Volume 20, Number 32, April 11, 2001
Calendar
News Items
Evening
of One-Act Plays April 15, 16, 17
UMC’s Music and Theater Department will
present an evening of one-act plays Sunday, April 15-Tuesday, April
17, in Youngquist Auditorium. Showtime
is 7:30 p.m. nightly. Admission
is free for UMC students courtesy of a grant from UMC Concerts and
Lectures. Admission for
all others is $4 at the door or $2 in advance from Bede Info Desk,
Montague’s Floral, or the Nicholas Collections in Crookston. UMC
students Rachel Sundbom and Tim Gerla are the directors.
The performances each evening will include:
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“Reliquary” by Mickey Kessler – a $60,000 loan, government agents, and a future mother-in-law
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“Magnificent Obsession” by David W. Christner – a restless angel drops his halo
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Monologue Reading “A Perfect World” by Serenity Olson – a woman escapes from young love
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“Voices” by Richard Lortz – a gripping drama of unrelenting suspense
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Monologue Reading “Shivers” by Serenity Olson – an exploration of the terrors memories can hold
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“The Sound of Two Guys Talking” by David W. Eddy – a discussion of metaphysical philosophy with your local convenience store clerks
Center
for Continuing Education Now Center for Adult Learning
The
Center for Continuing Education has been renamed the Center for Adult
Learning (CAL). This new name reflects the audience served by the
Center: adult learners seeking higher education or workforce training
products. Products
offered by the Center for Adult Learning reflect the diversity of the
audience: UMC
certifications, online distance education courses, workforce-related
training, and technology training and certification.
The Center's vision statement follows:
"Learning opportunities for people and communities of
practice, transcending geography, utilizing technology, and empowering
personal and professional growth.
Our new marketing tagline is “Learn to Live - Live to
Learn." Center staff
members are Jane Sims, Hilary Bertsch, Carolyn Weber, and Melanie
Lindholm.
--Jane Sims, Director, Center for Adult Learning
Center
for Adult Learning Open House April 16
You're
invited to an open house on Monday, April 16, hosted by the Center for
Adult Learning (formerly Continuing Education).
Visit the newly renovated Hill 4, featuring wireless LAN
connectivity, dedicated LAN connections for vendor-based technology
testing, and ITV capacity. Refreshments will be served from 2:30
to 3:30 p.m. in Hill 4.
--Jane
Sims, Director, Center for Adult Learning
Student
Awards Reception April 18
The
annual Student Awards Reception is set for Wednesday, April 18, in
Bede Ballroom. Social
begins at 6 p.m. and the awards ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m.
All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.
The event recognizes outstanding student academic achievement,
service, and leadership. Toward
the end of the program, students traditionally recognize selected
faculty and staff with service awards that have been voted on by the
student body. The final
award of the evening will be the UMC Man and Woman of the Year, a
tradition begun in 1972.
New
Stats Available
Spring 2001 Official Registration Statistics and
Fall 1999 First-time Full-time NHS Financial Aid Awards tables
have now been added to the UMC Institutional Information web page:
<http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~nelson/institutional_information.htm>
--Bob Nelson, UMC Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs
One Community Service
Award is given each year for the University of Minnesota, Crookston
campus. Recognition of
this award and a $500 scholarship is given in the name of the award
winner. All faculty and
staff are eligible to receive this award.
Any person or group
may make a nomination. Please
submit the name or names of individuals along with a brief statement
as to why these persons are worthy of receiving the award by April 16,
2001. Nominations can be
submitted to the Community Service award Committee, c/o Pam Holsinger-Fuchs,
106 Bede Hall or email Pam at pholsing@mail.crk.umn.edu.
Past award winners
are Nancy Capistran and Carol Larson.
The committee encourages your nominations for the Community
Service Award to help recognize and honor our many important
contributions to community outreach and community service.
Thank you.
--Curt Almlie, Director of
University Relations
Do
you know students who are looking for a fun
part-time job that could
benefit
your center?
AmeriCorps
STAND (Students together for Action Networking and Development) is an
opportunity for full-time UMC students to earn an educational award
plus a living stipend while they provide a service to UMC and their
community by working in the UMC Service Learning Office <http://www.umcrookston.edu/people/services/serve-learn/index.htm>
The
STAND leader would work closely with Pam Holsinger-Fuchs, Director of
Service Learning, along with faculty, staff, and community members of
Crookston and surrounding areas. We are looking for one student from each center to work with
faculty in developing new and improving existing service learning
projects. Ten to fifteen
hours of work a week is to be expected in order to complete the
required hours of service. Please
forward this message to students in your center who you feel would
make good STAND leaders to service your center.
To
apply, students simply fill out an application (available at the
Service Learning website) or send a resume to <nfiorini@mail.crk.umn.edu>
either by e-mail, campus mail, or stop by our office at Bede
106.
--Nikki
Fiorini, AmeriCorps Volunteer
Guitarist
Terry Shropshire April 24
Guitarist
and songwriter Terry Shropshire will perform at UMC Tuesday, April 24,
at 11:30 a.m. in the Eagles Roost Lounge in Sahlstrom Conference
Center. Shropshire is a self-taught guitarist whose
repertoire consists of original music, blues, jazz, country, and pop
styling.
At
2 p.m. he will present a workshop on early American blues music in
Bede Ballroom. The
workshop will include demonstration of East Coast Piedmont, South
Texas, and Mississippi Delta styles of guitar playing and a discussion
of the history and lifestyles of early blues musicians. Shropshire
demonstrates and discusses his style and techniques in playing slide
guitar, finger picking, string dampening, and open tunings, adding
harmonica and distinctive vocals.
Both events are free and open to the campus
community. The
performance and workshop are sponsored by UMC Concerts and Lectures.
For more info, visit Shropshire’s website: <http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/StudioRow/teshrop/>.
Singer
Christine Kane April 25
Singer-songwriter Christine Kane will perform at UMC Wednesday, April
25, at 7 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. Kane
has played in settings from coffeehouses to college campuses to major
festivals and has shared the stage with performers such as Nancy
Griffith, Shawn Colvin, Roseanne Cash, and Livingston Taylor.
She last performed at UMC in October 1998.
For more information visit her website: <www.christinekane.com>.
Sponsored by Student Programming and Activities for Campus
Entertainment (SPACE), the performance is free and open to the public.
Ninety-nine
Great Things about UMC
Again
I am requesting your assistance in compiling statements of what 99
great things about UMC can we think of that are important to our
University.
Three
years ago, Southwest State at Marshall developed a flyer that stated
ninety-nine great things about SWSU.
I thought it was an interesting and fun idea.
I think we could also develop a similar type of informative
piece. However, it would
be most helpful if any or all of you could send one or two things that
you think would qualify as a great thing at UMC.
Please
send your ideas to me at calmlie@mail.crk.umn.edu.
Thank you and I look forward to your response.
We reserve the right to edit.
--Curt
Almlie, Director of University Relations
Second Annual Turf
Club Golf Tournament April 29
The
UMC Turf Club will hold its second annual golf tournament on Sunday,
April 29, 2001, beginning at 9 a.m. at Minakwa Golf Course in
Crookston.
The cost is $25 per person, with teams of four.
The format will be a four-player scramble for 18 holes.
Top prize is $120—$30
in gift certificates per person on the winning team. There will
also be a raffle following the tournament.
A Ping putter and various other prizes will be raffled off.
No more than two people from the UMC Golf Team or Turf Club are
allowed on the same team. Contact Minakwa (281-1773) to reserve a cart.
For
more info contact Caleb
Kehrwald, Turf Club President, <ucjk002@mail.crk.umn.edu>
or Alex Ellram <aellram@mail.crk.umn.edu>.
First
Year Experience Update
The FYE Project Team has
assigned a work group to look specifically at first-year advising
issues. The work group
has created a Pre-Advising Handbook to give to all incoming students
prior to Academic Advisement & Registration.
The handbook promotes information that students need to know
before they come to register such as the UMC course placement process,
how to calculate GPA, adviser/advisee roles, and an explanation of
campus resources. Look
for a copy of the pre-advising handbook at Academic Advisement &
Registration.
--Kami Trowbridge, Director of
First Year Experience
Spring
Virtual Job Fair April
9-20
UMC's Career Services Office is pleased to
announce the Second Annual "Virtual" Job Fair.
Our campus will be participating in Minnesota's only four-year
college virtual job fair consortium, which runs from April 9-20, 2001. Thirty-two college career centers will be
participating—this is the largest college job fair consortium ever
held in Minnesota.
As a virtual job fair, this event is totally
internet-based and allows participants to:
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Find great full-time jobs, internships or summer positions-- with just a few clicks of your mouse.
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Access the system 24 hours a day for TWO FULL WEEKS (April 9-20) from your laptop computers anywhere in the world.
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No travel, no missing classes, and no charge (its FREE!)
To participate, all students need to do is go
to the Virtual Job Fair website at: <http://www.collegecentral.com/justintime>
and click on the "For candidates” link.
Then just follow the on-line instructions to complete your
registration.
Two Important Tips:
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To increase chances of finding as many great jobs as possible – students should to try a variety of job categories (and make them as broad as possible) when they you do their searches.
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Students should take just a couple of minutes to upload or build their resume. It's fairly fast, and when they have completed this step they will be able to apply to the jobs that interest them with just one click of the mouse.
If you or your students have any questions,
contact Don Cavalier (281-8585) or Meloni Rasmussen (218-8586) in
UMC's Career Services Office.
--Don Cavalier, Director of Career Services
P&A
Distinguished Service Award Nominations Due April 20
It’s springtime and
you know what that means. Yes,
it’s time to nominate your exceptional colleagues for the
Distinguished Service Award for Professional and
Administrative staff. Applications
are now being accepted. Below
is a list of employees who meet the eligibility criteria of 75% to
100% full-time for at least two years (prior to June 30, 2001).
A nomination form is
electronically attached for your convenience.
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Curt Almlie
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Bonnie Anderson
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Claudia Barton
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Marcelo Camproverde
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Connie Camrud
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James Carlson
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Michael Curfman
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Fred Eldridge
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Alex Ellram
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Kent Freberg
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Jo Gast
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Lynn Gevens
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Leela Hier
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Pam Holsinger-Fuchs
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Melissa Hower
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Les Johnson
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Jennifer Johnson
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Douglas Knowlton
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Russ Kreager
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Dan Lim
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Dean McCleary
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Cleon Melsa
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Brian Miller
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John Mitchell
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Barbara Muesing
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Ken Myers
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Jerry Nagel
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Robert Nelson
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Richard Nelson
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Marsha Odom
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Scott Oliver
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Jeff Oseth
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Nicolle Overgaard
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Heidi Patterson
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Mario Prada
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Rand Rasmussen
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Barbara Ricord
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Theunis Robberts
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Del Roelofs
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Donald Sargeant
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Gayle Schuster
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Bernard Selzler
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Gary Senske
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Jane Sims
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Robert Smith
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Brent Sorenson
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Sonia Spaeth
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Shannon Stassen
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Andrew Svec
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Jason Tangquist
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Twyla Treanor
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William Tyrrell
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Laurie Wilson
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Del Wright
--Les Johnson,
Director of Human Resources
Faculty/Staff
Recognition Celebration May 17
The
2001 Faculty/Staff Recognition Event “Celebrate Our New Image” has
been scheduled for Thursday, May 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. with a catered
meal on the mall. Please
mark your calendars for this fun event!
Congratulations to
UMC and NWROC employees who will be honored at the celebration.
Those being honored are listed below.
If anyone has been inadvertently omitted, please contact Judy
Neppel at 8343.
Retirement
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Marlyn Jacobson
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Paul Schultz
35
Years of Service
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Trish Ramstad
30
Years of Service
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Bonnie Anderson
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Betty Murphy
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Larry Smith
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Al Ward
25
Years of Service
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Don Cavalier
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Paul Holm
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Jeff Sinks
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Janet Solheim
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Patti Tiedemann
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Val Uttermark
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John Zak
20
Years of Service
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Jim Broekemeier
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Gary Senske
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Stan Tomaszewski
15
Years of Service
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Shelly Diment
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Don Medal
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Cindy Tyler
10
Years of Service
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Claudia Barton
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Bonnie Boyle
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Bonni Buchmeier
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Bernie Elseth
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Mary Ann Lustgraaf
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Deanna Patenaude
--Judy Neppel,
Assistant to the Chancellor
Regents
Policy on PI Eligibility (Sponsored Funds/Research)
A
memo on the policy is listed below.
Please note that the required instruction was provided on our
campus this year and most of our PI's have already attended the
required training.
--Dean McCleary, UMC Vice Chancellor for Finance
Subject:
Regents Policy on PI Eligibility
Beginning
March 19,2001, PIs are required to complete appropriate instruction in
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) before new funds from external
grants or contracts, as well as from the Graduate School, are released
for spending. This
educational requirement is mandated by
Regents
Policy, "PI Eligibility for Use of Sponsored Funds."
The policy applies to all new AND non-competing awards.
It also applies to Co-PIs on an award.
The
breadth of the required education depends upon the nature of the
funded research:
All
PIs must attend RCR, Part 2, which covers recent University policies
and procedures concerning Fiscal Responsibility, Intellectual Property
and Conflict of Interest.
PIs
who did not attend a workshop on RCR at the University of Minnesota in
the past 6 years, must also attend at least one additional session,
RCR, Part 1. Topics
covered in this session are Social Responsibility, Authorship, Peer
Review and Data Management.
If
the project involves human research subjects, animal research
subjects, or environmental health hazards, the PI must also attend an
additional session for each relevant topic.
To satisfy the basic educational requirement for protecting
human subjects in research, the PI may read material on the web (see:
www.ospa.umn.edu for web addresses) or attend a class.
Introductory training sessions offered through the
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and Environmental Health
and Safety are currently acceptable for meeting the educational
requirements in these areas.
I
commend those of you have already met the educational requirement. Please log-on to the website http://nirvana.ospa.umn.edu/rcr
using your University Internet ID and password to view a summary of
your instructional record. If
there is an omission in this record, please contact your college
administrator (see list below).
For
those of you who still need to complete the educational requirement,
the web site www.research.umn.edu/training
lists the schedule of classes and procedures for registration.
--Christine Maziar, VP for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
This
Week’s Special Dates
Birthdays
April 14, Laurie Wilson
UMC
Insight
UMC
Insight will be aired Saturday, April 14, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM
1260). Tune in to
hear an interview with Rachel Sundbom and Tim Gerla, the student
directors for the Evening of One-Act Plays, April 15-17.
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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