Volume 20, Number 25, February 21, 2001
Calendar
News Items
Maroon
and Gold Week February 19-24
UMC will help observe
the U of M’s Founders Week by hosting Maroon and Gold Week here on
campus. Highlights
include a “Regal the Golden Eagle” coloring contest in local
elementary schools; best dressed “maroon and gold pride” contests
for students, faculty, and staff; free community pancake breakfast;
student rally for support of U of M budget request; and encouragement
of people in Crookston and surrounding communities to wear maroon and
gold on Friday, February 23.
On Friday, February 23, faculty and staff are challenged to see who shows the most U of M pride
through the way they dress. Winners
will be selected that afternoon at a special UMC gathering at 3 p.m.
in Brown Dining Room, rooms A and B.
Everyone is welcome. The top three individuals reflecting the
most Maroon and Gold Pride (as judged by UMC students) will be awarded
special prizes. Refreshments
will be served.
For a full list of
Maroon and Gold Week events at UMC refer to
http://www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/notices00-01/maroon-goldweek.htm
For a full list of
Founders Week events at the U refer to
http://www1.umn.edu/sesqui/events/foundersweek.html
--Andrew Svec, Director of
Communications
UMC
to Broadcast Thomas Friedman Address
UMC
will host a live downlink of the University of Minnesota President’s
Anniversary Tribute on Friday, February 23, from 12 noon to 1
p.m. in room 133 of Kiehle Building (near the entrance to the UMC
Library). The event will
be broadcast live from Northrop Memorial Auditorium on the East Bank
of the Twin Cities campus of the U of M.
The President’s Anniversary Tribute is a special public
celebration featuring college and university presidents from across
Minnesota, the Big 10, and tribal colleges.
The special guest speaker is Thomas L. Friedman, two-time
Pulitzer prize winning New York Times columnist and author of the
international best seller The Lexus and the Olive Tree.
This downlink event is open to students, faculty, staff,
and the general public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch
and enjoy the presentation.
--Andrew Svec, Director
of Communications
From
President Yudof
Friday,
February 23, is the first-ever statewide Maroon and Gold Day. On this
day, Minnesotans at the U and throughout the state are being asked to
wear Maroon and Gold colors to celebrate our 150th birthday. Alumni chapters in
Fergus Falls, Willmar, Rochester, and many other communities will hold
special Maroon and Gold Day events, as will companies such as General
Mills, which will also encourage their employees to wear the U's
colors. The coordinate campus communities of Crookston, Duluth, and
Morris, and the Rochester branch are also celebrating in grand style.
The
statewide Maroon and Gold Day is part of our Founders Week, February
18 through February 25. As you may know, February 25, 2001 marks the 150th
anniversary of the founding of our University.
In February of 1851 the territorial legislature had little
money, no buildings, no faculty, and very few students to begin a
university. But they had a vision. A
vision of Minnesota as a center of learning and culture, research and
discovery. And so they
took the first step on February 25, 1851, signing a charter that
created the University of Minnesota.
Imagine what those visionary leaders would think if they could
see the University today!
Many
activities are planned to celebrate Maroon and Gold Day across the
state of Minnesota. For example, special prizes will be awarded to the
best-dressed UMC faculty and staff who promote the most "Maroon
and Gold" pride (as judged by UMC students) on Friday, February
23. Winners will be
announced later that afternoon at a special UMC gathering at 3 p.m. in
Brown Dining Room. And in Morris, Mayor Carol Wilcox will sign a
proclamation declaring the day as Maroon and Gold Day.
Free Sesquicentennial calendars, posters, and UMM Founders Day
pencils will be given away in the UMM student center to campus folks
wearing University colors.
These
are just a few ways that people throughout the state are showing their
Maroon and Gold pride. Don't
forget: wear maroon and gold next Friday, and join in this statewide
celebration.
--Mark
G. Yudof, President, University of Minnesota
MPR
Features U of M, UMC
Minnesota
Public Radio (MPR) has done a special online exposé called The
Universal U. The
exposé includes several features about the many faces of the
University of Minnesota. It
is available online at http://news.mpr.org/programs/specials/u/.
Within that exposé, MPR’s Bob Reha has done a special
feature on the Crookston Campus:
http://news.mpr.org/programs/specials/u/rehab_crookston/index.shtml.
Also, on Thursday,
February 22, MPR will broadcast a special two-hour live town meeting
noon to 2 p.m. from the Ted Mann Theater on the West Bank, Twin Cities Campus.
During the town meeting participants will discuss what
the vision for the U is and how to best achieve it.
Several people from
UMC (group travel coordinated by Judy Neppel and Richard Nelson) have
been invited to be in the audience with opportunity to possibly engage
in the dialogue. Along
with that meeting, MPR has set up an online forum at http://news.mpr.org/programs/specials/u/forumbegin.shtml.
That forum is now open to the public for participation, and the forum
will remain open until at least February 23.
According to MPR, the
best ideas will be posted on MPR's newsroom web site and later
packaged and sent to key policy makers and opinion leaders. What you
say can make a difference.
--Andrew Svec, Director of
Communications
Cholesterol
Screening
Polk County Public
Health will be on campus Monday, February 26th, from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. in Sahlstrom Conference 131 offering cholesterol
level screenings and checking blood pressures.
This event is FREE for students.
All others will be charged $6.00.
Call Stacey, 8512, if you have any questions.
--Stacey Grunewald, Student
Health Services
Second
in Series of SIFE Speakers
UMC's
Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapter will be hosting its second
"Speaker of the Month" on Tuesday, February 27th at 4:30
p.m. in Dowell Hall 212. The
featured speaker will be Mr. Dennis Koch, financial advisor for
Waddell & Reed Financial Services.
Mr. Koch will be speaking about financial issues concerning
various options involving investing, saving, and planning for the
future. All interested
students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend.
--Steve
Shirley, SIFE Faculty Advisor
Dean's List Breakfast,
February 28
Please
join us for a new campus tradition, the Dean’s List Breakfast, on
Wednesday, February 28, 2001, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. (Just before
Convocation) in Brown Dining Room.
This is a "drop in any time" breakfast to honor the
240+ students who achieved a 3.25 GPA or higher for Fall Semester
2000. These students will be invited to breakfast and will be able to
pick up their Dean's List Certificates.
There will be a brief program at 9:00 a.m.
We would like to have as many members of our UMC community as
possible to greet them and congratulate them on their accomplishment.
Dean’s
List:
http://www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/notices00-01/deanslist-f00.htm
Chancellor’s
List:
http://www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/notices00-01/chanlist-f00.htm
--Doug Knowlton, Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Wall
Street Journal to Feature UMC March 12
In mid-January Evan
Ramstad, a writer for the Wall Street Journal, spent three days on the
UMC campus touring and visiting with students, faculty, and staff.
Recently Mr. Ramstad informed me that the feature he is writing
about UMC is slated to be included in the Monday, March 12, edition of
the Wall Street Journal. It
will be a part of a special section on technology in education.
A special interview
with Mr. Ramstad will be broadcast on KROX’s UMC Insight on
Saturday, March 10, 2001. The interview is already linked online at http://www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/insight/00-01/index.htm.
--Andrew Svec, Director of
Communications
Northwest
Regional Sustainable Development Partnership Seeks Ideas
The
Northwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (NWRSDP) has
developed a process for citizens, communities, institutions and
agencies to submit ideas for consideration.
The Partnership, funded by the Minnesota
legislature, is a new venture for the region.
It is a joint effort to connect the citizens of Northwest
Minnesota with the University of Minnesota.
The goal is to enhance the social, economic, and environmental
well-being of the region through citizen-led research, education, and
outreach programs. The
University of Minnesota, Crookston is lending support to the program
at the regional level.
Linda Kingery, the Executive Director
of the NWRSDP, is asking citizens of the region for ideas for specific
projects. The Partnership
encourages and supports ideas that:
focus on northwest Minnesota and provide regional benefits;
address regional needs associated with agriculture, natural resources
or tourism; improve the local economy; embody the principles of
sustainable development; seek a balance among environmental, economic
and community priorities; involve citizens, businesses, communities,
organizations, public agencies and University of Minnesota faculty and
students; and have a clear public purpose so the results will be
useful to others in northwest Minnesota.
Counties served by the NWRSDP include Clay, Kittson, Lake of
the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake,
Roseau, and Wilkin.
For
more information on how you can submit ideas or requests to the NWRSDP,
please contact Linda Kingery at 701-993-8663 or via e-mail at lkingery@polarcomm.com.
Melsa
Named Director of Dining Services
Brent
Melsa of East Grand Forks has been appointed as Director of Dining
Services at UMC. As director, he will be responsible for all aspects
of the dining services operation including contract meals, cash sales,
convenience store, vending, concessions, and catering.
Melsa most recently was a general manager with Franchise
Concepts Unlimited and operated a multi-unit food court at
the University of North Dakota's Memorial Union.
Previous employers include Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, Boston
Market Restaurant, and Marriott Corporate Services--all in the Twin
Cities area. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Crookston,
with a bachelor of science degree in Hotel Restaurant Management.
He will assume his duties on February 26, 2001.
--Bob
Nelson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Procedures
for Large Mailings at UMC Post Office
The
UMC Post Office has been receiving more mass mailings than ever.
We will gladly process all of them as they arrive, but we would
like to remind everyone about the rules and regulations regarding
these items:
- In order to receive a reduced rate of
postage, each mailing must have at least 200 pieces, all the same
size and weight. Canadian mail cannot be used as part of the
count.
- Mail must be in zip code order within
the box or within the rubber band.
(This can be done very easily, as you place the address
labels on the items. When the zip code changes, just put a rubber band around
the items, even if that makes several small packs.)
- Envelopes can be either sealed or left
unsealed.
- Brochures or flyers that are being
mailed as individual items must be closed by either stickers or
tape, never staples.
- Brochures or flyers must be on heavy
paper (no less than 70# paper). For
further information contact Patti - 8402 or Sue – 8401. Lightweight paper gets caught in the postage machine and
gets mutilated.
If
you know you are going to be doing a large mailing, please call for
any assistance or questions, John - 8429 or stop by the window from 1
to 3 p.m. Thank you.
--UMC
Post Office staff
Svedarsky
Presents 2001 Paur Wildlife Lecture at UND
UMC Professor of Natural
Resources Dan Svedarsky presented the 2001 Glenn Alan Paur Memorial
Lecture at the University of North Dakota (UND) on Thursday, February
15, 2001. Svedarsky’s
lecture was entitled “Resource management in the new millennium; The
future ain’t what it used to be.”
On Friday, February 16, Svedarsky presented a more
technically-oriented seminar to UND faculty and students entitled,
“The national status and management of the greater prairie
chicken.”
The annual Paur
Memorial Lecture was initiated in 1979 to honor Glenn Paur, an
outstanding wildlife student at UND.
The lecture features a prominent wildlife scientist and is part
of the ceremony where the Glenn Paur Award is presented to an
outstanding UND wildlife student—the student who best exemplifies
the qualities of Paur. Paur
was tragically killed in his first job and showed strong promise of
substantial contribution to his chosen field of wildlife biology.
Undergraduate
Research Opportunities Program
Application
materials for UROP projects to be conducted between June 18, 2001 to
June 15, 2001, are now available in the Academic Affairs Office.
Funding for a limited number of Intersession projects is also
available (Intersession project dates are May 21 to June 30, 2001).
The hourly rate to use in determining the stipend is $10.84.
The maximum award is $1,700 (stipend up to $1,400 and expense
allowance up to $300).
Completed
applications should be returned to the Academic Affairs Office by 4:30
p.m. on March 5, 2001 (late applications will not be accepted).
UROP offers financial awards to undergraduate students for
research, scholarly, or creative projects undertaken in partnership
with a faculty member. UROP affords undergraduates the unique educational experience
of collaborating with a faculty member on the design and
implementation of a project. It
encourages students to conduct research and pursue academic interests
outside of their regular courses by employing them to work on special
projects. UROP
applications are judged on the quality of the proposed project and the
educational benefit to the student.
Copies of UROP proposals submitted by UMC students that have
been funded are on reserve in the library.
For more information
on UROP, check out http://www.umcrookston.edu/UMCadmin/AcademicAff/UROP/Index.htm
--Academic Affairs
Snow
Removal Set for Thursday, February 22
As a service to our
students, faculty, and staff, Facilities Management will clean Lot E
on Thursday, February 22 beginning at 9:00 a.m. and should be
completed by Noon. Please
remove your vehicle from Lot E by 9:00 a.m. to avoid a ticket and tow. Vehicles can be parked in any lots or the Mall from Wednesday
Noon to Thursday at 5:00 p.m. If
temperatures are extremely cold or other weather conditions are
difficult, you will be notified via e-mail and voice mail if snow
removal will be cancelled. Thank
you for your cooperation.
Human
Resources Information
UMC's
Office of Human Resources updates its web pages on a continual basis.
You are able to view UMC's Office of Human Resources' web page
24 hours a day, 365 days a year at:
http://www.umcrookston.edu/people/HR/index.htm.
It
would be a good idea to take a few seconds now to bookmark UMC's
Office of Human Resources' web page for future reference.
Be sure to check our web page from time to time and use it as a
resource for learning about University policies and practices.
Below is a sampling of useful information currently available
from our web page:
-
New UMC faculty job listings
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~ljohnson/HR/facultly-positions.html -
New UMC administrative & staff job listings
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~ljohnson/HR/Admin&staff-positions.html -
UMC Professional development opportunities
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~ljohnson/HR/ProfessionalDevelopmentOpportunities.html -
Union contracts
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~ljohnson/HR/union-BU.htm -
Complete description of employee benefits
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~ljohnson/HR/benefits.htm -
UMC's tenure process
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~LJOHNSON/HR/Tenure.htm -
P&A Search Guideline Handbook
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~LJOHNSON/HR/SearchProcess.htm -
Comprehensive review & performance appraisal guidelines
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~LJOHNSON/HR/Appraisals.htm -
Direct link to the State Health Plan
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~ljohnson/HR/benefits.htm -
Direct link to the State Dental Plan
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~ljohnson/HR/benefits.htm -
Performance reports the University's retirement plan(s)
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~ljohnson/HR/benefits.htm -
University job descriptions
http://data.ohr.umn.edu/ -
University policies
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~ljohnson/HR/HRPolicies.htm -
University Senate
http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/u_senate/u_senate_menu.htm -
Faculty Senate
http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/faculty_senate/fac_senate_menu.htm
You
may be particularly interested in the last button on the left side of
the page: Resources/What's New. During
the last few days, we have added the following information under
Resources/What's New.
-
Health Plan Task Force Update
-
Proposed Tuition Reduction For Dependents
-
Guidelines for Dealing with Threatening Behavior & Violence in the Workplace
Feel
free to let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.
--Les Johnson, Director
of Human Resources
In
Sympathy
Bernice A. Youngquist
died Friday, February 16, in St. Paul.
Memorial services were held on Tuesday, February 20, at the
Lyngblomstem Health Care Chapel.
Internment will be in New York Mills in the spring.
Bernie Youngquist was superintendent at the Northwest School
and Experiment Station from 1956 to 1963.
--Patti Malme
Dear
Friends at UMC
Thank you for the love,
support, and sympathy extended to me and my family following the death
of Mary Lynne. Your generosity (cards, flowers, food, memorials, etc.) was
an overwhelming tribute to her.
--Jerry Knutson
Thanks
from Dan Svedarsky
A
big thanks for all of the kindnesses and considerations expressed to
me and my family on the occasion of the recent passing of my father.
They were truly appreciated and made a sad occasion a whole lot
easier to get through.
--Dan
Svedarsky
UMC
Insight
UMC
Insight will be aired Saturday, February 24, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM
1260). Tune in to
hear an interview by Dana Prudhomme, a UMC student majoring in
Scientific and Technical Communication and working for UMC University
Relations.
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
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