Calendar

March 21
·   Movie Night “Fried Green Tomatoes”
March 22
·   P.O.E.T.S. Society
March 23
·   Campus Preview
·   SPACE Event Movie Night
March 26
·   Safety Fair and Safety Training
·   International Seminar Series “Argentina:  Land of
    Beautiful Traditions”
March 26-30
·   Blood Drive Sign-up
March 27
·   Safety Training
·   Alternative Medicine Discussion
·   Softball – UMC vs. Mayville State
March 28
·   17^th Annual Northwest Urban Forestry Workshop
·   Open Mic Night
March 29
·   The World Game
March 30
·   “Making the Most of Teaching, Learning, and
    Technology” Videoconference
·   High Tea
·   Campus Assembly
·   Hollywood Squares
March 30 and 31
·   UMC Hosts Crookston Youth Basketball Association
    (CYBA) Tournament
April 2
·   Class schedules available
April 3
·   Blood Drive
April 7
·   Prayer Breakfast
·   International Dinner “Joining the World’s Banquet”
April 8
·   Palm Sunday
April 9-12, 16-19, 23-26
·   Registration
April 9
·   Musician James Hersch
April 10
·   Baseball – UMC vs. University of North Dakota
·   Softball – UMC vs. University of Minnesota, Morris
April 11
·   Grad Fest
·   Baseball – UMC vs. North Dakota State University
April 13
·   Good Friday, classes excused, offices closed
·   Softball – UMC vs. Dakota Wesleyan
April 14
·   Softball – UMC vs. University of Minnesota, Duluth

News Items

SIFE Speaker of the Month on March 21
Students involved in UMC’s SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) chapter will host their March "Speaker of the Month" on Wednesday, March 21, at 4:00 p.m. in Dowell Hall 207.  Local businessman Kent Bruun of Bruun's for Men in Crookston will be the guest speaker.  He will discuss small business management and entrepreneurship.  All UMC students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend this informational lecture.  It will last about an hour.  If you have any questions, please direct them to Deborah Wosick or Steve Shirley. 

Equine Events March 23, 24, 25
UMC will sponsor a horse clinic Friday, March 23, in the University Teaching and Outreach Center (UTOC) Arena.  John Hovde, rancher and professional horseman from western North Dakota, will lead the clinic focusing on nonverbal communication and psychology in training horses.  Equine related activities continue March 24-25 as UMC hosts an Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Western Riding Show, also in UTOC Arena.  Events start at 1 p.m. Saturday and continue at 9 a.m. on Sunday.

Safety Training March 26-27
The annual required staff safety training schedule is listed below.  Staff members are not required to attend full morning or afternoon sessions.  The schedule, for most sessions, is arranged to create a variety of times to allow for flexibility in your work schedule.  Department and program heads, please make every effort to arrange for you and your staff to attend.  If anyone is unable to make part or all of these training, please have your supervisor contact Tom Feiro at 8131 or Anne Burke at 8610. 

Hearing screenings (5-decibel check) will be done for those employees in high noise profile areas.  Please call Tom or Anne to set up a time.  They will only take about 10-15 minutes.

--Anne Burke, Senior Accounting Assistant, NWROC

Safety Fair March 26
All faculty, staff, and administrators are welcome to stop by the Safety Fair, which will be held Monday, March 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the walkway between Owen Hall and the ARC Building.  The Safety Fair is being held in conjunction with the annual staff safety training.  Booths promoting safety awareness with information and examples will be set up.  Refreshments too!  Register for door prizes by checking out the Industrial and Laboratory Mishap Posters—how many mishaps do you see?   

Information Booths Include:   

• UMC Health Service – Blood pressure checks available

• Crookston Fire Department

• Riverview Healthcare – Information on hearing; 2-decibel hearing test available

• Polk County Environmental Services

• University of Minnesota Extension – Food Safety

• Ergonomics Display by North Country Business

Thank you to the following for donating door prizes:  UMC Alumni, Carquest Auto Parts, Schraeder’s Bumper to Bumper, Napa/Crookston Welding & Machine, Inc., Fleet Supply, Doda’s Hardware Hank, True Value, North Country Business Products, H. E. Everson Co., Howe’s TV and Appliance.  Thanks also to the Information Booth participants for their time and expertise!
--Anne Burke, Senior Accounting Assistant, NWROC

Alternative Medicine Discussion March 27
Guest Speaker Dr. Debra Bell, a doctor practicing at Crookston’s Altru Clinic, will speak about homeopathy and other forms of alternative medicine on Tuesday, March 27, from 12 noon to 1 p.m., in Sahlstrom Conference Center A and B.  Everyone is welcome.  Refreshments will be served.  

Dr. Debra Bell is a graduate of Brown University, and she received her doctoral degree from the School of Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco.  She comes to Crookston with a wealth of experience in women’s health and alternative therapies.  While traveling internationally, Bell studied other cultures’ views of health and healing, incorporating what she deemed of value into the American style of medicine.  She says she’s found her niche by combining the “traditional” medical approach with alternative therapies such as homeopathy and herbal medicine.  Her appearance is sponsored by UMC Student Health Services.
--Stacey Grunewald, Student Health Services

Urban Forestry Workshop March 28
UMC will host the 17th Annual Northwest Urban Forestry Workshop Wednesday, March 28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Youngquist Auditorium, Agricultural Research Center.  The major theme of the workshop is identifying hardy trees for “tough” areas.  At noon, Tree City USA Awards will be presented at a special luncheon in Bede Ballroom.  For more information, go to www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/notices00-01/urbanforestry2001.htm.

World Game at UMC March 29
UMC will host the World Game, an interactive global simulation, on Thursday, March 29, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. in Lysaker Gym.  This event is optimal for a group of up to 200 participants.  Several faculty have already made attendance part of their courses.  If you are interested in involving your students, contact Pam Holsinger-Fuchs.  The event is sponsored by UMC Concerts and lectures.  For more information, visit www.worldgame.org/workshops/index.shtml.

The event involves an extremely large floor map of the world and a limited number of props representing resources.  Participants interact in a way that helps them easily conceptualize global issues.  For example, if the Earth’s population consisted of only 100 people (with all existing human ratios unchanged), it would look like this:

• 57 Asians
• 21 Europeans
• 14 North and South Americans (only 6 from the US)
• 8 Africans
• 52 females/48 males
• 70 non-white, 30 white
• 6 people in possession of 59% of the world’s wealth
• 1 owner of a computer
• 1 person with a college education

The World Game Institute is a 27-year-old non-profit research and education organization whose mission is to supply the perspective and information needed to solve the critical problems facing global society of the twenty-first century.
--Andrew Svec, Director of Communications

Two Educational Technology Conference Opportunities
“Making the Most of Teaching, Learning, and Technology in Higher Education: Connected Education, Collaborative Change and Compassionate Pioneers"  
A live interactive videoconference presented by the Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education will be available here at UMC on Friday, March 30, in Kiehle 133 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. The presenters and respondents have national reputations in the field including Steven Gilbert, Stephen Ehrmann, and Randy Bass.  Please feel free to bring your lunch or drop in for part of the conference if you can't make it for the entire time.  Also please feel free to invite students who you think might benefit from the presentation.

“Home on the Web: Challenges and Opportunities of Online Learning Communities”
Many of you should have received a brochure from the Collaboration for this "Free" virtual conference being offered to Collaboration members. (UMC is a member institution). The conference is being offered via listserv and the World Wide Web. It is being held from March 26-April 6. To sign up one needs to fill out the registration form and mail or fax it to the Collaboration or you can get information and register online at http://www.collab.org/virtualbroch.html.
--Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Blood Drive
UMC’s spring Blood Drive is scheduled for Tuesday, April 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Bede Ballroom.  Sign up for the blood drive will take place Monday, March 26 through Friday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Sahlstrom Conference Center entrance.  Please make an effort to commit to this very important event.  The blood supply in this country is dangerously low.  It only takes one hour of your time to save someone’s life!
--Stacey Grunewald, Student Health Services

Forum on Aging Workforce Issues April 5 in TRF
The U of M Vital Aging Initiative and UMC Outreach will cosponsor a forum addressing workforce shortages in health care Thursday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Best Western in Thief River Falls.  The forum will focus on maximizing the potential of an aging workforce in health care.  The keynote speaker is Steve Miles, U of M Professor of Medicine and Assistant Director of the Center on Bioethics.  Lori Sturdevant, well-known reporter with the Minneapolis Star Tribune, will moderate a panel discussion featuring regional health professionals who will share best practices of managing older workers. 

Check www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/notices00-01/agingworkforce1.htm for more info.  Call 218-281-8681 to register or e-mail bmuesing@mail.crk.umn.edu.

Employee Career Enrichment Program Online
The Employee Career Enrichment Program would like to introduce the Inside Scoop. The Inside Scoop is an online networking directory that will link University of Minnesota staff and faculty with other employees interested in sharing their work experiences.  After all, the best way to find out about a job, department or college, is to hear about experiences and perceptions from the inside. By searching the Inside Scoop volunteer database you can find a person who matches the career and department that you are interested in, set up an appointment to meet in person or over the phone, and gain the insight about all the golden opportunities at the University.

Before this employee-to-employee network can be fully functional, we need volunteers!  We are issuing this invitation to all University employees, in any capacity, in any location.  It does not matter how long you have worked at the University or what job you do- as long as you are willing to share.  An outline of volunteer expectations and training information, as well as the volunteer sign-up form is available on our website.

Please visit the Inside Scoop web site at http://www.thescoop.umn.edu.
--Barb Krantz Taylor, Employee Career Enrichment Program

U of M Forum on Scholarly Publishing April 27
University Forum:  Crisis in Scholarly Publishing? Are You Contributing?" Friday, April 27, 2001, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., CSOM 3M Auditorium.  Keynote speaker is Dr. David E. Shulenburger, Provost, University of Kansas, and advocate for reforming scholarly communication.  Forum also includes panel discussion, luncheon speaker, and workshop on copyright protection.  For further info call 612-626-7850.
--Patricia Cavanaugh, U of M Administrative Fellow

Reward Offered
A theft occurred on Friday, March 9, at approximately 1 p.m. in the men’s south locker room in the UMC Sports Center.  While an individual was showering someone entered the locker room and stole a number of items including some personal items, his wallet/checkbook, and credit cards.

Within a short period of time several items were charged against his credit cards in Grand Forks.  Included were a Compaq Presario Laptop Computer 17XL 360—black with silver top, Panasonic 13” color TV and VCR, and a controller (Atomic Purple) for a Nintendo game.

A description of the individual charging these items is—white male, early 20’s, 5’9” to 6’, approximately 150 lbs., and short dyed blond hair.  A $100 reward is offered to anyone with information regarding this incident, which leads to a conviction.  Beware:  lock all valuables when not in sight, even for a few minutes in the shower!

If you have questions or to report information, contact Gary Willhite, Director of Security Services in McCall Hall at 281-8530, or the local Crookston Police.
--Gary Willhite, Director of Security Services

Request for URLs of Current Research
We have been asked to create a website that pulls together various research projects conducted by UMC faculty.  If you have a website that shares your current research, please send me your URL.  Thanks.  The site is at www.umcrookston.edu/research/.
--Andrew Svec, Director of Communications

Weekly Bulletin Survey
If you haven’t already done so, I ask UMC faculty and staff to please complete a short, five-question survey about the UMC Weekly Bulletin.  The survey is online at http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/survey2001.htm

The goal is to serve the campus community better.  Please complete this survey by noon on Friday, March 23.  Thanks for your input.
--Andrew Svec, Director of Communications

UMC Insight
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, March 24, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260).  Tune in to hear an interview with Vern Markey, Assistant Professor of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management.  The interview is hosted by Dana Prudhomme, a UMC student working for 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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• Weekly Schedule for March 26 - April 1, 2001

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