Calendar

November 1
·   Early Childhood Building Dedication
·   Program Improvement Audit Committee (PIAC)
    Meetings
·   Torch and Shield Recognition
November 3
·   Campus Assembly Meeting
November 3 and 4
·   High School Subsection Volleyball Tournaments
November 3-6
·   CCT presents “Over the River and Through the Woods”
November 4
·   19^th Annual Red River Valley Arts & Crafts Show
November 7
·   Election Day
November 8
·   Veterans Day Program
·   Singers Justin Roth and Chris Cunningham
November 10
·   Campus Preview
November 11
·   Veterans Day
November 13
·   Campus Preview
November 16
·   Great American Smokeout
November 20
·   Thanksgiving Program
·   Comedian Craig Carmean
November 21
·   Men’s Basketball – UMC vs. Mayville State
November 23
·   Thanksgiving
November 24
·   Thanksgiving Floating Holiday, no classes, offices
    closed
November 24 and 25
·   Hockey – UMC vs. Bethel College
November 25
·   Men’s Basketball – UMC vs. University of North
    Dakota
November 26
·   Men’s Basketball – UMC vs. Lake Superior State

News Items

Early Childhood Building Dedication
The UMC campus community and the Crookston community are invited to attend the official dedication of the Early Childhood Building, Wednesday, November 1, at 11:30 a.m.

Agenda:

Welcome – Chancellor Donald Sargeant
Introductions and Comments

• Doug Knowlton, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UMC
• David Larkin, Dean of Professional Studies, Bemidji State University
• Robert Bruininks, Vice President and Provost, University of Minnesota

Student Response

PIAC Schedule
Following is the schedule for UMC PIAC meetings for Wednesday, November 1.

12:00 noon, Luncheon – Brown Dining Room
1:30 p.m., PIAC Meetings (listed alphabetically) and respective meeting locations

Agricultural Aviation – Hill 115
Agricultural Business – Hill 15
Agricultural Systems Management – AURI Conference Room
All-College Advisory Committee – Kiehle Building Alumni Room
Animal Industries Management – UTOC 29
Applied Studies – Dowell  205
Business Management – Sahlstrom Conference Center  131
Career Counseling Center Advisory Committee – Knutson 115 A
Dietetic Technician – Sahlstrom Conference Center 108
Early Childhood – Early Childhood Development Building Conference Room
Golf Facilities and Turf Systems – Owen 217
Health Management – Hill 215
Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management – Sahlstrom Conference Center 122
Information Networking Management – Bede Conference Room
Manufacturing – Hill 15
Natural Resources – Owen 222
Northwest Research and Outreach Center Advisory Committee – Youngquist Auditorium
Plant Industries Management (Agronomy) – Hill 15
Plant Industries Management (Horticulture) – Owen 217
Scientific and Technical Communication PIAC – Selvig 305
Service Learning – Knutson 115 B
Sports and Recreation Management – Hill 7

Torch and Shield Schedule, Wednesday, November 1

No Ticketing November 1
On Wednesday, November 1, UMC will be hosting several off-campus guests for Advisory Committees and Torch and Shield events.  Ticketing of motor vehicles will not occur on that day due to the large number of guests.  Guest/visitor parking permits will not be necessary on Wednesday, November 1.  Thank you for your cooperation.
--Gary Willhite, Director of Residential Life/Security Services

Campus Assembly Set for November 3
The Fall Semester Campus Assembly meeting will be held Friday, November 3, 2000, at 3:00 p.m. in Dowell Hall 207.  Refreshments will be available.  Please try to attend this important meeting.  You should have received an agenda for the meeting and minutes from the last meeting in the mail. 

The Campus Assembly homepage can be found at: http://www.umcrookston.edu/academics/campusassembly/
--Owen Williams, Campus Assembly Secretary

Bus to Bemidji
The UMC Teambackers have chartered a 26 passenger bus for the UMC-Bemidji State football game (which begins at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 4^th).  The bus will leave from Lysaker Gymnasium at 11:00 a.m. and return to Crookston immediately after the game.  The transportation cost is $15.00 per person (to be paid the day of the trip).  Reservations should be made no later that 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 3^rd by calling Brandy at extension 8414.

We hope you can join us!
--Lon Boike, Director of Athletics

Visiting Authors
Kathy Coudle King, playwright and author of the newly published novel, WANNABE, and John T. Thompson, poet and playwright, will visit UMC on Monday, November 6, at 1 p.m. in Brown Dining Hall A&B.  Both authors will share their thoughts and works and will answer questions concerning writing and publishing.  All interested (students, staff, and faculty) are invited to attend.
--Adonica Schultz, Lecturer in Composition

Fall 2000 Enrollment by Program
The Fall 2000 Enrollment by Program summary has now been posted to the web at:
http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~nelson/enrlmnt/majorF00.htm
--Bob Nelson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Bush Foundation Grant Opportunity
UMC is participating in a University of Minnesota Bush Foundation Grant to strengthen studying abroad in the new millennium.  The opportunity to participate in the application, as one of four campuses of the University, is exciting and holds significant promise for UMC's students and faculty.  The grant would support scholarships to facilitate increasing the number of students who could take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad.  The grant would provide support for faculty to create seminars that included a structured travel experience and an affiliation with a university in the country or countries of the travel experience. 

Studying abroad would strengthen the international dimensions of undergraduate education by supporting the full integration and articulation in program majors offered at UMC.

The goals of the project are:

• To develop professional alliances that allow academic advisors to integrate and articulate study abroad into academic programs

• To enhance the undergraduate students' access to meaningful opportunities to study abroad

• To increase the enrollment in study abroad for students, especially those of limited financial means, students of color, and non-traditional students

Given UMC's strength in technology--and its widespread use of computers--a natural outcome of this project will likely be the internationalization of courses that would enhance the continuing evolution of UMC's curriculum and programs.
--Judy Neppel, Assistant to the Chancellor

Dietetic Technician Program Accredited
Congratulations to Sharon Stewart, Associate Professor and Program Manager of UMC Dietetic Technician program.  At its October 12, 2000, meeting, the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association voted to grant “Accreditation to the Program” to the UMC’s A.A.S. Dietetics Technician program.  The decision was based upon a peer review of the self-study application, a site visit report, and the program’s response.  UMC’s program will remain accredited for a 10-year period before renewal, with an update report due in five years.  UMC’s program received positive feedback from the site visit team this past spring.  According to Sharon Stewart, the group was especially impressed by the fact that since 1995, UMC grads of the program have received a 100% pass rate for the Registration Exam for Dietetic Technicians.

Help Desk Procedures
We are implementing a new system of tracking computer trouble issues throughout the campus. We are requesting that you contact the Help Desk first, (8000) so we can issue an event tracking number to your problem. We will then route you to the appropriate Help Desk personnel to assist you.

We are always open to any suggestion to better our service to you. Please feel free to contact me and/or the other members of our Center's staff with your ideas and concerns.  Thank you for your cooperation.
--Diane Moen, CIO

“Clean Up” of Sunny Server
We're in the process of clearing files and folders that are no longer in use on the Sunny server so that we can free up more space for you to upload more course-related files.  I would appreciate if each and every faculty member could email me and identify what folders of yours we SHOULD NOT delete.  Let's do it within the next two weeks.  By the end of the second week (November 14), I will send out a list of folders and files that are not identified by anyone for confirmation before we delete them.  We will give another week for verification before the final deletion. 

I appreciate your help in cleaning up Sunny.  Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
--Dan Lim, Director, Instructional Technology Center

No Hyphens, Please
It has been brought to our attention that when referring to the University of Minnesota at Crookston, a hyphen is occasionally being used in the name.

The correct use is as follows (with comma instead of hyphen):
University of Minnesota, Crookston

We urge everyone to use the correct name and promote that name to all of your contacts.  Thank you.
--Curt Almlie, Director of Institutional Relations

Recycle Directories
If you have an old All University of Minnesota directory, please tear off the cover and drop it off at the Bede Student Info Desk for recycling.  Thank you.
--Debi Brule

Official Club Listing Online
The 2000-2001 Student Organization Directory is now available online.  It can be accessed from http://www.umcrookston.edu/people/org/. The directory lists all official UMC student organizations and contact persons for each group.

Accolades
David DeMuth has received a Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) grant from the University of Minnesota Office of Information Technology.  His project is titled “Internet-based Assessment Tools for Introductory Physics.”  Congratulations David!

UMC Insight
UMC Insight will be aired Saturday, November 4, at 8:45 a.m. on KROX (AM 1260).  Tune in to hear an interview with David Seyfried, Assistant Professor and Program Manager of UMC’s Health Management program.  UMC student Dana Prudhomme, who is working for UMC Institutional Relations, will serve as host. 

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

Attachment

• Weekly Schedule for November 6-12, 2000

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