Calendar

February 9
·   Campus Preview
·   Basketball – UMC vs. Concordia, St. Paul (Women
    and Men)
February 9-17
·   UMC Snow Daze “Snow Dazed and Confused”
February 10
·   Basketball – UMC vs. Winona State University
    (Women and Men)
·   UMC Snow Daze Dance
February 10 and 11
·   IHSA Stock Seat Show
February 11
·   Snow Sculpture Building
·   February Fitness – Lysaker Gymnasium
February 12
·   Brown Bag Lunch Series
·   UMC Snow Daze 2001 Royalty Coronation
February 14
·   Valentine’s Day
·   Open Mic Night
February 15
·   Movie Night
February 16
·   Survival Bingo
February 16 and 17
·   Hockey – UMC vs. Minnesota State University,
    Bottineau
February 18
·   February Fitness – Skating at Crookston Civic Arena
February 19-23
·   Maroon and Gold Week
February 19
·   Campus Preview
February 21
·   Maroon and Gold Best Dressed Student Contest
February 22
·   Community Pancake Breakfast
February 23
·   Maroon and Gold Day, Faculty/Staff Best Dressed
    Contest
·   Mathcounts
·   Brown Bag Lunch Series
February 24
·   Basketball – UMC vs. Minnesota State University,
    Moorhead (Women and Men)
February 24 and 25
·   ISHA Hunt Seat Show
February 25
·   February Fitness – Skiing, Sledding, Snowshoeing at
    Highland

News Items

First Year Experience Project Team Appointed
Eleven members of the UMC campus community were recently appointed to serve on a First Year Experience Project Team.  The FYE Project Team will meet regularly to explore how to enhance the first year experience for UMC freshmen.  Topics to be discussed include orientation, first year seminars, advising issues for the first-year student, and other projects.  Members of the FYE Project Team are: 

• Mike Curfman, Athletics

• Pam Holsinger-Fuchs, Student Activities

• Benjamin Loll, UMC Freshman

• Kelley Nelson, Residential Life

• Bill Peterson, Learning Foundations

• Dawn Sherwood, Ag & Natural Resources

• Rob Smith, Business & Technology

• Brian Steenerson, Admissions & Financial Aid

• Jason Tangquist, Student Support Services

• Kami Trowbridge (Chair), First Year Experience

• Lisa Voth, UMC Freshman

The FYE Project Team will begin meeting spring semester 2001 and will continue to meet throughout the entire 2001-2001 academic year.
--Kami Trowbridge, Interim Director of First Year Experience

Important Request for Course Syllabi
We need to update our syllabi website, so I am asking each faculty member to send his or her course syllabi for spring semester 2001 to Diane Moen.  If faculty members have syllabi from courses taught fall semester 2000 that are not being taught this spring, it would also be very helpful if they would send those to her. They can be sent as an attached Word document or as a website URL to dmoen@mail.crk.umn.edu  
--Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Snow Removal Set for February 8
As a service to our students, faculty, and staff, Facilities Management will clear Lot D of snow on Thursday, February 8, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and should be completed by 12:00 noon.  Please remove your vehicle from Lot D by 9:00 a.m. to avoid a ticket and tow.  If temperatures are extremely cold or other weather conditions are difficult, you will be notified if snow removal will be cancelled.  Please check your e-mail and voice mail for that info.  Thank you for your cooperation.
--Office of Residential Life and Security Services

Panel Preview February 8
You are invited to view and critique (gently) a panel presentation that Pam Holsinger-Fuchs, Vern Markey, Steven Shirley, and Doug Knowlton will be making at the Collaboration Conference on February 15, 2001, in Minneapolis.  The presentation is entitled "High Tech/High Touch: Learning that Impacts Students" and will be presented here on campus in SCC AB on Thursday February 8, 2001.  So grab your lunch and join us if you can. 
--Pam, Vern, Steve and Doug

St. Catherine Technology Visit February 8
IBM representatives and faculty and staff members from the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul will visit and tour UMC Thursday, Feb. 8, to learn about UMC’s classroom technology initiatives.  A tentative schedule is listed below.

Student Fees Info
The UMC Student Fees Committee has been meeting, and the following timeline has been established for student fees.  Applications will become available on February 5.  These forms will be sent to student organizations electronically, or they can be picked up at the Bede Information Desk.  The applications are due February 16 at the Bede Information desk.  Hearings will be held on Thursday, February 22, from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. 

Please notify me immediately if you know you will not be available for the hearing on February 22.  A new policy was adopted this year:  if organizations are asked to appear in front of the Student Fees Board, they will be asked to bring three student representatives to speak on behalf of their budget request.  For questions contact Pam Holsinger-Fuchs or any member of the Student Fees Board. 
--Pam Holsinger-Fuchs, Director of Student Activities

FM Acro Team to Perform at UMC February 10
The Fargo-Moorhead Acro Team, currently performing for its 33rd year, is once again traveling the country entertaining for local, regional, and national basketball halftimes. The FM Acro Team will perform at UMC during halftime of the Golden Eagle Men’s Basketball game, Saturday, February 10.  Game admission prices are $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children.

The FM Acro Team is based in Fargo, ND, and it trains at American Gold Gymnastics, the largest training facility in the upper Midwest.  This year’s team of 31 has a school grade point average of 3.6.  The youngest gymnast is 13 years old.  The team performed at nine NBA All Star Games and has performed at 26 of the 29 NBA venues.  The FM Acro Team has made 29 consecutive yearly performances at the University of Minnesota and has performed at their 8^th Minnesota Viking NFL Football halftime.  
–Brandy Lietz, Sports Information Coordinator

IHSA Stock Seat Riding Show at UMC February 10-11
UMC will serve as the host for an Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) stock seat equitation competition.  The two-day event will be held at the University Teaching and Outreach Center (UTOC) Arena, on the north end of the campus.  The competition begins at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 10, and continues at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 11.  The event is free and open to the public.

Equestrian teams scheduled to attend include: U of Wisconsin-River Falls; U of Wisconsin–Madison; U of Nebraska–Lincoln; Ellsworth Community College of Iowa; Iowa State U; Carleton College; Gustavus Adolphus College; St. Cloud State U; South Dakota State U; and UMC. These teams comprise Zone 6, Region 4 of the IHSA.

Learn more at the UMC IHSA Team web page, http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/clubs/IHSAteam/.

Brown Bag Lunch Series at UMC
UMC will receive an ITV broadcast from the Twin Cities as part of the 2001 Brown Bag Lunch Series.  The session is free of charge and open to all UMC employees and family members.  Bring your lunch and join us for the following workshop.

–Les Johnson, Director of Human Resources

UMC Website Log Report for January 2001
During the month of January 2001, UMC’s main website hosted 99,560 user sessions averaging 13 minutes per visit.  This number is up considerably from January 2000, when UMC hosted 72,323 user sessions. 

As far as academic programs, the following program websites are listed in the top 200 within UMC’s site and are listed with the number of user sessions for January 2001.

The top 15 pages within UMC’s website are listed below with relevant info.

 --Andrew Svec, Director of Communications

Contact Your Legislators to Support U of M Budget Request
The following memo was distributed to all Grassroots Legislative Committee members as an example of what each unit or department might consider regarding contact with their legislator.  The information included in this memo is relevant for all employees of the University.  
--Curt Almlie, Director of University Relations

FROM:  Steven J. Rosenstone, Dean
RE:  LEGISLATIVE CALL TO ACTION