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Volume 20, Number 18, January 3, 2001
Calendar
News Items
Fall
Semester Update
Best
wishes to everyone at UMC. We've
had a great year together, and 2001 will even be better.
Student
enrollment is up, student spirit and participation in events is
increasing, and the feedback from students, employers, other
educational institutions, and the public continues to be more and more
positive. This happened
not because of administration, but because of the work of everyone.
At
the pre-compact meeting with Provost Bruininks a few weeks ago, he
asked that we provide more detail in three areas:
FY01 Near Term Needs (managing enrollment growth, gender
equity, and unfunded Crookston Study and Review Plan needs);
Technology Development and Assessment; and Regional Economic
Development. We followed
up with more information last week.
He indicated that he would like the UMC FY02 Compact to be on a
campus enrollment plan with more focused programs and curriculum.
The
Faculty Assembly is off to a good start in its initial year, and their
leadership has worked closely with the vice chancellors in developing
a response to the Crookston Study and Review Committee Report.
It notes over 50 activities--which are either under way or will
be--to strengthen UMC. Two
of the initial activities are the hiring of full-time directors of
assessment and first year experience for spring semester.
Other activities include training on the University hiring and
promotion and tenure policies and a judicious curriculum review.
I
have posted the Crookston Review Plan, Chancellors FY01 Work Plan, 3
Pre-Compact Follow-up Memos, and Executive Committee minutes on my
website http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~sargeant/.
Any suggestions, just let me know.
We
have much to be thankful for and enough challenges to keep us going. My thanks to all of you.
--Don Sargeant,
Chancellor
Data
Report Training
I
will be offering training on Thursday, January 4, for the U’s
management reporting website. Two one-hour sessions, one at 10 a.m.
and one at 2 p.m., will be held in Dowell 103.
The reports are built from PeopleSoft data.
There are many “canned” reports available at this site and
new reports are being developed.
There are many useful student records reports (i.e. Class
Lists, Student Summary, Magic Numbers, and etc).
If you have not used this application, this would be a great
opportunity to familiarize yourself with navigating and extracting
data from this site. You
can bring your computer, but it’s not required.
--Jeff Sperling,
Enterprise Systems Coordinator
Transportation
Update
Below
are updates on UMC transportation issues. Changes are effective
January 1, 2001.
Mileage
Rates for Personal Vehicles used for University Business
- The mileage reimbursement when
driving a personal car and no fleet car is available
is
$.345 per mile. (Increased
from $.325)
- The mileage reimbursement when
driving a personal car when a fleet car was
available is $.305 per mile.
(Increased from $.285)
Mileage
Rates for University Fleet Vehicles
|
|
Existing
Rates |
New
Rates |
|
$8
flat fee plus $.22/mile |
$10
flat fee plus $.24/mile |
|
|
Mini
Van |
$8
flat fee plus $.28/mile |
$10
flat fee plus $.32/mile |
|
15
Pass Van |
$8
flat fee plus $.32/mile |
$10
flat fee plus $.38/mile |
If
you have any questions, please let me know.
--Dean
McCleary, Vice Chancellor for Finance
Submit
Curriculum Changes
In order for curriculum
changes to be included in the new 2001-03
UMC Catalog (to be published this summer) the
changes will need to be approved by the Curriculum Committee and
Faculty Assembly by March
30, 2001.
--Bob Nelson, Vice Chancellor
for Student Affairs
Miscellaneous
Faculty Deadlines
Here
are a few deadlines for faculty to consider.
- Deadline for applying for a Faculty
Semester Leave for UMC will be March 1, 2001 for Fall Semester
2001.
- Deadline for nomination dossiers for the
John Tate Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
is Friday, February 9, 2001.
- Deadline for the submission of dossiers
for the Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni
Undergraduate Education Award Program is January 31, 2001.
Please
contact me if you have any questions or need more information.
--Doug
Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
NSIC
Rate at the Four Points Sheraton
As
of January 1, 2001, the Four Points Sheraton in Minneapolis will offer
anyone associated with the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC)
a special $68 rate. The offer is a result of an idea generated by the
Board of Directors during our fall meetings. The Four Points Sheraton
was very open to the idea, but wanted to wait until January 1 to
"kick-off" the special rate.
The rate is available to anyone associated with your institution (faculty, coaches, etc.) that needs to stay in the Twin Cities. The rate is available for any day during the week. However, RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO THE HOTEL BEING AT 90 PERCENT OCCUPANCY. If the hotel is at 90 percent occupancy, they will offer the best rate available. Individuals are not obligated to stay at the hotel if they do not receive the $68 rate. I was told by the Four Points Sheraton that the $68 rate should be available if reservations are made at least 2-3 weeks in advance. The reservations number(s) for the Four Points Sheraton are (612) 331-1900 or 1-800-777-3277.
The
Four Points Sheraton will be sending some fliers announcing the
special rate. I will
forward a copy to your institution so that it can be distributed.
--Mike
Lockrem, NSIC Commissioner
UMC
Insight
UMC
Insight will be aired Saturday, January 6, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM
1260). Andrew Svec,
Director of Communications, will interview Dr. John Loegering,
Assistant Professor of Natural Resources, and discuss developments in
the new Wildlife Management emphasis.
UMC Insight files are also available
via the Web at http://www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/insight/00-01/index.htm.
UMC Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin is posted at:
http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm