Volume 20, Number 34, April 25, 2001
Calendar
News Items
Regents
Budget Forum Set for May 4
The
University of Minnesota Board of Regents will hold a public forum on
the University’s budget on Friday, May 4, 2001, from 12 noon to 1:30
p.m. The forum will be
held in the board room at 600 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. SE,
Minneapolis, MN. At
UMC Kiehle 133 will be the site for participation--to present or to
listen to the hearing. It
is open to individuals who wish to address the Board of Regents
regarding the fiscal year 2001 budget for the University of Minnesota
system and related issues.
The
Board of Regents is interested in understanding the viewpoints and
concerns of University constituents regarding the budget for fiscal
2002. Regents will review
the budget on June 8, 2001, and take action on it June 26, 2001.
The administration will propose a specific budget for the
Board's consideration following action by the Legislature (expected
late May, 2001).
Individuals
wishing to speak should write or call the Board Office by noon Monday,
April 30, 2001, with information including name, address (including
e-mail), the group they represent (if any), their relationship to the
University, and a general presentation topic.
Each speaker will be limited to five minutes.
Speakers will be notified in advance about their order on the
agenda.
Speakers
wishing to provide the Board with written information should submit
the material to the Board Office for duplication by Wednesday, May 2,
2001.
UMC
Teambacker Fun Nite April 27
The annual Teambacker Fun
Nite is set for Friday, April 27, at the Crookston National Guard
Armory. Social
begins at 6 p.m. with choice of prime rib or chicken dinner at 6:30
p.m. Tickets
are $35 per person and
can be purchased by contacting Rose Ulseth at 281-8439.
Ticket includes dinner and chances to win $1,700 in cash prizes
throughout the evening. Enjoy
games, silent auction, and dancing! First Prize $500, Second Prize $150, Third Prize $100.
--Rose
Ulseth, University Relations
Regent
Neel to Speak at Commencement
Originally
President Yudof was scheduled to speak at UMC Commencement on May 4.
However, schedule conflicts have arisen, and so Regent H. Bryan Neel
has agreed to be the speaker. Currently
living in Rochester and representing Congressional District I, Regent
Neel is a surgeon, scientist, and educator at the Mayo Clinic and
professor and past chair of otolaryngology at Mayo Medical School.
He earned a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University,
a medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science
Center, Brooklyn, and a doctoral degree from the University of
Minnesota. His
postgraduate training was at the University of Minnesota Hospital,
National Institutes of Health, and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine.
He is the author of more than 200 scientific papers and has
received many major awards for teaching, research and service and has
served on the boards of nine national professional organizations,
including the certifying board of his specialty.
Commencement
Events
Alumni
and Grad Dance
Friday,
May 4, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Northland Inn.
Admission is $5 per person.
DJ Chris Melbye will provide music.
All alumni, faculty, staff, graduates, students, and their
families are welcome.
Honors
and International Graduate Luncheon
Social 11:30 a.m.,
lunch at Noon in Brown Dining Room
By invitation only
Commencement
Saturday,
May 5, 2 p.m. in Lysaker Gymnasium
Special guest speaker will be Regent Bryan Neel
Line up at 1:15 p.m. for graduation candidates in Bede Ballroom and
for faculty in Bede Lounge. In
case of rain, line up for graduation candidates will be in hallway by
athletic offices in Sports Center and for faculty in the Fitness
Center.
Chancellor's
Reception
Reception will be
held in Brown Dining Room immediately following commencement
ceremonies.
Commencement
Marching Order for Faculty
Attached to the
electronic version of the UMC Weekly Bulletin is the faculty
marching order for this year’s commencement exercises.
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 questions, please contact the Registrar’s Office at
281-8547.
--Val Uttermark, Office of the
Registrar
UMC
Facilities Management Now Online
UMC
Facilities Management has developed a departmental website with
assistance from UMC student Jim Myers.
Among the forms available are a Sponsored (Student) Driver Form
and a Work Order Request Form. Check
it out at <www.umcrookston.edu/facilities/>.
UMC
Faculty on Leave from UMC during 2001-2002
Associate
Professor Jerry Knutson will be on developmental leave Fall Semester
2001. During his leave
Jerry plans to consult with microbiology faculty at the University of
Connecticut, the University of Kansas, the University of Leicester
(Great Britain), and also with staff at the Center for Disease Control
in Atlanta. As a result
of the leave Jerry is planning to enhance the technology integration
in the microbiology course at UMC and also to explore possible new
ways for adapting the curriculum for individuals with disabilities.
Associate
Professor Bobby Joe Holder will be on developmental leave Spring
Semester 2002. During his leave Bobby plans to consult with other
colleges and universities in the region regarding their interest and
capacity related to land and water management.
As a result of the leave Bobby is planning to provide
documentation of activities in the region, an inventory of employment
projections, opportunities, and employer expectations for this field.
This information will be used to guide curriculum revision and
development.
--Doug
Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Employee
of the Semester
Attached to this issue
of the bulletin is the CS/BU Employee of the Semester, Spring Semester
2001 nomination form.
Please take a few moments to consider your nominee and return
the form to me by Thursday, May 10.
The award will be given at the May 17 Spring Recognition Event. If you have nominated someone in the past that you would like
to re-nominate, give me a call at 281-8330 and I’ll pull that form.
--Karen Murhpy
First
Year Experience Update
The
First Year Experience program is excited to implement a Living and
Learning Program for Fall 2001. The
Living and Learning Program is a group of first-year students who will
live together on the same floor of a residence hall (Skyberg A-2) and
will take two required courses together.
Forty-four students will be randomly selected to participate
based on their preference to live in Skyberg Hall.
All students within the Living and Learning Program will be
pre-registered for INM 1010 and Comp 1011.
A
team of faculty, staff and a resident adviser will attend The
Collaboration’s Twelfth Annual Summer Institute on Civic Engagement
and Interdisciplinary Learning: Building Learning Communities That
Embrace the World. At the
summer institute the team will establish a week-by-week plan for the
Living and Learning Program. For
more information about First Year Experience and/or the Living and
Learning Program, please visit the FYE website at www.umcrookston.edu/fye.
--Kami
Trowbridge, Director of First Year Experience
Congratulations
to Faculty and Staff Award Winners
Students
honored selected faculty and staff members with special awards at the
annual Awards Reception on April 18. These awards are
significant in that the entire UMC student body votes to select the
award recipients. Awards were presented by students in four
categories:
Most
Creative Application of Technology—William "Bill"
Peterson, professor of mathematics;
Outstanding Educator—Jerome “Jerry” Knutson, associate
professor of biology;
Most Supportive of Students—Jerry Knutson;
and Outstanding Service to Students—Pam Holsinger-Fuchs,
director of student activities and service learning.
Awards
Reception Honors
Twelve students were
honored with Student Service Awards at the annual UMC Awards Reception
on April 18. Those
students are Matt McBlair of Coleville, WA; Tim Adams of Eleva, WI;
Sonic Petithomme of Miami, FL; Paul Detloff of Bertha, MN; Shane Roers
of Fargo, ND; Stortroen of Climax, MN; Lisa Detloff of Bertha, MN;
Barb Heinze of Elrosa, MN; Deeptha Reddy of Chennai, India; Becky
Seifert of Wahpeton, ND; Steve Brandt of Kimball, MN; and Luciana
Forati of Santa Fe, Argentina.
From
that group, two students were recognized with the year’s top
academic and student service award, “Man and Woman of the Year.”
The UMC Man and Woman of the Year for 2001 are Steve Brandt, a
business management and marketing major from Kimball, MN, and Luciana
Forati, a sport and recreation management major from Santa Fe,
Argentina.
The
UMC Advocate Award, a new award presented to recognize extraordinary
written or verbal support of UMC and its students, programs, and
events, went to Crookston Daily Times staff members Laurie Swenson,
Ted Stone, and Mike Christopherson.
For
more photos and information on various awards presented at the UMC
Awards Reception, go to <www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/notices00-01/awardsreception2001.htm>.
Blood
Drive Thanks
A
total of 55 people volunteered to donate blood at UMC's drive held
April 3. Forty-eight
units were successfully collected. A special thank you to those students, faculty, and staff who
made this event such a success! FYI
- UMC's two 2001 blood drives have both been the most productive since
1994. We have a blood
drive tentatively scheduled for November 6, 2001, so, mark your
calendars! Thanks also to
the UMC Ambassadors and SIFE/Management Club.
--Stacey
Grunewald, Student Health Services Coordinator
University
of Minnesota History Books
The University has
published a history text titled The University of Minnesota
1945-2000. It is
authored by Stanford Lehmberg and Ann M. Pflaum.
It is a beautiful and remarkable recounting of the combination
of land grant mission and research focus of the University.
The book describes the challenges, triumphs, and
accomplishments of the University for the past 55 years.
Faculty and staff may have a personal copy by picking one up at
the Library. UMC is
featured, and you will find it very interesting reading.
--Judy Neppel, Assistant
to the Chancellor
This
Week’s Special Dates
Birthdays
April 26, Gary Willhite
Reminder: Faculty and staff
are encouraged to share
well wishes for birthdays, anniversaries, births, etc. with the rest of the campus. Please
send items for this week’s special dates via e-mail to Andrew Svec
at asvec@mail.crk.umn.edu
and/or Sue Dwyer at sdwyer@mail.crk.umn.edu.
Thanks.
UMC
Insight
UMC
Insight will be aired Saturday, April 28, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM
1260). Tune in to
hear an interview about “Agriculture in the 21st
Century” with Richard Nelson, Director of the Center for Agriculture
and Natural Resources. The interview is
hosted by Andrew Svec, Director of Communications at UMC.
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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