Volume 21, Number 21, January 23, 2002
Calendar
News Items
Enrollment
Information Session January 23
Interested faculty and staff
are invited to attend an Enrollment Information Session on Wednesday,
January 23, in Sahlstrom Conference Center A & B from 3 to 4 p.m.
The following topics will be discussed:
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Fall 2002 Enrollment Goals: Are we on target?
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New Admissions Requirements: Receive your "Advising Guide to Admissions & Merit Scholarships"
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Academic Suspension and Probation: Have we reduced the number of admits on probation?
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Merit Scholarships: Is the academic profile changing?
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Application Activity by Academic Plan: Review new reports that include your program.
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Questions and Answers
Please join the Admissions staff at this
important informational meeting.
--Russ Kreager,
Director of Enrollment Management
Visit from Ecole Superieure
d’Agriculture January 23
Bruno Salmon-Legagneur and
Bertrand Agostini from the Ecole Superieure d’Agriculture in Angers,
France, will visit UMC January 23. The two are here to discuss a summer
study abroad experience for UMC students at Ecole Superieure
d’Agriculture in Angers, France, the gateway to the Loire Valley. The
itinerary is as follows:
Tuesday, January 22
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Arrival at about 5:00 p.m. -- Check in at the Northland Inn
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7:00 p.m. -- Dinner at the Northland
Wednesday, January 23
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9:00 a.m. -- Meet with the students in the Global Foods class and if possible do a presentation
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10:00 a.m. -- Meet with Richard Nelson, Center Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources
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11:00 a.m. -- Meet with students in the Global Business class and if possible do a presentation
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12:00 noon -- Lunch with Marv Mattson, professor of agronomy, Mr. Ron Offutt, a local entrepreneur, selected faculty and agriculture students
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1:30 p.m. -- Meet with Mario Prada, Director of International Programs
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2:00 p.m. -- Meet with Rob Smith, Center Director for Business and Technology
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3:00 p.m. -- Meet with Chancellor Don Sargeant
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4:00 p.m. -- Meet with students who are interested in the study abroad program, Hill 4
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5:00 p.m. -- Return to hotel to refresh
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7:00 p.m. -- Dinner
Thursday, January 24
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Early a.m. departure
For more information about this visit and/or program, contact Steve Shirley or Christo Robberts.
Brown Bag
Lunch Series at UMC
UMC will receive an ITV broadcast
from the Twin Cities as part of the 202 Brown Bag Investment and Savings
Lunch Series. The session is free of charge and open to all UMC
employees and family members. Bring your lunch and join us for the
following workshops.
DATE:
Monday, January 28
TIME: 12 noon to 1 p.m.
LOCATION: 128 Dowell Hall
TITLE: “Understanding Bull and Bear Markets”
presented by
Scudder Investments
DATE:
Monday, February 4
TIME: 12 noon to 1 p.m.
LOCATION: 128 Dowell Hall
TITLE: “Stabilizing a Portfolio in an Unstable
Market”
presented by Minnesota Mutual Life
--Les Johnson, Director of Human Resources
Chinese
Theme Dinner January 29
Dining Services is having a
Chinese Theme Dinner Tuesday, January 29, during the lunch period from
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost is one swipe for students with meal
plans or $5.75 for cash paying customers. All other lines will be
closed and the buffet lines will be out in the dining area. Chinese
cuisine will be served and the main entrees are: Kung Pow Chicken,
Mongolian Beef, and Beef and Broccoli.
--Brent Melsa, Director, Dining Services
Crookston Student Association
Schedule
Listed below is the Crookston Student Association full board meeting
schedule and list of guest speakers for spring semester 2002. Our
meetings will be held at 7 p.m. in Dowell Hall 207. These meetings are
open to the entire UMC campus and your ideas, suggestions, and concerns
are always welcome.
Not sure what the Crookston Student Association is? Check us out on the web at <http://www.umcrookston.edu/people/students/stuforum/index.htm>
Spring Semester Meeting Schedule
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January 28 -- Julie Follette (Habitat for Humanity) and Mike Christopherson (Service Learning)
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February 4 -- Brent Melsa (Dining Services)
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February 18 -- Gary Willhite (Res. Life) and Owen Williams (Library)
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March 4 -- Dean McCleary (VC for Finance)
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March 18 -- Bob Nelson (VC for Student Affairs)
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April 1 -- Don Sargeant (Chancellor)
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April 15 -- Doug Knowlton (VC for Academic Affairs)
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April 29 -- open
--Steven Brandt, President, Crookston Student Association
Diplomas and
Certificates Will Show Campus and College
Beginning this month, the
University of Minnesota diploma and certificate have a new look to
better reflect each graduate's course of study.
The new format includes the campus from which the diploma or certificate is issued. Previously, all diplomas stated "given in Minneapolis."
In addition to signatures of the University president and the secretary of the Board of Regents, two signatures have been added: that of the dean for the college from which the student is graduating and that of the chancellor (for students in Crookston, Duluth, and Morris) or provost (for students in the Twin Cities).
The first groups to receive the new format diplomas and certificates are the fall 2001 graduating class and the Graduate School's January 2002 grads.
--reprinted from The Record, January, 2002, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
UMC Fire Alarms Now
Monitored
UMC buildings that have a fire
alarm system are now monitored 24 hours per day. In late December we
completed an alarm system network project with Simplex. As a result, we
now have 24 hour monitoring if a fire alarm sounds in one of our
buildings.
If a fire alarm sounds in a building due to a pull station, smoke detector or sprinkler head engaging, Simplex Monitoring Service receives the notification within seconds and calls the Crookston Fire Department to announce a fire alarm in a specific building. The fire department will respond immediately to the indicated building and go directly to the alarm panel to find the cause of the alarm. This may take at least 5-6 minutes to arrive on the site depending upon the weather conditions, traffic and traffic lights, and the building location on campus.
Our responsibility as employees and students is to evacuate the building until the fire department has arrived and given the all clear. We can no longer remain in the buildings and “just wait to see if it really is a fire.” Our classroom buildings have not been following safe fire alarm procedures. Leave your office, classroom, or dorm room. Close and lock the office, classroom or dormitory doors for security. Students and faculty should take their computers with them from classrooms for security. Evacuate via an outside door or through a link into the next building for your safety. All buildings have “fire doors” in hallways and stairwells. If they are connected to the fire alarm system, they will close when an alarm is initiated. If they are not connected, pull them shut to keep smoke and fire from extending into other buildings.
As you know, many of our campus buildings are conveniently linked. Fire doors are essential to slow or prevent the spread of smoke and fire. The recent fire at Southwest State University had smoke damage through many buildings due to extension through open links and tunnels.
Thank you for your
attention to this important safety matter. Protect yourself and your
university by following safe fire alarm procedures. If there are any
questions, please contact Tom Feiro at -8131 or
tfeiro@umn.edu.
--Tom Feiro, Senior EHS Technician, Environmental Health & Safety
Alan Clarke Visit Set for April
29
Alan Clarke,
Senior Development Officer for ICT and Learning with the National
Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NAICE) in England, is planning
a visit to UMC for April 29 and 30. Clarke is interested in UMC’s
pioneering work with the integration of notebook computers across the
curriculum. Since 1999 he has managed a parallel initiative that uses
laptop computers to deliver and support learning in local communities in
England. He is also interested in discussing faculty and staff
development programs relating to technology. More details will be given
as his visit nears.
Current MWR Reciprocity forms for 2001 expire on 2-28-02. If a new MWR Reciprocity form is not received in Payroll Services by 2-26-02, Minnesota income tax will be withheld from your next paycheck instead of the taxes for your resident state. Any Minnesota taxes withheld because Form MWR has not been completed cannot be refunded by Payroll Services.
Detailed information concerning the rules for withholding reciprocal state taxes, and the MWR Reciprocity form is available on the Human Resources Self Service web site at http://hrss.umn.edu/paycheck_info/Taxes under Income Tax Deductions. You can also call the Human Resources Management System (HRMS) Call Center at 612-625-2016 if you have other questions.
President's Award for
Outstanding Service
The President's Award for
Outstanding Service was established in 1997 to recognize faculty and
staff who have provided exceptional service to the University. This
award is presented each year in the spring and honors active or retired
faculty or staff members who have gone well beyond their regular duties
and have demonstrated an unusual commitment to the University
community. Nominations for this award are due by Friday, March 1, 2002,
and should be submitted to:
President's Award
Committee
c/o Vickie Courtney
University Senate Office
427 Morrill Hall
Nominators must be current members of the University of Minnesota faculty or staff or alumni of the University. Nomination letters should focus on the nominator's personal knowledge of the nominee's exceptional service, such as innovative service to students, the University community, individual units of the University, or outreach beyond the University.
For more information about this award or the nominating process, please call the University Senate Office at 612-625-9369. Also, please see the enclosed full description of the award and nomination requirements.
I urge you to bring
forward nominations so that more individuals providing outstanding
service to the University will receive well-earned recognition, and the
University will continue to be a leader in setting our community's
standards of excellence.
--Mark G. Yudof, President, University of Minnesota
New Look for UMC Home Page
By now you’ve
probably noticed the new look for UMC’s main home page. This “facelift”
was first posted on January 3 to mark the new year. I worked with a
group of students and a few faculty and staff members to refine the look
(we went through about five drafts to get to the final version).
Overall reaction has been very positive, especially among students—which
is great, because the new look was especially designed to appeal to
prospective students. Tom Mulvaney is working on a student portal
tentative called “See My U,” and that will receive a prominent link from
the main page. As always, constructive comments are welcome.
--Andrew Svec, Director of Communications
Results from Youth Horse
Judging Contest
A total of 73 high school
students (representing 15 schools and 4-H clubs) attended the Youth
Horse Judging Contest on Friday, January 18. This was the first year
the horse judging contests were held separately from Ag Activities Day.
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First place Team: Renville County West (RCW)
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First place Individual: Samantha Beckler, RCW
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Second place individual: Maggie Lausten, New York Mills
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Third place individual: Kayla Dambroten, RCW
Thanks to everyone who helped make the day a success.
Accolades
Emily Spinler,
a senior majoring in natural resources--wildlife management, has
received notice that she will be the new Private Lands Biologist with
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Owatonna, MN. This is
historic as she is the first UMC wildlife management graduate to be
hired directly at the professional level with the DNR.
Shannon Paul, a golf facilities and turf systems major from Waubun, MN, and president of the UMC Turf Club, will be awarded the North Central Turfgrass Association Scholarship at the annual meeting and trade show, being held January 22-25 in Fargo.
This Week’s Special Dates
Birthdays
January 23 – Brian Steenerson
January 29 – Bonnie Anderson
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, the weekly radio
show about UMC, will air on KROX Radio 1260 AM Saturday, January 26, in
its regular 8:45 a.m. time slot. Tune in to learn about the 27th
Annual Ag-Arama with UMC student Alaina Burt. This edition of Insight
is hosted by Dana Prudhomme, a UMC student majoring in Scientific and
Technical Communication and working for University Relations.
UMC Insight files are
also available via the Web at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/newsevents/insight/01-02/index.htm>
UMC Bulletin
The UMC Bulletin is posted at:
<http://www.umcrookston.edu/campusinfo/wkbulletin/bulletin.htm>
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