtual Thrills at UMC Nov. 9, 1998
- Virtual Reality roller coaster will be on campus from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in
Morsels.
Posted: 11/05/98 - Johnny Holm Dance Set for Nov. 11, 1998
- UMC students get in free with U Card, others pay $8 admission
Posted: 11/05/98 - Master’s Degree Courses Offered This Winter at UMC
- Courses are offered on interactive television at the Crookston Campus
Posted: 11/05/98 - Michael Chowdry to Address UMC Entrepreneurship Class
- UMC alumn and international businessman Chowdry will answer questions
from current students
Posted: 11/03/98 - Annual Torch and Shield Banquet Set for November 4
- Five men and women who have provided leadership and aided in the
development of UMC will be honored
Posted: 11/02/98 - Dedication of CESB Set for November 4
- The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. in the atrium of the new building
and the public is invited
Posted: 11/02/98 - Comedian Frances Dilorinzo to Perform at UMC Nov. 5
- Performance will begin at 8:00 p.m. in Bede Ballroom
Posted: 11/02/98 - Two Outstanding UMC Alumni Honored by University
- Harold Stanislawski ’81 of Fergus Falls, MN, and Chuck Levine ’80 of
Roseville, MN, honored with awards
Posted: 10/30/98 - UMC Part of Citizens' Forum on Oct. 30
- The program will feature candidates for Minnesota Governor and include questions
from participants at the Crookston Campus
Posted: 10/30/98 - Bison Men’s Chorus from the University of Manitoba to Perform at UMC Oct. 25, 1998
- Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students, with a $10 family maximum
Posted: 10/21/98 - Introducing the Michael A. Chowdry $5,000 Entrepreneurial Scholarships
- UMC alum establishes substantial scholarship program
Posted: 10/07/98 - "An Obsession To Die For: an Eating Disorder" Presentation slated for Oct. 27, 1998
- Speaker Christine Nicklaus shares how her battle with bulimia and anorexia almost
cost her life
Posted: 10/07/98 - UMC to Hold Campus Preview October 15 and 16, 1998
- Current students are encouraged to invite a friend or sibling to event
Posted: 10/07/98 - UMC to Host Teleconference on Disability Issues October 15
- Teleconference will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. in Sahlstrom Conference
Center AB
Posted: 10/07/98 - Singer-Songwriter Christine Kane to Perform October 13
- Events are planned for each day of Homecoming, Oct. 5-10, 1998
Posted: 10/07/98 - Alcohol and Drug Awareness Week October 19-24, 1998
- Various events are planned throughout the week
Posted: 10/07/98 - Homecoming 1998: "The Final Frontier"
- Events are planned for each day of Homecoming, Oct. 5-10, 1998
Posted: 10/02/98 - Hypnotist Frederick Winters to Perform Oct. 6
- Performance is part of Homecoming Week Activities and another in a series of
"T-Night Fever" events
Posted: 10/02/98 - Chancellor Sargeant Visits Ukraine
- UMC Chancellor is one of five U of M representatives attending
International Conference on Agriculture in Kiev
Posted: 09/29/98 - Hand in Hand--A Theater Experience
- Enter the world of deaf-blind Helen Keller and her half bind teacher, Anne
Sullivan, October 7, 1998, Two Sections: 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.,
Bede Ballroom
Posted: 09/24/98 - Pat Surface to Perform at UMC
- Singer-songwriter to perform Tuesday, September 29, at 8:00 p.m. in Bede Ballroom
Posted: 09/24/98 - Former Minnesota Viking Keith Nord at UMC
- Former Viking will speak about "Chemical Decisions" Monday, September
28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bede Ballroom
Posted: 09/24/98 - UMC Ranked a US News "Best College"
- UMC was ranked third among Midwest regional public colleges for 1999
Posted: 09/09/98 - Fall Opening Schedule for Faculty and Staff
- The schedule of events for faculty and staff for Sept. 1-10, 1998
Posted: 08/27/98 - UMC Receives Golden Eagle
- Recently the campus received a golden eagle on loan through work by Doug
Sandstrom, a UMC graduate and current Minnesota Conservation Officer
Posted: 08/19/98 - UMC’s Svedarsky Elected to Wildlife Society Office
- UMC professor will serve three-year term as the North Central Section
representative to The Wildlife Society
Posted: 08/19/98 - UMC Signs Record Number of New Presidents Club Members
- Thirty-six new members have joined the University of Minnesota
President’s Club at the Crookston campus during the past fiscal year
Posted: 08/03/98 - UMC Recognizes Top Aggies for 1998
- Four Northwest School of Agriculture (NWSA) alumni
and faculty were recognized as "1998 Top Aggies" at the annual reunion held
recently
Posted: 08/03/98
- UMC Unveils New Computer for 1998-99 Academic Year
- IBM ThinkPad® 380XD offers students higher speed,
CD-ROM, and nearly 10 times more hard drive space for same technology fee rate as 1997-98
academic year
Posted: 08/03/98 - UMC Responds to Farm Crisis
- Special Farm Wrap program works to integrate diplaced farmers into academic
programs offered at UMC
Posted: 07/31/98