Volume 20, Number 31, April 4, 2001
Calendar
News Items
Grant Writing Seminar April 5-6
On
Thursday, April 5, and Friday, April 6, Dr. Esam E. El-Fakahany, the
Assistant Vice President for Research and Associate Dean of the
Graduate School at the Twin Cities campus, will be visiting UMC to
present a short grant writing workshop.
Anyone who has written or is considering writing a grant to
fund scholarly interests, in particular a Grant-in-Aid, would find
this session useful.
Selected
items from the itinerary follow (a full itinerary is available at http://kipper.crk.umn.edu/research/grants/):
Thursday,
April 5, 2:30 p.m., Sahlstrom Conference Room A/B:
"Writing
fundable grant proposals; secrets of a veteran".
Esam El-Fakahany will discuss various tips on how to write
different sections of a grant proposal and what makes reviewers
enthusiastic.
Friday,
April 6, Noon, Sahlstrom Conference Room A/B:
An
open question and answer session to address specific situations that
have been encountered or specific points of interest or needs.
Dr.
El-Fakahany writes: “As
for my background, I have had experience and good fortune in writing
funded grant proposals for the past two decades without interruption
in funding. I have also
served on numerous grant review panels of federal agencies and
foundations. This
experience has been invaluable in getting an insider's view of the
review process. I very
much enjoy sharing the secrets of the trade with faculty and students
and see that as a valuable contribution to progress of scholarship in
our university.”
There
will also be ample opportunity for anyone to meet privately with Esam.
Feel free to contact me with a suitable time.
Please
join us.
--David
DeMuth, Assistant Professor of Physics and Math
Academic Integrity Presentation
April 10
An open presentation
for the campus community on "academic integrity" (refer to
the University Senate minutes at http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/u_senate/000928sen.html)
will be held on Tuesday,
April 10, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Sahlstrom Conference Center A
and B. Everyone
is invited to attend as much of the presentation as your schedule
allows.
Betty
Hackett, the University's Academic Integrity Officer, will be the
presenter. Ms. Hackett
has previously served as the Twin Cities Campus Student
Judicial Affairs Director.
Ms. Hackett will
assist the UMC Academic Standards and Policy Committee and the Student
Conduct Committee in establishing an appropriate campus response to
the Clayton Report.
--Bob Nelson, Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs
Parent Session April 10
The
Early Childhood Development Center will present a parent information
session entitled “Family Stress” on Tuesday, April 10, from 4-5
p.m. in the ECDC Seminar Technology Classroom (room 121).
Laurie Wilson, UMC Counselor and Assistant Education
Specialist, will be our speaker.
All interested students, faculty, and staff are welcome to
attend. Sponsored by the
UMC Student Service Fee.
--Connie
Camrud, Early Childhood Development Center
April 11 Rural Development Policy
Dialogue
UMC will host a dialogue
on rural development policy issues
on Wednesday, April 11, in Sahlstrom Conference Center, Rooms A and B.
Objectives are to discuss rural development initiatives
currently underway and to identify possible rural development projects
that involve collaborative work among various agencies and
organizations. Interested
UMC faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.
Working
Schedule
10
a.m. – Welcome
10:20-11
a.m. -- Panel Discussion featuring U of M Regent Bob Bergland and G.
Edward Schuh, Chair of the Rural Development Council and Director of
the Freeman Center for International Economic Policy
11
a.m.-Noon -- Panel Discussion on the foundations perspective on what
works and what has not worked in terms of leadership, community, and
rural development. Panelists
include John Kostichek, Otto Bremer Foundation; John Ostrem, Northwest
Minnesota Foundation; and a representative from the Blandin
Foundation;
Noon-1 p.m. -- Lunch
1
p.m. -- Presentation "Technology in Rural Development"
by Jerry Nagle, President, Northern Great Plains Inc.
1:20-1:40
p.m. -- Presentation "The Role of Natural Resources in Economic
Development"
by Dan Svedarsky, UMC Professor of Natural Resources
1:40-2:00
p.m. -- Presentation "Using Grower Alliances in Rural
Development”
by Brent Sorenson, Northern Great Plains Initiative Vice President for
Agri-Industry
2-2:30
p.m. -- Presentation "Regional Sustainable Development
Partnerships"
by Barbara Muesing, UMC Director of Outreach and Linda Kingery,
Executive Director,
Northwest Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnership
2:20-3
p.m. -- Small Group Discussion
Groups will discuss partnerships in regard to rural economic
development and future prospects for collaborative efforts.
3-3:30 p.m. -- Small Group Discussion Reports
3:30 p.m. -- Closing
Network
Maintenance Outage April 15
On Sunday, April 15, there will be router reconfigurations made
that will result in temporary loss of routes to locations both within
and outside the University. The
work will begin at 7 a.m. and end at 9 a.m.
This is being done on the Twin Cities campus, and it will
affect service at UMC.
--Don
Medal, Director, Computing Services
UMC
Theater to Present One-Acts April 15-17
Students involved in UMC’s Theater Department will present an
evening of one-act plays beginning Sunday, April 15, through Tuesday,
April 17, nightly at 7:30 p.m. in Youngquist Auditorium, Ag Research
Center. The plays will be
directed by UMC students Tim Gerla and Rachel Sundbom.
--George
French, Associate Professor of Music and Theater
Organ
Donation Presentation April 17
On Tuesday, April 17,
UMC will host a presentation regarding organ donation from 12 noon to
1 p.m., in Sahlstrom Conference Center A&B.
Ginger Buxa from LifeSource will discuss the severe organ
shortage, as well as the process to become a donor and some common
myths and misconceptions about donation.
Judy Bradow, donor mother from Fergus Falls, will also share
her personal experience regarding donation.
Judy's 21-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk driver in St.
Paul, MN, while attending college at St. Thomas.
Judy will share her story about how their family decided to
donate their daughter's organs - a decision that eventually brought
them comfort and peace. This
event is being sponsored by Student Health.
It is free and open to everyone.
Light refreshments will be available.
--Stacey Grunewald, Student
Health Services Coordinator
Sharing
the Craft of Teaching April 23
Recently
you received a postcard-type announcement of a special conference on
teaching and learning called, "Opening
the door- sharing the craft of teaching."
This one-day session is scheduled for Monday, April 23, at
the beautiful McNamara Alumni Center on the Minneapolis campus.
This is a special place and it makes you feel proud to be
associated with the U of Minnesota.
The conference is designed to be very personal and interactive.
The hosts of this conference are the All-University Academy of
Distinguished Teachers, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the
U of M Alumni Association. It
is also part of President Yudof's Sesquicentennial Conference Series. Capping off the day at 3:30 will be the presentation of the
2001 Morse-Alumni Teaching Awards.
There
is no registration fee, and lunch is provided, but advanced
registration is required. There are some rooms available for out-state campus attendees
at the University Radisson, but these need to be reserved as part of
the online registration. For
more information and to register, see http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/adt/conf.html.
Our own Dan Lim and Diane Moen will be among the list of
presenters.
If
you're really into the learning process, you'll love this program! You
will hear from some of the University's finest.
Give me a call if you have any questions.
--W.
Daniel Svedarsky, Program Leader for Natural Resources, Morse-Alumni
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Commencement
Marching Order for Faculty
Attached is the faculty
marching order for this year’s commencement exercises. See
word document.
Although this list includes faculty whose teaching
appointment is 66% or more and those who marched last year, all
faculty and staff are invited to participate.
If you have been inadvertently omitted from this list or
are listed under the wrong section or would like to be added to
the list, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (281-8547) by
April 12, 2001. If you need to order cap and gown, please contact the UMC
Bookstore immediately.
--Val Uttermark, Office of the
Registrar
First
Year Experience Update
A group of 34 Student
Orientation Staff (S.O.S.) Leaders have been selected and are
currently involved in training for Orientation 2001.
Spring training is held every Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. for five
weeks and fall training is scheduled for August 21-23, with
Orientation scheduled for August 24-27.
Three returning S.O.S.
Leaders were selected to serve as Team Leaders for Orientation 2001.
Their responsibilities include assisting the Director in
supervising and training the new staff and planning the orientation
schedule. The 2001 Team
Leaders are: Sara Hamre, Brook Nordeen, and Chris Shulstad.
Kami Trowbridge and the S.O.S. Team Leaders will co-facilitate
a presentation with NDSU Orientation Leaders at the National
Orientation Director’s Association Region V Conference in Omaha, NE
on April 7, 2001. The presentation is entitled, “Using Improvisation to
Create Customized Educational Orientation Skits.”
Look for more FYE
updates in future editions of the UMC Bulletin!
--Kami Trowbridge, Director of
First Year Experience
May
ITC Workshops
The
Instructional Technology Center will be offering two or three in-depth
WebCT (3.0) workshops after May commencement. Please let me know
your available dates between May 7 and May 18. May 10-11 and
14-15 may be out due to advisement and registration. If there is
interest in other workshops, we will be glad to offer them as well.
Let me know what other workshops might interest you. I will be
posting summer training programs later.
--Dan Lim, Director,
Instructional Technology Center
Students
Qualify for IHSA Zone Competition
Three UMC students have
qualified to move on to “Zone Competition” within the
Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) based on their
performance at the regional competition held March 31 at the
University of Wisconsin–River Falls.
The three students are Anita
Stark, Dianna Deprey, and Heather Aadland.
The “Zone Competition” will be held April 6-7 at the
University of Findlay in Ohio. The
students will compete in Zone 6, which includes competitors from Northern Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio,
South Dakota, and Wisconsin. We
wish them the best of luck representing UMC.
Weekly
Bulletin Survey Results
The
University Relations Office wishes to thank everyone who participated
in the survey for the UMC Weekly Bulletin.
From our sampling that represented nearly 40% of our
distribution list, we ascertained some basic information to give us
direction for the future of the UMC Weekly Bulletin.
Some
facts we found are as follows:
- 96%
of our distribution list sampling read the UMC Weekly Bulletin.
- 80%
of our sampling sees it as timely, useful and important.
17% were neutral.
- Nearly 60% preferred it on line.
Keeping
in sync with our reputation as an institution of higher education with
high technology as its forte, we will continue to publish the UMC
Weekly Bulletin electronically. However, we encourage departments where there is a demand for
hard copy to please print the Bulletin from the website link provided
each week for those who request it be delivered in that manner.
Finally,
the University Relations Department wishes to thank Sue Dwyer and
Andrew Svec, whose constant efforts to produce the best possible UMC
Weekly Bulletin is never ending.
It is appreciated as indicated by numerous comments provided in
the survey. Comments,
suggestions, news items, and/or questions can be addressed to Sue,
Andrew, or Curt in the University Relations Office.
--Curt Almlie, Director,
University Relations
Crookston Study
Here is the web link for the Crookston Study Implementation Plan and
the corresponding calendar and progress report. At the request of the
FCC, we have set up this web site and will update it on a regular
basis.
http://www.umcrookston.edu/UMCadmin/UMCstudy/
--Judy Neppel,
Assistant to the Chancellor
A Gentle Reminder
Faculty and staff who use the
classroom projection units are gently reminded to please turn off the
projection unit when they leave the room after classes. Leaving the
projection units turned on all the time greatly reduces the life of
the bulbs. Bulbs cost anywhere from $300-$500 depending on the
projection unit model.
Request
for Recurring News Items and Updates
In
response to comments from the UMC Weekly Bulletin survey, we would
like to remind the campus community that anyone may submit information
to the Weekly Bulletin. We
will attempt to accommodate info updates and event notices from any
department or individual. If
a department or unit would like to share updates on a recurring basis
under a special departmental headline, we will also try to
accommodate.
In
addition, we are establishing a section called “This Week’s
Special Dates.” Faculty
and staff are encouraged to share well wishes for birthdays,
anniversaries, births, etc.
with the rest of the campus. Please
send items for the bulletin via e-mail to Andrew Svec at asvec@mail.crk.umn.edu
and/or Sue Dwyer at sdwyer@mail.crk.umn.edu.
Thanks.
--Andrew
Svec, Director of Communications
This Week’s Special Dates
Birthdays
April 12, Curt Almlie
April 18, Patti Tiedemann
April 19, Dale “Doc” Kemble
New Baby
Baby boy Shaun Dean
Gullekson born March 28 to Wendy Nelson-Gullekson (R.S.V.P.) and her
husband Brian
UMC
Insight
UMC
Insight will be aired Saturday, April 7, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM
1260). Tune in to
hear an interview with Dave Hoff, Assistant
Professor of Agricultural Business and Economics, about the new Rural
Economic Development program emphasis in the Agricultural Business
degree program. 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
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